The post-translational modification profile of the forkhead transcription factor FOXL2 suggests the existence of parallel processive/concerted modification pathways

Proteomics. 2008 Aug;8(15):3118-23. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200800084.

Abstract

The transcription factor Forkhead box L subfamily member 2 (FOXL2) is involved in craniofacial development and ovarian function. Using 2-DE and immunoblotting, we show that it is highly modified post-translationally. The most outstanding feature of its migration profile is the presence of two distinct modification "trains" and the absence of intermediates. A theoretical analysis of the modification profile of FOXL2 suggests that it undergoes parallel processive/concerted modifications. The absence of intermediates is compatible with the recruitment of poorly modified FOXL2 into a post-translational "modification factory."

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
  • Forkhead Box Protein L2
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*

Substances

  • FOXL2 protein, human
  • Forkhead Box Protein L2
  • Forkhead Transcription Factors