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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2009

Cysteine oxidation regulates the RNA-binding activity of iron regulatory protein 2.

Kimberly B Zumbrennen, Michelle L Wallander, S Joshua Romney, Elizabeth A Leibold

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Kimberly B ZumbrennenDepartment of Oncological Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Michelle L Wallander
S Joshua Romney
Elizabeth A Leibold

Funding

IRON REGULATION OF GENE EXPRESSTIONR01GM045201 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI LEIBOLD, ELIZABETH ANN · 1991 to 2013
$4.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS T32DK00715NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM045201PHS HHS R01GMS45201
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2) is an RNA-binding protein that regulates the posttranscriptional expression of proteins required for iron homeostasis such as ferritin and transferrin receptor 1. IRP2 RNA-binding activity is primarily regulated by iron-mediated proteasomal degradation, but studies have suggested that IRP2 RNA binding is also regulated by thiol oxidation. We generated a model of IRP2 bound to RNA and found that two cysteines (C512 and C516) are predicted to lie in the RNA-binding cleft. Site-directed mutagenesis and thiol modification show that, while IRP2 C512 and C516 do not directly interact with RNA, both cysteines are located within the RNA-binding cleft and must be unmodified/reduced for IRP2-RNA interactions. Oxidative stress induced by cellular glucose deprivation reduces the RNA-binding activity of IRP2 but not IRP2-C512S or IRP2-C516S, consistent with the formation of a disulfide bond between IRP2 C512 and C516 during oxidative stress. Decreased IRP2 RNA binding is correlated with reduced transferrin receptor 1 mRNA abundance. These studies provide insight into the structural basis for IRP2-RNA interactions and reveal an iron-independent mechanism for regulating iron homeostasis through the redox regulation of IRP2 cysteines.

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AnimalsAntigens, CDBinding SitesCysteineHomeostasisHumansIron Regulatory Protein 2MiceOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressReceptors, TransferrinRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerAntigens, CDCD71 antigenCysteineIron Regulatory Protein 2Receptors, TransferrinRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID19223469
PMCPMC2663299

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