Stability of tuberous sclerosis complex 2 is controlled by methylation at R1457 and R1459

Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 3;10(1):21160. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78274-6.

Abstract

Mutations in genes that encode components of tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) are associated with tuberous sclerosis complex disease. TSC2 interacts with tuberous sclerosis complex 1 to form a complex that negatively regulates cell growth and proliferation via the inactivation of mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1. The activity of TSC2 is mainly regulated via posttranslational modifications such as phosphorylation. However, the control of TSC2 activity is not entirely achieved by phosphorylation. In this study, we show that TSC2 is methylated at R1457 and R1459 by protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1). Methylation of these two residues can affect the phosphorylation status through protein kinase B (Akt) of TSC2 at T1462 and is essential for TSC2 stability. Taken together, these findings indicate that novel posttranslational modifications are important for the regulation of TSC2 stability through PRMT1-mediated methylation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arginine / metabolism*
  • HEK293 Cells
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Methylation
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphothreonine / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Stability
  • Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases / metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism
  • Repressor Proteins / metabolism
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein / metabolism*

Substances

  • Repressor Proteins
  • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 2 Protein
  • Phosphothreonine
  • Arginine
  • PRMT1 protein, human
  • Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt