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Sethumadhavan A, Mani M. Kit activates interleukin-4 receptor and effector signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 independent of its cognate ligand in mouse mast cells. Immunology 2020; 159:441-449. [PMID: 31957000 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 12/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Signaling by Kit has been extensively studied in hematopoietic cells and is essential for the survival, proliferation and maintenance of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. In addition to the activation of intrinsic signaling pathways, Kit has been shown to interact with lineage-restricted type I cytokine receptors and produce cross signals, e.g. erythropoietin receptor, interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R), IL-3R. Based on the earlier studies, we hypothesize that Kit activate other type I cytokine receptors in a cell-specific manner and execute cell-specific function. To investigate other Kit-activated receptors, we tested Kit and IL-4R cross-receptor activation in murine bone-marrow-derived mast cells, which express both Kit and IL-4R at the surface level. Kit upon activation by Kit ligand (KL), activated IL-4Rα, γC , and signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 independent of its cognate ligand IL-4. Though KL and IL-4 are individually mitogenic, combinations of KL and IL-4 synergistically promoted mast cell proliferation. Furthermore, inhibition of lipid raft formation by methyl-β-cyclodextrin resulted in loss of synergistic proliferation. Together the data suggest IL-4R as a novel Kit-activated receptor. Such cross-receptor activations are likely to be a universal mechanism of Kit signaling in hematopoiesis.
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- Aiswarya Sethumadhavan
- Cell Signaling Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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- Cell Signaling Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India
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Holtermann N, Kiupel M, Kessler M, Teske E, Betz D, Hirschberger J. Masitinib monotherapy in canine epitheliotropic lymphoma. Vet Comp Oncol 2015; 14 Suppl 1:127-35. [DOI: 10.1111/vco.12157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Revised: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- N. Holtermann
- Medizinische Kleintierklinik; Ludwig Maximilians University Munich; Munich Germany
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- Department of Pathology and Diagnostic Investigations, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University; Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health; Lansing MI USA
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- Tierklinik Hofheim; Im Langgewann 9; 65719 Hofheim/Taunus Germany
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Veterinary Faculty; Utrecht University; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Klinik für Kleintiere; Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover; Hannover Germany
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- Medizinische Kleintierklinik; Ludwig Maximilians University Munich; Munich Germany
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Lennartsson J, Rönnstrand L. Stem Cell Factor Receptor/c-Kit: From Basic Science to Clinical Implications. Physiol Rev 2012; 92:1619-49. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00046.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 485] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Stem cell factor (SCF) is a dimeric molecule that exerts its biological functions by binding to and activating the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit. Activation of c-Kit leads to its autophosphorylation and initiation of signal transduction. Signaling proteins are recruited to activated c-Kit by certain interaction domains (e.g., SH2 and PTB) that specifically bind to phosphorylated tyrosine residues in the intracellular region of c-Kit. Activation of c-Kit signaling has been found to mediate cell survival, migration, and proliferation depending on the cell type. Signaling from c-Kit is crucial for normal hematopoiesis, pigmentation, fertility, gut movement, and some aspects of the nervous system. Deregulated c-Kit kinase activity has been found in a number of pathological conditions, including cancer and allergy. The observation that gain-of-function mutations in c-Kit can promote tumor formation and progression has stimulated the development of therapeutics agents targeting this receptor, e.g., the clinically used inhibitor imatinib mesylate. Also other clinically used multiselective kinase inhibitors, for instance, sorafenib and sunitinib, have c-Kit included in their range of targets. Furthermore, loss-of-function mutations in c-Kit have been observed and shown to give rise to a condition called piebaldism. This review provides a summary of our current knowledge regarding structural and functional aspects of c-Kit signaling both under normal and pathological conditions, as well as advances in the development of low-molecular-weight molecules inhibiting c-Kit function.
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- Johan Lennartsson
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; and Experimental Clinical Chemistry, Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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Combined Effects of Interleukin-7 and Stem Cell Factor Administration on Lymphopoiesis after Murine Bone Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2011; 17:48-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2010.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit controls IL-33 receptor signaling in mast cells. Blood 2010; 115:3899-906. [PMID: 20200353 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-10-247411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Members of the Toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) family are of importance for host defense and inflammation. Here we report that the TIR-family member interleukin-33R (IL-33R) cross-activates the receptor tyrosine kinase c-Kit in human and murine mast cells. The IL-33R-induced activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (Erk1/2), protein kinase B (PKB), and Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1) depends on c-Kit and is required to elicit optimal effector functions. Costimulation with the c-Kit ligand stem cell factor (SCF) is necessary for IL-33-induced cytokine production in primary mast cells. The structural basis for this cross-activation is the complex formation between c-Kit, IL-33R, and IL-1R accessory protein (IL-1RAcP). We found that c-Kit and IL-1RAcP interact constitutively and that IL-33R joins this complex upon ligand binding. Our findings support a model in which signals from seemingly disparate receptors are integrated for full cellular responses.
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Riccioni R, Diverio D, Riti V, Buffolino S, Mariani G, Boe A, Cedrone M, Ottone T, Foà R, Testa U. Interleukin (IL)-3/granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor/IL-5 receptor alpha and beta chains are preferentially expressed in acute myeloid leukaemias with mutated FMS-related tyrosine kinase 3 receptor. Br J Haematol 2009; 144:376-87. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07491.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Jahn T, Sindhu S, Gooch S, Seipel P, Lavori P, Leifheit E, Weinberg K. Direct interaction between Kit and the interleukin-7 receptor. Blood 2007; 110:1840-7. [PMID: 17554063 PMCID: PMC1976346 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-12-028019] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In vivo analyses of thymopoiesis in mice defective in signaling through Kit and gammac or Kit and IL-7Ralpha demonstrate synergy and partial complementation of gammac or IL-7-mediated signaling by the Kit signaling pathway. Our molecular analysis in T-lymphoid cells as well as in nonhematopoietic cells shows that Kit and IL-7R signaling pathways directly interact. KL-mediated activation of Kit induced strong tyrosine phosphorylation of gammac and IL-7Ralpha in the absence of IL-7. Activated Kit formed a complex with either IL-7Ralpha or gammac, and tyrosine phosphorylation of both subunits occurred independently of Jak3, suggesting that gammac and IL-7Ralpha are each direct substrates of Kit. Kit activated Jak3 in an IL-7R-dependent manner. Moreover, deficient Stat5 activation of the Kit mutant YY567/569FF lacking intrinsic Src activation capacity was partially reconstituted in the presence of IL-7R and Jak3. Based on the molecular data, we propose a model of Kit-mediated functional activation of gammac-containing receptors such as IL-7R, similar to the interaction between Kit and Epo-R. Such indirect activation of the Jak-Stat pathway induced by the interaction between an RTK and type I cytokine receptor could be the underlying mechanism for a context-specific signaling repertoire of a pleiotropic RTK-like Kit.
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- Thomas Jahn
- Division of Research Immunology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Kalesnikoff J, Rios EJ, Chen CC, Alejandro Barbieri M, Tsai M, Tam SY, Galli SJ. Roles of RabGEF1/Rabex-5 domains in regulating Fc epsilon RI surface expression and Fc epsilon RI-dependent responses in mast cells. Blood 2007; 109:5308-17. [PMID: 17341663 PMCID: PMC1890836 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-01-067363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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RabGEF1/Rabex-5, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the endocytic pathway regulator, Rab5, contains a Vps9 domain, an A20-like zinc finger (ZnF) domain, and a coiled coil domain. To investigate the importance of these domains in regulating receptor internalization and cell activation, we lentivirally delivered RabGEF1 mutants into RabGEF1-deficient (-/-) mast cells and examined Fc epsilon RI-dependent responses. Wild-type RabGEF1 expression corrected phenotypic abnormalities in -/- mast cells, including decreased basal Fc epsilon RI expression, slowed Fc epsilon RI internalization, elevated IgE + Ag-induced degranulation and IL-6 production, and the decreased ability of -/- cytosol to support endosome fusion. We showed that RabGEF1's ZnF domain has ubiquitin ligase activity. Moreover, the coiled coil domain of RabGEF1 is required for Rabaptin-5 binding and for maintaining basal levels of Rabaptin-5 and surface Fc epsilon RI. However, mutants lacking either of these domains normalized phenotypic abnormalities in IgE + antigen-activated -/- mast cells. By contrast, correction of these -/- phenotypes required a functional Vps9 domain. Thus, Fc epsilon RI-mediated mast cell functional activation is dependent on RabGEF1's GEF activity.
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- Janet Kalesnikoff
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5324, USA
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Systemic mastocytosis is a fascinating disease with diverse clinical features. There have been numerous advances in understanding the basis of clinical manifestations of this disease and of its molecular pathogenesis in the last several decades. The development of methods to study mast cell biology using cell culture and murine models has proven invaluable in this regard. Clarification of the roles of mast cells in various biological processes has expanded our understanding of their importance in innate immunity, as well as allergy. New diagnostic methods have allowed the design of detailed criteria to assist in distinguishing reactive mast cell hyperplasia from systemic mastocytosis. Variants and subvariants of systemic mastocytosis have been defined to assist in determining prognosis and in management of the disease. Elucidation of the roles of the Kit receptor tyrosine kinase and signal transduction pathway activation has contributed to development of potential targeted therapeutic approaches that may prove useful in the future.
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- Jamie Robyn
- Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Lennartsson J, Jelacic T, Linnekin D, Shivakrupa R. Normal and Oncogenic Forms of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Kit. Stem Cells 2005; 23:16-43. [PMID: 15625120 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2004-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) that binds stem cell factor. This receptor ligand combination is important for normal hematopoiesis, as well as pigmentation, gut function, and reproduction. Structurally, Kit has both an extracellular and intracellular region. Theintra-cellular region is comprised of a juxtamembrane domain (JMD), a kinase domain, a kinase insert, and a carboxyl tail. Inappropriate expression or activation of Kit is associated with a variety of diseases in humans. Activating mutations in Kit have been identified primarily in the JMD and the second part of the kinase domain and have been associated with gastrointestinal stromal cell tumors and mastocytosis, respectively. There are also reports of activating mutations in some forms of germ cell tumors and core binding factor leukemias. Since the cloning of the Kit ligand in the early 1990s, there has been an explosion of information relating to the mechanism of action of normal forms of Kit as well as activated mutants. This is important because understanding this RTK at the biochemical level could assist in the development of therapeutics to treat primary and secondary defects in the tissues that require Kit. Furthermore, understanding the mechanisms mediating transformation of cells by activated Kit mutants will help in the design of interventions for human disease associated with these mutations. The objective of this review is to summarize what is known about normal and oncogenic forms of Kit. We will place particular emphasis on recent developments in understanding the mechanisms of action of normal and activated forms of this RTK and its association with human disease, particularly in hematopoietic cells.
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- Johan Lennartsson
- Basic Research Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Maryland, USA.
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Cairns L, Cirò M, Minuzzo M, Morlé F, Starck J, Ottolenghi S, Ronchi A. Induction of globin mRNA expression by interleukin-3 in a stem cell factor-dependent SV-40 T-antigen-immortalized multipotent hematopoietic cell line. J Cell Physiol 2003; 195:38-49. [PMID: 12599207 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.10241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Erythropoiesis requires the stepwise action on immature progenitors of several growth factors, including stem cell factor (SCF), interleukin 3 (IL-3), and erythropoietin (Epo). Epo is required to sustain proliferation and survival of committed progenitors and might further modulate the level of expression of several erythroid genes, including globin genes. Here we report a new SCF-dependent immortalized mouse progenitor cell line (GATA-1 ts SCF) that can also grow in either Epo or IL-3 as the sole growth factor. When grown in SCF, these cells show an "open" chromatin structure of the beta-globin LCR, but do not significantly express globin. However, Epo or IL-3 induce globin expression and are required for its maintainance. This effect of IL-3 is unexpected as IL-3 was previously reported either to be unable to induce hemoglobinization, or even to antagonize it. This suggests that GATA-1 ts SCF cells may have progressed to a stage in which globin genes are already poised for expression and only require signal(s) that can be elicited by either Epo or IL-3. Through the use of inhibitors, we suggest that p38 may be one of the molecules modulating induction and maintenance of globin expression.
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- Linda Cairns
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Bioscienze, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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Jahn T, Seipel P, Coutinho S, Urschel S, Schwarz K, Miething C, Serve H, Peschel C, Duyster J. Analysing c-kit internalization using a functional c-kit-EGFP chimera containing the fluorochrome within the extracellular domain. Oncogene 2002; 21:4508-20. [PMID: 12085229 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2002] [Revised: 03/29/2002] [Accepted: 04/04/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In order to investigate activation and internalization of c-kit we created a functional c-kit-EGFP chimera by inserting EYFP (enhanced yellow fluorescent protein) within the extracellular domain of c-kit immediately downstream of the signal sequence, SS-EYFP-kit. This location was chosen because the C-terminal fusion of EGFP to c-kit unexpectedly caused constitutive activation of the c-kit tyrosine kinase. As analysed in fixed cells and by real time imaging in vivo, SCF induced activation led to internalization of the fusion construct and translocation to punctate structures resembling vesicles. Analysis of the internalization process by time lapse imaging revealed high mobility and discontinuous movement of these vesicles and their predominantly radial tracks. Two subsets of vesicles were observed: Traffic of the majority of vesicles was directed from the periphery to the center of the cell and most likely represents the internalization of activated receptor molecules via the endosomal pathway. However, some vesicular structures were observed to move towards the periphery of the cell and probably contain newly synthesized protein to replace internalized receptor molecules. The calculated velocity of moving vesicles ranged from 0.05 to 0.2 microm per se. Vesicle formation upon SCF induced dimerization of the receptor was strictly dependent on kinase activity of c-kit. Treatment of cells with phenylarsine oxide, an agent blocking receptor internalization, prior to SCF stimulation resulted in abrogation of the translocation of the chimera to vesicles whereas accumulation of vesicles was observed when cells were treated with proteasome inhibitors. Cholesterol depletion of the cell membrane by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin resulted in dose dependent reduction of receptor internalization indicating that c-kit may be present in lipid rafts or that intact lipid rafts are required for efficient internalization of the receptor. Using the induction of vesicular structures as a sign of efficient internalization of the receptor analysis of mutant c-kit constructs deficient either in activation of PI3-Kinase or Src revealed that internalization of c-kit is dependent on recruitment of Src but not PI3-Kinase.
