IKK2/β mediated phosphorylation of transcription factor Ets2 at site(s) distal to DNA binding domain negatively modulates its DNA binding activity

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Abstract Transcription factor Ets2 coalesce with the NF-κB pathway to regulate gene expression in specific signaling contexts. IKK2/β-mediated phosphorylation events critically regulate the NF-κB pathway. However, any link between Ets2 and IKK2 remains elusive. Here we report Ets2 as a direct substrate of IKK2. In-vitro kinase assays using deletion constructs, high resolution MS-MS and site directed mutagenesis identified S295 as a prominent phosphorylation site distal to the DNA binding domain, substitution of which to phosphormimetic Glutamate triggers further phosphorylation of Ets2. MD simulations clearly indicate conformational constriction of the otherwise disordered N-terminal region and inhibition of DNA binding activity upon phosphorylation, which was further confirmed by Electrophoretic mobility shift assays. Our results uncover a phosphoregulatory connection between Ets2 and IKK2.

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