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Gaidos G, Soni S, Oswald DJ, Toselli PA, Kirsch KH. Structure and function analysis of the CMS/CIN85 protein family identifies actin-bundling properties and heterotypic-complex formation. J Cell Sci 2007; 120:2366-77. [PMID: 17606992 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.004333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Members of the CMS/CIN85 protein family participate in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and play a crucial role in maintaining the kidney filtration barrier. The CMS protein structure includes three Src homology 3 (SH3) domains and a proline-rich (PR) region that is connected by a `linker' sequence to a coiled-coil (CC) domain. We show that CMS is a component of special actin-rich adhesion structures – podosomes – and demonstrate specific actin-binding properties of CMS. We have found that the entire C-terminal half of CMS is necessary for efficient binding to filamentous actin (F-actin). CMS and CIN85 can crosslink F-actin into bundles, a function that depends on the PR region and the CC domain. Removal of these domains reduces migration. CMS can also form heterotypic complexes with CIN85. CIN85 is expressed as multiple isoforms that share the CC domain, suggesting that heterotypic interactions with CMS provides a mechanism to regulate CMS binding to F-actin and thus for modulating dynamic rearrangements of the cytoskeleton.
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- Gabriel Gaidos
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Dikic I, Schmidt MHH. Malfunctions within the Cbl interactome uncouple receptor tyrosine kinases from destructive transport. Eur J Cell Biol 2007; 86:505-12. [PMID: 17553592 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2007.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Revised: 04/24/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Proteins of the Cbl family are adaptor molecules and ubiquitin ligases with major functions in the regulation, intracellular transport and degradation of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). Due to this central role, mutations that cause malfunctions of Cbl or their associated proteins - termed the Cbl interactome - easily lead to the transformation of affected cells and eventually the development of cancer. This review intends to give an overview on the mechanisms of Cbl-mediated cell transformation in light of the dysregulated intracellular trafficking of RTKs.
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- Ivan Dikic
- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University School of Medicine, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, D-60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Liu Y, Purvis J, Shih A, Weinstein J, Agrawal N, Radhakrishnan R. A multiscale computational approach to dissect early events in the Erb family receptor mediated activation, differential signaling, and relevance to oncogenic transformations. Ann Biomed Eng 2007; 35:1012-25. [PMID: 17273938 PMCID: PMC3021414 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9251-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2006] [Accepted: 12/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We describe a hierarchical multiscale computational approach based on molecular dynamics simulations, free energy-based molecular docking simulations, deterministic network-based kinetic modeling, and hybrid discrete/continuum stochastic dynamics protocols to study the dimer-mediated receptor activation characteristics of the Erb family receptors, specifically the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Through these modeling approaches, we are able to extend the prior modeling of EGF-mediated signal transduction by considering specific EGFR tyrosine kinase (EGFRTK) docking interactions mediated by differential binding and phosphorylation of different C-terminal peptide tyrosines on the RTK tail. By modeling signal flows through branching pathways of the EGFRTK resolved on a molecular basis, we are able to transcribe the effects of molecular alterations in the receptor (e.g., mutant forms of the receptor) to differing kinetic behavior and downstream signaling response. Our molecular dynamics simulations show that the drug sensitizing mutation (L834R) of EGFR stabilizes the active conformation to make the system constitutively active. Docking simulations show preferential characteristics (for wildtype vs. mutant receptors) in inhibitor binding as well as preferential enhancement of phosphorylation of particular substrate tyrosines over others. We find that in comparison to the wildtype system, the L834R mutant RTK preferentially binds the inhibitor erlotinib, as well as preferentially phosphorylates the substrate tyrosine Y1068 but not Y1173. We predict that these molecular level changes result in preferential activation of the Akt signaling pathway in comparison to the Erk signaling pathway for cells with normal EGFR expression. For cells with EGFR over expression, the mutant over activates both Erk and Akt pathways, in comparison to wildtype. These results are consistent with qualitative experimental measurements reported in the literature. We discuss these consequences in light of how the network topology and signaling characteristics of altered (mutant) cell lines are shaped differently in relationship to native cell lines.
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- Yingting Liu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 240 Skirkanich Hall, 210 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Genomics and Computational Biology Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 240 Skirkanich Hall, 210 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 240 Skirkanich Hall, 210 S. 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Genomics and Computational Biology Program, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Beuret L, Flori E, Denoyelle C, Bille K, Busca R, Picardo M, Bertolotto C, Ballotti R. Up-regulation of MET Expression by α-Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone and MITF Allows Hepatocyte Growth Factor to Protect Melanocytes and Melanoma Cells from Apoptosis. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:14140-7. [PMID: 17371876 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m611563200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The MET proto-oncogene encodes for the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor, a plasma membrane tyrosine kinase that is involved in melanocyte growth and melanoma development. In mouse melanoma cells, Met expression is increased by alphaMSH via the activation of the cAMP pathway. However, the mechanism by which cAMP regulates MET and the biological consequences of this increase were not known. In the present report, we show that alphaMSH regulates MET expression in both human melanocytes and mouse melanoma cells through a transcriptional mechanism that requires MITF. Furthermore, the adenovirus driven expression of MITF is sufficient to increase MET in melanoma cells. Functional analysis of the MET promoter allows us to identify an E-box motif conserved in both human and mouse promoter that mediates the effect of MITF. Interestingly, up-regulation of MET expression by cAMP leads to an exacerbated HGF signaling and allows HGF to protect melanocytes and melanoma cells from apoptosis. Thus, physiological stimuli or pathological events that would induce MITF expression may lead to increased MET expression thereby favoring melanoma survival. These observations strengthen the roles of MITF and MET in melanoma development.
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- Laurent Beuret
- INSERM, U597, Biologie et Pathologies des Cellules Mélanocytaires: de la Pigmentation Cutanée au Mélanome, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer, Nice Cedex 2, France
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Li N, Lorinczi M, Ireton K, Elferink LA. Specific Grb2-mediated interactions regulate clathrin-dependent endocytosis of the cMet-tyrosine kinase. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:16764-75. [PMID: 17449471 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m610835200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lysosomal degradation of the receptor-tyrosine kinase cMet requires receptor ubiquitination by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Cbl followed by clathrin-dependent internalization. A role for Cbl as an adaptor for cMet internalization has been previously reported. However, the requirement for Cbl ubiquitin ligase activity in this process and its mode of recruitment to cMet has yet to be determined. Cbl can directly bind cMet at phosphotyrosine 1003 or indirectly via Grb2 to phosphotyrosine 1356 in the multisubstrate binding domain of cMet. The direct binding of Cbl with cMet is critical for receptor degradation and not receptor internalization. Here we show a strict requirement for Grb2 and the ubiquitin ligase activity of Cbl for cMet endocytosis. Receptor internalization was impaired by small interfering RNA depletion of Grb2, overexpression of dominant negative Grb2 mutants, and point mutations in the cMet multisubstrate docking site that inhibits the direct association of Grb2 with cMet. The requirement for Grb2 was specific and did not involve the multiadaptor Gab1. cMet internalization was impaired in cells expressing an ubiquitin ligase-deficient Cbl mutant or conjugation-deficient ubiquitin but was unaffected in cells expressing a Cbl mutant that is unable to bind cMet directly. Expression of a Cbl-Grb2 chimera rescued impaired cMet endocytosis in cells depleted of endogenous Grb2. These results indicate that the ubiquitin ligase activity of Cbl is critical for clathrin-dependent cMet internalization and suggest a role for Grb2 as an intermediary linking Cbl ubiquitin ligase activity to this process.
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- Ning Li
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-1074, USA
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Sattler M, Salgia R. c-Met and hepatocyte growth factor: Potential as novel targets in cancer therapy. Curr Oncol Rep 2007; 9:102-8. [PMID: 17288874 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-007-0005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Receptor tyrosine kinases have come to fruition as therapeutic targets in a variety of malignancies. In this group of targets, the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase plays an important role in increased cell growth, reduced apoptosis, altered cytoskeletal function, increased metastasis, and other biologic changes. The ligand for c-Met is hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), also known as scatter factor. Met is overexpressed and mutated in a variety of malignancies, among which germline mutations are of particular interest. Most mutations of Met have been found in the juxtamembrane, the tyrosine kinase, and the semaphorin domain. Met gain-of-function mutations lead to deregulated or prolonged tyrosine kinase activity, which is instrumental to its transforming activity. This review summarizes the biologic functions regulated by Met and its structural requirements as well as related developments in targeted therapy. Treatment approaches, including antagonism of HGF binding to Met, targeting of RNA and the Met protein, and inhibition of the tyrosine kinase domain of Met, are highlighted. Targeting of the HGF/Met pathway, alone or in combination with standard therapies, is likely to improve current therapies in Met-dependent malignancies.