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- Thomas Jahn
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Laboratory of Leukemogenesis, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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- W S May
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Sealy Center for Oncology and Hematology, Galveston 77555-1048, USA
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Reassessment of interactions between hematopoietic receptors using common beta-chain and interleukin-3–specific receptor beta-chain–null cells: no evidence of functional interactions with receptors for erythropoietin, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, or stem cell factor. Blood 2000. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.4.1588.h8001588_1588_1590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Mice lacking both the gene encoding the shared receptor for granulocyte macrophage–colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and IL-5 common β-chain (Bc) and the gene for the IL-3 specific receptor (BIL3) were generated. This was achieved by targeting the Bclocus in embryonic stem cells that were heterozygous for a null mutation of BIL3. Cells from mice generated with the doubly targeted embryonic stem cells were unresponsive to all 3 cytokines. Considerable previous data suggested a role for common beta-chain (βc) in modulating signaling of cytokines including erythropoietin (EPO), G-CSF, and stem cell factor (SCF). However, bone marrow cells from mice lacking βc and βIL3 showed normal responsiveness to these cytokines. Thus, there was no evidence for a biologically significant interaction between signaling via βc or βIL3 and signaling by EPO, G-CSF, or SCF. Previously documented biochemical phenomena, including receptor transmodulation, receptor transphosphorylation, and even direct physical interaction, involving the βc/βIL-3 receptor systems do not reflect genuine interactions of physiological significance in primary hematopoietic cells. This study provided results that challenge conclusions previously established using a variety of biochemical assays.
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Reassessment of interactions between hematopoietic receptors using common beta-chain and interleukin-3–specific receptor beta-chain–null cells: no evidence of functional interactions with receptors for erythropoietin, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, or stem cell factor. Blood 2000. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.4.1588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractMice lacking both the gene encoding the shared receptor for granulocyte macrophage–colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and IL-5 common β-chain (Bc) and the gene for the IL-3 specific receptor (BIL3) were generated. This was achieved by targeting the Bclocus in embryonic stem cells that were heterozygous for a null mutation of BIL3. Cells from mice generated with the doubly targeted embryonic stem cells were unresponsive to all 3 cytokines. Considerable previous data suggested a role for common beta-chain (βc) in modulating signaling of cytokines including erythropoietin (EPO), G-CSF, and stem cell factor (SCF). However, bone marrow cells from mice lacking βc and βIL3 showed normal responsiveness to these cytokines. Thus, there was no evidence for a biologically significant interaction between signaling via βc or βIL3 and signaling by EPO, G-CSF, or SCF. Previously documented biochemical phenomena, including receptor transmodulation, receptor transphosphorylation, and even direct physical interaction, involving the βc/βIL-3 receptor systems do not reflect genuine interactions of physiological significance in primary hematopoietic cells. This study provided results that challenge conclusions previously established using a variety of biochemical assays.
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c-Kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase that binds stem cell factor (SCF). Structurally, c-Kit contains five immunoglobulin-like domains extracellularly and a catalytic domain divided into two regions by a 77 amino acid insert intracellularly. Studies in white spotting and steel mice have shown that functional SCF and c-Kit are critical in the survival and development of stem cells involved in hematopoiesis, pigmentation and reproduction. Mutations in c-Kit are associated with a variety of human diseases. Interaction of SCF with c-Kit rapidly induces receptor dimerization and increases in autophosphorylation activity. Downstream of c-Kit, multiple signal transduction components are activated, including phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase, Src family members, the JAK/STAT pathway and the Ras-Raf-MAP kinase cascade. Structure-function studies have begun to address the role of these signaling components in SCF-mediated responses. This review will focus on the biochemical mechanism of action of SCF in hematopoietic cells.
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- D Linnekin
- Basic Research Laboratory, National Cancer Institute-Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702-1201, USA.
