Phosphorylation of zinc channel ZIP7 drives MAPK, PI3K and mTOR growth and proliferation signalling

Nimmanon, T., Ziliotto, S., Morris, S., Flanagan, L. and Taylor, K. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9576-9490 2017. Phosphorylation of zinc channel ZIP7 drives MAPK, PI3K and mTOR growth and proliferation signalling. Metallomics 9 (5) , pp. 471-481. 10.1039/C6MT00286B

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Abstract

Zinc is an essential trace element participating in diverse biological processes. Cellular zinc levels are strictly controlled by two families of transport proteins: ZIP channels (SLC39A) and ZnT transporters (SLC30A). ZIP channels increase cytosolic zinc levels by importing zinc into cells or releasing zinc from intracellular stores such as the ER. Among all the 14 human members of the ZIP family, ZIP7 is a gatekeeper of zinc release from intracellular stores, requiring post-translational activation by phosphorylation on residues S275 and S276, resulting in activation of multiple downstream pathways. Employing site-directed mutagenesis, we investigated the importance of these individual serine residues as well as other predicted phosphorylation sites on ZIP7, showing that all four sites are required for maximal ZIP7 activation. Using phosphor-protein arrays, we also discovered the major signalling pathways that were activated as a direct result of ZIP7-mediated zinc release from intracellular stores. These data reveal the role of ZIP7-mediated zinc release from intracellular stores in driving major pathways, such as MAPK, mTOR and PI3K-AKT, involved in providing cell survival and proliferation and often over activated in cancer.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Pharmacy
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Additional Information:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	1756-5901
Funders:	Wellcome Trust, Tenovus
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	16 February 2017
Date of Acceptance:	8 February 2017
Last Modified:	16 May 2023 12:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/98344

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