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- Martin Sattler
- Department of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Gauthier NC, Monzo P, Gonzalez T, Doye A, Oldani A, Gounon P, Ricci V, Cormont M, Boquet P. Early endosomes associated with dynamic F-actin structures are required for late trafficking of H. pylori VacA toxin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 177:343-54. [PMID: 17438076 PMCID: PMC2064141 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200609061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) are endocytosed by a clathrin- independent pathway into vesicles named GPI-AP–enriched early endosomal compartments (GEECs). We recently showed that the vacuolating toxin VacA secreted by Helicobacter pylori is endocytosed into the GEECs (Gauthier, N.C., P. Monzo, V. Kaddai, A. Doye, V. Ricci, and P. Boquet. 2005. Mol. Biol. Cell. 16:4852–4866). Unlike GPI-APs that are mostly recycled back to the plasma membrane, VacA reaches early endosomes (EEs) and then late endosomes (LEs), where vacuolation occurs. In this study, we used VacA to study the trafficking pathway between GEECs and LEs. We found that VacA routing from GEECs to LEs required polymerized actin. During this trafficking, VacA was transferred from GEECs to EEs associated with polymerized actin structures. The CD2-associated protein (CD2AP), a docking protein implicated in intracellular trafficking, bridged the filamentous actin (F-actin) structures with EEs containing VacA. CD2AP regulated those F-actin structures and was required to transfer VacA from GEECs to LEs. These results demonstrate that sorting from GEECs to LEs requires dynamic F-actin structures on EEs.
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- Nils C Gauthier
- Unité 627 and 2Unité 568, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Medicale, Faculty of Medicine, 06107 Nice, Cedex 02, France
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Increasing evidence from a variety of cell types has highlighted the importance of the actin cytoskeleton during endocytosis. No longer is actin viewed as a passive barrier that must be removed to allow endocytosis to proceed. Rather, actin structures are dynamically organised to assist the remodelling of the cell surface to allow inward movement of vesicles. The majority of our mechanistic insight into the role of actin in endocytosis has come from studies in budding yeast. Although endocytosis in mammalian cells is clearly more complex and subject to a greater array of regulatory signals, recent advances have revealed actin, and actin-regulatory proteins, to be present at endocytic sites. Furthermore, live cell imaging indicates that spatiotemporal aspects of actin recruitment and vesicle formation are likely to be conserved across eukaryotic evolution.
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- Elizabeth Smythe
- Department of Biomedical Science, Firth Court, Western Bank, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Tanos BE, Pendergast AM. Abi-1 forms an epidermal growth factor-inducible complex with Cbl: role in receptor endocytosis. Cell Signal 2007; 19:1602-9. [PMID: 17395426 PMCID: PMC2703420 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2007.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 02/09/2007] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The Abl-interactor (Abi) proteins are involved in the regulation of actin polymerization and have recently been shown to modulate epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) endocytosis. Here we describe the identification of a novel complex between Abi-1 and the Cbl ubiquitin ligase that is induced by stimulation with EGF. Notably, an Abi-1 mutant lacking the SH3 domain (DeltaSH3) fails to interact with Cbl and inhibits EGFR internalization. We show that expression of the Abi-1DeltaSH3 mutant inhibits Cbl accumulation at the plasma membrane after EGF treatment. We have previously shown that the oncogenic Abl tyrosine kinase inhibits EGFR internalization. Here we report that the oncogenic Abl kinase disrupts the EGF-inducible Abi-1/Cbl complex, highlighting the importance of Abl kinases and downstream effectors in the regulation of EGFR internalization. Thus, our work reveals a new role for oncogenic Abl tyrosine kinases in the regulation of the Abi-1/Cbl protein complex and uncovers a role for the Abi-1/Cbl complex in the regulation of EGFR endocytosis.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3813, Durham, NC, 27710, USA. Phone: (919) 681-8086, Fax: (919) 681-7148, E-mail:
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Le Bras S, Moon C, Foucault I, Breittmayer JP, Deckert M. Abl-SH3 binding protein 2, 3BP2, interacts with CIN85 and HIP-55. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:967-74. [PMID: 17306257 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2006] [Revised: 01/24/2007] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The adapter 3BP2 is involved in leukocyte signaling downstream Src/Syk-kinases coupled immunoreceptors. Here, we show that 3BP2 directly interacts with the endocytic scaffold protein CIN85 and the actin-binding protein HIP-55. 3BP2 co-localized with CIN85 and HIP-55 in T cell rafts and at the T cell/APC synapse, an active zone of receptors and proteins recycling. A binding region of CIN85 SH3 domains on 3BP2 was mapped to a PVPTPR motif in the first proline-rich region of 3BP2, whereas the C-terminal SH3 domain of HIP-55 bound a more distal proline-rich domain of 3BP2. Together, our data suggest an unexpected role of 3BP2 in endocytic and cytoskeletal regulation through its interaction with CIN85 and HIP-55.
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- Séverine Le Bras
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université de Nice-Sophia-Antipolis, UMR 576, Hôpital de l'Archet, Route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, Nice cédex 3, F-06202, France
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Stamenova SD, French ME, He Y, Francis SA, Kramer ZB, Hicke L. Ubiquitin binds to and regulates a subset of SH3 domains. Mol Cell 2007; 25:273-84. [PMID: 17244534 PMCID: PMC2713028 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2005] [Revised: 10/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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SH3 domains are modules of 50-70 amino acids that promote interactions among proteins, often participating in the assembly of large dynamic complexes. These domains bind to peptide ligands, which usually contain a core Pro-X-X-Pro (PXXP) sequence. Here we identify a class of SH3 domains that bind to ubiquitin. The yeast endocytic protein Sla1, as well as the mammalian proteins CIN85 and amphiphysin, carry ubiquitin-binding SH3 domains. Ubiquitin and peptide ligands bind to the same hydrophobic groove on the SH3 domain surface, and ubiquitin and a PXXP-containing protein fragment compete for binding to SH3 domains. We conclude that a subset of SH3 domains constitutes a distinct type of ubiquitin-binding domain and that ubiquitin binding can negatively regulate interaction of SH3 domains with canonical proline-rich ligands.
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- Svetoslava D Stamenova
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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Nam JM, Onodera Y, Mazaki Y, Miyoshi H, Hashimoto S, Sabe H. CIN85, a Cbl-interacting protein, is a component of AMAP1-mediated breast cancer invasion machinery. EMBO J 2007; 26:647-56. [PMID: 17255943 PMCID: PMC1794391 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2006] [Accepted: 12/07/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Expression of AMAP1 correlates well with the invasive phenotypes and malignancy of human primary breast carcinomas. AMAP1 recruits its binding proteins, such as cortactin and paxillin, to sites of Arf6 activation to form invadopodia. A mouse ortholog of AMAP1, ASAP1, is known to bind to CIN85, a binding partner of an E3 ligase, Cbl. Here, we found that CIN85 colocalizes with AMAP1 at invadopodia, and binding of AMAP1 with CIN85 is important for the invasive activities of breast cancer cells, including MDA-MB-231. siRNA-mediated silencing of CIN85, as well as Cbl, also inhibited the invasion. We moreover found that AMAP1 is monoubiquitinated, rather than polyubiquitinated, by virtue of Cbl and provide evidence that the ability of AMAP1 to be monoubiquitinated is important for its involvement in invasion. Our results indicate that CIN85, as well as Cbl, which is a well-known suppressor of growth factor receptor signaling, can be positively involved in tumor invasion, and suggest that a complex epigenetic process is involved in AMAP1 function in breast cancer cell invasion.
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- Jin-Min Nam
- Department of Molecular Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Subteam for Manipulation of Cell Fate, BioResource Center, RIKEN Tsukuba Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, 6-2-4 Furuedai, Suita, Osaka 565-0874, Japan. Tel.: +81 6 6872 4814; Fax: +81 6 6871 6686; E-mail:
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Tossidou I, Kardinal C, Peters I, Kriz W, Shaw A, Dikic I, Tkachuk S, Dumler I, Haller H, Schiffer M. CD2AP/CIN85 balance determines receptor tyrosine kinase signaling response in podocytes. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:7457-64. [PMID: 17213204 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m608519200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Defects in podocyte signaling are the basis of many inherited glomerular diseases leading to glomerulosclerosis. CD2-associated protein (CD2AP) is highly expressed in podocytes and is considered to play an important role in the maintenance of the glomerular slit diaphragm. Mice deficient for CD2AP (CD2AP(-/-)) appear normal at birth but develop a rapid onset nephrotic syndrome at 3 weeks of age. We demonstrate that impaired intracellular signaling with subsequent podocyte damage is the reason for this delayed podocyte injury in CD2AP(-/-) mice. We document that CD2AP deficiency in podocytes leads to diminished signal initiation and termination of signaling pathways mediated by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). In addition, we demonstrate that CIN85, a paralog of CD2AP, is involved in termination of RTK signaling in podocytes. CIN85 protein expression is increased in CD2AP(-/-) podocytes in vitro. Stimulation of CD2AP(-/-) podocytes with various growth factors, including insulin-like growth factor 1, vascular endothelial growth factor, and fibroblast growth factor, resulted in a significantly decreased phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT and ERK signaling response. Moreover, increased CIN85 protein is detectable in podocytes in diseased CD2AP(-/-) mice, leading to decreased base-line activation of ERK and decreased phosphorylation after growth factor stimulation in vivo. Because repression of CIN85 protein leads to a restored RTK signaling response, our results support an important role of CD2AP/CIN85 protein balance in the normal signaling response of podocytes.
