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Lee AA, Kim NH, Alvarez S, Ren H, DeGrandchamp JB, Lew LJN, Groves JT. Bimodality in Ras signaling originates from processivity of the Ras activator SOS without deterministic bistability. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadi0707. [PMID: 38905351 PMCID: PMC11192083 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi0707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
Abstract
Ras is a small GTPase that is central to important functional decisions in diverse cell types. An important aspect of Ras signaling is its ability to exhibit bimodal or switch-like activity. We describe the total reconstitution of a receptor-mediated Ras activation-deactivation reaction catalyzed by SOS and p120-RasGAP on supported lipid membrane microarrays. The results reveal a bimodal Ras activation response, which is not a result of deterministic bistability but is rather driven by the distinct processivity of the Ras activator, SOS. Furthermore, the bimodal response is controlled by the condensation state of the scaffold protein, LAT, to which SOS is recruited. Processivity-driven bimodality leads to stochastic bursts of Ras activation even under strongly deactivating conditions. This behavior contrasts deterministic bistability and may be more resistant to pharmacological inhibition.
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- Albert A. Lee
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Ye Z, Xu S, Shi Y, Cheng X, Zhang Y, Roy S, Namjoshi S, Longo MA, Link TM, Schlacher K, Peng G, Yu D, Wang B, Tainer JA, Ahmed Z. GRB2 stabilizes RAD51 at reversed replication forks suppressing genomic instability and innate immunity against cancer. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2132. [PMID: 38459011 PMCID: PMC10923831 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46283-y] [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: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (GRB2) is a cytoplasmic adapter for tyrosine kinase signaling and a nuclear adapter for homology-directed-DNA repair. Here we find nuclear GRB2 protects DNA at stalled replication forks from MRE11-mediated degradation in the BRCA2 replication fork protection axis. Mechanistically, GRB2 binds and inhibits RAD51 ATPase activity to stabilize RAD51 on stalled replication forks. In GRB2-depleted cells, PARP inhibitor (PARPi) treatment releases DNA fragments from stalled forks into the cytoplasm that activate the cGAS-STING pathway to trigger pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Moreover in a syngeneic mouse metastatic ovarian cancer model, GRB2 depletion in the context of PARPi treatment reduced tumor burden and enabled high survival consistent with immune suppression of cancer growth. Collective findings unveil GRB2 function and mechanism for fork protection in the BRCA2-RAD51-MRE11 axis and suggest GRB2 as a potential therapeutic target and an enabling predictive biomarker for patient selection for PARPi and immunotherapy combination.
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- Zu Ye
- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China
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- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Division of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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- Departments of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Chen T, Tang X, Wang Z, Feng F, Xu C, Zhao Q, Wu Y, Sun H, Chen Y. Inhibition of Son of Sevenless Homologue 1 (SOS1): Promising therapeutic treatment for KRAS-mutant cancers. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 261:115828. [PMID: 37778239 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Kristen rat sarcoma (KRAS) is one of the most common oncogenes in human cancers. As a guanine nucleotide exchange factor, Son of Sevenless Homologue 1 (SOS1) represents a potential therapeutic concept for the treatment of KRAS-mutant cancers because of its activation on KRAS and downstream signaling pathways. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the structure, biological function, and regulation of SOS1. We also focus on the recent advances in SOS1 inhibitors and emphasize their binding modes, structure-activity relationships and pharmacological activities. We hope that this publication can provide a comprehensive compendium on the rational design of SOS1 inhibitors.
