The Molecular Basis of Drug Discovery Targeting the Regulatory Mechanism of MAPK Signaling <i>via</i> the Spatial Regulation of RNA-binding Proteins

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  • Satoh Ryosuke
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kindai University

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  • RNA結合タンパク質の局在制御を介したMAPKシグナルの調節機構と創薬への応用
  • Reviews for award RNA結合タンパク質の局在制御を介したMAPKシグナルの調節機構と創薬への応用
  • Reviews for award RNA ケツゴウ タンパクシツ ノ キョクザイセイギョ オ カイシタ MAPK シグナル ノ チョウセツ キコウ ト ソウヤク エ ノ オウヨウ

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<p>Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) is a highly conserved serine/threonine kinase that regulates multiple cellular processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and inflammation. Rnc1 has been identified as a regulator of Pmk1 MAPK signaling, a homologue of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-1 MAPK in mammals. Rnc1 encodes a K-homology (KH)-type RNA-binding protein (RBP). Previously, it was reported that Rnc1 acts as a negative regulator of Pmk1 MAPK signaling through the mRNA stabilization of Pmp1, the MAPK phosphatase for Pmk1 in our laboratory. We analyzed the spatial regulation of Rnc1 and discovered that Rnc1 is exported from the nucleus by the mRNA-export system. The nuclear export of Rnc1 is important for exerting its function to stabilize Pmp1 mRNA. Therefore, the spatial regulation of Rnc1 affects MAPK signaling activity. We also reported that Nrd1, an RRM-type RBP, plays a critical role in cytokinesis by binding to and stabilizing myosin mRNA. Notably, Rnc1 and Nrd1 localize to stress granules (SGs) in response to various environmental stresses. Moreover, SG formation is inhibited in the Nrd1 or Rnc1 deletion cells, whereas the overproduction of Nrd1 or Rnc1, as well as that of mammalian RBP TIA-1, induces granule formation. These data show that Nrd1 and Rnc1 regulate SG formation as a novel SG component. Alterations of SG formation are linked to neurodegenerative diseases and resistance to anti-cancer drugs, thus conferring remarkable clinical importance to SGs. This review discusses the spatial regulation of RBPs or SG formation as novel targets for drug discovery.</p>

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  • YAKUGAKU ZASSHI

    YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 139 (1), 7-12, 2019-01-01

    The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

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