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Rey-Ladino JA, Huber M, Liu L, Damen JE, Krystal G, Takei F. The SH2-Containing Inositol-5′-Phosphatase Enhances LFA-1-Mediated Cell Adhesion and Defines Two Signaling Pathways for LFA-1 Activation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.162.10.5792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The inside-out signaling involved in the activation of LFA-1-mediated cell adhesion is still poorly understood. Here we examined the role of the SH2-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP), a major negative regulator of intracellular signaling, in this process. Wild-type SHIP and a phosphatase-deficient mutant SHIP were overexpressed in the murine myeloid cell line, DA-ER, and the effects on LFA-1-mediated cell adhesion to ICAM-1 (CD54) were tested. Overexpression of wild-type SHIP significantly enhanced cell adhesion to immobilized ICAM-1, and PMA, IL-3, or erythropoietin further augmented this adhesion. In contrast, phosphatase dead SHIP had no enhancing effects. Furthermore, PMA-induced activation of LFA-1 on DA-ER cells overexpressing wild-type SHIP was dependent on protein kinase C but independent of mitogen-activated protein kinase activation, whereas cytokine-induced activation was independent of protein kinase C and mitogen-activated protein kinase activation but required phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase activation. These results suggest that SHIP may regulate two distinct inside-out signaling pathways and that the phosphatase activity of SHIP is essential for both of them.
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- Jose A. Rey-Ladino
- *The Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
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- *The Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
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- †Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN 46285; and
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
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- *The Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
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- *The Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
- ‡Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
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- *The Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
- ‡Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- I-1,3,4,5-P4, inositol-1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate; PI-3,4-P2, phosphatidylinositol-3,4-biphosphate; I-1,3,4-P3, inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate; I-1,4,5-P3, inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate; CH-1, cytohesin-1; Epo, erythropoietin; PKC, protein kinase C; PI-3K, phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase; MAPK, mitogen activated protein kinase; HA, hemaglutinin; BCECF-AM, 2′,7′-bis-(2-carboxyethyl)-(and-6)-carboxyfluo-rescein, acetoxymeyhyl ester; PH, pleckstrin homology
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Optimal Proliferation of a Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Line Requires Either Costimulation With Stem Cell Factor or Increase of Receptor Expression That Can Be Replaced by Overexpression of Bcl-2. Blood 1999. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.8.2569.408k08_2569_2577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In vitro proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells requires costimulation by multiple regulatory factors whereas expansion of lineage-committed progenitor cells generated by stem cells usually requires only a single factor. The distinct requirement of factors for proliferation coincides with the differential temporal expression of the subunits of cytokine receptors during early stem cell differentiation. In this study, we explored the underlying mechanism of the requirement of costimulation in a hematopoietic progenitor cell line TF-1. We found that granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) optimally activated proliferation of TF-1 cells regardless of the presence or absence of stem cell factor (SCF). However, interleukin-5 (IL-5) alone sustained survival of TF-1 cells and required costimulation of SCF for optimal proliferation. The synergistic effect of SCF was partly due to its anti-apoptosis activity. Overexpression of the IL-5 receptor subunit (IL5R) in TF-1 cells by genetic selection or retroviral infection also resumed optimal proliferation due to correction of the defect in apoptosis suppression. Exogenous expression of an oncogenic anti-apoptosis protein, Bcl-2, conferred on TF-1 cells an IL-5–dependent phenotype. In summary, our data suggested SCF costimulation is only necessary when the expression level of IL5R is low and apoptosis suppression is defective in the signal transduction of IL-5. Expression of Bcl-2 proteins released the growth restriction of the progenitor cells and may be implicated in leukemia formation.
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Optimal Proliferation of a Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Line Requires Either Costimulation With Stem Cell Factor or Increase of Receptor Expression That Can Be Replaced by Overexpression of Bcl-2. Blood 1999. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.8.2569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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AbstractIn vitro proliferation of hematopoietic stem cells requires costimulation by multiple regulatory factors whereas expansion of lineage-committed progenitor cells generated by stem cells usually requires only a single factor. The distinct requirement of factors for proliferation coincides with the differential temporal expression of the subunits of cytokine receptors during early stem cell differentiation. In this study, we explored the underlying mechanism of the requirement of costimulation in a hematopoietic progenitor cell line TF-1. We found that granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) optimally activated proliferation of TF-1 cells regardless of the presence or absence of stem cell factor (SCF). However, interleukin-5 (IL-5) alone sustained survival of TF-1 cells and required costimulation of SCF for optimal proliferation. The synergistic effect of SCF was partly due to its anti-apoptosis activity. Overexpression of the IL-5 receptor subunit (IL5R) in TF-1 cells by genetic selection or retroviral infection also resumed optimal proliferation due to correction of the defect in apoptosis suppression. Exogenous expression of an oncogenic anti-apoptosis protein, Bcl-2, conferred on TF-1 cells an IL-5–dependent phenotype. In summary, our data suggested SCF costimulation is only necessary when the expression level of IL5R is low and apoptosis suppression is defective in the signal transduction of IL-5. Expression of Bcl-2 proteins released the growth restriction of the progenitor cells and may be implicated in leukemia formation.
