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A-kinase anchoring protein 8L interacts with mTORC1 and promotes cell growth.

ABSTRACT: mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) senses nutrients to mediate anabolic processes within the cell. Exactly how mTORC1 promotes cell growth remains unclear. Here, we identified a novel mTORC1-interacting protein called protein kinase A anchoring protein 8L (AKAP8L). Using biochemical assays, we found that the N-terminal region of AKAP8L binds to mTORC1 in the cytoplasm. Importantly, loss of AKAP8L decreased mTORC1-mediated processes such as translation, cell growth, and cell proliferation. AKAPs anchor protein kinase A (PKA) through PKA regulatory subunits, and we show that AKAP8L can anchor PKA through regulatory subunit Iα. Reintroducing full-length AKAP8L into cells restored mTORC1-regulated processes, whereas reintroduction of AKAP8L missing the N-terminal region that confers the interaction with mTORC1 did not. Our results suggest a multifaceted role for AKAPs in the cell. We conclude that mTORC1 appears to regulate cell growth, perhaps in part through AKAP8L.

SUBMITTER: Melick CH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278349 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A-kinase anchoring protein 8L interacts with mTORC1 and promotes cell growth.

Melick Chase H CH Meng Delong D Jewell Jenna L JL

The Journal of biological chemistry 20200420 23

mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) senses nutrients to mediate anabolic processes within the cell. Exactly how mTORC1 promotes cell growth remains unclear. Here, we identified a novel mTORC1-interacting protein called protein kinase A anchoring protein 8L (AKAP8L). Using biochemical assays, we found that the N-terminal region of AKAP8L binds to mTORC1 in the cytoplasm. Importantly, loss of AKAP8L decreased mTORC1-mediated processes such as translation, cell growth, and cell proliferation. AKAPs anchor prot ...[more]

PMID: 32312749

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A-kinase anchoring protein 8L interacts with mTORC1 and promotes cell growth.

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A-kinase anchoring protein 8L interacts with mTORC1 and promotes cell growth.

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