OSBP Is a Cholesterol-Regulated Scaffolding Protein in Control of ERK1/2 Activation

Oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP) is the founding member of a family of sterol-binding proteins implicated in vesicle transport, lipid metabolism, and signal transduction. Here, OSBP was found to function as a cholesterol-binding scaffolding protein coordinating the activity of two phosphatases to co...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2005-03, Vol.307 (5714), p.1472-1476
Main Authors: Wang, Ping-yuan, Weng, Jian, Richard G. W. Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
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Binding proteins
Biological and medical sciences
Cell physiology
Cholesterol
Cholesterols
Cytosol
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
HeLa cells
Imidazoles
Immunoblotting
Lipids
Messenger RNA
Molecular and cellular biology
Oligomers
Phosphatases
Physiological regulation
Signal transduction
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Summary:Oxysterol-binding protein (OSBP) is the founding member of a family of sterol-binding proteins implicated in vesicle transport, lipid metabolism, and signal transduction. Here, OSBP was found to function as a cholesterol-binding scaffolding protein coordinating the activity of two phosphatases to control the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. Cytosolic OSBP formed a ~440-kilodalton oligomer with a member of the PTPPBS family of tyrosine phosphatases, the serine/threonine phosphatase PP2A, and cholesterol. This oligomer had dual specific phosphatase activity for phosphorylated ERK (pERK). When cell cholesterol was lowered, the oligomer disassembled and the level of pERK rose. The oligomer also disassembled when exposed to oxysterols. Increasing the amount of OSBP oligomer rendered cells resistant to the effects of cholesterol depletion and decreased the basal level of pERK. Thus, cholesterol functions through its interaction with OSBP outside of membranes to regulate the assembly of an oligomeric phosphatase that controls a key signaling pathway in the cell.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1107710