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- Irini Tossidou
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, and Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Chowdhury S, Shepherd JD, Okuno H, Lyford G, Petralia RS, Plath N, Kuhl D, Huganir RL, Worley PF. Arc/Arg3.1 interacts with the endocytic machinery to regulate AMPA receptor trafficking. Neuron 2007; 52:445-59. [PMID: 17088211 PMCID: PMC1784006 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 583] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2005] [Revised: 04/13/2006] [Accepted: 08/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Arc/Arg3.1 is an immediate-early gene whose mRNA is rapidly transcribed and targeted to dendrites of neurons as they engage in information processing and storage. Moreover, Arc/Arg3.1 is known to be required for durable forms of synaptic plasticity and learning. Despite these intriguing links to plasticity, Arc/Arg3.1's molecular function remains enigmatic. Here, we demonstrate that Arc/Arg3.1 protein interacts with dynamin and specific isoforms of endophilin to enhance receptor endocytosis. Arc/Arg3.1 selectively modulates trafficking of AMPA-type glutamate receptors (AMPARs) in neurons by accelerating endocytosis and reducing surface expression. The Arc/Arg3.1-endocytosis pathway appears to regulate basal AMPAR levels since Arc/Arg3.1 KO neurons exhibit markedly reduced endocytosis and increased steady-state surface levels. These findings reveal a novel molecular pathway that is regulated by Arc/Arg3.1 and likely contributes to late-phase synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation.
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- Shoaib Chowdhury
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Molecular Neurobiology, Dept. of Biology-Chemistry-Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin
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- Molecular Neurobiology, Dept. of Biology-Chemistry-Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Gustin SE, Thien CBF, Langdon WY. Cbl-b is a negative regulator of inflammatory cytokines produced by IgE-activated mast cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:5980-9. [PMID: 17056522 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.5980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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c-Cbl and Cbl-b E3 ubiquitin ligases are abundantly expressed in hemopoietic cells where they negatively regulate the activity and levels of many cell surface receptors and associated signaling molecules. By comparing bone marrow-derived mast cells from c-Cbl and Cbl-b-deficient mice it has recently been shown that Cbl-b is the dominant family member for negatively regulating signaling responses from high-affinity IgE receptors. In this study, we suggest that a possible reason for the greater enhancement of IgE receptor signaling in Cbl-b-deficient mice is the relatively higher levels of Cbl-b protein over c-Cbl in mast cells compared with other hemopoietic cells. We also directly compare mast cells from c-Cbl and Cbl-b-deficient mice and find that loss of Cbl-b, but not c-Cbl, increases cell growth, retards receptor internalization, and causes the sustained tyrosine phosphorylation of Syk and its substrates. However, loss of Cbl-b does not enhance the activation of ERK or Akt, nor does it promote a greater calcium response. Furthermore, loss of Cbl-b or c-Cbl does not increase levels of the Syk or Lyn protein tyrosine kinases. Most notable, however, is the extremely large increase in the production of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-6, and MCP-1 by Cbl-b(-/-) mast cells compared with levels produced by c-Cbl(-/-) or wild-type cells. This marked induction, which appears to be restricted to these three cytokines, is dependent on IgE receptor activation and correlates with enhanced IkappaB kinase phosphorylation. Thus, Cbl-b functions as a potent negative regulator of cytokines that promote allergic and inflammatory reactions.
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- Sonja E Gustin
- School of Surgery and Pathology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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Hoffmann KM, Tapia JA, Berna MJ, Thill M, Braunschweig T, Mantey SA, Moody TW, Jensen RT. Gastrointestinal Hormones Cause Rapid c-Met Receptor Down-regulation by a Novel Mechanism Involving Clathrin-mediated Endocytosis and a Lysosome-dependent Mechanism. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:37705-19. [PMID: 17035232 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602583200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The activated c-Met receptor has potent effects on normal tissues and tumors. c-Met levels are regulated by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF); however, it is unknown if they can be regulated by gastrointestinal (GI) hormones. c-Met is found in many GI tissues/tumors that possess GI hormone receptors. We studied the effect of GI hormones on c-Met in rat pancreatic acini, which possess both receptors. CCK-8, carbachol, and bombesin, but not VIP/secretin, decreased c-Met. CCK-8 caused rapid and potent c-Met down-regulation and abolished HGF-induced c-Met and Gab1 tyrosine phosphorylation, while stimulating c-Met serine phosphorylation. The effect of cholecystokinin (CCK) was also seen in intact acini using immunofluorescence, in a biotinylated fraction representing membrane proteins, in single acinar cells, in Panc-1 tumor cells, and in vivo in rats injected with CCK. CCK-8 did not decrease cell viability or overall responsiveness. GF109203X, thapsigargin, or their combination partially reversed the effect of CCK-8. In contrast to HGF-induced c-Met down-regulation, the effect of CCK was decreased by a lysosome inhibitor (concanamycin) but not the proteasome inhibitor lactacystin. Inhibitors of clathrin-mediated endocytosis blocked the effect of CCK. HGF but not CCK-8 caused c-Met ubiquitination. These results show CCK and other GI hormones can cause rapid c-Met down-regulation, which occurs by a novel mechanism. These results could be important for c-Met regulation in normal as well as in neoplastic tissue in the GI tract.
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- K Martin Hoffmann
- Digestive Diseases Branch, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1804, USA
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Ichioka F, Takaya E, Suzuki H, Kajigaya S, Buchman VL, Shibata H, Maki M. HD-PTP and Alix share some membrane-traffic related proteins that interact with their Bro1 domains or proline-rich regions. Arch Biochem Biophys 2006; 457:142-9. [PMID: 17174262 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Revised: 11/07/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mammalian Alix is a multifunctional adaptor protein involved in cell death, receptor endocytosis, endosomal protein sorting and cell adhesion by associating with various proteins such as ALG-2, CIN85/Rukl/SETA, endophilins, CHMP4s and TSG101. HD-PTP is a paralog of Alix and a putative protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) that contains a Bro1 domain, coiled-coils, a proline-rich region (PRR) in addition to a PTP domain. We investigated interactions between HD-PTP and Alix-binding proteins. In the yeast two-hybrid assay, HD-PTP showed positive interactions with CHMP4b/Shax1, TSG101, endophilin A1 and ALG-2 but not with either RabGAPLP or CIN85. We confirmed the interactions in a mammalian system by Strep-pulldown assays in which pulldown products from the lysates of HEK293T cells expressing either Strep-tagged HD-PTP alone or co-expressing with epitope-tagged proteins were analyzed by Western blotting using specific antibodies. While Alix associated with both ALG-2 and TSG101 in a Ca2+-dependent manner, HD-PTP interacted with ALG-2 Ca2+-dependently but with TSG101 Ca2+-independently.
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- Fumitaka Ichioka
- Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Dragone LL, Myers MD, White C, Gadwal S, Sosinowski T, Gu H, Weiss A. Src-like adaptor protein (SLAP) regulates B cell receptor levels in a c-Cbl-dependent manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:18202-7. [PMID: 17110436 PMCID: PMC1838730 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0608965103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Src-like adaptor protein (SLAP) and c-Cbl recently have been shown to cooperate in regulating T cell receptor (TCR) levels in developing T cells. SLAP also is expressed in developing B cells, and its deficiency leads to alterations in B cell receptor (BCR) levels and B cell development. Hence, we hypothesized that SLAP and c-Cbl may cooperate during B cell development to regulate BCR levels. In mice deficient in both SLAP and c-Cbl, we found that B cell development is altered, suggesting that they function through intersecting pathways. To study the mechanism by which SLAP and c-Cbl alter BCR levels, we coexpressed them in a mature mouse B cell line (Bal-17). First we determined that SLAP associates with proximal components of the BCR complex after stimulation and internalization. Coexpression of SLAP and c-Cbl in Bal-17 led to decreased surface and total BCR levels. This decrease in BCR levels depended on intact Src homology 2 (SH2) and C-terminal domains of SLAP. In addition, a mutation in the SH2 domain of SLAP blocked its colocalization with c-Cbl and the BCR complex, whereas deletion of the C terminus did not affect its localization. Last, coexpression of SLAP and c-Cbl altered BCR complex recycling. This alteration in BCR complex recycling depended on enzymatically active c-Cbl and Src family kinases, as well as the intact SH2 and C-terminal domains of SLAP. These data suggest that SLAP has a conserved function in B and T cells by adapting c-Cbl to the antigen-receptor complex and targeting it for degradation.
