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Lim YJ, Kim HS, Bae S, So KA, Kim TJ, Lee JH. Pan-EGFR Inhibitor Dacomitinib Resensitizes Paclitaxel and Induces Apoptosis via Elevating Intracellular ROS Levels in Ovarian Cancer SKOV3-TR Cells. Molecules 2024; 29:274. [PMID: 38202856 PMCID: PMC10780346 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29010274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Paclitaxel is still used as a standard first-line treatment for ovarian cancer. Although paclitaxel is effective for many types of cancer, the emergence of chemoresistant cells represents a major challenge in chemotherapy. Our study aimed to analyze the cellular mechanism of dacomitinib, a pan-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, which resensitized paclitaxel and induced cell cytotoxicity in paclitaxel-resistant ovarian cancer SKOV3-TR cells. We investigated the significant reduction in cell viability cotreated with dacomitinib and paclitaxel by WST-1 assay and flow cytometry analysis. Dacomitinib inhibited EGFR family proteins, including EGFR and HER2, as well as its downstream signaling proteins, including AKT, STAT3, ERK, and p38. In addition, dacomitinib inhibited the phosphorylation of Bad, and combination treatment with paclitaxel effectively suppressed the expression of Mcl-1. A 2'-7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay revealed a substantial elevation in cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in SKOV3-TR cells cotreated with dacomitinib and paclitaxel, which subsequently mediated cell cytotoxicity. Additionally, we confirmed that dacomitinib inhibits chemoresistance in paclitaxel-resistant ovarian cancer HeyA8-MDR cells. Collectively, our research indicated that dacomitinib effectively resensitized paclitaxel in SKOV3-TR cells by inhibiting EGFR signaling and elevating intracellular ROS levels.
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- Ye Jin Lim
- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.L.); (H.S.K.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.L.); (H.S.K.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.L.); (H.S.K.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea; (K.A.S.); (T.J.K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea; (K.A.S.); (T.J.K.)
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- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (Y.J.L.); (H.S.K.); (S.B.)
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Liu X, Wang X, Chai B, Wu Z, Gu Z, Zou H, Zhang H, Li Y, Sun Q, Fang W, Ma Z. miR-199a-3p/5p regulate tumorgenesis via targeting Rheb in non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Biol Sci 2022; 18:4187-4202. [PMID: 35844793 PMCID: PMC9274486 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.70312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, in which non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for 85% and has a low survival rate of 5 years. Dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) can participate in tumor regulation and many major diseases. In this study, we found that miR-199a-3p/5p were down-expressed in NSCLC tissue samples, cell lines, and the patient sample database. MiR-199a-3p/5p overexpression could significantly suppress cell proliferation, migration ability and promote apoptosis. Through software prediction, ras homolog enriched in brain (Rheb) was identified as a common target of miR-199a-3p and miR-199a-5p, which participated in regulating mTOR signaling pathway. The same effect of inhibiting NSCLC appeared after down-regulating the expression of Rheb. Furthermore, our findings revealed that miR-199a can significantly inhibit tumor growth and metastasis in vivo, which fully demonstrates that miR-199a plays a tumor suppressive role in NSCLC. In addition, miR-199a-3p/5p has been shown to enhance the sensitivity of gefitinib to EGFR-T790M in NSCLC. Collectively, these results prove that miR-199a-3p/5p can act as cancer suppressor genes to inhibit the mTOR signaling pathway by targeting Rheb, which in turn inhibits the regulatory process of NSCLC. Thus, to investigate the anti-cancer effect of pre-miR-199a/Rheb/mTOR axis in NSCLC, miR-199a-3p and miR-199a-5p have the potential to become an early diagnostic marker or therapeutic target for NSCLC.
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- Xiaomin Liu
- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Jiaotong University Medical School,Shanghai 200030, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Jiaotong University Medical School,Shanghai 200030, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic Cancer Institute, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Jiaotong University Medical School,Shanghai 200030, China
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- Lab for Noncoding RNA & Cancer, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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Loureiro CA, Pinto FR, Barros P, Matos P, Jordan P. A SYK/SHC1 pathway regulates the amount of CFTR in the plasma membrane. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:4997-5015. [PMID: 31974654 PMCID: PMC11105000 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03448-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene cause the recessive genetic disease cystic fibrosis, where the chloride transport across the apical membrane of epithelial cells mediated by the CFTR protein is impaired. CFTR protein trafficking to the plasma membrane (PM) is the result of a complex interplay between the secretory and membrane recycling pathways that control the number of channels present at the membrane. In addition, the ion transport activity of CFTR at the PM is modulated through post-translational protein modifications. Previously we described that spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) phosphorylates a specific tyrosine residue in the nucleotide-binding domain 1 domain and this modification can regulate the PM abundance of CFTR. Here we identified the underlying biochemical mechanism using peptide pull-down assays followed by mass spectrometry. We identified in bronchial epithelial cells that the adaptor protein SHC1 recognizes tyrosine-phosphorylated CFTR through its phosphotyrosine-binding domain and that the formation of a complex between SHC1 and CFTR is induced at the PM in the presence of activated SYK. The depletion of endogenous SHC1 expression was sufficient to promote an increase in CFTR at the PM of these cells. The results identify a SYK/SHC1 pathway that regulates the PM levels of CFTR channels, contributing to a better understanding of how CFTR-mediated chloride secretion is regulated.
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- Cláudia Almeida Loureiro
- Department of Human Genetics, National Health Institute 'Dr. Ricardo Jorge', Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisbon, Portugal
- BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Genetics, National Health Institute 'Dr. Ricardo Jorge', Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisbon, Portugal
- BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Genetics, National Health Institute 'Dr. Ricardo Jorge', Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisbon, Portugal
- BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Human Genetics, National Health Institute 'Dr. Ricardo Jorge', Avenida Padre Cruz, 1649-016, Lisbon, Portugal.
- BioISI-Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Sluchanko NN, Bustos DM. Intrinsic disorder associated with 14-3-3 proteins and their partners. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2019; 166:19-61. [PMID: 31521232 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) mediate a variety of cellular processes and form complex networks, where connectivity is achieved owing to the "hub" proteins whose interaction with multiple protein partners is facilitated by the intrinsically disordered protein regions (IDPRs) and posttranslational modifications (PTMs). Universal regulatory proteins of the eukaryotic 14-3-3 family nicely exemplify these concepts and are the focus of this chapter. The extremely wide interactome of 14-3-3 proteins is characterized by high levels of intrinsic disorder (ID) enabling protein phosphorylation and consequent specific binding to the well-structured 14-3-3 dimers, one of the first phosphoserine/phosphothreonine binding modules discovered. However, high ID enrichment also challenges structural studies, thereby limiting the progress in the development of small molecule modulators of the key 14-3-3 PPIs of increased medical importance. Besides the well-known structural flexibility of their variable C-terminal tails, recent studies revealed the strong and conserved ID propensity hidden in the N-terminal segment of 14-3-3 proteins (~40 residues), normally forming the α-helical dimerization region, that may have a potential role for the dimer/monomer dynamics and recently reported moonlighting chaperone-like activity of these proteins. We review the role of ID in the 14-3-3 structure, their interactome, and also in selected 14-3-3 complexes. In addition, we discuss approaches that, in the future, may help minimize the disproportion between the large amount of known 14-3-3 partners and the small number of 14-3-3 complexes characterized with atomic precision, to unleash the whole potential of 14-3-3 PPIs as drug targets.
