Tuberous sclerosis protein

tuberous sclerosis 1
Identifiers
Symbol TSC1
Alt. symbols TSC
Entrez 7248
HUGO 12362
OMIM 605284
RefSeq NM_000368
UniProt Q92574
Other data
Locus Chr. 9 q34
tuberous sclerosis 2
Identifiers
Symbol TSC2
Alt. symbols TSC4
Entrez 7249
HUGO 12363
OMIM 191092
RefSeq NM_000548
UniProt P49815
Other data
Locus Chr. 16 p13.3

Tuberous sclerosis proteins 1 and 2, also known as TSC1 (hamartin) and TSC2 (tuberin), form a protein-complex. The encoding two genes are TSC1 and TSC2. The complex is known as a tumor suppressor. Mutations in these genes can cause tuberous sclerosis complex. Depending on the grade of the disease, mental retardation, epilepsy and tumors of the skin, retina, heart, kidney and the central nervous system can be symptoms.

Physiological roles

The TSC1/TSC2-complex integrates environmental signals such as stress and energy status in yeast and stress, energy status and growth factors in mammals into TOR signalling. In the case of stress (DNA damage, hypoxia) or low energy availability, it is activated and regulates protein synthesis down. Growth factors lead to an inhibition of the complex and have a positive effect on protein synthesis. Defects in its genes result in less control of cell growth and may cause tuberous sclerosis or tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).[1] TSC is a rare genetic disease causing benign tumours to grow in the brain and on other vital organs. A combination of symptoms may include seizures, developmental delay, behavioural problems, skin abnormalities, lung and kidney disease.

Regulation

The TSC1 and TSC2 proteins form a heterodimeric complex which acts as an important integrator of different signaling pathways controlling mTOR signaling, by regulating especially mTORC1 activity.[2] TSC2 contains a GTPase Activating Protein (GAP) domain which has been shown to stimulate the GTPase activity of the small GTPase Rheb,[3] which is – in its GTP bound form – an activator of mTORC1. TSC1 does not have a GAP domain but it acts as a stabilizer of TSC2 by protecting it from degradation.[4] The activity of the TSC1-TSC2 complex is regulated by phosphorylation of different Ser and Thr sites mediated by the following Pathways:

Gene

The TSC1 gene is located on chromosome 9q34 and encodes the 130 kDa protein hamartin containing 1163 amino acids. The TSC2 gene is located on chromosome 16p13.3 and codes for the 200 kDa protein tuberin containing 1807 amino acids.

Protein structure

The following functions of tuberin have been identified:

References

  1. Inoki K, Ouyang H, Zhu T, Lindvall C, Wang Y, Zhang X, Yang Q, Bennett C, Harada Y, Stankunas K, Wang CY, He X, MacDougald OA, You M, Williams BO, Guan KL (September 2006). "TSC2 integrates Wnt and energy signals via a coordinated phosphorylation by AMPK and GSK3 to regulate cell growth". Cell. 126 (5): 955–68. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.06.055. PMID 16959574.
  2. Huang J, Manning BD (February 2009). "A complex interplay between Akt, TSC2 and the two mTOR complexes". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 37 (Pt 1): 217–22. doi:10.1042/BST0370217. PMC 2778026Freely accessible. PMID 19143635.
  3. Inoki K, Li Y, Xu T, Guan KL (August 2003). "Rheb GTPase is a direct target of TSC2 GAP activity and regulates mTOR signaling". Genes Dev. 17 (15): 1829–34. doi:10.1101/gad.1110003. PMC 196227Freely accessible. PMID 12869586.
  4. Benvenuto G, Li S, Brown SJ, Braverman R, Vass WC, Cheadle JP, Halley DJ, Sampson JR, Wienecke R, DeClue JE (December 2000). "The tuberous sclerosis-1 (TSC1) gene product hamartin suppresses cell growth and augments the expression of the TSC2 product tuberin by inhibiting its ubiquitination". Oncogene. 19 (54): 6306–16. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1204009. PMID 11175345.
  5. Manning BD, Tee AR, Logsdon MN, Blenis J, Cantley LC (July 2002). "Identification of the tuberous sclerosis complex-2 tumor suppressor gene product tuberin as a target of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/akt pathway". Mol. Cell. 10 (1): 151–62. doi:10.1016/S1097-2765(02)00568-3. PMID 12150915.
  6. Huang J, Manning BD (June 2008). "The TSC1-TSC2 complex: a molecular switchboard controlling cell growth". Biochem. J. 412 (2): 179–90. doi:10.1042/BJ20080281. PMC 2735030Freely accessible. PMID 18466115.
  7. Inoki K, Zhu T, Guan KL (November 2003). "TSC2 mediates cellular energy response to control cell growth and survival". Cell. 115 (5): 577–90. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00929-2. PMID 14651849.
  8. DeYoung MP, Horak P, Sofer A, Sgroi D, Ellisen LW (January 2008). "Hypoxia regulates TSC1/2-mTOR signaling and tumor suppression through REDD1-mediated 14-3-3 shuttling". Genes Dev. 22 (2): 239–51. doi:10.1101/gad.1617608. PMC 2192757Freely accessible. PMID 18198340.
  9. Roux PP, Ballif BA, Anjum R, Gygi SP, Blenis J (September 2004). "Tumor-promoting phorbol esters and activated Ras inactivate the tuberous sclerosis tumor suppressor complex via p90 ribosomal S6 kinase". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101 (37): 13489–94. doi:10.1073/pnas.0405659101. PMC 518784Freely accessible. PMID 15342917.
  10. Wienecke R, König A, DeClue JE (July 1995). "Identification of tuberin, the tuberous sclerosis-2 product. Tuberin possesses specific Rap1GAP activity". J. Biol. Chem. 270 (27): 16409–14. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.27.16409. PMID 7608212.
  11. Tsuchiya H, Orimoto K, Kobayashi K, Hino O (February 1996). "Presence of potent transcriptional activation domains in the predisposing tuberous sclerosis (Tsc2) gene product of the Eker rat model". Cancer Res. 56 (3): 429–33. PMID 8564946.
  12. Henry KW, Yuan X, Koszewski NJ, Onda H, Kwiatkowski DJ, Noonan DJ (August 1998). "Tuberous sclerosis gene 2 product modulates transcription mediated by steroid hormone receptor family members". J. Biol. Chem. 273 (32): 20535–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.32.20535. PMID 9685410.

Further reading

  • van Slegtenhorst M, Nellist M, Nagelkerken B, Cheadle J, Snell R, van den Ouweland A, Reuser A, Sampson J, Halley D, van der Sluijs P (June 1998). "Interaction between hamartin and tuberin, the TSC1 and TSC2 gene products". Hum. Mol. Genet. 7 (6): 1053–7. doi:10.1093/hmg/7.6.1053. PMID 9580671. 
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