Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) is a novel CARD14-binding protein in keratinocytes.

Caspase recruitment domain (CARD)-containing protein 14 (CARD14) is an intracellular protein that mediates nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-ĸB) signaling and proinflammatory gene expression in skin keratinocytes. Several hyperactivating CARD14 mutations have been associated with psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases. CARD14-induced NF-ĸB signaling is dependent on the formation of a CARD14-BCL10-MALT1 (CBM) signaling complex, but upstream receptors and molecular mechanisms that activate and regulate CARD14 signaling are still largely unclear. Using unbiased affinity purification and mass spectrometry (AP-MS) screening, we discover polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) as a novel CARD14-binding protein. CARD14-PLK1 binding is independent of the CARD14 CARD domain but involves a consensus phospho-dependent PLK1-binding motif in the CARD14 linker region (LR). Expression of the psoriasis-associated CARD14(E138A) variant in human keratinocytes induces the recruitment of PLK1 to CARD14-containing signalosomes in interphase cells, but does not affect the specific location of PLK1 in mitotic cells. Finally, disruption of the PLK1-binding motif in CARD14(E138A) increases CARD14-induced proinflammatory signaling and gene expression. Together, our data identify PLK1 as a novel CARD14-binding protein and indicate a negative regulatory role for PLK1 in CARD14 signaling.

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