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- Nikolai N Sluchanko
- A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Federal Research Center of Biotechnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation; Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
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- Instituto de Histología y Embriología (IHEM) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CC56, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, Argentina
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Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) bind specifically to the IGF1 receptor on the cell surface of targeted tissues. Ligand binding to the α subunit of the receptor leads to a conformational change in the β subunit, resulting in the activation of receptor tyrosine kinase activity. Activated receptor phosphorylates several substrates, including insulin receptor substrates (IRSs) and Src homology collagen (SHC). Phosphotyrosine residues in these substrates are recognized by certain Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing signaling molecules. These include, for example, an 85 kDa regulatory subunit (p85) of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase), growth factor receptor-bound 2 (GRB2) and SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2/Syp). These bindings lead to the activation of downstream signaling pathways, PI 3-kinase pathway and Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) pathway. Activation of these signaling pathways is known to be required for the induction of various bioactivities of IGFs, including cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell survival. In this review, the well-established IGF1 receptor signaling pathways required for the induction of various bioactivities of IGFs are introduced. In addition, we will discuss how IGF signals are modulated by the other extracellular stimuli or by themselves based on our studies.
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- Fumihiko Hakuno
- Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Chen SL, Deng YY, Wang QS, Han YL, Jiang WQ, Fang M, Hu B, Wu ZX, Huang LQ, Zeng HK. Hypertonic saline protects brain endothelial cells against hypoxia correlated to the levels of epidermal growth factor receptor and interleukin-1β. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e5786. [PMID: 28072729 PMCID: PMC5228689 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to verify the protective effect of hypertonic saline (HS) on brain endothelial cells under hypoxic conditions and the relevant underlying mechanism. METHODS bEnd.3 cells were treated with oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced injury. To measure HS performance, cell viability was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium salt assay, and cell apoptosis was assessed by flow cytometry and Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase UTP nick-end labeling staining. RNA-seq was performed to assess the expression profiles and screen the candidate genes that participated in OGD-induced injury and the HS protective effect. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot analysis were used to confirm the expression of candidate genes, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure the level of interleukin (IL)-1β. Overexpression analyses were performed to confirm the functions of the differentially expressed genes. RESULTS HS with a concentration of 40 mmol/L NaCl had an obvious protective effect on bEnd.3 cells after OGD-induced injury, resulting in increased cell viability and a smaller percentage of apoptotic cells. According to the RNA-seq results, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was chosen as the differentially expressed gene target in this study. The qPCR and western blot analyses further confirmed that the levels of EGFR/phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor and IL-1β were enhanced after OGD-induced injury, but attenuated after treatment with 40 mmol/L of NaCl HS. Overexpressed EGFR reversed the protective effect of HS that caused low viability and high rates of apoptosis in cells. CONCLUSION HS can protect endothelial cells against OGD-induced injury, but is affected by the expression of EGFR/p-EGFR and IL-1β.
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- Sheng-Long Chen
- Graduate School, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan Province, PR China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Graduate School, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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- Graduate School, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,106 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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Chapter Six - The Ubiquitin Network in the Control of EGFR Endocytosis and Signaling. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2016; 141:225-76. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Shostak K, Chariot A. EGFR and NF-κB: partners in cancer. Trends Mol Med 2015; 21:385-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Haynie DT, Xue B. Superdomains in the protein structure hierarchy: The case of PTP-C2. Protein Sci 2015; 24:874-82. [PMID: 25694109 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Superdomain is uniquely defined in this work as a conserved combination of different globular domains in different proteins. The amino acid sequences of 25 structurally and functionally diverse proteins from fungi, plants, and animals have been analyzed in a test of the superdomain hypothesis. Each of the proteins contains a protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) domain followed by a C2 domain. Four novel conserved sequence motifs have been identified, one in the PTP domain and three in the C2 domain. All contribute to the PTP-C2 domain interface in PTEN, a tumor suppressor, and all are more conserved than the PTP signature motif, HCX3 (K/R)XR, in the 25 sequences. We show that PTP-C2 was formed prior to the fungi, plant, and animal kingdom divergence. A superdomain as defined here does not fit the usual protein structure classification system. The demonstrated existence of one superdomain suggests the existence of others.
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- Donald T Haynie
- Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 33620
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Second- and further-line therapy with erlotinib in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in daily clinical practice. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:987150. [PMID: 25028671 PMCID: PMC4084583 DOI: 10.1155/2014/987150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Introduction. The aim of this retrospective study was to examine effect of erlotinib in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) in second-line and further therapy in daily clinical practice. Methods. Patients with histologically or cytologically proven NSCLC (n = 84) treated with erlotinib in second-line (n = 34), third-line (n = 36), and more-line therapy (n = 14) were examined for progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS),
disease control rate (DCR), duration of therapy, and adverse effects.
Results. Median PFS of all lines was 83 days (CI 70.0–96.0), OS was 7 months (CI 4.7–9.3),
DCR was 66.2% (CI 55–77%), and 1-year survival rate was 33% (CI 22–43%), with no significant difference between therapy lines.
Median duration of treatment was 76 days (IQR 39–139.5). Patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (EGFR-M) reached the highest PFS (204 days),
as did patients with good performance status (ECOG 0-1: 94 versus ECOG 2-3: 65 days, P = 0.035). Patients with EGFR-M also revealed a DCR of 100%. The most frequent side effects were rash (69%) and diarrhoea (41%),
without any significant difference between therapy lines. In 24 patients, the treatment dose was reduced and in 18, the therapy was paused.
Conclusion. Erlotinib works in all therapy lines without any significant differences in efficacy and side effects.
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Haynie DT. Molecular physiology of the tensin brotherhood of integrin adaptor proteins. Proteins 2014; 82:1113-27. [PMID: 24634006 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Numerous proteins have been identified as constituents of the adhesome, the totality of molecular components in the supramolecular assemblies known as focal adhesions, fibrillar adhesions and other kinds of adhesive contact. The transmembrane receptor proteins called integrins are pivotal adhesome members, providing a physical link between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and the actin cytoskeleton. Tensins are ever more widely investigated intracellular adhesome constituents. Involved in cell attachment and migration, cytoskeleton reorganization, signal transduction and other processes relevant to cancer research, tensins have recently been linked to functional properties of deleted in liver cancer 1 (DLC1) and a mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), to cell migration in breast cancer, and to metastasis suppression in the kidney. Tensins are close relatives of phosphatase homolog/tensin homolog (PTEN), an extensively studied tumor suppressor. Such findings are recasting the earlier vision of tensin (TNS) as an actin-filament (F-actin) capping protein in a different light. This critical review aims to summarize current knowledge on tensins and thus to highlight key points concerning the expression, structure, function, and evolution of the various members of the TNS brotherhood. Insight is sought by comparisons with homologous proteins. Some historical points are added for perspective.
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- Donald T Haynie
- Department of Physics, Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology Laboratory and Center for Integrated Functional Materials, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 33620
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Ceresa BP, Peterson JL. Cell and molecular biology of epidermal growth factor receptor. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 313:145-78. [PMID: 25376492 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800177-6.00005-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been one of the most intensely studied cell surface receptors due to its well-established roles in developmental biology, tissue homeostasis, and cancer biology. The EGFR has been critical for creating paradigms for numerous aspects of cell biology, such as ligand binding, signal transduction, and membrane trafficking. Despite this history of discovery, there is a continual stream of evidence that only the surface has been scratched. New ways of receptor regulation continue to be identified, each of which is a potential molecular target for manipulating EGFR signaling and the resultant changes in cell and tissue biology. This chapter is an update on EGFR-mediated signaling, and describes some recent developments in the regulation of receptor biology.