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- Tingkai Chen
- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, 211166, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
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Powis G, Meuillet EJ, Indarte M, Booher G, Kirkpatrick L. Pleckstrin Homology [PH] domain, structure, mechanism, and contribution to human disease. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115024. [PMID: 37399719 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023] Open
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The pleckstrin homology [PH] domain is a structural fold found in more than 250 proteins making it the 11th most common domain in the human proteome. 25% of family members have more than one PH domain and some PH domains are split by one, or several other, protein domains although still folding to give functioning PH domains. We review mechanisms of PH domain activity, the role PH domain mutation plays in human disease including cancer, hyperproliferation, neurodegeneration, inflammation, and infection, and discuss pharmacotherapeutic approaches to regulate PH domain activity for the treatment of human disease. Almost half PH domain family members bind phosphatidylinositols [PIs] that attach the host protein to cell membranes where they interact with other membrane proteins to give signaling complexes or cytoskeleton scaffold platforms. A PH domain in its native state may fold over other protein domains thereby preventing substrate access to a catalytic site or binding with other proteins. The resulting autoinhibition can be released by PI binding to the PH domain, or by protein phosphorylation thus providing fine tuning of the cellular control of PH domain protein activity. For many years the PH domain was thought to be undruggable until high-resolution structures of human PH domains allowed structure-based design of novel inhibitors that selectively bind the PH domain. Allosteric inhibitors of the Akt1 PH domain have already been tested in cancer patients and for proteus syndrome, with several other PH domain inhibitors in preclinical development for treatment of other human diseases.
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- Garth Powis
- PHusis Therapeutics Inc., 6019 Folsom Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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- PHusis Therapeutics Inc., 6019 Folsom Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- PHusis Therapeutics Inc., 6019 Folsom Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- PHusis Therapeutics Inc., 6019 Folsom Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Leonard TA, Loose M, Martens S. The membrane surface as a platform that organizes cellular and biochemical processes. Dev Cell 2023; 58:1315-1332. [PMID: 37419118 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Membranes are essential for life. They act as semi-permeable boundaries that define cells and organelles. In addition, their surfaces actively participate in biochemical reaction networks, where they confine proteins, align reaction partners, and directly control enzymatic activities. Membrane-localized reactions shape cellular membranes, define the identity of organelles, compartmentalize biochemical processes, and can even be the source of signaling gradients that originate at the plasma membrane and reach into the cytoplasm and nucleus. The membrane surface is, therefore, an essential platform upon which myriad cellular processes are scaffolded. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the biophysics and biochemistry of membrane-localized reactions with particular focus on insights derived from reconstituted and cellular systems. We discuss how the interplay of cellular factors results in their self-organization, condensation, assembly, and activity, and the emergent properties derived from them.
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- Thomas A Leonard
- Max Perutz Labs, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria; Medical University of Vienna, Center for Medical Biochemistry, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria.
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- Max Perutz Labs, Vienna Biocenter Campus (VBC), Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Center for Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria.
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Guo X, Zhu K, Zhu X, Zhao W, Miao Y. Two-dimensional molecular condensation in cell signaling and mechanosensing. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2023; 55:1064-1074. [PMID: 37475548 PMCID: PMC10423693 DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2023132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Membraneless organelles (MLO) regulate diverse biological processes in a spatiotemporally controlled manner spanning from inside to outside of the cells. The plasma membrane (PM) at the cell surface serves as a central platform for forming multi-component signaling hubs that sense mechanical and chemical cues during physiological and pathological conditions. During signal transduction, the assembly and formation of membrane-bound MLO are dynamically tunable depending on the physicochemical properties of the surrounding environment and partitioning biomolecules. Biomechanical properties of MLO-associated membrane structures can control the microenvironment for biomolecular interactions and assembly. Lipid-protein complex interactions determine the catalytic region's assembly pattern and assembly rate and, thereby, the amplitude of activities. In this review, we will focus on how cell surface microenvironments, including membrane curvature, surface topology and tension, lipid-phase separation, and adhesion force, guide the assembly of PM-associated MLO for cell signal transductions.
