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Turck JW, Taank V, Neelakanta G, Sultana H. Ixodes scapularis Src tyrosine kinase facilitates Anaplasma phagocytophilum survival in its arthropod vector. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2019; 10:838-847. [PMID: 31000483 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the agent of human anaplasmosis, is an obligate intracellular bacterium that uses multiple survival strategies to persist in Ixodes scapularis ticks. Our previous study showed that A. phagocytophilum efficiently induced the tyrosine phosphorylation of several Ixodes proteins that includes extended phosphorylation of actin at tyrosine residue Y178. In order to identify the tyrosine kinase responsible for the A. phagocytophilum induced tyrosine phosphorylation of proteins, we combed the I. scapularis genome and identified a non-receptor Src tyrosine kinase ortholog. I. scapularis Src kinase showed high degree of amino acid sequence conservation with Dsrc from Drosophila melanogaster. We noted that at different developmental stages of I. scapularis ticks, larvae expressed significantly higher levels of src transcripts in comparison to the other stages. We found that A. phagocytophilum significantly reduced Src levels in unfed nymphs and in nymphs while blood feeding (48 h during feeding) in comparison to the levels noted to relative uninfected controls. However, A. phagocytophilum increased Src levels in fully engorged larvae and nymphs (48 h post feeding) and in vitro tick cells in comparison to the relative uninfected controls. Inhibition of Src kinase expression and activity by treatment with src-dsRNA or Src-inhibitor, respectively, significantly reduced A. phagocytophilum loads in ticks and tick cells. Overall, our study provides evidence for the important role of I. scapularis Src kinase in facilitating A. phagocytophilum colonization and survival in the arthropod vector.
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- Jeremy W Turck
- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA; Center for Molecular Medicine, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA; Center for Molecular Medicine, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
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Functional mechanisms and roles of adaptor proteins in abl-regulated cytoskeletal actin dynamics. JOURNAL OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION 2012; 2012:414913. [PMID: 22675626 PMCID: PMC3362954 DOI: 10.1155/2012/414913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Abl is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase and plays an essential role in the modeling and remodeling of F-actin by transducing extracellular signals. Abl and its paralog, Arg, are unique among the tyrosine kinase family in that they contain an unusual extended C-terminal half consisting of multiple functional domains. This structural characteristic may underlie the role of Abl as a mediator of upstream signals to downstream signaling machineries involved in actin dynamics. Indeed, a group of SH3-containing accessory proteins, or adaptor proteins, have been identified that bind to a proline-rich domain of the C-terminal portion of Abl and modulate its kinase activity, substrate recognition, and intracellular localization. Moreover, the existence of signaling cascade and biological outcomes unique to each adaptor protein has been demonstrated. In this paper, we summarize functional roles and mechanisms of adaptor proteins in Abl-regulated actin dynamics, mainly focusing on a family of adaptor proteins, Abi. The mechanism of Abl's activation and downstream signaling mediated by Abi is described in comparison with those by another adaptor protein, Crk.
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Woodring PJ, Hunter T, Wang JYJ. Regulation of F-actin-dependent processes by the Abl family of tyrosine kinases. J Cell Sci 2003; 116:2613-26. [PMID: 12775773 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The F-actin cytoskeleton is a fundamental component of all eukaryotic cells. It provides force and stability and plays an integral role in a diverse array of cellular processes. The spatiotemporal regulation of F-actin dynamics is essential for proper biological output. The basic molecular machinery underlying the assembly and disassembly of filamentous actin is conserved in all eukaryotic cells. Additionally, protein tyrosine kinases, found only in multicellular eukaryotes, provide links between extracellular signals and F-actin-dependent cellular processes. Among the tyrosine kinases, c-Abl and its relative Arg are unique in binding directly to F-actin. Recent results have demonstrated a role for c-Abl in membrane ruffling, cell spreading, cell migration, and neurite extension in response to growth factor and extracellular matrix signals. c-Abl appears to regulate the assembly of F-actin polymers into different structures, depending on the extracellular signal. Interestingly, c-Abl contains nuclear import and export signals, and the nuclear c-Abl inhibits differentiation and promotes apoptosis in response to genotoxic stress. The modular structure and the nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of c-Abl suggest that it integrates multiple signals to coordinate F-actin dynamics with the cellular decision to differentiate or to die.
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- Pamela J Woodring
- The Salk Institute, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037-1099, USA.
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Discovered by Bridges in the 1930s, lethal (2) giant larvae was the first of more than 27 recessive oncogenes identified in Drosophila, which provides an excellent model to study neoplastic mechanisms due to the fact that homologs of human oncogenes and tumor suppressors have been isolated and most of the complexes and associated pathways are conserved. This review explores the potential of neoplastic studies in Drosophila to help understand the genomic mechanisms of neoplastic development in vertebrates and invertebrates. Starting from neoplasms and genetic mutations, the article introduces the reader to one of the possibilities that the studies on neoplastic mechanisms of oncogenes in Drosophila can provide a great understanding of the developmental progression in both vertebrates and invertebrates.
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- K H Baek
- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA, USA.
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Nozaki M, Onishi Y, Togashi S, Miyamoto H. Molecular characterization of the Drosophila Mo25 gene, which is conserved among Drosophila, mouse, and yeast. DNA Cell Biol 1996; 15:505-9. [PMID: 8672247 DOI: 10.1089/dna.1996.15.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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To study the general physiological role of the Mo25 gene, which has been cloned from mouse cleavage-stage embryos, we isolated a Drosophila equivalent, dMo25, cDNA from an embryo cDNA library. The 2,222 nucleotides contained a single open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 339 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 39,278 daltons. The deduced amino acid sequence of the dMo25 cDNA had 69.3% identity with mouse Mo25. A homology search revealed that these were similar to a protein encoded in an open reading frame near the calcineurin B subunit gene on chromosome XI in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In particular, the carboxy-terminal region was highly conserved in Drosophila, mouse, and yeast. The dMo25 gene was mapped to the left arm of the third chromosome at 73AB, and 2.3- and 1.8-kb mRNA bands were detected during development and in adult Drosophila. Conservation of the gene structure and the wide expression profile indicated that the function of the gene is likely to be fundamental in many cell types as well as during development.
