The MASTL/PP2A cell cycle kinase-phosphatase module restrains PI3K-Akt activity in an mTORC1-dependent manner

Sanz-Castillo, Belén, Hurtado, Begoña, Vara-Ciruelos, Diana, El Bakkali, Aicha, Hermida, Dario, Salvador-Barbero, Beatriz, Martínez-Alonso, Diego, González-Martínez, José, Santiveri, Clara, Campos-Olivas, Ramón, Ximénez-Embún, Pilar, Muñoz, Javier, Álvarez-Fernández, Mónica and Malumbres, Marcos 2023. The MASTL/PP2A cell cycle kinase-phosphatase module restrains PI3K-Akt activity in an mTORC1-dependent manner. The EMBO Journal 42 (2) , e110833. 10.15252/embj.2022110833

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Abstract

The AKT-mTOR pathway is a central regulator of cell growth and metabolism. Upon sustained mTOR activity, AKT activity is attenuated by a feedback loop that restrains upstream signaling. However, how cells control the signals that limit AKT activity is not fully understood. Here, we show that MASTL/Greatwall, a cell cycle kinase that supports mitosis by phosphorylating the PP2A/B55 inhibitors ENSA/ARPP19, inhibits PI3K-AKT activity by sustaining mTORC1- and S6K1-dependent phosphorylation of IRS1 and GRB10. Genetic depletion of MASTL results in an inefficient feedback loop and AKT hyperactivity. These defects are rescued by the expression of phosphomimetic ENSA/ARPP19 or inhibition of PP2A/B55 phosphatases. MASTL is directly phosphorylated by mTORC1, thereby limiting the PP2A/B55-dependent dephosphorylation of IRS1 and GRB10 downstream of mTORC1. Downregulation of MASTL results in increased glucose uptake in vitro and increased glucose tolerance in adult mice, suggesting the relevance of the MASTL-PP2A/B55 kinase-phosphatase module in controlling AKT and maintaining metabolic homeostasis.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute (ECSCRI)
Publisher:	EMBO Press
ISSN:	0261-4189
Date of Acceptance:	24 October 2022
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2023 09:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/160023

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