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- Xiangfu Guo
- School of ChemistryChemical Engineering and BiotechnologyNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore637457Singapore
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- School of Biological SciencesNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore637551Singapore
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- School of Biological SciencesNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore637551Singapore
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- School of ChemistryChemical Engineering and BiotechnologyNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore637457Singapore
- Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and ScienceNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore636921Singapore
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- School of Biological SciencesNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore637551Singapore
- Institute for Digital Molecular Analytics and ScienceNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore636921Singapore
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Lee AA, Kim NH, Alvarez S, Ren H, DeGrandchamp JB, Lew LJN, Groves JT. Bimodality in Ras signaling originates from processivity of the Ras activator SOS without classic kinetic bistability. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.07.17.549263. [PMID: 37503094 PMCID: PMC10370109 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.17.549263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
Ras is a small GTPase that is central to important functional decisions in diverse cell types. An important aspect of Ras signaling is its ability to exhibit bimodal, or switch-like activity. We describe the total reconstitution of a receptor-mediated Ras activation-deactivation reaction catalyzed by SOS and p120-RasGAP on supported lipid membrane microarrays. The results reveal a bimodal Ras activation response, which is not a result of classic kinetic bistability, but is rather driven by the distinct processivity of the Ras activator, SOS. Furthermore, the bimodal response is controlled by the condensation state of the scaffold protein, LAT, to which SOS is recruited. Processivity-driven bimodality leads to stochastic bursts of Ras activation even under strongly deactivating conditions. This behavior contrasts classic kinetic bistability and is distinctly more resistant to pharmacological inhibition.
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Montalbo RCK, Tu HL. Micropatterning of functional lipid bilayer assays for quantitative bioanalysis. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2023; 17:031302. [PMID: 37179590 PMCID: PMC10171888 DOI: 10.1063/5.0145997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Interactions of the cell with its environment are mediated by the cell membrane and membrane-localized molecules. Supported lipid bilayers have enabled the recapitulation of the basic properties of cell membranes and have been broadly used to further our understanding of cellular behavior. Coupled with micropatterning techniques, lipid bilayer platforms have allowed for high throughput assays capable of performing quantitative analysis at a high spatiotemporal resolution. Here, an overview of the current methods of the lipid membrane patterning is presented. The fabrication and pattern characteristics are briefly described to present an idea of the quality and notable features of the methods, their utilizations for quantitative bioanalysis, as well as to highlight possible directions for the advanced micropatterning lipid membrane assays.
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Luo G, Wang B, Hou Q, Wu X. Development of Son of Sevenless Homologue 1 (SOS1) Modulators To Treat Cancers by Regulating RAS Signaling. J Med Chem 2023; 66:4324-4341. [PMID: 36987571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
Abstract
Son of sevenless homologue 1 (SOS1) protein is universally expressed in cells and plays an important role in the RAS signaling pathway. Specifically, this protein interacts with RAS in response to upstream stimuli to promote guanine nucleotide exchange in RAS and activates the downstream signaling pathways. Thus, targeting SOS1 is a new approach for treating RAS-driven cancers. In this Perspective, we briefly summarize the structural and functional aspects of SOS1 and focus on recent advances in the discovery of activators, inhibitors, and PROTACs that target SOS1. This review aims to provide a timely and updated overview on the strategies for targeting SOS1 in cancer therapy.
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- Guangmei Luo
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Institute of Innovative Drug Discovery and Development, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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Ni Q, Zhu B, Ji Y, Zheng Q, Liang X, Ma N, Jiang H, Zhang F, Shang Y, Wang Y, Xu S, Zhang E, Yuan Y, Chen T, Yin F, Cao H, Huang J, Xia J, Ding X, Qiu X, Ding K, Song C, Zhou W, Wu M, Wang K, Lui R, Lin Q, Chen W, Li Z, Cheng S, Wang X, Xie D, Li J. PPDPF Promotes the Development of Mutant KRAS-Driven Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Regulating the GEF Activity of SOS1. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2202448. [PMID: 36453576 PMCID: PMC9839844 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) SOS1 catalyzes the exchange of GDP for GTP on RAS. However, regulation of the GEF activity remains elusive. Here, the authors report that PPDPF functions as an important regulator of SOS1. The expression of PPDPF is significantly increased in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), associated with poor prognosis and recurrence of PDAC patients. Overexpression of PPDPF promotes PDAC cell growth in vitro and in vivo, while PPDPF knockout exerts opposite effects. Pancreatic-specific deletion of PPDPF profoundly inhibits tumor development in KRASG12D -driven genetic mouse models of PDAC. PPDPF can bind GTP and transfer GTP to SOS1. Mutations of the GTP-binding sites severely impair the tumor-promoting effect of PPDPF. Consistently, mutations of the critical amino acids mediating SOS1-PPDPF interaction significantly impair the GEF activity of SOS1. Therefore, this study demonstrates a novel model of KRAS activation via PPDPF-SOS1 axis, and provides a promising therapeutic target for PDAC.