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Guthridge MA, Stomski FC, Thomas D, Woodcock JM, Bagley CJ, Berndt MC, Lopez AF. Mechanism of activation of the GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-5 family of receptors. Stem Cells 1998; 16:301-13. [PMID: 9766809 DOI: 10.1002/stem.160301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The process of ligand binding leading to receptor activation is an ordered and sequential one. High-affinity binding of GM-CSF, interleukin 3 (IL-3), and IL-5 to their receptors induces a number of key events at the cell surface and within the cytoplasm that are necessary for receptor activation. These include receptor oligomerization, activation of tyrosine kinase activity, phosphorylation of the receptor, and the recruitment of SH2 (src-homology) and PTB (phosphotyrosine binding) domain proteins to the receptor. Such a sequence of events represents a recurrent theme among cytokine, growth factor, and hormone receptors; however, a number of very recent and interesting findings have identified unique features in this receptor system in terms of: A) how GM-CSF/IL-3/IL-5 bind, oligomerize, and activate their cognate receptors; B) how multiple biological responses such as proliferation, survival, and differentiation can be transduced from activated GM-CSF, IL-3, or IL-5 receptors, and C) how the presence of novel phosphotyrosine-independent signaling motifs within a specific cytoplasmic domain of betaC may be important for mediating survival and differentiation by these cytokines. This review does not attempt to be all-encompassing but rather to focus on the most recent and significant discoveries that distinguish the GM-CSF/IL-3/IL-5 receptor subfamily from other cytokine receptors.
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- M A Guthridge
- Division of Human Immunology, The Hanson Centre for Cancer Research, The Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Signaling Through the Interaction of Membrane-Restricted Stem Cell Factor and c-kit Receptor Tyrosine Kinase: Genetic Evidence for a Differential Role in Erythropoiesis. Blood 1998. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v91.3.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractMutations of the receptor tyrosine kinase c-kit or its ligand stem cell factor (SCF), which is encoded as a soluble and membrane-associated protein by the Steel gene in mice, lead to deficiencies of germ cells, melanocytes, and hematopoiesis, including the erythroid lineage. In the present study, we have used genetic methods to study the role of membrane or soluble presentation of SCF in hematopoiesis. Bone marrow–derived stromal cells expressing only a membrane-restricted (MR) isoform of SCF induced an elevated and sustained tyrosine phosphorylation of both c-kit and erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R) and significantly greater proliferation of an erythrocytic progenitor cell line compared with stromal cells expressing soluble SCF. Transgene expression of MR-SCF inSteel-dickie (Sld) mutants resulted in a significant improvement in the production of red blood cells, bone marrow hypoplasia, and runting. In contrast, overexpression of the full-length soluble form of SCF transgene had no effect on either red blood cell production or runting but corrected the myeloid progenitor cell deficiency seen in these mutants. These data provide the first evidence of differential functions of SCF isoforms in vivo and suggest an abnormal signaling mechanism as the cause of the severe anemia seen in mutants of the Sl gene.
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Signaling Through the Interaction of Membrane-Restricted Stem Cell Factor and c-kit Receptor Tyrosine Kinase: Genetic Evidence for a Differential Role in Erythropoiesis. Blood 1998. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v91.3.879.879_879_889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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Mutations of the receptor tyrosine kinase c-kit or its ligand stem cell factor (SCF), which is encoded as a soluble and membrane-associated protein by the Steel gene in mice, lead to deficiencies of germ cells, melanocytes, and hematopoiesis, including the erythroid lineage. In the present study, we have used genetic methods to study the role of membrane or soluble presentation of SCF in hematopoiesis. Bone marrow–derived stromal cells expressing only a membrane-restricted (MR) isoform of SCF induced an elevated and sustained tyrosine phosphorylation of both c-kit and erythropoietin receptor (EPO-R) and significantly greater proliferation of an erythrocytic progenitor cell line compared with stromal cells expressing soluble SCF. Transgene expression of MR-SCF inSteel-dickie (Sld) mutants resulted in a significant improvement in the production of red blood cells, bone marrow hypoplasia, and runting. In contrast, overexpression of the full-length soluble form of SCF transgene had no effect on either red blood cell production or runting but corrected the myeloid progenitor cell deficiency seen in these mutants. These data provide the first evidence of differential functions of SCF isoforms in vivo and suggest an abnormal signaling mechanism as the cause of the severe anemia seen in mutants of the Sl gene.
