Nuclear localization of the p75 neurotrophin receptor intracellular domain

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Nuclear localization of the p75 neurotrophin receptor intracellular domain
Creators Name:	Parkhurst, C.N. and Zampieri, N. and Chao, M.V.
Abstract:	The p75 neurotrophin receptor, a member of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily of receptors, undergoes an alpha-secretase-mediated release of its extracellular domain, followed by a gamma-secretase-mediated intramembrane cleavage. Like amyloid precursor protein and Notch, gamma-secretase cleavage of the p75 receptor releases an intracellular domain (ICD). However, it has been experimentally challenging to determine the precise subcellular localization and functional consequences of the p75 ICD. Here, we utilized a nuclear translocation assay and biochemical fractionation approaches to follow the fate of the ICD. We found that the p75 ICD can translocate to the nucleus to activate a green fluorescent protein reporter gene. Furthermore, the p75 ICD was localized in nuclear fractions. Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments indicated that nerve growth factor induced the association of endogenous p75 with the cyclin E(1) promoter. Expression of the p75 ICD resulted in modulation of gene expression from this locus. These results suggest that the p75 ICD generated by gamma-secretase cleavage is capable of modulating transcriptional events in the nucleus.
Keywords:	Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Cell Nucleus, Cell Nucleus Active Transport, Cyclin E, Genetic Promoter Regions, Genetic Transcription, HeLa Cells, Nerve Growth Factor, Nerve Growth Factor Receptors, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Oncogene Proteins, PC12 Cells, Tertiary Protein Structure, Animals, Rats
Source:	Journal of Biological Chemistry
ISSN:	0021-9258
Publisher:	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Volume:	285
Number:	8
Page Range:	5361-5368
Date:	19 February 2010
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.045054
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