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A two-component protein condensate of the EGFR cytoplasmic tail and Grb2 regulates Ras activation by SOS at the membrane. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2122531119. [PMID: 35507881 PMCID: PMC9181613 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122531119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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SignificanceTwo-dimensional condensates of proteins on the membrane surface, driven by tyrosine phosphorylation, are beginning to emerge as important players in signal transduction. This work describes discovery of a protein condensation phase transition of EGFR and Grb2 on membrane surfaces, which is poised to have a significant impact on how we understand EGFR signaling and misregulation in disease. EGFR condensation is mediated through a Grb2-Grb2 crosslinking element, which itself is regulatable through a specific phosphotyrosine site on Grb2. Furthermore, the EGFR condensate exerts significant control over the ability of SOS to activate Ras, thus implicating the EGFR condensate as a regulator of signal propagation from EGFR to Ras and the MAPK pathway.
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Oh D, Chen Z, Biswas KH, Bai F, Ong HT, Sheetz MP, Groves JT. Competition for shared downstream signaling molecules establishes indirect negative feedback between EGFR and EphA2. Biophys J 2022; 121:1897-1908. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Hager R, Müller U, Ollinger N, Weghuber J, Lanzerstorfer P. Subcellular Dynamic Immunopatterning of Cytosolic Protein Complexes on Microstructured Polymer Substrates. ACS Sens 2021; 6:4076-4088. [PMID: 34652152 PMCID: PMC8630788 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c01574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
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Analysis of protein–protein
interactions in living cells
by protein micropatterning is currently limited to the spatial arrangement
of transmembrane proteins and their corresponding downstream molecules.
Here, we present a robust and straightforward method for dynamic immunopatterning
of cytosolic protein complexes by use of an artificial transmembrane
bait construct in combination with microstructured antibody arrays
on cyclic olefin polymer substrates. As a proof, the method was used
to characterize Grb2-mediated signaling pathways downstream of the
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Ternary protein complexes
(Shc1:Grb2:SOS1 and Grb2:Gab1:PI3K) were identified, and we found
that EGFR downstream signaling is based on constitutively bound (Grb2:SOS1
and Grb2:Gab1) as well as on agonist-dependent protein associations
with transient interaction properties (Grb2:Shc1 and Grb2:PI3K). Spatiotemporal
analysis further revealed significant differences in stability and
exchange kinetics of protein interactions. Furthermore, we could show
that this approach is well suited to study the efficacy and specificity
of SH2 and SH3 protein domain inhibitors in a live cell context. Altogether,
this method represents a significant enhancement of quantitative subcellular
micropatterning approaches as an alternative to standard biochemical
analyses.
