Identification of Pold2 As a Novel Interaction Partner of Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT2
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884 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE 30: 884-888, 2012 Identification of Pold2 as a novel interaction partner of protein inhibitor of activated STAT2 YING ZHENG1, SHUDONG SHENG2, HAIYAN WANG1, XIAOQING JIA1, YANQIU HU3, YAYUN QIAN1, YONGZE ZHU1 and JIANJUN WANG1 1Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Yangzhou University; 2Department of Medicine, Yangzhou Vocational College of Environment and Resources; 3Center of Reproductive Medicine, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, P.R. China Received February 18, 2012; Accepted June 20, 2012 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2012.1065 Abstract. Pold2 is a subunit of the DNA polymerase δ complex, involved in the recruitment of several proteins regulating DNA encoding a protein involved in DNA replication and repair. In metabolism, including p21, PDIP1 (polymerase δ-interacting this study, using a yeast two-hybrid screening technique and the protein 1, PDIP1), PDIP38, PDIP46 and WRN (Werner protein, common cDNA fragment of the mouse PIAS2 as a bait, Pold2 WRN) (11-14). was found to interact with PIAS2. A direct interaction between PIAS2 [protein inhibitor of activated STAT (signal transducer Pold2 and PIAS2 was confirmed by direct yeast two-hybrid. and activator of transcription) 2, PIAS2] belongs to the family In vivo evidence of Pold2 association with PIAS2 was obtained of PIAS proteins, which includes PIAS1, PIAS2, PIAS3 and by co-immunoprecipitation using HEK-293 cells. Subcellular PIASy (15-18). PIAS proteins were initially identified as specific localization studies demonstrated that Pold2 and PIAS2 were cofactors inhibiting DNA binding and transcriptional activation partially co-localized in mammalian cells. Collectively, our by the STAT family of transcription factors (15). These proteins results suggest that Pold2 interacts under physiological condi- typically contain an N-terminal SAP domain, an N-terminal tions with PIAS2. PINIT domain, a central RING-like zincfinger (RLD) domain and a C-terminal acidic domain (19,20). The human PIAS2 Introduction gene encodes two splice variants, PIASxα (also called ARIP3, androgen receptor-interacting protein 3) and PIASxβ (also DNA replication is essential not only for duplication of the known as Miz1, Msx-interacting-zinc finger) (16,21). The mouse genome but also for maintenance of genomic integrity during PIAS2 gene has at least five isoforms (isoforms 1-5), which differ DNA repair (1,2). Chromosomal DNA replication in eukaryotic in the N- and C-termini as a result of alternative splicing. The cells requires three distinct DNA polymerases-α, -δ (Polδ), mouse PIAS2 protein shows 99.4% sequence identity to the and -ε (1-5). Mammalian Polδ plays a crucial and versatile role human homologue. Although PIAS2 was originally identified in DNA replication and various DNA repair processes (6). Its as a protein that binds to and inhibits STAT4, the functions of function as a chromosomal DNA polymerase is dependent on PIAS2 protein are clearly not limited to the regulation of STAT4. the association with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) PIAS2 is capable of interacting with and modulating (activating which functions as a molecular sliding clamp (7,8). Similar and repressing) transcriptional activities of several transcription to S. pombe enzyme, the mammalian Polδ consists of four factors (22-24). subunits: p125, p50 (also named DNA polymerases δ 2 small To determine the molecular mechanism of PIAS2 func- subunit, Pold2), p66 and p12, forming a heterotetrameric tion, we used the yeast two-hybrid screening technique complex (4,9). It has been reported that Pold2 serves as a scaf- to identify interacting proteins associated with PIAS2. fold for the assembly of Polδ by interacting simultaneously with Interestingly, Pold2 was found to interact with PIAS2. Here all of the other three subunits (10). In addition, Pold2 is also we report evidence for a direct interaction between Pold2 and PIAS2. Materials and methods Correspondence to: Dr Ying Zheng, Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou Yeast two-hybrid analysis. The common cDNA fragment of 225001, P.R. China the mouse PIAS2 gene [9-401 aa corresponding to nucleotides E-mail: [email protected] (nt) 213-1391 of NM_008602] was cloned into the pGBKT7 vector containing the GAL4 DNA-binding domain to generate Key words: yeast two-hybrid system, protein inhibitor of activated the bait plasmid, pGBKT7-PIAS2. This construct did not show STAT2, Pold2, protein interaction toxic effects or autonomous transcriptional activation following transformation into the yeast strain, Y187. The mouse stem cell cDNA library was constructed in a pGADT7-Rec vector ZHENG et al: IDENTIFICATION OF Pold2 AS A NOVEL INTERACTION PARTNER FOR PIAS2 885 containing a GAL4 activation domain using Matchmaker Western blot analysis. Initial lysates and immunoprecipitated Library Construction and Screening kits (Clontech, Santa proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting was Clara, USA) and then transformed into the yeast AH109 carried out using specific antibodies. Proteins were electropho- strain. Yeast two-hybrid screening was performed using the retically transferred to nitrocellulose membranes (Amersham Matchmaker Two-Hybrid system (Clontech). Positive clones Biosciences, Amersham, UK) and probed with the appropriate were selected based on their ability to grow on synthetic antibodies. Bound antibodies were visualized with horseradish dropout (SD) medium/-LTHA/X-α-Gal and for X-α-Gal peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated anti-rabbit or anti-mouse (Sigma) activity. IgG antibodies using the enhanced chemiluminescence system (ECL, Thermo Scientific, MA, USA). Clone isolation and interaction analysis. Plasmid DNA of prey clones was isolated (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) and transformed Fluoresence microscope analysis. To detect PIAS2 and into E. coli DH5α. Prey clones were recovered by ampicillin Pold2, HEK 293T/HeLa cells plated on round coverslips were resistance and cDNA inserts were identified by PCR amplifica- transiently transfected with the pDsRed-Express-1-PIAS2 and tion, sequencing, and BLAST alignment. Interaction between pEGFP-N1-Pold2 constructs using Lipofectamine 2000 reagent. the bait and identified prey clones was verified by co-trans- After 48 h, cells were washed twice with PBS and visualized by forming the purified prey plasmid with the bait pGBKT7-PIAS2 Nikon scanning laser confocal microscope. construct into the yeast AH109 strain followed by selection on SD/-LTHA medium. Co-transforming of pGBKT7-p53 with Results pGADT7-SV40 was used as a positive control. A negative control was also included by co-transforming of pGBKT7-p53 Identification of Pold2 as a PIAS2-interacting protein using a with pGADT7 vector into the same yeast cells. yeast two-hybrid screening system. To identify mouse proteins that interact with PIAS2, cDNA libraries derived from mouse Expression constructs and antibody preparation. The common stem cells were screened using a yeast two-hybrid system with cDNA fragment of the mouse PIAS2 gene was amplified by PCR the bait plasmid pGBKT7-PIAS2. Growth of yeast strain Y187 and cloned into the pCMV-Myc and pDsRed-Express-1 vector co-transformed with this construct and the empty prey plasmid (Clontech) to generate pCMV-c-Myc-PIAS2 and pDsRed- pGADT7 was not supported on SD/-LTHA medium confirming Express-1-PIAS2 respectively. Full-length Pold2 was cloned that the bait was not auto-activated. A total of 2x106 primary into pEGFP-N1 (Clontech) to generate pEGFP-N1-Pold2. transformants were screened, yielding over 54 positive clones, The following commercially available antibodies were used 10 of which demonstrated strong growth on SD/-LTHA medium. for immunoprecipitation and western blot analysis: monoclonal These clones were isolated, sequenced and aligned using the anti-c-Myc antibody (Millipore Biotechnology, Bedford, MA, NCBI BLAST alignment search tool. One clone encoded Pold2 USA) and rabbit anti-GFP polyclonal antibody (Epitomics, (DNA polymerase, δ 2 small subunit), spanning regions of 177 Burlingame, USA). amino acids (Pold2 292-469 aa) was found to interact with PIAS2 protein. To confirm these results, the PIAS2-Pold2 interaction Cell culture and transfection. HEK 293T and HeLa cells was further investigated using a direct yeast hybrid screening (human epithelial carcinoma line) were cultured and main- system. The yeast strain co-transformed with pGADT7-Pold2 tained in DMEM (Invitrogen) supplemented with 10% fetal and pGBKT7 could not grow on SD/-LTHA medium and bovine serum at 37˚C in a humidified atmosphere containing showed negative β-galactosidase activity (Fig. 1B, clone 3). 5% CO2. Transient transfection of HEK 293T and HeLa cells While strong growth on SD/-LTHA medium was observed (75-90% confluence) was performed using Lipofectamine 2000 only in yeast cells co-transformed with pGBKT7-PIAS2 and (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) according to the instructions pGADT7-Pold2 (Fig. 1B, clone 1), indicating interaction of provided by the manufacturer. Pold2 with PIAS2 in yeast. Immunoprecipitations. HEK 293T cells were transiently Pold2 interacts with PIAS2 in vivo. The data obtained from the transfected with pCMV-c-Myc-PIAS2 and pEGFP-N1-Pold2 yeast two-hybrid screen was confirmed by evidence of a direct constructs and maintained as described above for 24 h. The interaction between PIAS2 and Pold2 in mammalian cells. The cells were then washed with ice-cold PBS and harvested in expression vectors for c-myc-tagged