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Negative Regulation of TSC1-TSC2 by Mammalian D-Type Cyclins

¹ Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, ² Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, ³ Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and ⁴ Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Requests for reprints: Yue Xiong, CB7295, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295. Phone: 919-962-2142; Fax: 919-966-8799; E-mail: yxiong{at}email.unc.edu.

The metazoan cell cycle is driven by the timely and composite activities of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). Among these, cyclin D- and cyclin E-dependent kinases phosphorylate the pRb family proteins during G₁ phase of the cell cycle and thereby advance cells beyond the restriction point. Increasing evidence suggests that cyclin D-dependent kinases might affect events other than Rb pathway-mediated entry into S phase, such as accumulation of cell mass. However, little is known about cyclin D activity toward Rb-independent pathway(s) or non-pRb substrates. In this article, we show that the tumor suppressor TSC2 is a cyclin D binding protein. Coexpression of cyclin D1-CDK4/6 in cultured cells leads to increased phosphorylation and decreased detection of both TSC2 and TSC1, and promotes the phosphorylation of the mTOR substrates, 4E-BP1 and S6K1, two key effectors of cell growth that are negatively regulated by the TSC1-TSC2 complex. At the cellular level, ectopic expression of cyclin D1 restores the cell size decrease caused by TSC1-TSC2 expression. Intriguingly, down-regulation of TSC proteins was also observed by the expression of a mutant cyclin D1 that is unable to bind to CDK4/6, or by the coexpression of cyclin D1 with either an INK4 inhibitor or with catalytically inactive CDK6, indicating that cyclin D may regulate TSC1-TSC2 independently of CDK4/6. Together, these observations suggest that mammalian D-type cyclins participate in cell growth control through negative regulation of TSC1-TSC2 function. (Cancer Res 2005; 65(24): 11354-60)

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