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- Roland Hager
- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Engineering, 4600 Wels, Austria
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- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Engineering, 4600 Wels, Austria
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- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety & Innovation, Head Office: FFoQSI GmbH, Technopark 1C, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Engineering, 4600 Wels, Austria
- Austrian Competence Centre for Feed and Food Quality, Safety & Innovation, Head Office: FFoQSI GmbH, Technopark 1C, 3430 Tulln, Austria
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- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, School of Engineering, 4600 Wels, Austria
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Stochasticity and positive feedback enable enzyme kinetics at the membrane to sense reaction size. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2103626118. [PMID: 34789575 PMCID: PMC8617498 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2103626118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Cellular membranes span a wide range of spatial dimensions, from the plasma membrane with a scale of microns to vesicles on the nanometer scale. The work presented here identifies a molecular mechanism, based on common features of cellular signaling enzymes, that causes the average enzymatic catalytic rate to exhibit reaction size dependency. This effect stems from stochastic variation, but the final results can be essentially deterministic. In competitive enzymatic reaction cycles, the final product can depend on the size of the reaction system. The simplicity of the mechanism suggests that size-dependent reaction rates may be widespread among signaling enzymes and thus enable reaction size to be an important factor in signal regulation at the membrane. Here, we present detailed kinetic analyses of a panel of soluble lipid kinases and phosphatases, as well as Ras activating proteins, acting on their respective membrane surface substrates. The results reveal that the mean catalytic rate of such interfacial enzymes can exhibit a strong dependence on the size of the reaction system—in this case membrane area. Experimental measurements and kinetic modeling reveal how stochastic effects stemming from low molecular copy numbers of the enzymes alter reaction kinetics based on mechanistic characteristics of the enzyme, such as positive feedback. For the competitive enzymatic cycles studied here, the final product—consisting of a specific lipid composition or Ras activity state—depends on the size of the reaction system. Furthermore, we demonstrate how these reaction size dependencies can be controlled by engineering feedback mechanisms into the enzymes.
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Huang WYC, Alvarez S, Kondo Y, Kuriyan J, Groves JT. Relating cellular signaling timescales to single-molecule kinetics: A first-passage time analysis of Ras activation by SOS. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2103598118. [PMID: 34740968 PMCID: PMC8694064 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2103598118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Son of Sevenless (SOS) is a Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that plays a central role in numerous cellular signaling pathways. Like many other signaling molecules, SOS is autoinhibited in the cytosol and activates only after recruitment to the membrane. The mean activation time of individual SOS molecules has recently been measured to be ∼60 s, which is unexpectedly long and seemingly contradictory with cellular signaling timescales, which have been measured to be as fast as several seconds. Here, we rectify this discrepancy using a first-passage time analysis to reconstruct the effective signaling timescale of multiple SOS molecules from their single-molecule activation kinetics. Along with corresponding experimental measurements, this analysis reveals how the functional response time, comprised of many slowly activating molecules, can become substantially faster than the average molecular kinetics. This consequence stems from the enzymatic processivity of SOS in a highly out-of-equilibrium reaction cycle during receptor triggering. Ultimately, rare, early activation events dominate the macroscopic reaction dynamics.
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- William Y C Huang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- HHMI, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Division of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Division of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Laursen T, Lam HYM, Sørensen KK, Tian P, Hansen CC, Groves JT, Jensen KJ, Christensen SM. Membrane anchoring facilitates colocalization of enzymes in plant cytochrome P450 redox systems. Commun Biol 2021; 4:1057. [PMID: 34504298 PMCID: PMC8429664 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02604-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Plant metabolism depends on cascade reactions mediated by dynamic enzyme assemblies known as metabolons. In this context, the cytochrome P450 (P450) superfamily catalyze key reactions underpinning the unique diversity of bioactive compounds. In contrast to their soluble bacterial counterparts, eukaryotic P450s are anchored to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and serve as metabolon nucleation sites. Hence, membrane anchoring appears to play a pivotal role in the evolution of complex biosynthetic pathways. Here, a model membrane assay enabled characterization of membrane anchor dynamics by single molecule microscopy. As a model system, we reconstituted the membrane anchor of cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR), the ubiquitous electron donor to all microsomal P450s. The transmembrane segment in the membrane anchor of POR is relatively conserved, corroborating its functional importance. We observe dynamic colocalization of the POR anchors in our assay suggesting that membrane anchoring might promote intermolecular interactions and in this way impact assembly of metabolic multienzyme complexes.
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- Tomas Laursen
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. .,Enzyme Research, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Raf promotes dimerization of the Ras G-domain with increased allosteric connections. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2015648118. [PMID: 33653954 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2015648118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Ras dimerization is critical for Raf activation. Here we show that the Ras binding domain of Raf (Raf-RBD) induces robust Ras dimerization at low surface densities on supported lipid bilayers and, to a lesser extent, in solution as observed by size exclusion chromatography and confirmed by SAXS. Community network analysis based on molecular dynamics simulations shows robust allosteric connections linking the two Raf-RBD D113 residues located in the Galectin scaffold protein binding site of each Raf-RBD molecule and 85 Å apart on opposite ends of the dimer complex. Our results suggest that Raf-RBD binding and Ras dimerization are concerted events that lead to a high-affinity signaling complex at the membrane that we propose is an essential unit in the macromolecular assembly of higher order Ras/Raf/Galectin complexes important for signaling through the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK pathway.
