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J Biol Chem, Vol. 274, Issue 42, 29812-29818, October 15, 1999

Identification of a Bipartite Nuclear Localization Sequence Necessary for Nuclear Import of 5-Lipoxygenase

From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0642

5-Lipoxygenase catalyzes the synthesis of leukotrienes from arachidonic acid. This enzyme can reside either in the cytoplasm or the nucleus; its subcellular distribution is influenced by extracellular factors, and its nuclear import correlates with changes in leukotriene synthetic capacity. To identify sequences responsible for the nuclear import of 5-lipoxygenase, we transfected NIH 3T3 cells and RAW 264.7 macrophages with expression vectors encoding various 5-lipoxygenase constructs fused to green fluorescent protein. Overexpression of wild type 5-lipoxygenase with or without fusion to green fluorescent protein resulted in a predominantly intranuclear pattern of fluorescence, similar to the distribution of native 5-lipoxygenase in primary alveolar macrophages. Within the 5-lipoxygenase protein is a sequence (Arg⁶³⁸-Lys⁶⁵⁵) that closely resembles a bipartite nuclear localization signal. Studies using deletion mutants indicated that this region was necessary for nuclear import of 5-lipoxygenase. Analysis of mutants containing specific amino acid substitutions within this sequence confirmed that it was this sequence that was necessary for nuclear import of 5-lipoxygenase and that a specific arginine residue was critical for this function. As nuclear import of 5-lipoxygenase may regulate leukotriene production, natural or induced mutations in this bipartite nuclear localization sequence may also be important in affecting leukotriene synthesis.

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