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- Brian P Ceresa
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Sobhia ME, Paul S, Shinde R, Potluri M, Gundam V, Kaur A, Haokip T. Protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors: a patent review (2002 – 2011). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2012; 22:125-53. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2012.661414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Yamaoka T, Frey MR, Dise RS, Bernard JK, Polk DB. Specific epidermal growth factor receptor autophosphorylation sites promote mouse colon epithelial cell chemotaxis and restitution. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 301:G368-76. [PMID: 21617115 PMCID: PMC3154598 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00327.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Upon ligand binding, epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (R) autophosphorylates on COOH-terminal tyrosines, generating docking sites for signaling partners that stimulate proliferation, restitution, and chemotaxis. Specificity for individual EGFR tyrosines in cellular responses has been hypothesized but not well documented. Here we tested the requirement for particular tyrosines, and associated downstream pathways, in mouse colon epithelial cell chemotactic migration. We compared these requirements to those for the phenotypically distinct restitution (wound healing) migration. Wild-type, Y992/1173F, Y1045F, Y1068F, and Y1086F EGFR constructs were expressed in EGFR(-/-) cells; EGF-induced chemotaxis or restitution were determined by Boyden chamber or modified scratch wound assay, respectively. Pharmacological inhibitors of p38, phospholipase C (PLC), Src, MEK, JNK/SAPK, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase), and protein kinase C (PKC) were used to block EGF-stimulated signaling. Pathway activation was determined by immunoblot analysis. Unlike wild-type EGFR, Y992/1173F and Y1086F EGFR did not stimulate colon epithelial cell chemotaxis toward EGF; Y1045F and Y1068F EGFR partially stimulated chemotaxis. Only wild-type EGFR promoted colonocyte restitution. Inhibition of p38, PLC, and Src, or Grb2 knockdown, blocked chemotaxis; JNK, PI 3-kinase, and PKC inhibitors or c-Cbl knockdown blocked restitution but not chemotaxis. All four EGFR mutants stimulated downstream signaling in response to EGF, but Y992/1173F EGFR was partially defective in PLCγ activation whereas both Y1068F and Y1086F EGFR failed to activate Src. We conclude that specific EGFR tyrosines play key roles in determining cellular responses to ligand. Chemotaxis and restitution, which have different migration phenotypes and physiological consequences, have overlapping but not identical EGFR signaling requirements.
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- Toshimitsu Yamaoka
- 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and
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- 3Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition and ,4Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- 2Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- 3Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition and
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and ,2Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and ,3Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition and ,4Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Activation or tolerance of natural killer cells is modulated by ligand quality in a nonmonotonic manner. Biophys J 2011; 99:2028-37. [PMID: 20923636 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells extend important immune resistance in vertebrates by lysing infected and tumor cells. A fine balance between opposing signals generated by a diverse set of stimulatory and inhibitory NK-cell receptors determines the fate of target cells interacting with the NK cells. We have developed a mathematical model involving membrane proximal initial signaling events that provides novel mechanistic insights into how activation of NK cells is modulated by the half-life of receptor-ligand interaction and ligand concentrations. We show that strong stimulatory ligands produce digital activation, whereas weaker stimulatory ligands can mediate inhibition by strengthening the signals generated by inhibitory ligands, as indicated in experiments in knockout mice. We find under certain conditions, counterintuitively, inhibitory receptors can help mediate activation instead of inhibition. Mechanistic insights gained from NK-cell signaling can facilitate understanding of complex signaling responses that occur due to cross talk between dueling signaling pathways in other cell types.
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Lafky JM, Wilken JA, Baron AT, Maihle NJ. Clinical implications of the ErbB/epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor family and its ligands in ovarian cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2008; 1785:232-65. [PMID: 18291115 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2008.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2007] [Revised: 01/22/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The ERBB or EGF receptor (EGFR) proto-oncogene family, which consists of four structurally-related transmembrane receptors (i.e., EGFR, ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4), plays an etiological role in the molecular pathogenesis of cancer and is a key therapeutic target in many types of cancer, including ovarian cancer. These ErbB/EGF receptor tyrosine kinases play important physiologic roles in cell proliferation, survival, adhesion, motility, invasion, and angiogenesis. It is, therefore, not surprising that gene amplification, genetic mutation, and altered transcription/translation result in aberrant ErbB/EGF receptor expression and/or signal transduction, contributing to the development of malignant transformation. Clinically, the diagnostic, prognostic, and theragnostic significance of any single ErbB receptor and/or ErbB ligand is controversial, but generally, ErbB receptor overexpression has been correlated with poor prognosis and decreased therapeutic responsiveness in ovarian cancer patients. Thus, anticancer agents targeting ErbB/EGF receptors hold great promise for personalized cancer treatment. Yet, challenges remain in designing prospective clinical trials to assess the clinical utility of ErbB receptors and their ligands to diagnose cancer; to predict progression-free and overall survival, therapeutic responsiveness, and disease recurrence; and to monitor treatment responsiveness. Here, we review the tissue expression and serum biomarker studies that have evaluated the diagnostic, prognostic, and theragnostic utility of ErbB/EGF receptors, their circulating soluble isoforms (sEGFR/sErbBs), and their cognate ligands in ovarian cancer patients.
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- Jacqueline M Lafky
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Wang Y, Li R, Du D, Zhang C, Yuan H, Zeng R, Chen Z. Proteomic analysis reveals novel molecules involved in insulin signaling pathway. J Proteome Res 2006; 5:846-55. [PMID: 16602692 DOI: 10.1021/pr050391m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The binding of insulin to its receptor triggers a signaling cascade regulated by protein complexes via tyrosine phosphorylation events on a multitude of associated proteins. To search novel phosphotyrosine proteins or associated proteins involved in insulin signaling pathway, we employed a method in which Rat1 cells stably expressing the human insulin receptor were stimulated with or without insulin and sub-fractionated prior to enrichment of phosphotyrosine proteins by immunoprecipitation and analysis by LC-MS/MS. Bioinformatic analysis and manual confirmation of peptide phosphorylation site assignments led to identification of 35 phosphotyrosine sites derived from 31 protein groups. Over 50% of these proteins were reported for the first time as tyrosine phosphorylated, including gigaxonin, XIAP and CDK10. In addition, we also found that calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein serine kinase (CASK), a key protein in protein-targeting and vesicle transport in neurons, forms a complex with two unidentified phosphotyrosine proteins pp100 and pp95 in response to insulin-stimulation, though CASK is not itself tyrosine phosphorylated. Furthermore, insulin was able to decrease CASK nuclear location, as well as down-regulate the expression of CASK targeted genes. Our results imply CASK as a novel joint knot connecting CASK-mediated pathways with the insulin signaling. Our data provide a wealth of information potentially paving the way to identify new components in the insulin signaling network.
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- Yiguo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yue Yang Road, Shanghai 200031, China
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McLaughlin WA, Hou T, Wang W. Prediction of Binding Sites of Peptide Recognition Domains: An Application on Grb2 and SAP SH2 Domains. J Mol Biol 2006; 357:1322-34. [PMID: 16476443 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2006.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2005] [Revised: 11/29/2005] [Accepted: 01/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Determination of the binding motif and identification of interaction partners of the modular domains such as SH2 domains can enhance our understanding of the regulatory mechanism of protein-protein interactions. We propose here a new computational method to achieve this goal by integrating the orthogonal information obtained from binding free energy estimation and peptide sequence analysis. We performed a proof-of-concept study on the SH2 domains of SAP and Grb2 proteins. The method involves the following steps: (1) estimating the binding free energy of a set of randomly selected peptides along with a sample of known binders; (2) clustering all these peptides using sequence and energy characteristics; (3) extracting a sequence motif, which is represented by a hidden Markov model (HMM), from the cluster of peptides containing the sample of known binders; and (4) scanning the human proteome to identify binding sites of the domain. The binding motifs of the SAP and Grb2 SH2 domains derived by the method agree well with those determined through experimental studies. Using the derived binding motifs, we have predicted new possible interaction partners for the Grb2 and SAP SH2 domains as well as possible interaction sites for interaction partners already known. We also suggested novel roles for the proteins by reviewing their top interaction candidates.
