Rac1 and a GTPase-activating protein, MgcRacGAP, are required for nuclear translocation of STAT transcription factors

Toshiyuki Kawashima; Chun Bao Ying; Yasushi Nomura; Yuseok Moon; Yukio Tonozuka; Yukinori Minoshima; Tomonori Hatori; Akiho Tsuchiya; Mari Kiyono; Tetsuya Nosaka; Hideaki Nakajima; David A. Williams; Toshio Kitamura

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Rac1 and a GTPase-activating protein, MgcRacGAP, are required for nuclear translocation of STAT transcription factors

Toshiyuki Kawashima, Chun Bao Ying, Yasushi Nomura, Yuseok Moon, Yukio Tonozuka, Yukinori Minoshima, Tomonori Hatori, Akiho Tsuchiya, Mari Kiyono, Tetsuya Nosaka, Hideaki Nakajima, David A. Williams, Toshio Kitamura

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STAT transcription factors are tyrosine phosphorylated upon cytokine stimulation and enter the nucleus to activate target genes. We show that Rac1 and a GTPase-activating protein, MgcRacGAP, bind directly to p-STAT5A and are required to promote its nuclear translocation. Using permeabilized cells, we find that nuclear translocation of purified p-STAT5A is dependent on the addition of GTP-bound Rac1, MgcRacGAP, importin α, and importin β. p-STAT3 also enters the nucleus via this transport machinery, and mutant STATs lacking the MgcRacGAP binding site do not enter the nucleus even after phosphorylation. We conclude that GTP-bound Rac1 and MgcRacGAP function as a nuclear transport chaperone for activated STATs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	937-946
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Cell Biology
Volume	175
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200604073
Publication status	Published - 2006 Dec 18
Externally published	Yes

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Kawashima, T., Ying, C. B., Nomura, Y., Moon, Y., Tonozuka, Y., Minoshima, Y., Hatori, T., Tsuchiya, A., Kiyono, M., Nosaka, T., Nakajima, H., Williams, D. A., & Kitamura, T. (2006). Rac1 and a GTPase-activating protein, MgcRacGAP, are required for nuclear translocation of STAT transcription factors. Journal of Cell Biology, 175(6), 937-946. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200604073

Kawashima, T, Ying, CB, Nomura, Y, Moon, Y, Tonozuka, Y, Minoshima, Y, Hatori, T, Tsuchiya, A, Kiyono, M, Nosaka, T, Nakajima, H, Williams, DA & Kitamura, T 2006, 'Rac1 and a GTPase-activating protein, MgcRacGAP, are required for nuclear translocation of STAT transcription factors', Journal of Cell Biology, vol. 175, no. 6, pp. 937-946. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200604073

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Rac1 and a GTPase-activating protein, MgcRacGAP, are required for nuclear translocation of STAT transcription factors

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