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- M Nozaki
- Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Yonehara M, Minami Y, Kawata Y, Nagai J, Yahara I. Heat-induced chaperone activity of HSP90. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:2641-5. [PMID: 8576234 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.5.2641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The 90-kDa stress protein, HSP90, is a major cytosolic protein ubiquitously distributed in all species. Using two substrate proteins, dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and firefly luciferase, we demonstrate here that HSP90 newly acquires a chaperone activity when incubated at temperatures higher than 46 degrees C, which is coupled with self-oligomerization of HSP90. While chemically denatured DHFR refolds spontaneously upon dilution from denaturant, oligomerized HSP90 bound DHFR during the process of refolding and prevented it from renaturation. DHFR was released from the complex with HSP90 by incubating with GroEL/ES complexes in an ATP-dependent manner and refolded into the native form. alpha-Casein inhibited the binding of DHFR to HSP90 and also chased DHFR from the complex with HSP90. These results suggest that HSP90 binds substrates to maintain them in a folding-competent structure. Furthermore, we found that HSP90 prevents luciferase from irreversible thermal denaturation and enables it to refold when postincubated with reticulocyte lysates. This heat-induced chaperone activity of HSP90 associated with its oligomerization may have a pivotal role in protection of cells from thermal damages.
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- M Yonehara
- Department of Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Japan
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Kulkarni SJ, Newby LM, Jackson FR. Drosophila GABAergic systems. II. Mutational analysis of chromosomal segment 64AB, a region containing the glutamic acid decarboxylase gene. MOLECULAR & GENERAL GENETICS : MGG 1994; 243:555-64. [PMID: 8208247 DOI: 10.1007/bf00284204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The Drosophila melanogaster Gad gene maps to region 64A3-5 of chromosome 3L and encodes glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), the rate-limiting enzyme for the synthesis of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Because this neurotransmitter has been implicated in developmental functions, we have begun to study the role of GABA synthesis during Drosophila embryogenesis. We show that Gad mRNA is expressed in a widespread pattern within the embryonic nervous system. Similarly, GAD-immunoreactive protein is present during embryogenesis. These results prompted us to screen for embryonic lethal mutations that affect GAD activity. The chromosomal region to which Gad maps, however, has not been subjected to an extensive mutational analysis, even though it contains several genes encoding important neurobiological, developmental, or cellular functions. Therefore, we have initially generated both chromosomal rearrangements and point mutations that map to the Drosophila 64AB interval. Altogether, a total of 33 rearrangements and putative point mutations were identified within region 64A3-5 to 64B12. Genetic complementation analysis suggests that this cytogenetic interval contains a minimum of 19 essential genes. Within our collection of lethal mutations are several chromosomal rearrangements, two of which are in the vicinity of the Gad locus. One of these rearrangements, Df(3L)C175, is a small deletion that removes the Gad locus and at least two essential genes; the second, T(2;3)F10, is a reciprocal translocation involving the second and third chromosomes with a break within region 64A3-5. Both of these rearrangements are associated with embryonic lethality and decreased GAD enzymatic activity.
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- S J Kulkarni
- Neurobiology Group, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
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Xu Y, Lindquist S. Heat-shock protein hsp90 governs the activity of pp60v-src kinase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:7074-8. [PMID: 7688470 PMCID: PMC47078 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.15.7074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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During or immediately after synthesis in vertebrate cells, the oncogenic protein-tyrosine kinase pp60v-src associates with the approximately 90-kDa heat-shock protein (hsp90). In this complex, pp60v-src is not functional as a kinase. When pp60v-src is subsequently found inserted into the plasma membrane, it is active as a kinase and is no longer associated with hsp90. We have taken advantage of genetic manipulations possible in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to investigate the function and specificity of the association between hsp90 and pp60v-src. Expression of pp60v-src is known to be toxic to S. cerevisiae cells. We find that this toxicity is due to a very specific effect on growth, arrest at a particular point in the cell cycle. In cells expressing v-src, a mutation that lowers the level of hsp90 expression (i) relieves cell cycle arrest and rescues growth, (ii) reduces the level of tyrosine phosphorylation mediated by pp60v-src, (iii) changes the pattern of tyrosine phosphorylation, and (iv) reduces the concentration of pp60v-src. We conclude that hsp90 does not simply suppress pp60v-src kinase activity during transit to the plasma membrane, as previously suggested, but also stabilizes the protein and affects both its activity and specificity. This function of hsp90 is highly selective for pp60v-src: the same hsp90 mutation has no effect on the activity or specificity of the exogenous pp160v-abl tyrosine kinase; similarly, it does not affect the specificity and has only a very small effect on the activity of the exogenous pp60c-src kinase.
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- Y Xu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, IL 60637
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Noll E, Perkins LA, Mahowald AP, Perrimon N. Approaches to identify genes involved in Drosophila embryonic CNS development. JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY 1993; 24:701-22. [PMID: 8331336 DOI: 10.1002/neu.480240603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Many of the steps involved in formation of the Drosophila embryonic central nervous system (CNS) have been identified by both descriptive and experimental studies. In this review we will describe the various approaches that have been used to identify molecules involved in CNS development and the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. Our discussion will by no means be exhaustive; but rather we will discuss our experiences with each approach and provide an overview of what has been learned by using these methodologies. Finally, we will discuss methods that have been recently developed and how they are likely to provide further insight into CNS development.
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- E Noll
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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Identification and characterization of oncogeneyes-homologous genomic clones fromDrosophila melanogaster. J Genet 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02927868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bedian V, Jungklaus CE, Cardoza L, von Kalm L. Kinase activity and genetic characterization of a growth related antigen of Drosophila. DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS 1991; 12:188-95. [PMID: 1868624 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.1020120303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The Drosophila developmental antigen recognized by the monoclonal antibody F7D6 is expressed in dividing embryonic and imaginal cells but is lost from all differentiating tissues except electrogenic cells of the nervous system and spontaneously contracting muscles. The 63 kDa antigen is associated with the inner surface of plasma membranes and is expressed in several classes of tumorous mutants of Drosophila. The monoclonal antibody was used for immunoprecipitating the antigen for biochemical characterization and for screening expression vector cDNA libraries. Here we report that this oncodevelopmental antigen is a phosphoprotein and a serine-threonine specific protein kinase. A 1.6 kb cDNA isolated by immunological screening of an ovarian library hybridized to a single band on polytene chromosomes, localizing the gene to 72F on the left arm of the third chromosome. Immunofluorescence assays of deficiency stocks in the region confirmed the location of the gene and identity of the cDNA clone, and mapped the gene between the left breakpoints of Df(3L) st100.62 and Df(3L) stj7, i.e., between 72F3-7 and 73A1-2. The biochemical and genetic properties indicate that this is a novel growth-related kinase of Drosophila.
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- V Bedian
- Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York
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Analysis of cDNAs of the proto-oncogene c-src: heterogeneity in 5' exons and possible mechanism for the genesis of the 3' end of v-src. Mol Cell Biol 1991. [PMID: 1712905 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.8.4165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To further characterize the gene structure of the proto-oncogene c-src and the mechanism for the genesis of the v-src sequence in Rous sarcoma virus, we have analyzed genomic and cDNA copies of the chicken c-src gene. From a cDNA library of chicken embryo fibroblasts, we isolated and sequenced several overlapping cDNA clones covering the full length of the 4-kb c-src mRNA. The cDNA sequence contains a 1.84-kb sequence downstream from the 1.6-kb pp60c-src coding region. An open reading frame of 217 amino acids, called sdr (src downstream region), was found 105 nucleotides from the termination codon for pp60c-src. Within the 3' noncoding region, a 39-bp sequence corresponding to the 3' end of the RSV v-src was detected 660 bases downstream of the pp60c-src termination codon. The presence of this sequence in the c-src mRNA exon supports a model involving an RNA intermediate during transduction of the c-src sequence. The 5' region of the c-src cDNA was determined by analyzing several cDNA clones generated by conventional cloning methods and by polymerase chain reaction. Sequences of these chicken embryo fibroblast clones plus two c-src cDNA clones isolated from a brain cDNA library show that there is considerable heterogeneity in sequences upstream from the c-src coding sequence. Within this region, which contains at least 300 nucleotides upstream of the translational initiation site in exon 2, there exist at least two exons in each cDNA which fall into five cDNA classes. Four unique 5' exon sequences, designated exons UE1, UE2, UEX, and UEY, were observed. All of them are spliced to the previously characterized c-src exons 1 and 2 with the exception of type 2 cDNA. In type 2, the exon 1 is spliced to a novel downstream exon, designated exon 1a, which maps in the region of the c-src DNA defined previously as intron 1. Exon UE1 is rich in G+C content and is mapped at 7.8 kb upstream from exon 1. This exon is also present in the two cDNA clones from the brain cDNA library. Exon UE2 is located at 8.5 kb upstream from exon 1. The precise locations of exons UEX and UEY have not been determined, but both are more than 12 kb upstream from exon 1. The existence and exon arrangements of these 5' cDNAs were further confirmed by RNase protection assays and polymerase chain reactions using specific primers. Our findings indicate that the heterogeneity in the 5' sequences of the c-src mRNAs results from differential splicing and perhaps use of distinct initiation sites. All of these RNAs have the potential of coding for pp60c-src, since their 5' exons are all eventually joined to exon 2.
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Dorai T, Levy JB, Kang L, Brugge JS, Wang LH. Analysis of cDNAs of the proto-oncogene c-src: heterogeneity in 5' exons and possible mechanism for the genesis of the 3' end of v-src. Mol Cell Biol 1991; 11:4165-76. [PMID: 1712905 PMCID: PMC361236 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.11.8.4165-4176.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To further characterize the gene structure of the proto-oncogene c-src and the mechanism for the genesis of the v-src sequence in Rous sarcoma virus, we have analyzed genomic and cDNA copies of the chicken c-src gene. From a cDNA library of chicken embryo fibroblasts, we isolated and sequenced several overlapping cDNA clones covering the full length of the 4-kb c-src mRNA. The cDNA sequence contains a 1.84-kb sequence downstream from the 1.6-kb pp60c-src coding region. An open reading frame of 217 amino acids, called sdr (src downstream region), was found 105 nucleotides from the termination codon for pp60c-src. Within the 3' noncoding region, a 39-bp sequence corresponding to the 3' end of the RSV v-src was detected 660 bases downstream of the pp60c-src termination codon. The presence of this sequence in the c-src mRNA exon supports a model involving an RNA intermediate during transduction of the c-src sequence. The 5' region of the c-src cDNA was determined by analyzing several cDNA clones generated by conventional cloning methods and by polymerase chain reaction. Sequences of these chicken embryo fibroblast clones plus two c-src cDNA clones isolated from a brain cDNA library show that there is considerable heterogeneity in sequences upstream from the c-src coding sequence. Within this region, which contains at least 300 nucleotides upstream of the translational initiation site in exon 2, there exist at least two exons in each cDNA which fall into five cDNA classes. Four unique 5' exon sequences, designated exons UE1, UE2, UEX, and UEY, were observed. All of them are spliced to the previously characterized c-src exons 1 and 2 with the exception of type 2 cDNA. In type 2, the exon 1 is spliced to a novel downstream exon, designated exon 1a, which maps in the region of the c-src DNA defined previously as intron 1. Exon UE1 is rich in G+C content and is mapped at 7.8 kb upstream from exon 1. This exon is also present in the two cDNA clones from the brain cDNA library. Exon UE2 is located at 8.5 kb upstream from exon 1. The precise locations of exons UEX and UEY have not been determined, but both are more than 12 kb upstream from exon 1. The existence and exon arrangements of these 5' cDNAs were further confirmed by RNase protection assays and polymerase chain reactions using specific primers. Our findings indicate that the heterogeneity in the 5' sequences of the c-src mRNAs results from differential splicing and perhaps use of distinct initiation sites. All of these RNAs have the potential of coding for pp60c-src, since their 5' exons are all eventually joined to exon 2.
