Interleukin-3 induces the phosphorylation of a distinct fraction of Bcl- 2

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Bcl-2-related proteins (i.e. Bcl-2 and Bax) regulate the effector stage of apoptosis and can modulate the entry of quiescent cells into the cell cycle. Phosphorylation of Bcl-2 is presumed to modify its apoptosis- inhibitory function. By utilizing an interleukin-3 (IL-3)-dependent hematopoietic cell line, we examined the structural requirements of Bcl-2 phosphorylation and the correlation of this post-translational modification with its function. In the presence of IL-3, constitutively expressed Bcl-2 was phosphorylated on serine residue(s), and phosphorylated Bcl-2 lost its capacity to heterodimerize with Bax. Whereas the majority of Bcl-2 resided in mitochondria, phosphorylation only affected a minor pool of total Bcl-2 that selectively partitioned into a soluble fraction. Cytosolic targeting of Bcl- 2 greatly increased its ratio of phosphorylation. Bcl-2 phosphorylation was reduced during IL-3 deprivation, and its phosphorylation was also delayed after transient cytokine deprivation. This pattern of phosphorylation temporally correlated with the accelerated exit and delayed reentry of Bcl- 2-expressing cells into the cell cycle upon transient IL-3 deprivation and subsequent cytokine restimulation. Thus, IL-3-induced phosphorylation of a distinct pool of Bcl-2 may contribute to the inactivation of its antiproliferative function.

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Poommipanit, P. B., Chen, B., & Oltvai, Z. N. (1999). Interleukin-3 induces the phosphorylation of a distinct fraction of Bcl- 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274(2), 1033–1039. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.2.1033

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