[HTML][HTML] Eya3 partners with PP2A to induce c-Myc stabilization and tumor progression

L Zhang, H Zhou, X Li, RL Vartuli, M Rowse… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
L Zhang, H Zhou, X Li, RL Vartuli, M Rowse, Y Xing, P Rudra, D Ghosh, R Zhao, HL Ford
Nature communications, 2018nature.com
Eya genes encode a unique family of multifunctional proteins that serve as transcriptional co-
activators and as haloacid dehalogenase-family Tyr phosphatases. Intriguingly, the N-
terminal domain of Eyas, which does not share sequence similarity to any known
phosphatases, contains a separable Ser/Thr phosphatase activity. Here, we demonstrate
that the Ser/Thr phosphatase activity of Eya is not intrinsic, but arises from its direct
interaction with the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)-B55α holoenzyme. Importantly, Eya3 …
Abstract
Eya genes encode a unique family of multifunctional proteins that serve as transcriptional co-activators and as haloacid dehalogenase-family Tyr phosphatases. Intriguingly, the N-terminal domain of Eyas, which does not share sequence similarity to any known phosphatases, contains a separable Ser/Thr phosphatase activity. Here, we demonstrate that the Ser/Thr phosphatase activity of Eya is not intrinsic, but arises from its direct interaction with the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A)-B55α holoenzyme. Importantly, Eya3 alters the regulation of c-Myc by PP2A, increasing c-Myc stability by enabling PP2A-B55α to dephosphorylate pT58, in direct contrast to the previously described PP2A-B56α-mediated dephosphorylation of pS62 and c-Myc destabilization. Furthermore, Eya3 and PP2A-B55α promote metastasis in a xenograft model of breast cancer, opposing the canonical tumor suppressive function of PP2A-B56α. Our study identifies Eya3 as a regulator of PP2A, a major cellular Ser/Thr phosphatase, and uncovers a mechanism of controlling the stability of a critical oncogene, c-Myc.
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