Interaction of folliculin (Birt-Hogg-Dube gene product) with a novel Fnip1-like (FnipL/Fnip2) protein.
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Takagi Y, Kobayashi T, Shiono M, Wang L, Piao X, Sun G, Zhang D, Abe M, Hagiwara Y, Takahashi K, Hino O
Interaction of folliculin (Birt-Hogg-Dube gene product) with a novel Fnip1-like (FnipL/Fnip2) protein.
Oncogene. 2008 Sep 11;27(40):5339-47. doi: 10.1038/onc.2008.261. Epub 2008 Jul 28.
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Birt-Hogg-Dube (BHD) syndrome is characterized by the development of pneumothorax, hair folliculomas and renal tumors and the responsible BHD gene is thought to be a tumor suppressor. The function of folliculin (Flcn), encoded by BHD, is totally unknown, although its interaction with Fnip1 has been reported. In this study, we identified a novel protein binding to Flcn, which is highly homologous to Fnip1, and which we named FnipL (recently reported in an independent study as Fnip2). The interaction between FnipL/Fnip2 and Flcn may be mediated mainly by the C-terminal domains of each protein as is the case for the Flcn-Fnip1 interaction. FnipL/Fnip2 and Flcn were located together in the cytoplasm in a reticular pattern, although solely expressed Flcn was found mainly in the nucleus. Cytoplasmic retention of Flcn was canceled with C-terminal truncation of FnipL/Fnip2, suggesting that FnipL/Fnip2 regulates Flcn distribution through their complex formation. By the employment of siRNA, we observed a decrease in S6K1 phosphorylation in the BHD-suppressed cell. We also observed a decrease in S6K1 phosphorylation in FNIP1- and, to a lesser extent, in FNIPL/FNIP2-suppressed cells. These results suggest that Flcn-FnipL/Fnip2 and Flcn-Fnip1 complexes positively regulate S6K1 phosphorylation and that FnipL/Fnip2 provides an important clue to elucidating the function of Flcn and the pathogenesis of BHD.