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- William A McLaughlin
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0359, USA
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Acharya A, Xu XJ, Husain-Ponnampalam RD, Hoffmann-Benning S, Kuo MH. Production of constitutively acetylated recombinant p53 from yeast and Escherichia coli by tethered catalysis. Protein Expr Purif 2005; 41:417-25. [PMID: 15866730 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2005.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2004] [Revised: 01/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Post-translational modification of proteins is a dynamic way of generating new protein-protein interaction interfaces that are critical for signaling networks in diverse cellular functions. Purified recombinant proteins frequently lack these signature modifications. Using the tumor suppressor p53 as the model protein, we present here a tethered catalysis approach for the production of acetylated p53 in vivo. P53 is a major tumor suppressor protein that protects the cell from various oncogenic stresses. Upon DNA damage, p53 is stabilized and activated by a plethora of post-translational modifications, including acetylation. Here, we show that constitutively acetylated p53 can be expressed and purified from both yeast and Escherichia coli. This method is highly suitable for studying protein-protein interactions in the conventional yeast two-hybrid screen that requires a constitutively acetylated state of p53. Furthermore, effective production and purification of acetylated p53 from E. coli supports future biochemical and structural characterization. The method described in this work can be applied to other proteins and modifications, and thus has widespread use in the fields of signal transduction and proteomic research.
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- Asha Acharya
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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de Mol NJ, Catalina MI, Dekker FJ, Fischer MJE, Heck AJR, Liskamp RMJ. Protein Flexibility and Ligand Rigidity: A Thermodynamic and Kinetic Study of ITAM-Based Ligand Binding to Syk Tandem SH2. Chembiochem 2005; 6:2261-70. [PMID: 16252296 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200500141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The Syk tandem Src homology 2 domain (Syk tSH2) constitutes a flexible protein module involved in the regulation of Syk kinase activity. The Syk tSH2 domain is assumed to function by adapting the distance between its two SH2 domains upon bivalent binding to diphosphotyrosine ligands. A thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of ligand binding was performed by using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). Furthermore, the effect of binding on the Syk tSH2 structural dynamics was probed by hydrogen/deuterium exchange and electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Two ligands were studied: 1, a flexible peptide derived from the tSH2 recognition ITAM sequence at the gamma chain of the FcepsilonRI-receptor, and 2, a ligand in which the amino acids between the two SH2 binding motifs in ligand 1 have been replaced by a rigid linker of comparable length. Both ligands display comparable affinity for Syk tSH2 at 25 degrees C, yet a major difference in thermodynamics is observed. Upon binding of the rigid ligand, 2, the expected entropy advantage is not realized. On the contrary, 2 binds with a considerably higher entropy price of approximately 9 kcal mol-1, which is attributed to a further decrease in protein flexibility upon binding to this rigid ligand. The significant reduction in deuterium incorporation in the Syk tSH2 protein upon binding of either 1 or 2, as monitored by ESI-MS, indicates a major reduction in protein dynamics upon binding. The results are consistent with a two-step binding model: after an initial binding step, a rapid structural change of the protein occurs, followed by a second binding step. Such a bivalent binding model allows high affinity and fast dissociation kinetics, which are very important in transient signal-transduction processes.
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- Nico J de Mol
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University (UIPS), Sorbonnelaan 16, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Oda K, Matsuoka Y, Funahashi A, Kitano H. A comprehensive pathway map of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling. Mol Syst Biol 2005; 1:2005.0010. [PMID: 16729045 PMCID: PMC1681468 DOI: 10.1038/msb4100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 697] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2005] [Accepted: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway is one of the most important pathways that regulate growth, survival, proliferation, and differentiation in mammalian cells. Reflecting this importance, it is one of the best-investigated signaling systems, both experimentally and computationally, and several computational models have been developed for dynamic analysis. A map of molecular interactions of the EGFR signaling system is a valuable resource for research in this area. In this paper, we present a comprehensive pathway map of EGFR signaling and other related pathways. The map reveals that the overall architecture of the pathway is a bow-tie (or hourglass) structure with several feedback loops. The map is created using CellDesigner software that enables us to graphically represent interactions using a well-defined and consistent graphical notation, and to store it in Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML).
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- Kanae Oda
- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- ERATO-SORST Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- ERATO-SORST Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Systems Biology Institute, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Fundamental Science and Technology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- ERATO-SORST Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
- Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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Ball LJ, Kühne R, Schneider-Mergener J, Oschkinat H. Recognition of Proline-Rich Motifs by Protein-Protein-Interaction Domains. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2005; 44:2852-69. [PMID: 15880548 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200400618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Protein-protein interactions are essential in every aspect of cellular activity. Multiprotein complexes form and dissociate constantly in a specifically tuned manner, often by conserved mechanisms. Protein domains that bind proline-rich motifs (PRMs) are frequently involved in signaling events. The unique properties of proline provide a mechanism for highly discriminatory recognition without requiring high affinities. We present herein a detailed, quantitative assessment of the structural features that define the interfaces between PRM-binding domains and their target PRMs, and investigate the specificity of PRM recognition. Together with the analysis of peptide-library screens, this approach has allowed the identification of several highly conserved key interactions found in all complexes of PRM-binding domains. The inhibition of protein-protein interactions by using small-molecule agents is very challenging. Therefore, it is important to first pinpoint the critical interactions that must be considered in the design of inhibitors of PRM-binding domains.
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- Linda J Ball
- Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
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Ball LJ, Kühne R, Schneider-Mergener J, Oschkinat H. Erkennung Prolin-reicher Motive (PRMs) durch Protein-Protein-Wechselwirkungsdomänen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200400618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Gao Z, Yang J, Huang Y, Yu Y. N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine interferes with the epidermal growth factor receptor-mediated signaling pathway. Mutat Res 2005; 570:175-84. [PMID: 15708576 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2004] [Revised: 11/04/2004] [Accepted: 11/06/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Many environmental factors, such as ultraviolet (UV) and arsenic, can induce the clustering of cell surface receptors, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). This is accompanied by the phosphorylation of the receptors and the activation of ensuing cellular signal transduction pathways, which are implicated in the various cellular responses caused by the exposure to these factors. In this study, we have shown that N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), an alkylating agent, also induced the clustering of EGFR in human amnion FL cells, which was similar in morphology to that of epidermal growth factor treatment. However, MNNG treatment did not activate Ras, the downstream mediator in EGFR signaling pathway, as compared to EGF treatment. The autophosphorylation of tyrosine residues Y1068 and Y1173 at the intracellular domain of EGFR, which is related to Ras activation under EGF treatment, was also not observed by MNNG exposure. Interestingly, although MNNG did not affect the binding of EGF to EGFR, MNNG can interfere with EGF function. For instance, pre-incubating FL cells with MNNG inhibited the autophosphorylation of EGFR by EGF treatment, as well as the activation of Ras. In addition, the phosphorylation of Y845 on EGFR by EGF, which is mediated through c-Src or related kinases but not autophosphorylation, was also affected by MNNG. Therefore, MNNG may influence the tyrosine kinase activity as well as the phosphorylation of EGFR through its interaction with EGFR.