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- T Dorai
- Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574
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Wadsworth SC. Drosophila src family proteins. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1990; 97:403-6. [PMID: 2286061 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(90)90135-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- S C Wadsworth
- Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, MA 61545
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- L Ramakrishnan
- Department of Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111
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Detection and localization onDrosophila melanogaster polytene chromosomes of sequences homologous to oncogeneyes. J Genet 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02927853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Yang XM, Martinez R, Le Beau J, Wiestler O, Walter G. Evolutionary expression of the neuronal form of the src protein in the brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989; 86:4751-5. [PMID: 2499890 PMCID: PMC287351 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.12.4751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The protooncogene src encodes two proteins, designated pp60c-src+ and pp60c-src.pp60c-src+ is expressed only in neurons, whereas pp60c-src is expressed in neuronal and nonneuronal cells. pp60c-src+ differs from pp60c-src in that it contains an insert of 6 amino acids. To study the evolutionary conservation of the 6-amino acid insert, the expression of pp60c-src+ in the brain of animals from different classes was assayed by using pp60c-src+-specific antibodies raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to the insert. pp60c-src+ was detected only in the brain of mammals, birds, and reptiles, but not amphibians and fish, whereas pp60c-src was present in the brain of all animals tested, including lobster (invertebrate). These findings indicate that pp60c-src+ may play a role in events associated with higher brain function, such as neuronal plasticity.
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- X M Yang
- Department of Pathology, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Kimchie Z, Segev O, Lev Z. Maternal and embryonic transcripts of Drosophila proto-oncogenes are expressed in Schneider 2 culture cells but not in l(2)gl transformed neuroblasts. CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGISTS 1989; 26:79-86. [PMID: 2495849 DOI: 10.1016/0922-3371(89)90010-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The transcription patterns of Drosophila melanogaster src, abl and two ras homologs were analyzed in normal Drosophila tissue, in neuroblasts derived from tumorous larval brain of the mutant lethal(2)giant larvae [l(2)gl] and in Schneider 2 tissue culture cells. Our results show that, in addition to constitutive transcripts, the src, abl, ras1 and ras3 genes express a set of maternal/embryonic-specific transcripts. By using these transcripts as differentiation markers we show that, in spite of their embryonic-like, undifferentiated phenotype, the l(2)gl transformed neuroblasts are authentic larval cells. Using the same criterion the Schneider 2 tissue culture cells show the characteristics of embryonic cells.
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- Z Kimchie
- Department of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
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DNA sequence, structure, and tyrosine kinase activity of the Drosophila melanogaster Abelson proto-oncogene homolog. Mol Cell Biol 1988. [PMID: 2832740 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.2.843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report our molecular characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster Abelson gene (abl), a gene in which recessive loss-of-function mutations result in lethality at the pupal stage of development. This essential gene consists of 10 exons extending over 26 kilobase pairs of genomic DNA. The DNA sequence encodes a protein of 1,520 amino acids with strong sequence similarity to the human c-abl proto-oncogene beginning in the type lb 5' exon and extending through the region essential for tyrosine kinase activity. When the tyrosine kinase homologous region was expressed in Escherichia coli, phosphorylation of proteins on tyrosine residues was observed with an antiphosphotyrosine antibody. These results show that the abl gene is highly conserved through evolution and encodes a functional tyrosine protein kinase required for Drosophila development.
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Twelve independent isolates of avian sarcoma viruses (ASVs) can be divided into four groups according to the transforming genes harbored in the viral genomes. The first group is represented by viruses containing the transforming sequence, src, inserted in the viral genome as an independent gene; the other three groups of viruses contain transforming genes fps, yes or ros fused to various length of the truncated structural gene gag. These transforming sequences have been obtained by avian retroviruses from chicken cellular DNA by recombination. The src-containing viruses code for an independent polypeptide, p60src; and the representative fps, yes and ros-containing ASVs code for P140/130gag-fps, P90gag-yes and P68gag-ros fusion polypeptides respectively. All of these transforming proteins are associated with the tyrosine-specific protein kinase activity capable of autophosphorylation and phosphorylating certain foreign substrates. p60src and P68gag-ros are integral cellular membrane proteins and P140/130gag-fps and P90gag-yes are only loosely associated with the plasma membrane. Cells transformed by ASVs contain many newly phosphorylated proteins and in most cases have an elevated level of total phosphotyrosine. However, no definitive correlation between phosphorylation of a particular substrate and transformation has been established except that a marked increase of the tyrosine phosphorylation of a 34,000 to 37,000 dalton protein is observed in most ASV transformed cells. The kinase activity of ASV transforming proteins appears to be essential, but not sufficient for transformation. The N-terminal domain of p60src required for myristylation and membrane binding is also crucial for transformation. By contrast, the gag portion of the FSV P130gag-fps is dispensable for in vitro transformation and removal of it has only an attenuating effect on in vivo tumorigenicity. The products of cellular src, fps and yes proto-oncogenes have been identified and shown to also have tyrosine-specific protein kinase activity. The transforming potential of c-src and c-fps has been studied and shown that certain structural changes are necessary to convert them into transforming genes. Among the cellular proto-oncogenes related to the four ASV transforming genes, c-ros most likely codes for a growth factor receptor-like molecule. It is possible that the oncogene products of ASVs act through certain membrane receptor(s) or enzyme(s), such as protein kinase C, in the process of cell transformation.