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Thompson SK, Buckl A, Dossetter AG, Griffen E, Gill A. Small molecule Son of Sevenless 1 (SOS1) inhibitors: a review of the patent literature. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2021; 31:1189-1204. [PMID: 34253125 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2021.1952984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Introduction: Up to 30% of all human cancers are driven by the overactivation of RAS signaling. Son of Sevenless 1 (SOS1) is a central node in RAS signaling pathways and modulation of SOS1-mediated RAS activation represents a unique opportunity for treating RAS-addicted cancers. Several recent publications and patent documents have demonstrated the ability of small molecules to affect the activation of RAS by SOS1 and have shown their potential for the treatment of cancers driven by RAS mutants.Areas covered: Documents focusing on both small-molecule inhibitors and activators of the SOS1:RAS interaction and their potential use as cancer therapeutics are covered. A total of 10 documents from 4 applicants are evaluated with discussion focusing on structural modifications of these compounds as well as relevant preclinical data.Expert opinion: The last decade has seen a significant increase in research and disclosures in the development of small-molecule SOS1 inhibitors. Considering the promising data that have been disclosed, interest in this area of research will likely remain strong for the foreseeable future. With the first SOS1 inhibitor currently in phase I clinical trials, the outcome of these trials will likely influence future development of SOS1 inhibitors for treatment of RAS-driven cancers.
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- Severin K Thompson
- Department of Discovery Chemistry, Revolution Medicines Inc., Redwood City, CA, USA
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, Revolution Medicines Inc., Redwood City, CA, USA
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- Medchemica Limited, Biohub, Mereside, Cheshire, UK
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- Department of Discovery Chemistry, Revolution Medicines Inc., Redwood City, CA, USA
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Regulation of the Small GTPase Ras and Its Relevance to Human Disease. METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CLIFTON, N.J.) 2021; 2262:19-43. [PMID: 33977469 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1190-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ras research has experienced a considerable boost in recent years, not least prompted by the Ras initiative launched by the NCI in 2013 ( https://www.cancer.gov/research/key-initiatives/ras ), accompanied and conditioned by a strongly reinvigorated determination within the Ras community to develop therapeutics attacking directly the Ras oncoproteins. As a member of the small G-protein superfamily, function and transforming activity of Ras all revolve about its GDP/GTP loading status. For one thing, the extent of GTP loading will determine the proportion of active Ras in the cell, with implications for intensity and quality of downstream signaling. But also the rate of nucleotide exchange, i.e., the Ras-GDP/GTP cycling rate, can have a major impact on Ras function, as illustrated perhaps most impressively by newly discovered fast-cycling oncogenic mutants of the Ras-related GTPase Rac1. Thus, while the last years have witnessed memorable new findings and technical developments in the Ras field, leading to an improved insight into many aspects of Ras biology, they have not jolted at the basics, but rather deepened our view of the fundamental regulatory principles of Ras activity control. In this brief review, we revisit the role and mechanisms of Ras nucleotide loading and its implications for cancer in the light of recent findings.