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- Zhihua Gao
- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Center for Environmental Genomics, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 353 Yan An Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310031, China
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Xu KP, Riggs A, Ding Y, Yu FSX. Role of ErbB2 in Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 45:4277-83. [PMID: 15557433 PMCID: PMC2666385 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) were functionally depleted of erbB2 to elucidate its role in epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) activation-dependent cell migration. METHODS The retrovirus pBabe-5R, which encodes an erbB2 single-chain antibody with an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-targeting sequence, and control pBabe-puro were used to infect THCE cells (an SV40-immortalized HCEC line). Several cell lines expressing 5R were selected along with a pBabe-puro control line. The depletion of erbB2 was verified by cell surface biotinylation of proteins, followed by streptavidin precipitation and subsequent detection of erbB2 by immunoblot analysis. Activation of erbBs was analyzed by immunoprecipitation using the phosphotyrosine antibody pY20, followed by Western blot analysis with erbB1 or erbB2 antibodies. Phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI3K) was analyzed by Western blot with antibodies specific to phosphorylated proteins. Effects of erbB2 depletion on heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF)-induced cell migration were determined by Boyden chamber migration assay and by scratch wound assay. RESULTS Wounding induced erbB2 tyrosine phosphorylation. Expression of 5R encoding an erbB2 single-chain antibody with an endoplasmic reticulum-targeting sequence depleted the cell surface expression of erbB2 in HCECs. Wounding resulted in a rapid increase in the phosphorylation of erbB1 in both 5R-expressing and control cells, whereas wound-induced erbB2 phosphorylation in 5R-expressing cells was not detectable. Depletion of functional erbB2 attenuated the healing of scratch wounds in the presence of HB-EGF and impaired both chemotactic migration stimulated by HB-EGF and haptotactic migration toward a fibronectin-collagen I (3:1; FNC) coating mix. Expression of 5R affected both the intensity and the duration of wound-induced, EGFR-elicited ERK and PI3K activation. Inhibition of ERK and PI3K pathways in cultured porcine corneas impaired ex vivo epithelial wound healing. CONCLUSIONS ErbB2 serves as a critical component that couples erbB receptor tyrosine kinase to the migration machinery of corneal epithelial cells.
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- Ke-Ping Xu
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
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Mayer IA. Targeting cytokine receptors and pathways in the treatment of breast cancer. Cancer Treat Res 2005; 126:243-62. [PMID: 16209069 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-24361-5_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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- Ingrid A Mayer
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Nashville, TN, USA
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Andrade Ferreira I, Akkerman JWN. IRS-1 and Vascular Complications in Diabetes Mellitus. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2005; 70:25-67. [PMID: 15727801 DOI: 10.1016/s0083-6729(05)70002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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The expected explosive increase in the number of patients with diabetes mellitus will increase the stress on health care. Treatment is focused on preventing vascular complications associated with the disorder. In order to develop better treatment regimens, the field of research has made a great effort in understanding this disorder. This chapter summarizes the current views on the insulin signaling pathway with emphasis on intracellular signaling events associated with insulin resistance, which lead to the prothrombotic condition in the vasculature of patience with diabetes mellitus.
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- I Andrade Ferreira
- Thrombosis and Haemostasis Laboratory, Department of Hematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Raben D, Helfrich B, Bunn PA. Targeted therapies for non–small-cell lung cancer: biology, rationale, and preclinical results from a radiation oncology perspective. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004; 59:27-38. [PMID: 15142632 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.01.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2003] [Revised: 12/30/2003] [Accepted: 01/16/2004] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed in the majority of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs). This presents an opportune target for new treatment strategies designed to selectively interfere with the cancer cell growth cycle. Recent investigations into the biology of the EGFR and its downstream signaling pathways have reminded us of the complexity of cancer cell communications from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. Multiple pathways are activated with stimulation of the autocrine and paracrine EGFR loop, from the ras-raf-MEK activation of ERK 1/2 to the P13K-Akt pathway, each playing an important role in cancer cell survival, invasion, and angiogenesis. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that molecules targeting the EGFR, either through extracellular blockade or intracellular interference with the EGFR-associated tyrosine kinase, reversibly or irreversibly, inhibit cancer cell growth. Potent antitumor effects have been observed in human tumor xenograft models. Preclinical studies have also demonstrated cooperative effects when anti-EGFR agents are combined with radiation or chemotherapy. Many of these agents have now entered into advanced human clinical trials with modest dose-related toxicity despite chronic administration. Encouraging response rates with single-agent targeted therapy have been reported in heavily pretreated patients with advanced NSCLC. In addition, agents targeting the angiogenic pathway, which plays a key role in the regulation of angiogenesis, may play an important role in enhancing the efficacy of anti-EGFR agents. This article will focus on the biology, rationale, and preclinical studies with targeted anti-EGFR and antiangiogenic therapies for the management of NSCLC.
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- David Raben
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
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Guo L, Kozlosky CJ, Ericsson LH, Daniel TO, Cerretti DP, Johnson RS. Studies of ligand-induced site-specific phosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:1022-1031. [PMID: 12954170 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00206-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a receptor tyrosine kinase involved in the regulation of growth in many animal cells, including cancer cells. Phosphorylation of specific tyrosine residues within the cytoplasmic domain of EGFR is part of the initial activation process that occurs upon ligand binding, and these phosphotyrosine residues subsequently serve as docking sites for intracellular signaling molecules. To study the phosphorylation on each individual site, EGFR generated from a human epidermoid carcinoma cell line (A431) was analyzed by mass spectrometry. Liquid chromatography combined with tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) was used to identify the tryptic phosphopeptides and their sites of phosphorylation (Y992, Y1045, Y1068, Y1086, S1142, Y1148, and Y1173). Ion intensities for the phosphorylated and unphosphorylated tryptic peptides containing the sites of phosphorylation were measured, and the intensity ratios were used to assess the degree of phosphorylation at each site. Ligand concentrations were varied for epidermal growth factor (EGF) and transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) as stimuli, and all of the EGFR tyrosine sites were consequently found to exhibit increased levels of phosphorylation, although at different rates and to different extents. Phosphorylation of Y992 appeared to plateau at lower concentrations of ligand, whereas the other sites continued to have increased phosphorylation throughout a wide range of concentrations. Only small differences could be detected between the EGF and the TGF alpha-induced EGFR phosphorylation. Pretreatment of A431 cells with a small molecule EGFR inhibitor nearly eliminated the ligand-induced phosphorylation on all of the sites except for Y992 and Y1068.
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- Lin Guo
- Amgen Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA
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Schlessinger J, Lemmon MA. SH2 and PTB domains in tyrosine kinase signaling. SCIENCE'S STKE : SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION KNOWLEDGE ENVIRONMENT 2003; 2003:RE12. [PMID: 12865499 DOI: 10.1126/stke.2003.191.re12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Intracellular signaling pathways that involve protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) are critical for the control of most cellular processes. Dysfunctions in PTKs, or in the signaling pathways that they regulate, result in a variety of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, immune deficiency, and many others. SH2 (Src homology region 2) and PTB (phosphotyrosine-binding) domains are small protein modules that mediate protein-protein interactions involved in many signal transduction pathways. Both domains were initially identified as modules that recognize phosphorylated tyrosines in receptor tyrosine kinases and other signaling proteins. Subsequent studies have shown that, while binding of SH2 domains to their target proteins is strictly regulated by tyrosine phosphorylation, most PTB domains actually bind to their (nonphosphorylated) targets constitutively. The functions of SH2 and PTB domains include targeting of their host proteins to different cellular compartments, assembly of key components of signaling pathways in response to extracellular signals, and the control of autoinhibition, activation and dimerization of their host proteins. The information flow from the cell surface to different cellular compartments to regulate the cell cycle, cell shape and movement, cell proliferation, differentiation and cell survival are all controlled in part by SH2 and PTB domains that can recognize phosphotyrosine or particular amino acid sequence motifs in a wide variety of target molecules.