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- L H Wang
- Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021
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Chen ZQ, Kan NC, Pribyl L, Lautenberger JA, Moudrianakis E, Papas TS. Molecular cloning of the ets proto-oncogene of the sea urchin and analysis of its developmental expression. Dev Biol 1988; 125:432-40. [PMID: 3276571 DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(88)90224-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The locus SU(Lv)-ets-2 of the sea urchin Lytechinas variegatus related to the oncogene v-ets of avian erythroblastosis virus E26 has been molecularly cloned. The cloned DNA was found to contain a region with a high degree of homology to E26 v-ets. The sea urchin homology with v-ets starts at a consensus splice acceptor sequence and stops at the point where homology between v-ets and human c-ets ends. This region corresponds to the Hu-ets-2 homologous sequences defined by Watson et al. (1985, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci, USA 82, 7294-7298). Ninety-one out of 97 (or 94%) predicted amino acids are identical between sea urchin c-ets and E26 v-ets over the region of homology. This degree of homology exceeds the maximum homology previously found between any oncogene and an invertebrate homolog. A somewhat weaker homology with the Hu-ets-2 sequences continues beyond, for 13 codons, ending at a common termination codon. Northern blot analysis of mature unfertilized eggs and early embryos from sea urchins of the species Strongylocentrotus purpuratus revealed a single 6.8-kb ets-related RNA that is expressed at a maximum level during the early stages of embryonic development. This RNA species is polyadenylated indicating that it is the message for the sea urchin ets-2 gene.
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- Z Q Chen
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21701-1013
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Henkemeyer MJ, Bennett RL, Gertler FB, Hoffmann FM. DNA sequence, structure, and tyrosine kinase activity of the Drosophila melanogaster Abelson proto-oncogene homolog. Mol Cell Biol 1988; 8:843-53. [PMID: 2832740 PMCID: PMC363215 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.2.843-853.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We report our molecular characterization of the Drosophila melanogaster Abelson gene (abl), a gene in which recessive loss-of-function mutations result in lethality at the pupal stage of development. This essential gene consists of 10 exons extending over 26 kilobase pairs of genomic DNA. The DNA sequence encodes a protein of 1,520 amino acids with strong sequence similarity to the human c-abl proto-oncogene beginning in the type lb 5' exon and extending through the region essential for tyrosine kinase activity. When the tyrosine kinase homologous region was expressed in Escherichia coli, phosphorylation of proteins on tyrosine residues was observed with an antiphosphotyrosine antibody. These results show that the abl gene is highly conserved through evolution and encodes a functional tyrosine protein kinase required for Drosophila development.
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- M J Henkemeyer
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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The precision of molecular biology has allowed a better definition of the components of the Abelson system. We know the gene structures and gene products for the cellular and viral forms of this family of related tyrosine kinases. However, many basic issues first identified in the early biological observations of Abelson, Rabstein, and others remain unanswered. The precise pathway for transformation in biochemical terms remains unknown for Ab-MLV and all of its relatives. Relatively little can be said to explain the preferential growth stimulation for certain hematopoietic cell types by the viral and other altered forms of the oncogene, and no clear insights into the function of the normal cellular forms of the abl oncogene are available. Future progress will certainly depend on the intensive efforts by many workers in the broader field of cellular growth control mechanisms.
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- N Rosenberg
- Department of Pathology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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The first intron in the human c-abl gene is at least 200 kilobases long and is a target for translocations in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Mol Cell Biol 1987. [PMID: 3313010 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.9.3231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The c-abl protooncogene is unusual in two respects; it has multiple, widely space N-terminal coding exons transcribed by different promoters, and it is the target of the translocations that form the Philadelphia chromosome found in cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia patients. To understand the organization of the gene in normal and chronic myelogenous leukemia patient DNA we have mapped c-abl by pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis. We find that one of the alternative 5' exons of the gene lies at least 200 kilobases upstream of the remaining c-abl exons, posing formidable transcription and splicing problems. The 5'-most c-abl exon includes an unusually long 1,276-base-pair segment that contains 15 ATG codons and multiple short open reading frames, upstream of the abl initiator codon. Its peculiar structure suggests that c-abl may be decapitated in most chronic myelogenous leukemia patients, and we demonstrate that this is the case in the chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line K562.
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Henkemeyer MJ, Gertler FB, Goodman W, Hoffmann FM. The Drosophila Abelson proto-oncogene homolog: identification of mutant alleles that have pleiotropic effects late in development. Cell 1987; 51:821-8. [PMID: 3119227 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(87)90105-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The Abelson gene in Drosophila (abl) consists of ten exons extending over 26 kb of genomic DNA. The DNA sequence encodes a protein of 1520 amino acids with sequence homology to the human c-abl proto-oncogene product, beginning at the amino terminus and extending 656 amino acids through the region essential for tyrosine kinase activity. Mutant lesions in the abl gene were identified first by their failure to complement chromosomal deletions that overlap the abl DNA sequence and then by rescue of the mutant phenotypes with an abl minigene in transgenic flies. Elimination of abl zygotic function by mutations produces some recessive lethality at the pharate adult pupal stage, and mutant adults with reduced longevity, reduced fecundity, and an irregular pattern of retinal cells.
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- M J Henkemeyer
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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Holtzman DA, Cook WD, Dunn AR. Isolation and sequence of a cDNA corresponding to a src-related gene expressed in murine hemopoietic cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1987; 84:8325-9. [PMID: 3317404 PMCID: PMC299535 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.23.8325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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We have isolated a murine cDNA that shares extensive homology with genes encoding the src (Rous sarcoma virus oncogene)-related family of protein-tyrosine kinases. The cDNA includes an open reading frame of 1509 base pairs, and conceptual translation predicts a protein of 56 kDa. Blot-hybridization analysis indicates that this src-related gene is expressed in normal macrophages and in cell lines representing both the myeloid and lymphoid B-cell lineages and, accordingly, is designated "bmk" (B cell/myeloid kinase). In addition, bmk mRNA levels increase following the induced differentiation of the murine myelomonocytic leukemic cell line WEHI-3B.
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- D A Holtzman
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, Australia
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Bernards A, Rubin CM, Westbrook CA, Paskind M, Baltimore D. The first intron in the human c-abl gene is at least 200 kilobases long and is a target for translocations in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:3231-6. [PMID: 3313010 PMCID: PMC367959 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.9.3231-3236.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The c-abl protooncogene is unusual in two respects; it has multiple, widely space N-terminal coding exons transcribed by different promoters, and it is the target of the translocations that form the Philadelphia chromosome found in cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia patients. To understand the organization of the gene in normal and chronic myelogenous leukemia patient DNA we have mapped c-abl by pulsed field gradient gel electrophoresis. We find that one of the alternative 5' exons of the gene lies at least 200 kilobases upstream of the remaining c-abl exons, posing formidable transcription and splicing problems. The 5'-most c-abl exon includes an unusually long 1,276-base-pair segment that contains 15 ATG codons and multiple short open reading frames, upstream of the abl initiator codon. Its peculiar structure suggests that c-abl may be decapitated in most chronic myelogenous leukemia patients, and we demonstrate that this is the case in the chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line K562.