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- Leonard L. Dragone
- Division of Pediatric Immunology/Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, and
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
- Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Division of Pediatric Immunology/Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, and
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- University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250
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- Microbiology Department, Columbia University, College of Physician and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
- Rosalind Russell Medical Research Center for Arthritis, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143
- To whom correspondence should be addressed at:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, 513 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0795, San Francisco, CA 94143. E-mail:
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Sanjay A, Miyazaki T, Itzstein C, Purev E, Horne WC, Baron R. Identification and functional characterization of an Src homology domain 3 domain-binding site on Cbl. FEBS J 2006; 273:5442-56. [PMID: 17094785 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05535.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cbl is an adaptor protein and ubiquitin ligase that binds and is phosphorylated by the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase Src. We previously showed that the primary interaction between Src and Cbl is mediated by the Src homology domain 3 (SH3) of Src binding to proline-rich sequences of Cbl. The peptide Cbl RDLPPPPPPDRP(540-551), which corresponds to residues 540-551 of Cbl, inhibited the binding of a GST-Src SH3 fusion protein to Cbl, whereas RDLAPPAPPPDR(540-551) did not, suggesting that Src binds to this site on Cbl in a class I orientation. Mutating prolines 543-548 reduced Src binding to the Cbl 479-636 fragment significantly more than mutating the prolines in the PPVPPR(494-499) motif, which was previously reported to bind Src SH3. Mutating Cbl prolines 543-548 to alanines substantially reduced Src binding to Cbl, Src-induced phosphorylation of Cbl, and the inhibition of Src kinase activity by Cbl. Expressing the mutated Cbl in osteoclasts induced a moderate reduction in bone-resorbing activity and increased amounts of Src protein. In contrast, disabling the tyrosine kinase-binding domain of full-length Cbl by mutating glycine 306 to glutamic acid, and thereby preventing the previously described binding of the tyrosine kinase-binding domain to the Src phosphotyrosine 416, had no effect on Cbl phosphorylation, the inhibition of Src activity by full-length Cbl, or bone resorption. These data indicate that the Cbl RDLPPPP(540-546) sequence is a functionally important binding site for Src.
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- Archana Sanjay
- Departments of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation and Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Swaminathan G, Tsygankov AY. The Cbl family proteins: ring leaders in regulation of cell signaling. J Cell Physiol 2006; 209:21-43. [PMID: 16741904 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The proto-oncogenic protein c-Cbl was discovered as the cellular form of v-Cbl, a retroviral transforming protein. This was followed over the years by important discoveries, which identified c-Cbl and other Cbl-family proteins as key players in several signaling pathways. c-Cbl has donned the role of a multivalent adaptor protein, capable of interacting with a plethora of proteins, and has been shown to positively influence certain biological processes. The identity of c-Cbl as an E3 ubiquitin ligase unveiled the existence of an important negative regulatory pathway involved in maintaining homeostasis in protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) signaling. Recent years have also seen the emergence of novel regulators of Cbl, which have provided further insights into the complexity of Cbl-influenced pathways. This review will endeavor to provide a summary of current studies focused on the effects of Cbl proteins on various biological processes and the mechanism of these effects. The major sections of the review are as follows: Structure and genomic organization of Cbl proteins; Phosphorylation of Cbl; Interactions of Cbl; Localization of Cbl; Mechanism of effects of Cbl: (a) Ubiquitylation-dependent events: This section elucidates the mechanism of Cbl-mediated downregulation of EGFR and details the PTK and non-PTKs targeted by Cbl. In addition, it addresses the functional requirements for E3 Ubiquitin ligase activity of Cbl and negative regulation of Cbl-mediated downregulation of PTKs, (b) Adaptor functions: This section discusses the mechanisms of adaptor functions of Cbl in mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation, insulin signaling, regulation of Ras-related protein 1 (Rap1), PI-3' kinase signaling, and regulation of Rho-family GTPases and cytoskeleton; Biological functions: This section gives an account of the diverse biological functions of Cbl and includes the role of Cbl in transformation, T-cell signaling and thymus development, B-cell signaling, mast-cell degranulation, macrophage functions, bone development, neurite growth, platelet activation, muscle degeneration, and bacterial invasion; Conclusions and perspectives.
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- Gayathri Swaminathan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kawata A, Iida J, Ikeda M, Sato Y, Mori H, Kansaku A, Sumita K, Fujiwara N, Rokukawa C, Hamano M, Hirabayashi S, Hata Y. CIN85 is localized at synapses and forms a complex with S-SCAM via dendrin. J Biochem 2006; 139:931-9. [PMID: 16751601 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvj105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Membrane-associated guanylate kinase inverted (MAGI)-1 plays a role as a scaffold at cell junctions in non-neuronal cells, while S-SCAM, its neuronal isoform, is involved in the organization of synapses. A search for MAGI-1-interacting proteins by yeast two-hybrid screening of a kidney cDNA library yielded dendrin. As dendrin was originally reported as a brain-specific postsynaptic protein, we tested the interaction between dendrin and S-SCAM and revealed that dendrin binds to the WW domains of S-SCAM. Dendrin is known to be dendritically translated but its function is largely unknown. To gain insights into the physiological meaning of the interaction, we performed a second yeast two-hybrid screening using dendrin as a bait. We identified CIN85, an endocytic scaffold protein, as a putative dendrin-interactor. Immunocytochemistry and subcellular fractionation analysis supported the synaptic localization of CIN85. The first SH3 domain and the C-terminal region of CIN85 bind to the proline-rich region and the N-terminal region of dendrin, respectively. In vitro experiments suggest that dendrin forms a ternary complex with CIN85 and S-SCAM and that this complex formation facilitates the recruitment of dendrin and S-SCAM to vesicle-like structures where CIN85 is accumulated.
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- Akira Kawata
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519
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Veiga E, Cossart P. The role of clathrin-dependent endocytosis in bacterial internalization. Trends Cell Biol 2006; 16:499-504. [PMID: 16962776 PMCID: PMC7126422 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2006.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Revised: 07/31/2006] [Accepted: 08/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Internalization of bacteria into mammalian host cells has been studied extensively in the past two decades. These studies have highlighted the amazingly diverse strategies used by bacterial pathogens to induce their entry in non-phagocytic cells. The roles of actin and of the whole cytoskeletal machinery have been investigated in great detail for several invasive organisms, such as Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia and Listeria. Recent results using Listeria highlight a role for the endocytosis machinery in bacterial entry, suggesting that clathrin-dependent endocytic mechanisms are also involved in internalization of large particles. This contrasts with the generally accepted dogma but agrees with previous studies of bacterial and viral infections and also of phagocytosis.
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- Esteban Veiga
- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Paris, F-75015 France
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Watanabe T, Tsuda M, Makino Y, Ichihara S, Sawa H, Minami A, Mochizuki N, Nagashima K, Tanaka S. Adaptor molecule Crk is required for sustained phosphorylation of Grb2-associated binder 1 and hepatocyte growth factor-induced cell motility of human synovial sarcoma cell lines. Mol Cancer Res 2006; 4:499-510. [PMID: 16849525 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-05-0141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Activation of the c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase through its ligand, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), promotes mitogenic, motogenic, and morphogenic cellular responses. Aberrant HGF/c-Met signaling has been strongly implicated in tumor cell invasion and metastasis. Both HGF and its receptor c-Met have been shown to be overexpressed in human synovial sarcoma, which often metastasizes to the lung; however, little is known about HGF-mediated biological effects in this sarcoma. Here, we provide evidence that Crk adaptor protein is required for the sustained phosphorylation of c-Met-docking protein Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) in response to HGF, leading to the enhanced cell motility of human synovial sarcoma cell lines SYO-1, HS-SY-II, and Fuji. HGF stimulation induced the sustained phosphorylation on Y307 of Gab1 where Crk was recruited. Crk knockdown by RNA interference disturbed this HGF-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of Gab1. By mutational analysis, we identified that Src homology 2 domain of Crk is indispensable for the induction of the phosphorylation on multiple Tyr-X-X-Pro motifs containing Y307 in Gab1. HGF remarkably stimulated cell motility and scattering of synovial sarcoma cell lines, consistent with the prominent activation of Rac1, extreme filopodia formation, and membrane ruffling. Importantly, the elimination of Crk in these cells induced the disorganization of actin cytoskeleton and complete abolishment of HGF-mediated Rac1 activation and cell motility. Time-lapse microscopic analysis revealed the significant attenuation in scattering of Crk knockdown cells following HGF treatment. Furthermore, the depletion of Crk remarkably inhibited the tumor formation and its invasive growth in vivo. These results suggest that the sustained phosphorylation of Gab1 through Crk in response to HGF contributes to the prominent activation of Rac1 leading to enhanced cell motility, scattering, and cell invasion, which may support the crucial role of Crk in the aggressiveness of human synovial sarcoma.
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- Takuya Watanabe
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Signalling through the ERBB/HER receptors is intricately involved in human cancer and already serves as a target for several cancer drugs. Because of its inherent complexity, it is useful to envision ERBB signalling as a bow-tie-configured, evolvable network, which shares modularity, redundancy and control circuits with robust biological and engineered systems. Because network fragility is an inevitable trade-off of robustness, systems-level understanding is expected to generate therapeutic opportunities to intercept aberrant network activation.