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- Joseph Schlessinger
- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Lee K, Zhang M, Liu H, Yang D, Burke TR. Utilization of a beta-aminophosphotyrosyl mimetic in the design and synthesis of macrocyclic Grb2 SH2 domain-binding peptides. J Med Chem 2003; 46:2621-30. [PMID: 12801226 DOI: 10.1021/jm030049q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Grb2 SH2 domains are protein-docking modules that exert important functions in both normal and pathogenic signal transduction processes. Development of synthetic Grb2 SH2 domain binding ligands is being pursued by several groups as potential new therapies for a variety of diseases, including certain cancers. In these efforts, macrocyclization has been successfully utilized to take advantage of preferential recognition by Grb2 SH2 domains of ligands in beta-bend conformations. Recent examples of this approach include olefin-metathesis-derived macrocycles that employ ring closure at the beta-position of key pTyr-mimicking residues. In the current study, a novel phosphatase-stable beta-amino-pTyr mimetic designated "Pmp(beta)" was utilized to prepare variants of previously reported olefin-metathesis-derived macrocycles. An initial set of simplified cyclic peptides lacking key naphthyl side chain functionality was first synthesized to determine optimum ring size, with results indicating that a four-unit ring-closing segment was appropriate. On the basis of these findings, macrolactamization was undertaken with a more highly functionalized, naphthyl-containing gamma-amino acid analogue. The resulting cyclic beta-amino peptide is the first of a new class of pTyr-mimetic-containing ligands that may have utility in the development of antagonists of both Grb2 SH2 domains and other pTyr-dependent signaling systems.
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- Kyeong Lee
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, NCI-Frederick, P.O. Box B, Building 376, Boyles Street, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA
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Grünwald V, Hidalgo M. Developing inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor for cancer treatment. J Natl Cancer Inst 2003; 95:851-67. [PMID: 12813169 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/95.12.851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Progress in identifying and understanding the molecular and cellular causes of cancer has led to the discovery of anomalies that characterize cancer cells and that represent targets for the development of cancer therapeutics. One such target is the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a transmembrane protein that is frequently dysregulated in cancer cells. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that pharmacologic interventions that abrogate EGFR dysfunction result in antitumor effects. On the basis of these findings, therapeutic strategies to inhibit EGFR and EGFR-related pathways, including the use of monoclonal antibodies against the extracellular ligand-binding domain of EGFR and small-molecule inhibitors of the tyrosine kinase activity of EGFR, have entered clinical testing where they have demonstrated favorable safety profiles and adequate clinical pharmacology. Further development of these agents has been fueled by evidence of their antitumor activities, both as single agents and in combination with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Areas that require investigation are the definition of patient populations most likely to derive benefits from these drugs, the implementation of biologic correlative studies to aid the selection of pharmacodynamically relevant doses and schedules, the characterization of population pharmacokinetic parameters and pharmacogenomic variables, and the most appropriate clinical scenario for proceeding with the clinical development of these agents.
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- Viktor Grünwald
- The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21231-1000, USA
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A common feature of many human neurodegenerative diseases is the accumulation of insoluble ubiquitin-containing protein aggregates in the CNS. Although Drosophila has been helpful in understanding several human neurodegenerative disorders, a loss-of-function mutation has not been identified that leads to insoluble CNS protein aggregates. The study of Drosophila mutations may identify unique components that are associated with human degenerative diseases. The Drosophila blue cheese (bchs) gene defines such a novel degenerative pathway. bchs mutants have a reduced adult life span with the age-dependent formation of protein aggregates throughout the neuropil of the CNS. These inclusions contain insoluble ubiquitinated proteins and amyloid precursor-like protein. Progressive loss of CNS size and morphology along with extensive neuronal apoptosis occurs in aged bchs mutants. BCHS protein is widely expressed in the cytoplasm of CNS neurons and is present over the entire length of axonal projections. BCHS is nearly 3500 amino acids in size, with the last 1000 amino acids consisting of three functional protein motifs implicated in vesicle transport and protein processing. This region along with previously unidentified proteins encoded in the human, mouse, and nematode genomes shows striking homology along the full length of the BCHS protein. The high degree of conservation between Drosophila and human bchs suggests that study of the functional pathway of BCHS and associated mutant phenotype may provide useful insights into human neurodegenerative disorders.
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Protein kinases, the enzymes responsible for phosphorylation of a wide variety of proteins, are the largest class of genes known to regulate growth, development, and neoplastic transformation of mammary gland. Mammary gland growth and maturation consist of a series of highly ordered events involving interactions among several distinct cell types that are regulated by complex interactions among many steroid hormones and growth factors. The mammary gland is one of the few organ systems in mammals that complete their morphologic development postnatally during two discrete physiologic states, puberty and pregnancy. Thus, the mammary gland is an excellent model for studying normal development and the early steps of tumor formation. The susceptibility of the mammary gland to tumorigenesis is influenced by its normal development, particularly during stages of puberty and pregnancy. Numerous experimental and epidemiological studies have suggested that specific details in the development of the mammary gland play a critical role in breast cancer risk. Mammary gland development is characterized by dynamic changes in the expression and functions of protein kinases. Perturbations in the regulated expression or function of protein kinases or their associated signaling pathways can lead to malignant transformation of the breast. For example, overexpression of several receptor-tyrosine kinases, including human epidermal growth factor receptor and HER2/Neu, has been shown to contribute to the development of breast cancer. Since receptor-tyrosine kinases regulate several essential processes such as mitogenesis, motility, invasion, cell survival, and angiogenesis, targeting receptor-tyrosine kinases may have important implications in designing strategies against breast cancer.
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- Rakesh Kumar
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Lee K, Zhang M, Yang D, Burke TR. Design and synthesis of a beta-amino phosphotyrosyl mimetic suitably protected for peptide synthesis. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2002; 12:3399-401. [PMID: 12419370 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(02)00783-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mimetics of phosphotyrosine (pTyr) such as phosphonomethylphenylalanine (Pmp) have traditionally retained alpha-amino functionality. However, beta-amino acids represent isomeric variants, which may exhibit properties that are distinct from the parent. Reported herein is the first beta-amino pTyr mimetic (Pmp(beta)) bearing protection suitable for peptide synthesis. Preparation of Pmp(beta) was accomplished enantioselectively in 43% overall yield from commercially available 4-vinylbenzyl chloride.
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- Kyeong Lee
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Cancer Research, NCI-Frederick, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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Espejo A, Côté J, Bednarek A, Richard S, Bedford MT. A protein-domain microarray identifies novel protein-protein interactions. Biochem J 2002; 367:697-702. [PMID: 12137563 PMCID: PMC1222921 DOI: 10.1042/bj20020860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2002] [Revised: 07/02/2002] [Accepted: 07/23/2002] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Protein domains mediate protein-protein interactions through binding to short peptide motifs in their corresponding ligands. These peptide recognition modules are critical for the assembly of multiprotein complexes. We have arrayed glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion proteins, with a focus on protein interaction domains, on to nitrocellulose-coated glass slides to generate a protein-domain chip. Arrayed protein-interacting modules included WW (a domain with two conserved tryptophans), SH3 (Src homology 3), SH2, 14.3.3, FHA (forkhead-associated), PDZ (a domain originally identified in PSD-95, DLG and ZO-1 proteins), PH (pleckstrin homology) and FF (a domain with two conserved phenylalanines) domains. Here we demonstrate, using peptides, that the arrayed domains retain their binding integrity. Furthermore, we show that the protein-domain chip can 'fish' proteins out of a total cell lysate; these domain-bound proteins can then be detected on the chip with a specific antibody, thus producing an interaction map for a cellular protein of interest. Using this approach we have confirmed the domain-binding profile of the signalling molecule Sam68 (Src-associated during mitosis 68), and have identified a new binding profile for the core small nuclear ribonucleoprotein SmB'. This protein-domain chip not only identifies potential binding partners for proteins, but also promises to recognize qualitative differences in protein ligands (caused by post-translational modification), thus getting at the heart of signal transduction pathways.