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- A Bernards
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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Rijsewijk F, Schuermann M, Wagenaar E, Parren P, Weigel D, Nusse R. The Drosophila homolog of the mouse mammary oncogene int-1 is identical to the segment polarity gene wingless. Cell 1987; 50:649-57. [PMID: 3111720 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(87)90038-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 650] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We have isolated the Drosophila melanogaster homolog (Dint-1) of int-1, a conserved cellular oncogene implicated in viral mammary tumorigenesis in mice. The deduced Dint-1 protein sequence contains 468 amino acids and starts with a hydrophobic leader; it is 54% identical to the int-1 sequence, and all 23 cysteine residues are conserved. The putative Drosophila protein has an extra sequence of 85 amino acids, encoded on an additional exon. Dint-1 is expressed throughout development, but transcripts are barely detectable in adult flies. Hybridization in situ to embryos reveals a segmented pattern of expression. We show that Dint-1 and the segment polarity gene wingless are identical and map to the same location. The sequence of the gene suggests that the Dint-1/wingless protein functions in morphogenesis as a signal in cell-cell communication.
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Primary sequence and developmental expression of a novel Drosophila melanogaster src gene. Mol Cell Biol 1987. [PMID: 3110602 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.6.2119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We have sequenced a cDNA clone for the Drosophila melanogaster gene Dsrc28C, a homolog of the vertebrate gene c-src. The cDNA contains a single open reading frame encoding a protein of 66 kilodaltons which contains features highly conserved within the src family of tyrosine protein kinases. Novel structural features of the Dsrc28C protein include a basic pI and a polyglycine domain near the amino terminus. Cell-free translation of in vitro-transcribed RNA yielded a protein of the predicted size which could be immunoprecipitated by anti-v-src antisera. RNA blot hybridization revealed that the gene is expressed predominantly during embryogenesis, in imaginal disks of third-instar larvae, and in adult females. In situ hybridization showed that expression in adult females is largely confined to nurse cells and developing oocytes.
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A murine v-raf probe, representing the kinase domain, was used to identify two unique loci in Drosophila melanogaster DNA. The most closely related to v-raf was mapped by in situ hybridization to position 2F5-6 (Draf-1) on the X chromosome, whereas the other raf-related gene (Draf-2) was found at position 43A2-5 on chromosome 2. The nucleotide and amino acid homologies of Draf-1 to the kinase domain of v-raf are 61 and 65%, respectively. The large amount of a 3.2-kilobase Draf-1 transcript detected in eggs as a maternal message decreases during embryonic development, and significant steady-state levels are observed throughout the remainder of morphogenesis. We speculate that the Draf-1 locus plays an important role in early embryogenesis.
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Alterations in pp60c-src accompany differentiation of neurons from rat embryo striatum. Mol Cell Biol 1987. [PMID: 2439897 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.5.1830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cultured neurons from rat embryo striatum were found to contain two structurally distinct forms of pp60c-src. The 60-kilodalton (kDa) form appeared similar to pp60c-src from cultured rat fibroblasts or astrocytes. The 61-kDa form was specific to neurons and differed in the NH2-terminal 18 kDa of the molecule. In undifferentiated neurons the predominant phosphorylated species of pp60c-src was the fibroblast form. Upon differentiation, a second phosphorylated form of pp60c-src was detected. This form had two or more additional sites of serine phosphorylation within the NH2-terminal 18-kDa region of the molecule, one of which was Ser-12. The specific protein-tyrosine kinase activity of the total pp60c-src population increased 14-fold, as measured by autophosphorylation, or 7-fold, as measured by phosphorylation of an exogenous substrate, as striatal neurons differentiated. This elevation in protein kinase activity occurred without a detectable decrease in Tyr-527 phosphorylation or increase in Tyr-416 phosphorylation. Our results support the idea that the expression of the neuron-specific form of pp60c-src and the increase in specific protein kinase activity may be important for neuronal differentiation.
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Gregory RJ, Kammermeyer KL, Vincent WS, Wadsworth SG. Primary sequence and developmental expression of a novel Drosophila melanogaster src gene. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:2119-27. [PMID: 3110602 PMCID: PMC365333 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.6.2119-2127.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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We have sequenced a cDNA clone for the Drosophila melanogaster gene Dsrc28C, a homolog of the vertebrate gene c-src. The cDNA contains a single open reading frame encoding a protein of 66 kilodaltons which contains features highly conserved within the src family of tyrosine protein kinases. Novel structural features of the Dsrc28C protein include a basic pI and a polyglycine domain near the amino terminus. Cell-free translation of in vitro-transcribed RNA yielded a protein of the predicted size which could be immunoprecipitated by anti-v-src antisera. RNA blot hybridization revealed that the gene is expressed predominantly during embryogenesis, in imaginal disks of third-instar larvae, and in adult females. In situ hybridization showed that expression in adult females is largely confined to nurse cells and developing oocytes.
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Mark GE, MacIntyre RJ, Digan ME, Ambrosio L, Perrimon N. Drosophila melanogaster homologs of the raf oncogene. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:2134-40. [PMID: 3037346 PMCID: PMC365335 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.6.2134-2140.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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A murine v-raf probe, representing the kinase domain, was used to identify two unique loci in Drosophila melanogaster DNA. The most closely related to v-raf was mapped by in situ hybridization to position 2F5-6 (Draf-1) on the X chromosome, whereas the other raf-related gene (Draf-2) was found at position 43A2-5 on chromosome 2. The nucleotide and amino acid homologies of Draf-1 to the kinase domain of v-raf are 61 and 65%, respectively. The large amount of a 3.2-kilobase Draf-1 transcript detected in eggs as a maternal message decreases during embryonic development, and significant steady-state levels are observed throughout the remainder of morphogenesis. We speculate that the Draf-1 locus plays an important role in early embryogenesis.