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- Ami Citri
- Department of Biological Regulation, the Weizmann Institute of Science, 1 Hertzl Street, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Martin NP, Mohney RP, Dunn S, Das M, Scappini E, O'Bryan JP. Intersectin regulates epidermal growth factor receptor endocytosis, ubiquitylation, and signaling. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 70:1643-53. [PMID: 16914641 DOI: 10.1124/mol.106.028274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are critical for normal cell growth, differentiation, and development, but they contribute to various pathological conditions when disrupted. Activation of RTKs stimulates a plethora of pathways, including the ubiquitylation and endocytosis of the receptor itself. Although endocytosis terminates RTK signaling, it has emerged as a requisite step in RTK activation of signaling pathways. We have discovered that the endocytic scaffolding protein intersectin (ITSN) cooperated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the regulation of cell growth and signaling. However, a biochemical link between ITSN and EGFR was not defined. In this study, we demonstrate that ITSN is a scaffold for the E3 ubiquitin ligase Cbl. ITSN forms a complex with Cbl in vivo mediated by the Src homology (SH) 3 domains binding to the Pro-rich COOH terminus of Cbl. This interaction stimulates the ubiquitylation and degradation of the activated EGFR. Furthermore, silencing ITSN by RNA interference attenuated EGFR internalization as well as activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinasemitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, thereby demonstrating the importance of ITSN in EGFR function. Given the cooperativity between ITSN and additional RTKs, these results point to an important evolutionarily conserved, regulatory role for ITSN in RTK function that is necessary for both signaling from receptors as well as the ultimate termination of receptor signaling.
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- Negin P Martin
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Pai LM, Wang PY, Chen SR, Barcelo G, Chang WL, Nilson L, Schüpbach T. Differential effects of Cbl isoforms on Egfr signaling in Drosophila. Mech Dev 2006; 123:450-62. [PMID: 16844358 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2006.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2005] [Revised: 04/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The Cbl family of proteins downregulate epidermal growth factor receptor (Egfr) signaling via receptor internalization and destruction. These proteins contain two functional domains, a RING finger domain with E3 ligase activity, and a proline rich domain mediating the formation of protein complexes. The Drosophila cbl gene encodes two isoforms, D-CblS and D-CblL. While both contain a RING finger domain, the proline rich domain is absent from D-CblS. We demonstrate that expression of either isoform is sufficient to rescue both the lethality of a D-cbl null mutant and the adult phenotypes characteristic of Egfr hyperactivation, suggesting that both isoforms downregulate Egfr signaling. Interestingly, targeted overexpression of D-CblL, but not D-CblS, results in phenotypes characteristic of reduced Egfr signaling and suppresses the effect of constitutive Egfr activation. The level of D-CblL was significantly correlated with the phenotypic severity of reduced Egfr signaling, suggesting that D-CblL controls the efficiency of downregulation of Egfr signaling. Furthermore, reduced dynamin function suppresses the effects of D-CblL overexpression in follicle cells, suggesting that D-CblL promotes internalization of activated receptors. D-CblL is detected in a punctate cytoplasmic pattern, whereas D-CblS is mainly localized at the follicle cell cortex. Therefore, D-CblS and D-CblL may downregulate Egfr through distinct mechanisms.
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- Li-Mei Pai
- Department of Biochemistry, Chang-Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, ROC.
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Sebastian S, Settleman J, Reshkin SJ, Azzariti A, Bellizzi A, Paradiso A. The complexity of targeting EGFR signalling in cancer: from expression to turnover. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2006; 1766:120-39. [PMID: 16889899 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2006] [Revised: 06/08/2006] [Accepted: 06/15/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (ErbB1 or EGFR) has been found to be altered in a variety of human cancers. A number of agents targeting these receptors, including specific antibodies directed against the ligand-binding domain of the receptor and small molecules that inhibit kinase activity are either in clinical trials or are already approved for clinical treatment. However, identifying patients that are likely to respond to such treatments has been challenging. As a consequence, it still remains important to identify additional alterations of the tumor cell that contribute to the response to EGFR-targeted agents. While EGFR-mediated signalling pathways have been well established, there is still a rather limited understanding of how intracellular protein-protein interactions, ubiquitination, endocytosis and subsequent degradation of EGFR contribute to the determination of sensitivity to EGFR targeting agents and are emerging areas of investigation. This review primarily focuses on the basic signal transduction pathways mediated through activated membrane bound and/or endosomal EGFR and emphasizes the need to co-target additional proteins that function either upstream or downstream of EGFR to improve cancer therapy.
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- Sinto Sebastian
- Clinical Experimental Oncology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Via Amendola, 209, 70126, Bari, Italy
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Wells CD, Fawcett JP, Traweger A, Yamanaka Y, Goudreault M, Elder K, Kulkarni S, Gish G, Virag C, Lim C, Colwill K, Starostine A, Metalnikov P, Pawson T. A Rich1/Amot complex regulates the Cdc42 GTPase and apical-polarity proteins in epithelial cells. Cell 2006; 125:535-48. [PMID: 16678097 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2005] [Revised: 01/12/2006] [Accepted: 02/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Using functional and proteomic screens of proteins that regulate the Cdc42 GTPase, we have identified a network of protein interactions that center around the Cdc42 RhoGAP Rich1 and organize apical polarity in MDCK epithelial cells. Rich1 binds the scaffolding protein angiomotin (Amot) and is thereby targeted to a protein complex at tight junctions (TJs) containing the PDZ-domain proteins Pals1, Patj, and Par-3. Regulation of Cdc42 by Rich1 is necessary for maintenance of TJs, and Rich1 is therefore an important mediator of this polarity complex. Furthermore, the coiled-coil domain of Amot, with which it binds Rich1, is necessary for localization to apical membranes and is required for Amot to relocalize Pals1 and Par-3 to internal puncta. We propose that Rich1 and Amot maintain TJ integrity by the coordinate regulation of Cdc42 and by linking specific components of the TJ to intracellular protein trafficking.
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- Clark D Wells
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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Alix/AIP1 (ALG-2-interacting protein X/apoptosis-linked-gene-2-interacting protein 1) is an adaptor protein that was first described for its capacity to bind to the calcium-binding protein ALG-2 (apoptosis-linked gene 2), the expression of which seemed necessary for cell death. Over-expression of truncated forms of Alix blocks caspase-dependent and -independent mechanisms of cell death. Numerous observations in yeast and in mammalian cells suggest that Alix controls the making of and trafficking through endosomes called MVBs (multivesicular bodies), which are crucial intermediates within the endolysosomal system. In particular, deletion of Bro1, one of the yeast homologues of Alix, leads to an impairment in the function of MVBs, leading to mis-sorting of proteins normally destined to the vacuole. Mammalian Alix may have a similar function and has been shown to bind to lyso(bis)phosphatidic acid, ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) proteins, endophilins and CIN85 (Cbl-interacting protein of 85 kDa), which are all main regulators of the endosomal system. EIAV (equine infectious anaemia virus) and HIV late domains use Alix to recruit the ESCRT machinery in order to bud from the cell surface, underscoring the crucial role of the protein in orchestrating membrane deformation. In this review I develop the hypothesis that the normal function of Alix in the endolysosomal system may be deviated by ALG-2 towards a destructive role during active cell death.
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- Rémy Sadoul
- Neurodégénérescence et Plasticité, E0108, INSERM/Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.
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Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells derived from hematopoietic precursors that are primarily responsible for the degradation of mineralized bone during bone development, homeostasis and repair. In various skeletal disorders such as osteoporosis, hypercalcemia of malignancy, tumor metastases and Paget's disease, bone resorption by osteoclasts exceeds bone formation by osteoblasts leading to decreased bone mass, skeletal fragility and bone fracture. The overall rate of osteoclastic bone resorption is regulated either at the level of differentiation of osteoclasts from their monocytic/macrophage precursor pool or through the regulation of key functional proteins whose specific activities in the mature osteoclast control its attachment, migration and resorption. Thus, reducing osteoclast numbers and/or decreasing the bone resorbing activity of osteoclasts are two common therapeutic approaches for the treatment of hyper-resorptive skeletal diseases. In this review, several of the key functional players involved in the regulation of osteoclast activity will be discussed.
