Grb2 binds to PTEN and regulates its nuclear translocation to maintain the genomic stability in DNA damage response

Cell Death Dis. 2019 Jul 18;10(8):546. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1762-3.

Abstract

Growth factor receptor bound protein 2 (Grb2) is an adaptor protein critical for signal transduction and endocytosis, but its role in DNA damage response (DDR) remains unknown. Here, we report that either knockdown of Grb2 or overexpression of the mutated Grb2 promotes micronuclei formation in response to oxidative stress. Furthermore, Grb2 was demonstrated to interact with phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN; a tumor suppressor essential for nuclear stability), and the loss of Grb2 reduced the nuclear-localized PTEN, which was further decreased upon stimulation with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Overexpression of the T398A-mutated, nuclear-localized PTEN reduced micronuclei frequency in the cells deficient of functional Grb2 via rescuing the H2O2-dependent expression of Rad51, a protein essential for the homologous recombination (HR) repair process. Moreover, depletion of Grb2 markedly decreased the expression of Rad51 and its interaction with PTEN. Notably, Rad51 showed a preference to immunoprecipation with the T398A-PTEN mutant, and silencing of Rad51 alone accumulated micronuclei concurring with decreased expression of both Grb2 and PTEN. Our findings indicate that Grb2 interacts with PTEN and Rad51 to regulate genomic stability in DDR by mediating the nuclear translocation of PTEN to affect the expression of Rad51.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Active Transport, Cell Nucleus
  • Cell Nucleus / genetics
  • Cell Nucleus / metabolism*
  • Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure
  • DNA Damage / drug effects
  • DNA Damage / genetics*
  • DNA Repair / genetics*
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein / genetics
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein / metabolism*
  • Genomic Instability / drug effects
  • HEK293 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / toxicity
  • Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / drug effects*
  • Mutation
  • Oxidative Stress
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase / genetics
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Rad51 Recombinase / genetics
  • Rad51 Recombinase / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction / genetics

Substances

  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein
  • GRB2 protein, human
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  • RAD51 protein, human
  • Rad51 Recombinase
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase
  • PTEN protein, human