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The β Chain of the Interleukin-3 Receptor Functionally Associates With the Erythropoietin Receptor. Blood 1997. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v90.5.1867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractInterleukin-3 (IL-3) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF ) receptors share a common β chain (βc), and both cytokines enhance erythropoietin (Epo)-dependent in vitro erythropoiesis by primary hematopoietic progenitors and factor-dependent cells. These data suggest that the Epo receptor and βc may functionally interact. To determine whether such interactions can be documented, we studied a murine factor-dependent cell line (Ba/F3), which endogenously expresses IL-3R. First, Ba/F3 cells were transfected with murine EpoR, making them responsive to both IL-3 and Epo. Next, the EpoR expressing cells were transfected with murine βc. This resulted in an enhanced sensitivity of these cells to Epo, which was especially pronounced at low Epo concentrations. Ba/F3-EpoR were then treated with antisense oligodeoxynucleotides to the murine β. Control sense and nonsense had no effect on Epo-dependent growth, but the antisense markedly and specifically inhibited Epo-dependent growth. In contrast, the antisense did not affect β-globin message levels (another Epo-responsive effect in these cells) detectable by Northern blot. Finally, Western blot analysis of proteins immunoprecipitated from cells expressing both receptors with antibody against β and blotted with antibody against EpoR, or immunoprecipitated with antibody against EpoR and blotted with antibody against β, showed that EpoR and β coimmunoprecipitate. These data show that the β chain functionally and physically associates with the EpoR. This suggests that these cytokine receptors exist as a large supercomplex and offers the first molecular explanation for the synergistic effects of IL-3 and GM-CSF with Epo during erythropoiesis.
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Robledo O, Fourcin M, Chevalier S, Guillet C, Auguste P, Pouplard-Barthelaix A, Pennica D, Gascan H. Signaling of the cardiotrophin-1 receptor. Evidence for a third receptor component. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:4855-63. [PMID: 9030543 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.8.4855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) is a recently isolated cytokine belonging to the interleukin-6 cytokine family. In the present study we show that CT-1 activates its receptor expressed at the surface of a human neural cell line by recruiting gp130 and gp190/leukemia inhibitory factor receptor beta, as shown by analyzing their tyrosine phosphorylation level. Neutralizing antibody directed against gp130 and reconstitution experiments performed in the COS-7 cell line demonstrate that gp130-gp190 heterocomplex formation is essential for CT-1 signaling. Analysis of the subsequent activation events revealed that CT-1 induces and utilizes Jak1-, Jak2-, and Tyk2-associated tyrosine kinases, which are in turn relayed by STAT-3 transcription factor. Cross-linking of iodinated CT-1 to the cell surface led to the identification of a third alpha component in addition to gp130 and gp190, with an apparent molecular mass of 80 kDa. Removal of N-linked carbohydrates from the protein backbone of the alpha component resulted in a protein of 45 kDa. Our results provide evidence that the CT-1 receptor is composed of a tripartite complex, a situation similar to the high affinity receptor for ciliary neurotrophic factor.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, 4 rue Larrey, CHU Angers, 49033 Angers Cedex, France
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Liu L, Jefferson AB, Zhang X, Norris FA, Majerus PW, Krystal G. A novel phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase associates with the interleukin-3 receptor. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:29729-33. [PMID: 8939907 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.47.29729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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To gain insight into the intracellular signaling cascades that are activated by the binding of interleukin-3 (IL-3) to its target cells, we have embarked on the identification of proteins that are associated with the IL-3 receptor (IL-3R). In a previous study we reported that a 110-kDa serine/threonine protein kinase is constitutively associated with the IL-3R and activated following IL-3 stimulation. We now report that a phosphatidylinositol-3,4, 5-trisphosphate (PtdIns-3,4,5-P3) 5-phosphatase (5-ptase) is also constitutively associated with the IL-3R. This 5-ptase is magnesium-dependent and removes the 5-position phosphate from PtdIns-3,4,5-P3 but does not metabolize PtdIns-4,5-P2, inositol (Ins)-1,3,4,5-P4, or Ins-1,4,5-P3. This substrate specificity distinguishes it from any previously characterized 5-ptase. Interestingly, it may be bound indirectly via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase), another enzyme that is constitutively bound to the IL-3R. However, unlike PI 3-kinase which becomes activated following IL-3 stimulation, this receptor-associated 5-ptase activity does not increase following IL-3 stimulation, and its primary function may be to keep the principal in vivo product of PI 3-kinase, PtdIns-3,4,5-P3, at low levels in unstimulated cells, to terminate the PI 3-kinase signal following IL-3 stimulation or to metabolize PtdIns-3,4,5-P3 to a metabolically active second messenger, i.e. PtdIns-3,4-P2.