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- Angela Bruzzaniti
- Department of Orthopaedics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Park HJ, Partridge E, Cheung P, Pawling J, Donovan R, Wrana JL, Dennis JW. Chemical enhancers of cytokine signaling that suppress microfilament turnover and tumor cell growth. Cancer Res 2006; 66:3558-66. [PMID: 16585180 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family of cytokines regulates cell proliferation, morphogenesis, and specialized cell functions in metazoans. Herein, we screened a compound library for modifiers of TGF-beta signaling in NMuMG epithelial cells using a cell-based assay to measure Smad2/3 nuclear translocation. We identified five enhancers of TGF-beta signaling that share a core structure of diethyl 2-(anilinomethylene)malonate (DAM), and D(50) values of 1 to 4 micromol/L. Taking advantage of the Mgat5 mutant phenotype of accelerated receptor loss to endocytosis, we determined that DAM-1976 restored the sensitivity of Mgat5(-/-) carcinoma cells to both TGF-beta and epidermal growth factor (EGF). In Mgat5 mutant and wild-type carcinoma cells, DAM-1976 enhanced and prolonged TGF-beta- and EGF-dependent Smad2/3 and Erk activation, respectively. DAM-1976 reduced ligand-dependent EGF receptor endocytosis, actin microfilament turnover, and cell spreading, suggesting that the compound attenuates vesicular trafficking. Hyperactivation of intracellular signaling has the potential to suppress tumor cell growth and, in this regard, DAM-1976 represents a new pharmacophore that increases basal activation of Smad2/3 and Erk, inhibits microfilament remodeling, and suppresses carcinoma cell growth.
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- Hyun-Joo Park
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, 600 University Avenue R988, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5
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Ubiquitylation of membrane proteins has gained considerable interest in recent years. It has been recognized as a signal that negatively regulates the cell surface expression of many plasma membrane proteins both in yeast and in mammalian cells. Moreover, it is also involved in endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation of membrane proteins, and it acts as a sorting signal both in the secretory pathway and in endosomes, where it targets proteins into multivesicular bodies in the lumen of vacuoles/lysosomes. In this review we discuss the progress in understanding these processes, achieved during the past several years.
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- Olivier Staub
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Petrelli A, Circosta P, Granziero L, Mazzone M, Pisacane A, Fenoglio S, Comoglio PM, Giordano S. Ab-induced ectodomain shedding mediates hepatocyte growth factor receptor down-regulation and hampers biological activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:5090-5. [PMID: 16547140 PMCID: PMC1458799 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0508156103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Targeting tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs) with specific Abs is a promising therapeutic approach for cancer treatment, although the molecular mechanism(s) responsible for the Abs' biological activity are not completely known. We targeted the transmembrane RTK for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) with a monoclonal Ab (DN30). In vitro, chronic treatment of carcinoma cell lines resulted in impairment of HGF-induced signal transduction, anchorage-independent growth, and invasiveness. In vivo, administration of DN30 inhibited growth and metastatic spread to the lung of neoplastic cells s.c. transplanted into immunodeficient nu/nu mice. This Ab efficiently down-regulates HGF receptor through a molecular mechanism involving a double proteolytic cleavage: (i) cleavage of the extracellular portion, resulting in "shedding" of the ectodomain, and (ii) cleavage of the intracellular domain, which is rapidly degraded by the proteasome. Interestingly, the "decoy effect" generated by the shed ectodomain, acting as a dominant negative molecule, enhanced the inhibitory effect of the Ab.
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- Unit of Pathology, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (IRCC), University of Turin Medical School, 10060 Candiolo, Italy
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Ren G, Vajjhala P, Lee JS, Winsor B, Munn AL. The BAR domain proteins: molding membranes in fission, fusion, and phagy. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2006; 70:37-120. [PMID: 16524918 PMCID: PMC1393252 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.70.1.37-120.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The Bin1/amphiphysin/Rvs167 (BAR) domain proteins are a ubiquitous protein family. Genes encoding members of this family have not yet been found in the genomes of prokaryotes, but within eukaryotes, BAR domain proteins are found universally from unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast through to plants, insects, and vertebrates. BAR domain proteins share an N-terminal BAR domain with a high propensity to adopt alpha-helical structure and engage in coiled-coil interactions with other proteins. BAR domain proteins are implicated in processes as fundamental and diverse as fission of synaptic vesicles, cell polarity, endocytosis, regulation of the actin cytoskeleton, transcriptional repression, cell-cell fusion, signal transduction, apoptosis, secretory vesicle fusion, excitation-contraction coupling, learning and memory, tissue differentiation, ion flux across membranes, and tumor suppression. What has been lacking is a molecular understanding of the role of the BAR domain protein in each process. The three-dimensional structure of the BAR domain has now been determined and valuable insight has been gained in understanding the interactions of BAR domains with membranes. The cellular roles of BAR domain proteins, characterized over the past decade in cells as distinct as yeasts, neurons, and myocytes, can now be understood in terms of a fundamental molecular function of all BAR domain proteins: to sense membrane curvature, to bind GTPases, and to mold a diversity of cellular membranes.
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- Gang Ren
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an uncommon tumor with high mortality and morbidity rates. It arises from mesothelial cells that line the pleural, pericardial, peritoneal, and testicular cavities. This is a disease with an indolent course because tumors arise 20 to 40 years after exposure to an inciting agent. Extensive research has shown that mesothelial cells are transformed into MM cells through various chromosomal and cellular pathway defects. These changes alter the normal cells' ability to survive, proliferate, and metastasize. This article discusses the alterations that occur in transforming normal mesothelial cells into MM. It also details some of the signal transduction pathways that seem to be important in MM with the potential for novel targeted therapeutics.
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- Evan Pisick
- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Schöbel S, Neumann S, Seed B, Lichtenthaler SF. Expression cloning screen for modifiers of amyloid precursor protein shedding. Int J Dev Neurosci 2006; 24:141-8. [PMID: 16446073 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2005.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 11/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ectodomain shedding of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a key regulatory step in the generation of the amyloid beta peptide (Abeta), which is thought to provoke the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. To better understand the cellular processes that regulate ectodomain shedding of APP we used human embryonic kidney 293 cells and applied a sib-selection expression cloning approach. In addition to a known activator of APP shedding -- protein kinase A -- the following cDNAs were identified: the endocytic proteins endophilin A1 and A3, the metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGluR3), palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1 (PPT1), Numb-like and the kinase MEKK2. Endophilins A1 and A3, as well as mGluR3 activated APP shedding relatively specifically. They had little or no effect on the shedding of the unrelated membrane proteins TNF receptor 2 and P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1. In contrast, MEKK2 and PKA also increased shedding of TNF receptor 2, suggesting that these kinases contribute to a general program regulating ectodomain shedding. The strongest activator of APP shedding, endophilin A3, reduced the rate of APP endocytosis and specifically increased APP shedding by the protease alpha-secretase, as measured in an antibody uptake assay and by immunoblot analysis. This suggests that endophilin A3 is a novel modulator of APP trafficking affecting access of APP to alpha-secretase. In summary, this study shows that expression cloning is a suitable way to identify proteins controlling ectodomain shedding of membrane proteins.
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- Susanne Schöbel
- Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Schillerstr. 44, 80336 Munich, Germany
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Thien C, Langdon W. c-Cbl and Cbl-b ubiquitin ligases: substrate diversity and the negative regulation of signalling responses. Biochem J 2006; 391:153-66. [PMID: 16212556 PMCID: PMC1276912 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The activation of signalling pathways by ligand engagement with transmembrane receptors is responsible for determining many aspects of cellular function and fate. While these outcomes are initially determined by the nature of the ligand and its receptor, it is also essential that intracellular enzymes, adaptor proteins and transcription factors are correctly assembled to convey the intended response. In recent years, it has become evident that proteins that regulate the amplitude and duration of these signalling responses are also critical in determining the function and fate of cells. Of these, the Cbl family of E3 ubiquitin ligases and adaptor proteins has emerged as key negative regulators of signals from many types of cell-surface receptors. The array of receptors and downstream signalling proteins that are regulated by Cbl proteins is diverse; however, in most cases, the receptors have a common link in that they either possess a tyrosine kinase domain or they form associations with cytoplasmic PTKs (protein tyrosine kinases). Thus Cbl proteins become involved in signalling responses at a time when PTKs are first activated and therefore provide an initial line of defence to ensure that signalling responses proceed at the desired intensity and duration.
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- Christine B. F. Thien
- School of Surgery and Pathology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Correspondence may be addressed to either author (email or )
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- School of Surgery and Pathology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
- Correspondence may be addressed to either author (email or )
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Schmidt MHH, Husnjak K, Szymkiewicz I, Haglund K, Dikic I. Cbl escapes Cdc42-mediated inhibition by downregulation of the adaptor molecule βPix. Oncogene 2006; 25:3071-8. [PMID: 16407834 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The Pix/Cool proteins are involved in the regulation of cell morphology by binding to small Rho GTPases and kinases of the Pak family. Recently, it has been shown that betaPix/Cool-1 associates with the ubiquitin ligase Cbl, which appears to be a critical step in Cdc42-mediated inhibition of epidermal-growth-factor-receptor (EGFR) ubiquitylation and downregulation. Here we show that the SH3 domain of betaPix specifically interacts with a proline-arginine motif (PxxxPR) present within the ubiquitin ligase Cbl and Pak1 kinase. Owing to targeting of the same sequence, Cbl and Pak1 compete for binding to betaPix. In this complex, Cbl mediates ubiquitylation and subsequent degradation of betaPix. Our findings reveal a double feedback loop in which the Cdc42/betaPix complex blocks Cbl's ability to downregulate EGFR, while Cbl in turn promotes degradation of betaPix in order to escape this inhibition. Such a relationship provides a mechanism to fine-tune the kinetics of RTK endocytosis and degradation depending on the pool of active Cdc42 and the duration of EGFR signaling.
