Proteomic identification of Bcl2-associated athanogene 2 as a novel MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 substrate

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The p38 MAPK cascade is activated by various stresses or cytokines. Downstream of p38 MAPKs, there are diversification and extensive branching of signaling pathways. Fluorescent two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis of phosphoprotein-enriched samples from HeLa cells in which p38 MAPK activity was either suppressed or activated enabled us to detect ∼90 candidate spots for factors involved in p38-dependent pathways. Among these candidates, here we identified four proteins including Bcl-2-associated athanogene 2 (BAG2) by peptide mass fingerprintings. BAG family proteins are highly conserved throughout eukaryotes and regulate Hsc/Hsp70-mediated molecular chaperone activities and apoptosis. The results of two-dimensional immunoblots suggested that the phosphorylation of BAG2 was specifically controlled in a p38 MAPK-dependent manner. Furthermore, BAG2 was directly phosphorylated at serine 20 in vitro by MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 (MAPKAP kinase 2), which is known as a primary substrate of p38 MAPK and mediates several p38 MAPK-dependent processes. We confirmed that MAPKAP kinase 2 is also required for phosphorylation of BAG2 in vivo. Thus, p38 MAPK-MAPKAP kinase 2-BAG2 phosphorylation cascade may be a novel signaling pathway for response to extracellular stresses.

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Ueda, K., Kosako, H., Fukui, Y., & Hattori, S. (2004). Proteomic identification of Bcl2-associated athanogene 2 as a novel MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 substrate. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(40), 41815–41821. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M406049200

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