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- Alexsandra Espejo
- The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park - Research Division, P.O. Box 389, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
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Kong M, Wang CS, Donoghue DJ. Interaction of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 and the adapter protein SH2-B. A role in STAT5 activation. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:15962-70. [PMID: 11827956 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m102777200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) influences a diverse array of biological processes, including cell growth, differentiation, and migration. Activating mutations in FGFR3 are associated with multiple myeloma, cervical carcinoma, and bladder cancer. To identify proteins that interact with FGFR3 and which may mediate FGFR3-dependent signaling, a yeast two-hybrid screen was employed using the cytoplasmic kinase domain of FGFR3 as bait. We identified the adapter protein SH2-B as an FGFR3-interacting protein. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments demonstrate binding of the SH2-B beta isoform to FGFR3 in 293T cells. Tyrosine phosphorylation of SH2-B beta was observed when coexpressed with activated FGFR3 mutants such as the weakly activated mutant N540K or the strongly activated mutant K650E, both associated with human developmental syndromes. The extent of tyrosine phosphorylation of SH2-B beta correlates with receptor activation, suggesting that FGFR3 activation mediates tyrosine phosphorylation of SH2-B beta. Furthermore, two tyrosine phosphorylation sites of FGFR3, Tyr-724 and Tyr-760, are required for optimal binding of the Src homology-2 (SH2) domain of SH2-B beta. We also demonstrate the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Stat5 by activated FGFR3, which increases in response to overexpression of SH2-B beta. Taken together, our results identify SH2-B beta as a novel FGFR3 binding partner that mediates signal transduction.
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- Monica Kong
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0367, USA
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de Mol NJ, Gillies MB, Fischer MJE. Experimental and calculated shift in pK(a) upon binding of phosphotyrosine peptide to the SH2 domain of p56(lck). Bioorg Med Chem 2002; 10:1477-82. [PMID: 11886810 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00407-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The pH dependence of the affinity of a 11-mer phosphotyrosine (pY) peptide (EPQpYEEIPIYL-NH2) for the SH2 domain of the tyrosine kinase p56(lck) was investigated with surface plasmon resonance (SPR). From SPR competition experiments the affinity in solution was obtained. The pH dependence of the affinity in solution can be well described by a proton linkage model with a single pK(a) shift upon binding, from 6.1 to 4.7. This shift is ascribed to the transition from the -2 to the -1 ionisation state of the tyrosine phosphate group. Based on the X-ray structure for the complex with Lck SH2, a pK(a) value of 5.3 for the bound pY peptide was computed, modelling the solvated protein as a system of point charges in a continuum. With the phosphate in the -2 state the binding energy is 1.8 kcal/mol more favourable than for the -1 state, corresponding to a 20-fold higher affinity. A proper charge is relevant in the design of potential therapeutic Lck SH2 ligands with mimics for the metabolically unstable tyrosine phosphate group.
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- Nico J de Mol
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Utrecht University, PO Box 80082, 3508TB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Guirado M, de Aós I, Orta T, Rivas L, Terhorst C, Zubiaur M, Sancho J. Phosphorylation of the N-terminal and C-terminal CD3-epsilon-ITAM tyrosines is differentially regulated in T cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 291:574-81. [PMID: 11855827 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2002.6492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tyrosine phosphorylation of immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motifs (ITAMs) within CD3 chains is crucial for the recruitment of protein tyrosine kinases and effector molecules into the T cell receptor. Thus, phenylalanine substitution at the N-terminal tyrosine residue of the CD3-epsilon-ITAM abolished signal transduction functions of this ITAM, including phosphorylation at the C-terminal ITAM tyrosine, and its association with ZAP-70. In contrast, mutation at the C-terminal tyrosine of CD3-epsilon-ITAM did not prevent phosphorylation at the N-terminal tyrosine, nor its association with Lck, or p85 PI 3-K regulatory subunit. In contrast to the ZAP-70/diphosphorylated CD8-epsilon-ITAM interaction, the Lck/monophosphorylated CD8-epsilon-ITAM interaction was sensitive to octylglucoside, an agent that disrupts Lck interaction with membrane rafts. Therefore, association of Lck with membrane rafts seems to be essential for stabilization of Lck/CD3-epsilon protein-protein interactions. Overall, the data suggest that the sequential and coordinated phosphorylation of CD3-epsilon-ITAM tyrosines provides to CD3-epsilon the potential to interact with multiple downstream effectors and signaling pathways.
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- María Guirado
- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Granada, 18001, Spain
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Protein phosphorylation provides molecular control of complex physiological events within cells. In many cases, phosphorylation on specific amino acids directly controls the assembly of multi-protein complexes by recruiting phospho-specific binding modules. Here, the function, structure, and cell biology of phosphotyrosine-binding domains is discussed.
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- Michael B Yaffe
- Center for Cancer Research, E18-580, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA.
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Phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domains are structurally conserved modules found in proteins involved in numerous biological processes including signaling through cell-surface receptors and protein trafficking. While their original discovery is attributed to the recognition of phosphotyrosine in the context of NPXpY sequences -- a function distinct from that of the classical src homology 2 (SH2) domain -- recent studies show that these protein modules have much broader ligand binding specificities. These studies highlight the functional diversity of the PTB domain family as generalized protein interaction domains, and reinforce the concept that evolutionary changes of structural elements around the ligand binding site on a conserved structural core may endow these protein modules with the structural plasticity necessary for functional versatility.
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- Kelley S Yan
- Structural Biology Program, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, 1425 Madison Avenue, P.O. Box 1677, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
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Bromodomains, an extensive family of evolutionarily conserved protein modules originally found in proteins associated with chromatin and in nearly all nuclear histone acetyltransferases, have been recently discovered to function as acetyl-lysine binding domains. More recent structural studies of bromodomain/peptide ligand complexes have enriched our understanding of differences in ligand selectivity of bromodomains. These new findings demonstrate that bromodomain/acetyl-lysine recognition can serve as a pivotal mechanism for regulating protein-protein interactions in numerous cellular processes including chromatin remodeling and transcriptional activation, and reinforce the concept that functional diversity of a conserved protein modular structure is achieved by evolutionary changes of amino acid sequences in the ligand binding site.
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- Lei Zeng
- Structural Biology Program, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, 1425 Madison Avenue, P.O. Box 1677, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
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Moroni E, Dell'Era P, Rusnati M, Presta M. Fibroblast growth factors and their receptors in hematopoiesis and hematological tumors. JOURNAL OF HEMATOTHERAPY & STEM CELL RESEARCH 2002; 11:19-32. [PMID: 11847001 DOI: 10.1089/152581602753448513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) belong to a family of pleiotropic heparin-binding growth factors. They exert multiple functions on various cell types of mesodermal and neuroectodermal origin, affecting cell proliferation, motility, survival, and differentiation. FGF's exert their activity by interacting with tyrosine kinase receptors (FGFRs) and cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans. This article reviews recent studies on the role of the FGF/FGFR system in embryonic hematopoietic development, hematopoiesis, and hematological tumors. FGFs exert both autocrine and paracrine functions in these biological processes by acting on blood cells and their precursors and accessory cells in the bone marrow, including stromal and endothelial cells.
