Abstract
Anterior Gradient 2 (AGR2), an ER stress-inducible protein, has been reported to be localized in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and its level is elevated in numerous metastatic cancers. Recently, it has been demonstrated that AGR2 is involved in the control of ER homeostasis. However, the molecular mechanism how AGR2 regulates ER stress response remains unclear. Herein we show that AGR2 homo-dimerizes through an intermolecular disulfide bond. Moreover, dimerization of AGR2 attenuates ER stress-induced cell death through the association with BiP/GRP78. Thus, these results suggest that dimerization of AGR2 is crucial in mediating the ER stress signaling pathway.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 610-615 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
Volume | 430 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 11 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank K.H. Bae for critical reading of manuscript. This work was supported by KRIBB and research grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) ( PSC0011112 and 2011-0008842 ) and National Project for Personalized Genomic Medicine, Ministry for Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea ( A111218-CP03 ).
Keywords
- AGR2
- Dimerization
- ER stress
- UPR signaling pathway