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- M H H Schmidt
- Institute of Biochemistry II, University Hospital of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Sattler M, Ma PC, Salgia R. Therapeutic targeting of the receptor tyrosine kinase Met. Cancer Treat Res 2006; 119:121-38. [PMID: 15164876 DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-7847-1_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Martin Sattler
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Kaneko T, Maeda A, Takefuji M, Aoyama H, Nakayama M, Kawabata S, Kawano Y, Iwamatsu A, Amano M, Kaibuchi K. Rho mediates endocytosis of epidermal growth factor receptor through phosphorylation of endophilin A1 by Rho-kinase. Genes Cells 2006; 10:973-87. [PMID: 16164598 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2005.00895.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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After binding of epidermal growth factor (EGF), the EGF receptor is activated, internalized by endocytosis, and subsequently degraded in the lysosomal pathway. Endocytotic trafficking of the activated EGF receptor is essential for controlling EGF signaling. Upon ligand-induced activation of EGF receptors, Cbl (ubiquitin ligase) binds to the activated receptor and leads to translocation of the CIN85 (Cbl-interacting protein of 85 kDa)/endophilin complex in the vicinity of the activated EGF receptors. Endophilin is known as a key regulator of clathrin-mediated endocytosis, and the translocation of endophilin in the vicinity of active EGF receptor is thought to promote receptor internalization. The constitutively active mutant of small GTPase Rho inhibits EGF receptor endocytosis. In this study, we found that this inhibitory effect was canceled by the dominant negative form of Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase), which is an effector of Rho. To clarify the molecular mechanisms of endocytosis downstream of Rho/Rho-kinase signal, we searched for and identified endophilin A1 as a novel substrate of Rho-kinase. We identified the phosphorylation site of endophilin A1 at Thr-14 and made endophilin T14D (substitution of Thr-14 by Asp), which is expected to mimic the phosphorylation state of endophilin A1. Endophilin T14D inhibited EGF receptor internalization. Furthermore, phosphorylation of endophilin by Rho-kinase inhibited the binding to CIN85. Taken together, these results suggest that Rho-kinase phosphorylates endophilin downstream of Rho and regulates EGF receptor endocytosis through the inhibition of binding between endophilin and CIN85.
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- Takako Kaneko
- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showaku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan
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Horne WC, Sanjay A, Bruzzaniti A, Baron R. The role(s) of Src kinase and Cbl proteins in the regulation of osteoclast differentiation and function. Immunol Rev 2006; 208:106-25. [PMID: 16313344 DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2005.00335.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The osteoclast resorbs mineralized bone during bone development, homeostasis, and repair. The deletion of the gene encoding the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase c-Src produces an osteopetrotic skeletal phenotype that is the consequence of the inability of the mature osteoclast to efficiently resorb bone. Src-/- osteoclasts exhibit reduced motility and abnormal organization of the apical secretory domain (the ruffled border) and attachment-related cytoskeletal elements that are necessary for bone resorption. A key function of Src in osteoclasts is to promote the rapid assembly and disassembly of the podosomes, the specialized integrin-based attachment structures of osteoclasts and other highly motile cells. Once recruited to the activated integrins, especially alphavbeta3), by the adhesion tyrosine kinase Pyk2, Src binds and phosphorylates Cbl and Cbl-b, homologous multisite adapter proteins with ubiquitin ligase activity. The Cbl proteins in turn recruit and activate additional signaling effectors, including phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and dynamin, which play key roles in the development of cell polarity and the regulation of cell attachment and motility. In addition, Src and the Cbl proteins contribute to signaling cascades that are activated by several important receptors, including receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB and the macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor, and also downregulate the signaling from many of these receptors.
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- William C Horne
- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8044, USA
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Kong-Beltran M, Seshagiri S, Zha J, Zhu W, Bhawe K, Mendoza N, Holcomb T, Pujara K, Stinson J, Fu L, Severin C, Rangell L, Schwall R, Amler L, Wickramasinghe D, Yauch R. Somatic mutations lead to an oncogenic deletion of met in lung cancer. Cancer Res 2006; 66:283-9. [PMID: 16397241 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-2749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 366] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Activating mutations in receptor tyrosine kinases play a critical role in oncogenesis. Despite evidence that Met kinase is deregulated in human cancer, the role of activating mutations in cancers other than renal papillary carcinoma has not been well defined. Here we report the identification of somatic intronic mutations of Met kinase that lead to an alternatively spliced transcript in lung cancer, which encodes a deletion of the juxtamembrane domain resulting in the loss of Cbl E3-ligase binding. The mutant receptor exhibits decreased ubiquitination and delayed down-regulation correlating with elevated, distinct Met expression in primary tumors harboring the deleted receptor. As a consequence, phospho-Met and downstream mitogen-activated protein kinase activation is sustained on ligand stimulation. Cells expressing the Met deletion reveal enhanced ligand-mediated proliferation and significant in vivo tumor growth. A hepatocyte growth factor competitive Met antagonist inhibits receptor activation and proliferation in tumor cells harboring the Met deletion, suggesting the important role played by ligand-dependent Met activation and the potential for anticancer therapy. These results support a critical role for Met in lung cancer and somatic mutation-driven splicing of an oncogene that leads to a different mechanism for tyrosine kinase activation through altered receptor down-regulation in human cancer.
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- Monica Kong-Beltran
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California 94114, USA
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Abella JV, Peschard P, Naujokas MA, Lin T, Saucier C, Urbé S, Park M. Met/Hepatocyte growth factor receptor ubiquitination suppresses transformation and is required for Hrs phosphorylation. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:9632-45. [PMID: 16227611 PMCID: PMC1265818 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.21.9632-9645.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Met receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) regulates epithelial remodeling, dispersal, and invasion and is deregulated in many human cancers. It is now accepted that impaired down-regulation, as well as sustained activation, of RTKs could contribute to their deregulation. Down-regulation of the Met receptor involves ligand-induced internalization, ubiquitination by Cbl ubiquitin ligases, and lysosomal degradation. Here we report that a ubiquitination-deficient Met receptor mutant (Y1003F) is tumorigenic in vivo. The Met Y1003F mutant is internalized, and undergoes endosomal trafficking with kinetics similar to the wild-type Met receptor, yet is inefficiently targeted for degradation. This results in sustained activation of Met Y1003F and downstream signals involving the Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway, cell transformation, and tumorigenesis. Although Met Y1003F undergoes endosomal trafficking and localizes with the cargo-sorting protein Hrs, it is unable to induce phosphorylation of Hrs. Fusion of monoubiquitin to Met Y1003F is sufficient to decrease Met receptor stability and prevent sustained MEK1/2 activation. In addition, this rescues Hrs tyrosine phosphorylation and decreases transformation in a focus-forming assay. These results demonstrate that Cbl-dependent ubiquitination is dispensable for Met internalization but is critical to target the Met receptor to components of the lysosomal sorting machinery and to suppress its inherent transforming activity.
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- Jasmine V Abella
- Molecular Oncology Group H5.21, Department of Biochemistry, McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A1
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Martinez JJ, Seveau S, Veiga E, Matsuyama S, Cossart P. Ku70, a Component of DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase, Is a Mammalian Receptor for Rickettsia conorii. Cell 2005; 123:1013-23. [PMID: 16360032 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2005] [Revised: 08/05/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rickettsia conorii, a strictly intracellular and category C priority bacterial pathogen (NIAID), invades different mammalian cells. Although some signaling events involved in bacterial entry have been documented, the bacterial and host proteins mediating entry were not known. We report the identification of the Ku70 subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) as a receptor involved in R. conorii internalization. Ku70 is recruited to R. conorii entry sites, and inhibition of Ku70 expression impairs R. conorii internalization. Bacterial invasion is dependent on the presence of cholesterol-enriched microdomains containing Ku70. R. conorii infection stimulates the ubiquitination of Ku70. In addition, the ubiquitin ligase c-Cbl is recruited to R. conorii entry foci, and downregulation of endogenous c-Cbl blocks bacterial invasion and Ku70 ubiquitination. An affinity chromatography approach identified the rickettsial protein rOmpB as a ligand for Ku70. This is the first report of a receptor-ligand interaction involved in the internalization of any rickettsial species.