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- L Liu
- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1L3
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Liu L, Cutler RL, Krystal G. Identification and characterization of an interleukin-3 receptor-associated 110-kDa serine/threonine kinase. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:22422-7. [PMID: 7545678 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.38.22422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We recently reported that interleukin-3 (IL-3) stimulation of the murine IL-3-responsive cell line, B6SUtA1, results in the rapid phosphorylation of the beta subunit of the IL-3 receptor (IL-3R), not only on tyrosine residues but on serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) residues as well. Since this occurred even at 4 degrees C, it suggested that a Ser/Thr-specific kinase might be closely associated with the IL-3R. To test this possibility, IL-3R complexes were isolated with anti-IL-3R (alpha IL-3R) antibodies, and in vitro phosphorylation studies were undertaken. These revealed the presence of a 110-kDa protein that was heavily phosphorylated in vitro on serine and threonine residues and that bound selectively to gamma-ATP-Sepharose beads. Moreover, this protein, which was not the 110-kDa subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, was tyrosine phosphorylated in response to IL-3 and was specifically labeled in vitro with azido-[32P]ATP. These data, together with in vitro kinase inhibitor studies, suggest that an as yet uncharacterized H7- and staurosporine-sensitive 110-kDa Ser/Thr kinase may be constitutively associated with the IL-3R and activated following IL-3 stimulation. A comparison of IL-3R and erythropoietin receptor complexes suggests that this 110-kDa protein may be preferentially associated with the IL-3R.
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- L Liu
- Terry Fox Laboratory, British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, Canada
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Wu H, Klingmüller U, Besmer P, Lodish HF. Interaction of the erythropoietin and stem-cell-factor receptors. Nature 1995; 377:242-6. [PMID: 7545788 DOI: 10.1038/377242a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 250] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Mutations in the KIT transmembrane protein-tyrosine kinase receptor affect erythropoiesis, resulting in fewer committed late progenitors (colony-forming unit erythroid, CFU-E) in the fetal liver. As the survival and proliferation of CFU-Es depend absolutely on erythropoietin (EPO), these results suggest that CFU-Es cannot proliferate or mature further unless both the KIT and EPO receptor signalling pathways are functional. How KIT affects proliferation or differentiation of CFU-Es is not clear. Here we show that the KIT ligand SCF (for stem-cell factor) can replace EPO in supporting the growth and survival of HCD57 cells, an EPO-dependent erythroid-progenitor cell line expressing high levels of KIT. SCF supports the proliferation of 32D cells that express KIT only if they also express the EPO receptor. In HCD57 cells, SCF rapidly induces tyrosine phosphorylation of the EPO receptor, and KIT physically associates with the extended box 2 region in the cytoplasmic domain of the EPO receptor. Our results indicate that KIT may activate the EPO receptor by tyrosine phosphorylation to induce further proliferation and maturation of CFU-Es.
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- H Wu
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA
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Blume-Jensen P, Wernstedt C, Heldin CH, Rönnstrand L. Identification of the major phosphorylation sites for protein kinase C in kit/stem cell factor receptor in vitro and in intact cells. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:14192-200. [PMID: 7539802 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.23.14192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The c-kit-encoded tyrosine kinase receptor for stem cell factor (Kit/SCFR) is crucial for the development of hematopoietic cells, melanoblasts, and germ cells. Ligand stimulation of Kit/SCFR leads to receptor dimerization and autophosphorylation on tyrosine residues. We recently showed, that protein kinase C (PKC) acts in an SCF-stimulated negative feedback loop, which controls Kit/SCFR tyrosine kinase activity and modulates the cellular responses to SCF (Blume-Jensen, P., Siegbahn, A., Stabel, S., Heldin, C.-H., and Rönnstrand, L. (1993) EMBO J. 12, 4199-4209). We present here the identification of the major phosphorylation sites for PKC in Kit/SCFR. Two serine residues in the kinase insert, Ser-741 and Ser-746, are PKC-dependent phosphorylation sites in vivo and account for all phosphorylation by PKC in vitro. Together they comprise more than 60% of the total SCF-stimulated receptor phosphorylation in living cells and 85-90% of its phosphorylation in resting cells. Two additional serine residues, Ser-821 close to the major tyrosine autophosphorylation site in the kinase domain and Ser-959 in the carboxyl terminus are SCF-stimulated PKC-dependent phosphorylation sites. However, they are not phosphorylated directly by PKC-alpha in vitro. Both specific receptor tyrosine autophosphorylation and specific receptor-associated phosphatidylinositide 3'-kinase activity was increased approximately 2-fold in response to SCF in PAE cells stably expressing Kit/SCFR(S741A/S746A). Furthermore, the kinase activity of Kit/SCFR(S741A/S746A) toward an exogenous substrate was increased, which was reflected as a decreased Km and an increased Vmax, in accordance with the negative regulatory role of PKC on Kit/SCFR signaling.
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- P Blume-Jensen
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala Branch, Biomedical Center, Sweden
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