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Cannabinoid receptor activation inhibits cell cycle progression by modulating 14-3-3β

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters volume 19, pages 347–360 (2014)Cite this article

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Cannabinoids display various pharmacological activities, including tumor regression, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological effects of cannabinoids, we used a yeast two-hybrid system to screen a mouse brain cDNA library for proteins interacting with type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R). Using the intracellular loop 3 of CB1R as bait, we identified 14-3-3β as an interacting partner of CB1R and confirmed their interaction using affinity-binding assays. 14-3-3β has been reported to induce a cell cycle delay at the G2/M phase. We tested the effects of cannabinoids on cell cycle progression in HeLa cells synchronized using a double-thymidine block-and-release protocol and found an increase in the population of G2/M phase cells. We further found that CB1R activation augmented the interaction of 14-3-3β with Wee1 and Cdc25B, and promoted phosphorylation of Cdc2 at Tyr-15. These results suggest that cannabinoids induce cell cycle delay at the G2/M phase by activating 14-3-3β.

Abbreviations

CBR:

cannabinoid receptors

CB1R:

type 1 CBR

CB2R:

type 2 CBR

GIPs:

GPCR-interacting proteins

GPCR:

G protein-coupled receptor

GPR55:

G protein-coupled receptor 55

GST-14-3-3β:

glutathione-S-transferase-tagged 14-3-3β

HA-CB1R:

3xHA-tagged CB1R

IL3:

intracellular loop 3 domain

PBS:

phosphate-buffered saline

PI:

propidium iodide

PPAR-γ:

peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulfate

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Jung, HW., Park, I. & Ghil, S. Cannabinoid receptor activation inhibits cell cycle progression by modulating 14-3-3β. Cell Mol Biol Lett 19, 347–360 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11658-014-0200-x

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