M. Haas et E. Jost, FUNCTIONAL-ANALYSIS OF PHOSPHORYLATION SITES IN HUMAN LAMIN-A CONTROLLING LAMIN DISASSEMBLY, NUCLEAR TRANSPORT AND ASSEMBLY, European journal of cell biology, 62(2), 1993, pp. 237-247
We have constructed point mutations in human lamin A cDNA at conserved
serine and threonine residues, some of which were shown to be phospho
rylated in vitro by cdc2-kinase and protein kinase C and in vivo Using
a functional in vivo assay system, we identified three categories of
mutant phenotypes. (i) Dominant negative phenotypes in mitosis result
from mutation of Thr-19 and Ser-22 within the amino-terminal cdc2-kina
se motif of lamin A. An increase of aberrant mitotic phenotypes in the
double mutants Thr-19/Ser-392 and Ser-22/Ser-392 suggests that concom
itant phosphorylation of the three residues regulates mitotic lamin A
disassembly. (ii) Mutation of both Ser-403/Ser-404 within a PKC motif
flanking the nuclear localization signal inhibits transport of mutant
lamin A to the nucleus in 64% of the cells. It is proposed that phosph
orylation of the motif in vivo positively regulates nuclear localizati
on together with the nuclear localization sequence. (iii) The assembly
of lamin A into the perinuclear lamina is disturbed by mutation of th
e carboxy-terminal Ser-525, previously shown to be interphase-specific
ally phosphorylated (Eggert et al., Eur. J. Biochem. 213, 659-671 (199
3)). The phenotype shows discontinuous and patch-like aggregates of th
e mutant protein in the nucleus. We suggest that phosphorylation of th
e site either regulates lamina assembly or lamina-chromatin interactio
n in interphase.