Discovery of novel protein partners of the transcription factor FOXL2 provides insights into its physiopathological roles
doi: 10.1093/hmg/dds170
pmid: 22544055
Discovery of novel protein partners of the transcription factor FOXL2 provides insights into its physiopathological roles
FOXL2 transcription factor is responsible for the Blepharophimosis Ptosis Epicantus inversus Syndrome (BPES), a genetic disease involving craniofacial malformations often associated with ovarian failure. Recently, a somatic FOXL2 mutation (p.C134W) has been reported in >95% of adult-type granulosa cell tumors. Here, we have identified 10 novel FOXL2 partners by yeast-two-hybrid screening and co-immunoprecipitation. Most BPES-inducing mutated FOXL2 proteins display aggregation in cultured cells. Here, we show that two of the partners (NR2C1 and GMEB1) can be sequestered in such aggregates. This co-aggregation can contribute to the pathogenesis of FOXL2 mutations. We have also measured the effects of FOXL2 interactants on the transcriptional regulation of a series of target promoters. Some of the partners (CXXC4, CXXC5, BANF1) were able to repress FOXL2 activity indistinctively of the promoter. Interestingly, CREM-τ2α, which acted as a repressor on most promoters, increased wild-type (WT) FOXL2 activity on two promoters (PTGS2 and CYP19A1), but was unable to increase the activity of the oncogenic mutant p.C134W. Conversely, GMEB1, which also acted as a repressor on most promoters and increased WT FOXL2 activity on the Per2 promoter, increased to a greater extent the activity of the p.C134W variant. Interestingly, partners with intrinsic pro-apoptotic effect were able to increase apoptosis induction by WT FOXL2, but not by the p.C134W mutant, whereas partners with an anti-apoptotic effect decreased apoptosis induction by both FOXL2 versions. Altogether, these results suggest that the p.C134W mutated form fails to integrate signals through protein-protein interactions to regulate target promoter subsets and in particular to induce cell death.
- Institut Jacques Monod France
- French National Centre for Scientific Research France
- University of Paris France
- UNIVERSITE PARIS DESCARTES France
- CHA University Korea (Republic of)
Forkhead Box Protein L2, Male, Transcriptional Activation, Mutation, Missense, Apoptosis, Forkhead Transcription Factors, [SDV.GEN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics, Blepharophimosis, DNA-Binding Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Protein Transport, Ovarian Follicle, [SDV.BBM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Skin Abnormalities, Animals, Humans, Female, Carrier Proteins, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors
Forkhead Box Protein L2, Male, Transcriptional Activation, Mutation, Missense, Apoptosis, Forkhead Transcription Factors, [SDV.GEN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Genetics, Blepharophimosis, DNA-Binding Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Protein Transport, Ovarian Follicle, [SDV.BBM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Skin Abnormalities, Animals, Humans, Female, Carrier Proteins, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Protein Binding, Transcription Factors
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