Reversible protein phosphorylation is an essential regulatory mechanism used by eukaryotes to coordinate the biochemical processes of the cell. The PP2A phosphatase functions to dephosphorylate specific proteins originally targeted by stimulus-activated protein kinases. The identification of a sub-network surrounding the human PP2A-Striatin holoenzyme, termed STRIPAK, provides insight into novel mechanisms for PP2A function and regulation. I reveal that STRIPAK participates in at least two mutually-exclusive sub-complexes, one of which contains the putative cortactin-binding protein, CTTNBP2NL. I show that CTTNBP2NL is enriched at the actin cytoskeleton, likely in a STRIPAK-independent manner. This study also reveals that STRIPAK interacts with a subunit of the dynein motor, at least partially, through CTTNBP2NL. This work will serve as a platform for the structural and functional characterization of STRIPAK and will ultimately assist in defining novel mechanisms of regulation and function for the human PP2A phosphatase.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/24554 |
| Date | 22 July 2010 |
| Creators | D'Ambrosio, Lisa |
| Contributors | Gingras, Anne-Claude |
| Source Sets | University of Toronto |
| Language | en_ca |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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