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- Emanuela Moroni
- Unit of General Pathology and Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Via Valsabbina 19, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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Emanuelli B, Peraldi P, Filloux C, Chavey C, Freidinger K, Hilton DJ, Hotamisligil GS, Van Obberghen E. SOCS-3 inhibits insulin signaling and is up-regulated in response to tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the adipose tissue of obese mice. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:47944-9. [PMID: 11604392 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104602200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 327] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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SOCS (suppressor of cytokine signaling) proteins are inhibitors of cytokine signaling involved in negative feedback loops. We have recently shown that insulin increases SOCS-3 mRNA expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. When expressed, SOCS-3 binds to phosphorylated Tyr(960) of the insulin receptor and prevents Stat 5B activation by insulin. Here we show that in COS-7 cells SOCS-3 decreases insulin-induced insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) tyrosine phosphorylation and its association with p85, a regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase. This mechanism points to a function of SOCS-3 in insulin resistance. Interestingly, SOCS-3 expression was found to be increased in the adipose tissue of obese mice, but not in the liver and muscle of these animals. Two polypeptides known to be elevated during obesity, insulin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), induce SOCS-3 mRNA expression in mice. Insulin induces a transient expression of SOCS-3 in the liver, muscle, and the white adipose tissue (WAT). Strikingly, TNF-alpha induced a sustained SOCS-3 expression, essentially in the WAT. Moreover, transgenic ob/ob mice lacking both TNF receptors have a pronounced decrease in SOCS-3 expression in the WAT compared with ob/ob mice, providing genetic evidence for a function of this cytokine in obesity-induced SOCS-3 expression. As SOCS-3 appears as a TNF-alpha target gene that is elevated during obesity, and as SOCS-3 antagonizes insulin-induced IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation, we suggest that it is a player in the development of insulin resistance.
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- B Emanuelli
- INSERM U145, IFR 50, Faculté de Médecine, 06107 Nice cedex 2, France
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The adapter protein Shc was initially identified as an SH2 containing proto-oncogene involved in growth factor signaling. Since then a number of studies in multiple systems have implicated a role for Shc in signaling via many different types of receptors, such as growth factor receptors, antigen receptors, cytokine receptors, G-protein coupled receptors, hormone receptors and integrins. In addition to the ubiquitous ShcA, two other shc gene products, ShcB and ShcC, which are predominantly expressed in neuronal cells, have also been identified. ShcA knockout mice are embryonic lethal and have clearly suggested an important role for ShcA in vivo. Based on dominant negative studies and mouse embryos deficient in ShcA, a clear role for Shc in leading to mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation has been established. However MAPK activation may not be the sole function of Shc proteins. Although Shc has also been linked to other signaling events such as c-Myc activation and cell survival, the mechanistic understanding of these signaling events remains poorly characterized. Given the apparently central role that Shc plays signaling via many receptors, delineating the precise mechanism(s) of Shc-mediated signaling may be critical to our understanding of the effects mediated through these receptors.
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- K S Ravichandran
- Beirne Carter Center for Immunology Research and the Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, VA 22908, USA.
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Malabarba MG, Milia E, Faretta M, Zamponi R, Pelicci PG, Di Fiore PP. A repertoire library that allows the selection of synthetic SH2s with altered binding specificities. Oncogene 2001; 20:5186-94. [PMID: 11526507 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2001] [Revised: 05/10/2001] [Accepted: 05/23/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tyrosine phosphorylation is one of the major mechanisms involved in the intracellular propagation of external signals. Strategies aimed at interfering with this process might allow the control of several cellular phenotypes. SH2 domains mediate protein-protein interactions by recognizing phosphotyrosine (pY) residues in the context of specific phosphopeptides. We created an SH2-scaffolded repertoire library by randomly mutagenizing five critical amino acid positions in the specificity-determining region of the PLCgamma C-terminal SH2 domain. Synthetic SH2 domains were selected from the library using biotinylated phosphopeptides derived from a natural PLCgamma-SH2 ligand as well as unrelated SH2 ligands. The isolated SH2s displayed high binding affinity constants for the selecting peptides and were capable of interacting with the corresponding proteins.
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- M G Malabarba
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
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Burke TR, Yao ZJ, Liu DG, Voigt J, Gao Y. Phosphoryltyrosyl mimetics in the design of peptide-based signal transduction inhibitors. Biopolymers 2001; 60:32-44. [PMID: 11376431 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0282(2001)60:1<32::aid-bip1002>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The central roles played by protein-tyrosine kinase (PTK)-dependent signal transduction in normal cellular regulation and homeostasis have made inappropriate or aberrant functions of certain of these pathways contributing factors to a variety of diseases, including several cancers. For this reason, development of PTK signaling inhibitors has evolved into an important approach toward new therapeutics. Since in these pathways phosphotyrosyl (pTyr) residues provide unique and defining functions either by their creation under the catalysis of PTKs, their recognition and binding by protein modules such as SH2 and phosphotyrosyl binding (PTB) domains, or their destruction by protein-tyrosine phosphatases, pTyr mimetics provide useful general starting points for inhibitor design. Important considerations in the development of such pTyr mimetics include enzymatic stability (particularly toward PTPs), high affinity recognition by target pTyr binding proteins, and good cellular bioavailability. Although small molecule, nonpeptide inhibitors may be ultimate objectives of inhibitor development, peptides frequently serve as display platforms for pTyr mimetics, which afford useful and conceptually straightforward starting points in the development process. Reported herein is a limited overview of pTyr mimetic development as it relates to peptide-based agents. Of particular interest are recent findings that highlight potential limitations of peptides as display platforms for the identification of small molecule leads. One conclusion that results from this work is that while peptide-based approaches toward small molecule inhibitor design are often intellectually satisfying from a structure-based perspective, extrapolation of negative findings to small molecule, nonpeptide contexts should be undertaken with extreme caution.
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- T R Burke
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Songyang Z, Liu D. Peptide library screening for determination of SH2 or phosphotyrosine-binding domain sequences. Methods Enzymol 2001; 332:183-95. [PMID: 11305095 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(01)32201-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- Z Songyang
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Songyang Z, Yamanashi Y, Liu D, Baltimore D. Domain-dependent function of the rasGAP-binding protein p62Dok in cell signaling. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:2459-65. [PMID: 11042170 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005504200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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p62Dok, the rasGAP-binding protein, is a common target of protein-tyrosine kinases. It is one of the major tyrosine-phosphorylated molecules in v-Src-transformed cells. Dok consists of an amino-terminal Pleckstrin homology domain, a putative phosphotyrosine binding domain, and a carboxyl-terminal tail containing multiple tyrosine phosphorylation sites. The importance and function of these sequences in Dok signaling remain largely unknown. We have demonstrated here that the expression of Dok can inhibit cellular transformation by the Src tyrosine kinase. Both the phosphotyrosine binding domain and the carboxyl-terminal tail of Dok (in particular residues 336-363) are necessary for such activity. Using a combinatorial peptide library approach, we have shown that the Dok phosphotyrosine binding domain binds phosphopeptides with the consensus motif of Y/MXXNXL-phosphotyrosine. Furthermore, Dok can homodimerize through its phosphotyrosine binding domain and Tyr(146) at the amino-terminal region. Mutations of this domain or Tyr(146) that block homodimerization significantly reduce the ability of Dok to inhibit Src transformation. Our results suggest that Dok oligomerization through its multiple domains plays a critical role in Dok signaling in response to tyrosine kinase activation.
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- Z Songyang
- Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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