ArticleNature communications2021
PRMT5-mediated arginine methylation activates AKT kinase to govern tumorigenesis.
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- A Further Case for Targeting PRMT5 and the ERK1/2 and PI3K Pathways in CRC.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- The Identification by Shotgun Proteomics with High-Resolution Tandem Mass-Spectrometry of Histone Isoforms' Hypermethylation Phenotype as a Hallmark Characteristic of Human-IDH-Mutant High-Grade Gliomas: Epigenetic Applications for Genotoxicity-Based Biomarkers and Cancer Therapy Targets.Journal of proteome research · 2025Article
- Zinc Alleviates Gut Barrier Dysfunction by Promoting the Methylation of AKT.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Antitumor Immunity: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications.MedComm · 2025Review
- The protein arginine methyltransferase PRMT1 ameliorates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury by suppressing RIPK1-mediated necroptosis and apoptosis.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2025Article
- AKT and DUBs: a bidirectional relationship.Cellular & molecular biology letters · 2025Review
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Abstract
AKT is involved in a number of key cellular processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis and metabolism. Hyperactivation of AKT is associated with many pathological conditions, particularly cancers. Emerging evidence indicates that arginine methylation is involved in modulating AKT signaling pathway. However, whether and how arginine methylation directly regulates AKT kinase activity remain unknown. Here we report that protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5), but not other PRMTs, promotes AKT activation by catalyzing symmetric dimethylation of AKT1 at arginine 391 (R391). Mechanistically, AKT1-R391 methylation cooperates with phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5 trisphosphate (PIP3) to relieve the pleckstrin homology (PH)-in conformation, leading to AKT1 membrane translocation and subsequent activation by phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK1) and the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 2 (mTORC2). As a result, deficiency in AKT1-R391 methylation significantly suppresses AKT1 kinase activity and tumorigenesis. Lastly, we show that PRMT5 inhibitor synergizes with AKT inhibitor or chemotherapeutic drugs to enhance cell death. Altogether, our study suggests that R391 methylation is an important step for AKT activation and its oncogenic function.
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