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Mishra B, Johnson ME. Speed limits of protein assembly with reversible membrane localization. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:194101. [PMID: 34240891 PMCID: PMC8131109 DOI: 10.1063/5.0045867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Protein assembly is often studied in a three-dimensional solution, but a significant fraction of binding events involve proteins that can reversibly bind and diffuse along a two-dimensional surface. In a recent study, we quantified how proteins can exploit the reduced dimensionality of the membrane to trigger complex formation. Here, we derive a single expression for the characteristic timescale of this multi-step assembly process, where the change in dimensionality renders rates and concentrations effectively time-dependent. We find that proteins can accelerate dimer formation due to an increase in relative concentration, driving more frequent collisions, which often win out over slow-downs due to diffusion. Our model contains two protein populations that dimerize with one another and use a distinct site to bind membrane lipids, creating a complex reaction network. However, by identifying two major rate-limiting pathways to reach an equilibrium steady-state, we derive an excellent approximation for the mean first passage time when lipids are in abundant supply. Our theory highlights how the "sticking rate" or effective adsorption coefficient of the membrane is central in controlling timescales. We also derive a corrected localization rate to quantify how the geometry of the system and diffusion can reduce rates of membrane localization. We validate and test our results using kinetic and particle-based reaction-diffusion simulations. Our results establish how the speed of key assembly steps can shift by orders-of-magnitude when membrane localization is possible, which is critical to understanding mechanisms used in cells.
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- Bhavya Mishra
- TC Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- TC Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Sheffels E, Kortum RL. The Role of Wild-Type RAS in Oncogenic RAS Transformation. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12050662. [PMID: 33924994 PMCID: PMC8146411 DOI: 10.3390/genes12050662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The RAS family of oncogenes (HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS) are among the most frequently mutated protein families in cancers. RAS-mutated tumors were originally thought to proliferate independently of upstream signaling inputs, but we now know that non-mutated wild-type (WT) RAS proteins play an important role in modulating downstream effector signaling and driving therapeutic resistance in RAS-mutated cancers. This modulation is complex as different WT RAS family members have opposing functions. The protein product of the WT RAS allele of the same isoform as mutated RAS is often tumor-suppressive and lost during tumor progression. In contrast, RTK-dependent activation of the WT RAS proteins from the two non-mutated WT RAS family members is tumor-promoting. Further, rebound activation of RTK–WT RAS signaling underlies therapeutic resistance to targeted therapeutics in RAS-mutated cancers. The contributions of WT RAS to proliferation and transformation in RAS-mutated cancer cells places renewed interest in upstream signaling molecules, including the phosphatase/adaptor SHP2 and the RasGEFs SOS1 and SOS2, as potential therapeutic targets in RAS-mutated cancers.
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Nras Q61R/+ and Kras-/- cooperate to downregulate Rasgrp1 and promote lympho-myeloid leukemia in early T-cell precursors. Blood 2021; 137:3259-3271. [PMID: 33512434 PMCID: PMC8351901 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Kras−/−; NrasQ61R/+ mice develop early onset of T-cell malignancy that recapitulates many biological and molecular features of human ETP-ALL. We identify Rasgrp1 as a negative regulator of Ras/ERK signaling in oncogenic Nras-driven ETP-like leukemia.
Early T-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ETP-ALL) is an aggressive subtype of T-cell ALL. Although genetic mutations hyperactivating cytokine receptor/Ras signaling are prevalent in ETP-ALL, it remains unknown how activated Ras signaling contributes to ETP-ALL. Here, we find that in addition to the frequent oncogenic RAS mutations, wild-type (WT) KRAS transcript level was significantly downregulated in human ETP-ALL cells. Similarly, loss of WT Kras in NrasQ61R/+ mice promoted hyperactivation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling, thymocyte hyperproliferation, and expansion of the ETP compartment. Kras−/−; NrasQ61R/+ mice developed early onset of T-cell malignancy that recapitulates many biological and molecular features of human ETP-ALL. Mechanistically, RNA-sequencing analysis and quantitative proteomics study identified that Rasgrp1, a Ras guanine nucleotide exchange factor, was greatly downregulated in mouse and human ETP-ALL. Unexpectedly, hyperactivated Nras/ERK signaling suppressed Rasgrp1 expression and reduced Rasgrp1 level led to increased ERK signaling, thereby establishing a positive feedback loop to augment Nras/ERK signaling and promote cell proliferation. Corroborating our cell line data, Rasgrp1 haploinsufficiency induced Rasgrp1 downregulation and increased phosphorylated ERK level and ETP expansion in NrasQ61R/+ mice. Our study identifies Rasgrp1 as a negative regulator of Ras/ERK signaling in oncogenic Nras-driven ETP-like leukemia.