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- Juan J Martinez
- Institut Pasteur, Unité des Interactions Bactéries-Cellules, Paris F-75015, France
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Narita T, Ando A, Mikami Y, Taniyama T. Overexpression of CIN85 suppresses the growth of herpes simplex virus in HeLa cells. Exp Cell Res 2005; 311:265-71. [PMID: 16223483 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2005] [Revised: 09/12/2005] [Accepted: 09/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The adaptor protein CIN85 is widely distributed in different tissues and has three Src homology 3 (SH3) domains, a proline-rich region (PRR), and a coiled-coil domain. During studies on the function of CIN85, it was reported to form a complex with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infected cell protein 0 (ICP0), which plays a key role in enabling viral replication. Here, we demonstrate that plaque formation by HSV-1 is reduced on HeLa cells expressing CIN85 ectopically. The PRR of CIN85 was found to be essential for the inhibition of virus growth, whereas the three SH3 domains were not required. CIN85 also suppressed HSV-1 growth in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing the receptor for herpes simplex virus entry (herpes virus entry mediator A; HVEM). However, immunoprecipitation experiments showed that CIN85 did not interact with HVEM directly, indicating that CIN85 is not involved in the HSV-1 cell-entry pathway, but rather in another downstream pathway. Collectively, our data indicate that CIN85 might play an important role in HSV-1 infection.
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- Tadashi Narita
- Laboratory of Bacterial Infection and Immunity, Department of Immunology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1, Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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Molfetta R, Belleudi F, Peruzzi G, Morrone S, Leone L, Dikic I, Piccoli M, Frati L, Torrisi MR, Santoni A, Paolini R. CIN85 regulates the ligand-dependent endocytosis of the IgE receptor: a new molecular mechanism to dampen mast cell function. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:4208-16. [PMID: 16177060 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.7.4208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ligation of the high-affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilonRI), constitutively expressed on mast cells and basophils, promotes cell activation and immediate release of allergic mediators. Furthermore, Fc epsilonRI up-regulation on APC from atopic donors is involved in the pathophysiology of allergic diseases. In consideration of the clinical relevance of the IgE receptor, the down-modulation of Fc epsilonRI expression in mast cells may represent a potential target for handling atopic diseases. In an effort to identify new molecular mechanisms involved in attenuating Fc epsilonRI expression and signaling, we focused our attention on CIN85, a scaffold molecule that regulates, in concert with the ubiquitin ligase Cbl, the clathrin-mediated endocytosis of several receptor tyrosine kinases. In the present study, we show that endogenous CIN85 is recruited in Cbl-containing complexes after engagement of the Fc epsilonRI on a mast cell line and drives ligand-induced receptor internalization. By confocal microscopic analysis, we provide evidence that CIN85 directs a more rapid receptor sorting in early endosomes and delivery to a lysosomal compartment. Furthermore, biochemical studies indicate that CIN85 plays a role in reducing the expression of receptor complex. Finally, we demonstrate that CIN85-overexpressing mast cells are dramatically impaired in their ability to degranulate following Ag stimulation, suggesting that the accelerated internalization of activated receptors by perturbing the propagation of Fc epsilonRI signaling may contribute to dampen the functional response. This role of CIN85 could be extended to include other multimeric immune receptors, such as the T and B cell receptors, providing a more general molecular mechanism for attenuating immune responses.
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- Rosa Molfetta
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, Institute Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Haglund K, Schmidt MHH, Wong ESM, Guy GR, Dikic I. Sprouty2 acts at the Cbl/CIN85 interface to inhibit epidermal growth factor receptor downregulation. EMBO Rep 2005; 6:635-41. [PMID: 15962011 PMCID: PMC1369112 DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2004] [Revised: 05/13/2005] [Accepted: 05/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The ubiquitin ligase Cbl mediates ubiquitination of activated receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and interacts with endocytic scaffold complexes, including CIN85/endophilins, to facilitate RTK endocytosis and degradation. Several mechanisms regulate the functions of Cbl to ensure the fine-tuning of RTK signalling and cellular homeostasis. One regulatory mechanism involves the binding of Cbl to Sprouty2, which sequesters Cbl away from activated epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs). Here, we show that Sprouty2 associates with CIN85 and acts at the interface between Cbl and CIN85 to inhibit EGFR downregulation. The CIN85 SH3 domains A and C bind specifically to proline-arginine motifs present in Sprouty2. Intact association between Sprouty2, Cbl and CIN85 is required for inhibition of EGFR endocytosis as well as EGF-induced differentiation of PC12 cells. Moreover, Sprouty4, which lacks CIN85-binding sites, does not inhibit EGFR downregulation, providing a molecular explanation for functional differences between Sprouty isoforms. Sprouty2 therefore acts as an inducible inhibitor of EGFR downregulation by targeting both the Cbl and CIN85 pathways.
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- Kaisa Haglund
- Institute for Biochemistry II, Building 75, Goethe University Medical School, Theoder-Stern-Kai 7, 605 90 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry II, Building 75, Goethe University Medical School, Theoder-Stern-Kai 7, 605 90 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos 138673, Singapore
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos 138673, Singapore
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- Institute for Biochemistry II, Building 75, Goethe University Medical School, Theoder-Stern-Kai 7, 605 90 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Tel: +49 69 6301 83647; Fax: +49 69 6301 5577; E-mail:
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Aissouni Y, Zapart G, Iovanna JL, Dikic I, Soubeyran P. CIN85 regulates the ability of MEKK4 to activate the p38 MAP kinase pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 338:808-14. [PMID: 16256071 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2005] [Accepted: 10/04/2005] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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CIN85 is a multi-adaptor protein involved in different cellular functions including the down-regulation of activated receptor tyrosine kinases and survival of neuronal cells. CIN85 contains three SH3 domains that specifically bind a unique proline-arginine motif (PxxxPR) found in several CIN85 effectors. In this report, we show that the MAP kinase kinase kinase MEKK4 is a new CIN85-interacting partner. This interaction is mediated by the engagement of the SH3 domains of CIN85 to three PxxxPR motifs located within MEKK4 sequence. By disrupting this interaction we demonstrated that CIN85 binding to MEKK4 enhances the activation of MKK6 and of the downstream p38 MAP kinase following oxidative stress and growth factor stimulation. CIN85 was also shown to regulate the activation of MEKK4 by GADD45 proteins and promote multi-ubiquitination of MEKK4. Taken together, these results indicate a novel role for CIN85 in the regulation of cellular stress response via the MAPK pathways.
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Davanture S, Leignadier J, Milani P, Soubeyran P, Malissen B, Malissen M, Schmitt-Verhulst AM, Boyer C. Selective defect in antigen-induced TCR internalization at the immune synapse of CD8 T cells bearing the ZAP-70(Y292F) mutation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:3140-9. [PMID: 16116204 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.5.3140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cbl proteins have been implicated in ligand-induced TCR/CD3 down-modulation, but underlying mechanisms are unclear. We analyzed the effect of mutation of a cbl-binding site on ZAP-70 (ZAP-Y292F) on dynamics, internalization, and degradation of the TCR/CD3 complex in response to distinct stimuli. Naive CD8 T cells expressing the P14 transgenic TCR from ZAP-Y292F mice were selectively affected in TCR/CD3 down-modulation in response to antigenic stimulation, whereas neither anti-CD3 Ab-, and PMA-induced TCR down-modulation, nor constitutive receptor endocytosis/cycling were impaired. We further established that the defect in TCR/CD3 down-modulation in response to Ag was paralleled by an impaired TCR/CD3 internalization and CD3zeta degradation. Analysis of T/APC conjugates revealed that delayed redistribution of TCR at the T/APC contact zone was paralleled by a delay in TCR internalization in the synaptic zone in ZAP-Y292F compared with ZAP-wild-type T cells. Cbl recruitment to the synapse was also retarded in ZAP-Y292F T cells, although F-actin and LFA-1 redistribution was similar for both cell types. This study identifies a step involving ZAP-70/cbl interaction that is critical for rapid internalization of the TCR/CD3 complex at the CD8 T cell/APC synapse.
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- Suzel Davanture
- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, Cedex, France
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Jozic D, Cárdenes N, Deribe YL, Moncalián G, Hoeller D, Groemping Y, Dikic I, Rittinger K, Bravo J. Cbl promotes clustering of endocytic adaptor proteins. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2005; 12:972-9. [PMID: 16228008 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2005] [Accepted: 09/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The ubiquitin ligases c-Cbl and Cbl-b play a crucial role in receptor downregulation by mediating multiple monoubiquitination of receptors and promoting their sorting for lysosomal degradation. Their function is modulated through interactions with regulatory proteins including CIN85 and PIX, which recognize a proline-arginine motif in Cbl and thus promote or inhibit receptor endocytosis. We report the structures of SH3 domains of CIN85 and beta-PIX in complex with a proline-arginine peptide from Cbl-b. Both structures reveal a heterotrimeric complex containing two SH3 domains held together by a single peptide. Trimerization also occurs in solution and is facilitated by the pseudo-symmetrical peptide sequence. Moreover, ternary complexes of CIN85 and Cbl are formed in vivo and are important for the ability of Cbl to promote epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) downregulation. These results provide molecular explanations for a novel mechanism by which Cbl controls receptor downregulation.
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- Daniela Jozic
- Division of Protein Structure, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, London NW7 1AA, UK
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