Human IRP1 Translocates to the Nucleus in a Cell-Specific and Iron-Dependent Manner.

Int J Mol Sci

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.

Published: September 2022

Iron regulatory protein 1 (IRP1) is a bifunctional protein with mutually exclusive RNA-binding or enzymatic activities that depend on the presence of a 4Fe-4S cluster. While IRP1 is a well-established cytosolic protein, work in a Drosophila model suggested that it may also exhibit nuclear localization. Herein, we addressed whether mammalian IRP1 can likewise translocate to the nucleus. We utilized primary cells and tissues from wild type and mice, as well as human cell lines and tissue biopsy sections. IRP1 subcellular localization was analyzed by Western blotting, immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry. We did not detect presence of nuclear IRP1 in wild type mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), primary hepatocytes or whole mouse liver. However, we observed IRP1-positive nuclei in human liver but not ovary sections. Biochemical fractionation studies revealed presence of IRP1 in the nucleus of human Huh7 and HepG2 hepatoma cells, but not HeLa cervical cancer cells. Importantly, nuclear IRP1 was only evident in iron-replete cells and disappeared following pharmacological iron chelation. These data provide the first experimental evidence for nuclear IRP1 expression in mammals, which appears to be species- and cell-specific. Furthermore, they suggest that the nuclear translocation of IRP1 is mediated by an iron-dependent mechanism.

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