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Cartwright CA, Simantov R, Kaplan PL, Hunter T, Eckhart W. Alterations in pp60c-src accompany differentiation of neurons from rat embryo striatum. Mol Cell Biol 1987; 7:1830-40. [PMID: 2439897 PMCID: PMC365286 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.5.1830-1840.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cultured neurons from rat embryo striatum were found to contain two structurally distinct forms of pp60c-src. The 60-kilodalton (kDa) form appeared similar to pp60c-src from cultured rat fibroblasts or astrocytes. The 61-kDa form was specific to neurons and differed in the NH2-terminal 18 kDa of the molecule. In undifferentiated neurons the predominant phosphorylated species of pp60c-src was the fibroblast form. Upon differentiation, a second phosphorylated form of pp60c-src was detected. This form had two or more additional sites of serine phosphorylation within the NH2-terminal 18-kDa region of the molecule, one of which was Ser-12. The specific protein-tyrosine kinase activity of the total pp60c-src population increased 14-fold, as measured by autophosphorylation, or 7-fold, as measured by phosphorylation of an exogenous substrate, as striatal neurons differentiated. This elevation in protein kinase activity occurred without a detectable decrease in Tyr-527 phosphorylation or increase in Tyr-416 phosphorylation. Our results support the idea that the expression of the neuron-specific form of pp60c-src and the increase in specific protein kinase activity may be important for neuronal differentiation.
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McKeown M, Belote JM, Baker BS. A molecular analysis of transformer, a gene in Drosophila melanogaster that controls female sexual differentiation. Cell 1987; 48:489-99. [PMID: 3100051 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(87)90199-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The transformer (tra) gene regulates all aspects of somatic sexual differentiation in Drosophila melanogaster females and has no function in males. We have isolated the tra gene as part of a 200 kb chromosomal walk. The 25 kb region around tra contains four genetically identified complementation groups and at least six transcriptional units. Germ-line transformation experiments indicate that a fragment of 2 kb is sufficient to supply tra+ function. Mapping of cDNAs from tra and from the adjacent genes indicates that the tra+ transcription unit is 1.2 kb or less. This transcription unit gives rise to a 1.0 kb RNA that is female-specific and a 1.2 kb RNA that is present in both sexes. tra+ and the gene at the 3' side overlap slightly in the 3' ends of their RNA coding sequences. These results suggest that tra+ function is regulated at the level of production of the female-specific tra RNA. The fact that a tra transcript is found in males raises interesting possibilities for how tra expression is controlled.
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The nucleotide sequence of seven exons of the human c-fgr gene, a cellular homolog of the oncogene of Gardner-Rasheed feline sarcoma virus, was determined. Twenty-six independent genomic clones were obtained from a human gene library with a DNA clone of Y73 avian sarcoma virus oncogene, v-yes, as a probe under relaxed hybridization conditions. Restriction mapping and partial sequence analyses revealed that two of these clones were derived from the c-fgr gene, distinct from the c-yes gene. Interestingly, the splicing points of the c-fgr gene were identical with those of the c-src gene throughout the seven exons, suggesting that the two proto-oncogenes were generated by gene duplication of an ancestral gene containing intervening sequences. On RNA blot hybridization the major transcript was found to be 2.6 kilobase long. Two additional transcripts of 3.5 and 4.7 kilobases were also detected. Furthermore, karyotype analysis of several human-mouse hybrid cells and Southern blot analyses of DNAs of the hybrids with a human c-fgr locus-specific probe showed that this gene is located on chromosome 1.
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Niman HL. Detection of oncogene-related proteins with site-directed monoclonal antibody probes. J Clin Lab Anal 1987. [DOI: 10.1002/jcla.1860010105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Bedian V, Jungklaus CE. Expression of the differentiation antigen F7D6 in tumorous tissues of Drosophila. DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS 1987; 8:165-77. [PMID: 3502971 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.1020080305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The 63-kDa antigen recognized by the monoclonal antibody F7D6 is present in all Drosophila embryonic cells and disappears from most tissues as each one reaches its final, differentiated state. Larval tissues lose the antigen around the time of hatching, imaginal tissues lose it during metamorphosis, and germ cells lose it during gametogenesis (Bedian et al: Devel Biol 115:105-118, 1986). The nervous system and spontaneously contracting musculature of the gut and gonads are exceptions and remain antigen positive at all stages. The F7D6 antigen appears to be associated with dividing, undifferentiated cells and electrogenic cells. This prompted us to test tumors for antigen presence. We tested four different recessive mutants that give rise to four different types of tumorous transformation: the embryonic tumor Notch, several larval melanotic tumors, the imaginal disc tumor 1(2)gl, and three alleles of the ovarian tumor otu. In all cases, tumorous tissues in homozygotes contained the F7D6 antigen. The electrophoretic mobility of the antigen appeared to be unaltered in tumorous tissues compared to normal cells, but the antigen is expressed at higher levels. The antigen is found on the cytoplasmic surface of plasma membranes and appears to be a marker of undifferentiated normal and tumorous cells. Similarities and differences between the F7D6 antigen and Drosophila c-src protein are discussed.
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- V Bedian
- Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13676
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Durica DS, Restrepo MA, Thomas TL, Beckingham K. Isolation and characterization of abl gene sequences in Calliphora erythrocephala. Gene 1987; 59:63-76. [PMID: 3125084 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(87)90267-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Screening of genomic DNA libraries with hybridization probes derived from a Drosophila melanogaster c-abl proto-oncogene homologue resulted in the isolation of a set of related sequences from the dipteran Calliphora erythrocephala. Although the region encompassing the c-abl protein kinase domain encodes a polypeptide extremely similar to the Drosophila gene, considerable inter- and intraspecific divergence is found adjacent to this region. Restriction-site heterogeneity and cross-hybridization studies between individual cloned isolates suggest that abl homologues represent a small gene family in the Calliphora genome. As is the case in Drosophila, abl-related transcripts appear to be low in abundance, are synthesized during oogenesis and stored as a maternal mRNA.
