Notch interferes with the scaffold function of JNK-interacting protein 1 to inhibit the JNK signaling pathway

Jin Woo Kim, Myung Jin Kim, Kwang Je Kim, Hee Jae Yun, Ji Soo Chae, Sang Gil Hwang, Tong Shin Chang, Hee Sae Park, Kang Woo Lee, Pyung Lim Han, Ssang Goo Cho, Tae Wan Kim, Eui Ju Choi

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Abstract

The transmembrane protein Notch is cleaved by γ-secretase to yield an active form. Notch intracellular domain (Notch-IC), in response to the binding of ligands, such as Jagged. Notch-IC contributes to the regulation of a variety of cellular events, including cell fate determination during embryonic development as well as cell growth, differentiation, and survival. We now show that Notch1-IC suppresses the scaffold activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-interacting protein 1 (JIP1) in the JNK signaling pathway. Notch1-IC physically associated with the JNK binding domain of JIP1 and thereby interfered with the interaction between JIP1 and JNK. JIP1 mediated the activation of JNK1 induced by glucose deprivation in mouse embryonic fibroblasts, and ectopic expression of Notch1-IC inhibited JNK activation and apoptosis triggered by glucose deprivation. Taken together, these findings suggest that Notch1-IC negatively regulates the JNK pathway by disrupting the scaffold function of JIP1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14308-14313
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume102
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Oct 2005

Keywords

  • Apoptosis
  • Glucose deprivation
  • Scaffold

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