Characterization of PTEN mutations in brain cancer reveals that pten mono-ubiquitination promotes protein stability and nuclear localization
[Paper-level Aggregated] PMCID: PMC5491373
Evidence Type(s): Functional
Summary: Mutation: L320S | Summary: The L320S mutation alters the molecular function of the PTEN protein by decreasing its stability, affecting its localization, and inhibiting its ability to suppress AKT phosphorylation. It also creates a new potential phosphorylation site, impacts PTEN's conformation, and alters its interaction with the membrane-bound regulatory interface, leading to increased ubiquitination.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T277A | Summary: The T277A mutation alters the molecular function of the PTEN protein by decreasing its stability, impacting its localization, and inhibiting its ability to suppress AKT phosphorylation. It affects PTEN's conformation, alters its ubiquitination, and modifies the interaction between the membrane-binding regulatory interface and the C-terminal tail of PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: K13 | Summary: The K13 mutation is involved in blocking ubiquitination, which affects PTEN stability and its degradation process, suggesting a functional alteration.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: K13R | Summary: The K13R mutation blocks ubiquitination at K13, impacting PTEN stability and its biochemical function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: C124S | Summary: The C124S mutation stabilizes PTEN by presumably inhibiting its enzymatic activity, indicating a change in molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T366 | Summary: Phosphorylation at T366 is shown to destabilize the PTEN protein, suggesting a functional impact on its molecular behavior.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: S370 | Summary: Phosphorylation at S370 contributes to the destabilization of the PTEN protein, indicating a change in its molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T366A | Summary: The T366A mutation is part of constructs that were tested for stability, indicating its role in altering the molecular function of PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: S370A | Summary: The S370A mutation is included in constructs that failed to stabilize PTEN, suggesting an impact on its molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: F273 | Summary: The F273 mutation is suggested to alter the molecular function of PTEN by affecting its conformation and localization.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: F273A | Summary: The F273A mutation shows altered inhibition on nuclear accumulation and membrane localization, indicating a change in molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: F273L | Summary: The F273L mutation is involved in restoring the localization of PTEN, suggesting it impacts the molecular function of the protein.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: L320 | Summary: The L320 mutation is implicated in maintaining PTEN conformation necessary for its localization, indicating a functional role.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: L320A | Summary: The introduction of L320A into PTENA4 does not affect the strong inhibition of membrane and nuclear localization, indicating a functional role in PTEN's behavior.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: L320D | Summary: The phospho-mimetic mutation L320D does not show instabilities similar to those seen in PTENL320S, suggesting a functional difference in protein behavior.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: L320E | Summary: Similar to L320D, the phospho-mimetic mutation L320E does not exhibit instabilities like PTENL320S, indicating its functional impact on PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T319 | Summary: The T319 residue is involved in phosphorylation by ROCK, suggesting it plays a role in the molecular function of PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T319A | Summary: The T319A mutation does not enhance protein stability, indicating an alteration in the molecular function of PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T321 | Summary: The T321 residue is involved in phosphorylation by ROCK, suggesting it plays a role in the molecular function of PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T321A | Summary: The T321A mutation does not enhance protein stability, indicating an alteration in the molecular function of PTEN.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: Lys48 | Summary: The mutation Lys48 is involved in the formation of polyubiquitin chains, and its alteration affects the molecular function related to nuclear localization of the PTENL320S variant.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: K48R | Summary: The K48R mutation alters the molecular function of ubiquitin, affecting the localization and abundance of PTENL320S-GFP, indicating its role in nuclear accumulation and degradation processes.
Gene→Variant (gene-first): NEDD4(4734):L320S PTEN(5728):T277A GAPDH(2597):K13 GAPDH(2597):K13R PTEN(5728):C124S PTEN(5728):T366 PTEN(5728):S370 PTEN(5728):T366A PTEN(5728):S370A PIK3R1(5295):F273 PIK3R1(5295):F273A PIK3R1(5295):F273L NEDD4(4734):L320 NEDD4(4734):L320A NEDD4(4734):L320D NEDD4(4734):L320E PTEN(5728):T319 PTEN(5728):T319A PTEN(5728):T321 PTEN(5728):T321A PTEN(5728):Lys48 PTEN(5728):K48R
Genes: NEDD4(4734) PTEN(5728) GAPDH(2597) PIK3R1(5295)
Variants: L320S T277A K13 K13R C124S T366 S370 T366A S370A F273 F273A F273L L320 L320A L320D L320E T319 T319A T321 T321A Lys48 K48R