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- D S Durica
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Texas A&M College of Medicine, College Station 77843
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Lev Z, Segev O. The RNA transcripts of Drosophila melanogaster src gene are differentially regulated during development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1016/0167-4781(86)90074-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The cellular abl proto-oncogene encodes a protein-tyrosine kinase and is expressed in many cell types in two or three mRNA size species. Four types of mouse c-abl cDNAs have been cloned from 70Z/3 lymphoid cells that have different 5' sequences encoding predicted N-terminal regions of 20-45 amino acids. One of the four cDNAs has a predicted N-terminal sequence of met-gly-gln in common with the gag N terminus of v-abl. The 5' heterogeneity appears to be generated by alternative addition of 5' exons onto a common set of 3' exons. Alternative splicing occurs at the same site at which bcr sequences join to abl sequences in the Philadelphia chromosome translocation.
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Nishizawa M, Semba K, Yoshida MC, Yamamoto T, Sasaki M, Toyoshima K. Structure, expression, and chromosomal location of the human c-fgr gene. Mol Cell Biol 1986; 6:511-7. [PMID: 3023853 PMCID: PMC367540 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.6.2.511-517.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The nucleotide sequence of seven exons of the human c-fgr gene, a cellular homolog of the oncogene of Gardner-Rasheed feline sarcoma virus, was determined. Twenty-six independent genomic clones were obtained from a human gene library with a DNA clone of Y73 avian sarcoma virus oncogene, v-yes, as a probe under relaxed hybridization conditions. Restriction mapping and partial sequence analyses revealed that two of these clones were derived from the c-fgr gene, distinct from the c-yes gene. Interestingly, the splicing points of the c-fgr gene were identical with those of the c-src gene throughout the seven exons, suggesting that the two proto-oncogenes were generated by gene duplication of an ancestral gene containing intervening sequences. On RNA blot hybridization the major transcript was found to be 2.6 kilobase long. Two additional transcripts of 3.5 and 4.7 kilobases were also detected. Furthermore, karyotype analysis of several human-mouse hybrid cells and Southern blot analyses of DNAs of the hybrids with a human c-fgr locus-specific probe showed that this gene is located on chromosome 1.
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Bernstein ML, Vekemans MJ. Chromosomal changes in secondary leukemias of childhood and young adulthood. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1986; 5:325-60. [PMID: 3533293 DOI: 10.1016/s1040-8428(86)80002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The increasing success of antineoplastic therapy has resulted in a growing number of long-term survivors. These people are at risk for complications of the therapy itself. Among these induced acute nonlymphoid leukemia (ANLL) has been both common and often lethal. We reviewed 72 recently reported patients under 30 years of age at the time of initial diagnosis who developed a secondary, karyotypically defined leukemia. Fifty-eight patients contracted ANLL a mean of 4 1/2 years from the initial diagnosis. In 25 patients, this was preceded by a preleukemic phase characterized by a hypercellular bone marrow with abnormal precursors, often accompanied by peripheral pancytopenia, that lasted a mean of 6 months. Three additional patients died in this preleukemic phase. In all 61, the most common chromosomal abnormalities were numerical errors. Twenty-four patients had a hypodiploid karyotype, most often in those in whom the primary diagnosis was lymphoma (22 of 43). The most common chromosomes missing in whole or in part were number 7 (18 patients), number 5 (8 patients), number 17 (5 patients), and number 21 (4 patients). The anomalies were frequently multiple and complex. Monosomy 7 figured particularly strongly and may be similar to a karyotypically identical myeloproliferative disorder characterized by micromegakaryocytes, giant platelets, and abnormal granulocyte function arising de novo in children. These findings are similar to those in older patients with ANLL induced by environmental carcinogens or antineoplastic therapy. They are different from the karyotypic changes seen in de novo ANLL in children and young adults, suggesting a different etiology. Also, they reinforce the need to find less leukemogenic treatment programs.
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Konopka JB, Witte ON. Activation of the abl oncogene in murine and human leukemias. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1985; 823:1-17. [PMID: 2996602 DOI: 10.1016/0304-419x(85)90012-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Telford J, Burckhardt J, Butler B, Pirrotta V. Alternative processing and developmental control of the transcripts of the Drosophila abl oncogene homologue. EMBO J 1985; 4:2609-15. [PMID: 3932065 PMCID: PMC554551 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1985.tb03978.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Drosophila sequences homologous to the abl oncogene are located near the 5' end of a gene (Dash). The Dash gene is transcribed to give long RNAs (5-6 kb) and short RNAs (3.0 kb) that lack some of the internal exons of the gene including some of the sequences coding for the protein kinase domain. The gene is composed of at least five short exons and a long 3' exon. The 3' exon is processed in several alternative ways. It contains an intronic sequence which is spliced out in approximately 50% of the transcripts. S1 mapping shows the existence of five different 3' ends, presumed polyadenylation sites, differing by up to 1 kb. Three of these are maternal-specific while the other two are utilised during development. Dash RNA is most abundant in eggs and early embryos, becomes very rare during larval development and returns in a burst of activity in early pupae.
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Simon MA, Drees B, Kornberg T, Bishop JM. The nucleotide sequence and the tissue-specific expression of Drosophila c-src. Cell 1985; 42:831-40. [PMID: 2996778 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(85)90279-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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We have examined the coding capability and expression of the Drosophila homolog of the vertebrate proto-oncogene c-src. Sequence analysis of a cDNA clone representing the Drosophila c-src locus suggests that the gene encodes a 62 kd protein that is remarkably similar to the protein product of chicken c-src. The Drosophila c-src locus is transcribed into three mRNAs that are each regulated independently during development. Drosophila c-src RNA is abundant in embryos and pupae but rare in larvae and adults. In situ hybridization reveals that after the first 8 hr of development, c-src RNA accumulates almost exclusively in neural tissues such as the brain, ventral nerve chord, and eye-antennal discs, and in differentiating smooth muscle. We conclude that c-src may not be a mitotic signal but instead may play a role in the development of neural tissue and smooth muscle.
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