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Baltanás FC, Zarich N, Rojas-Cabañeros JM, Santos E. SOS GEFs in health and disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2020; 1874:188445. [PMID: 33035641 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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SOS1 and SOS2 are the most universal and widely expressed family of guanine exchange factors (GEFs) capable or activating RAS or RAC1 proteins in metazoan cells. SOS proteins contain a sequence of modular domains that are responsible for different intramolecular and intermolecular interactions modulating mechanisms of self-inhibition, allosteric activation and intracellular homeostasis. Despite their homology, analyses of SOS1/2-KO mice demonstrate functional prevalence of SOS1 over SOS2 in cellular processes including proliferation, migration, inflammation or maintenance of intracellular redox homeostasis, although some functional redundancy cannot be excluded, particularly at the organismal level. Specific SOS1 gain-of-function mutations have been identified in inherited RASopathies and various sporadic human cancers. SOS1 depletion reduces tumorigenesis mediated by RAS or RAC1 in mouse models and is associated with increased intracellular oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Since WT RAS is essential for development of RAS-mutant tumors, the SOS GEFs may be considered as relevant biomarkers or therapy targets in RAS-dependent cancers. Inhibitors blocking SOS expression, intrinsic GEF activity, or productive SOS protein-protein interactions with cellular regulators and/or RAS/RAC targets have been recently developed and shown preclinical and clinical effectiveness blocking aberrant RAS signaling in RAS-driven and RTK-driven tumors.
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- Fernando C Baltanás
- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer - IBMCC (CSIC-USAL) and CIBERONC, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer - IBMCC (CSIC-USAL) and CIBERONC, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
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Buday L, Vas V. Novel regulation of Ras proteins by direct tyrosine phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2020; 39:1067-1073. [PMID: 32936431 PMCID: PMC7680326 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-020-09918-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Somatic mutations in the RAS genes are frequent in human tumors, especially in pancreatic, colorectal, and non-small-cell lung cancers. Such mutations generally decrease the ability of Ras to hydrolyze GTP, maintaining the protein in a constitutively active GTP-bound form that drives uncontrolled cell proliferation. Efforts to develop drugs that target Ras oncoproteins have been unsuccessful. Recent emerging data suggest that Ras regulation is more complex than the scientific community has believed for decades. In this review, we summarize advances in the "textbook" view of Ras activation. We also discuss a novel type of Ras regulation that involves direct phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of Ras tyrosine residues. The discovery that pharmacological inhibition of the tyrosine phosphoprotein phosphatase SHP2 maintains mutant Ras in an inactive state suggests that SHP2 could be a novel drug target for the treatment of Ras-driven human cancers.
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- László Buday
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, 1117, Hungary.
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, 1094, Hungary.
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, 1117, Hungary
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Stolerman LM, Getz M, Smith SGL, Holst M, Rangamani P. Stability Analysis of a Bulk-Surface Reaction Model for Membrane Protein Clustering. Bull Math Biol 2020; 82:30. [PMID: 32025918 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-020-00703-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Protein aggregation on the plasma membrane (PM) is of critical importance to many cellular processes such as cell adhesion, endocytosis, fibrillar conformation, and vesicle transport. Lateral diffusion of protein aggregates or clusters on the surface of the PM plays an important role in governing their heterogeneous surface distribution. However, the stability behavior of the surface distribution of protein aggregates remains poorly understood. Therefore, understanding the spatial patterns that can emerge on the PM solely through protein-protein interaction, lateral diffusion, and feedback is an important step toward a complete description of the mechanisms behind protein clustering on the cell surface. In this work, we investigate the pattern formation of a reaction-diffusion model that describes the dynamics of a system of ligand-receptor complexes. The purely diffusive ligand in the cytosol can bind receptors in the PM and the resultant ligand-receptor complexes not only diffuse laterally but can also form clusters resulting in different oligomers. Finally, the largest oligomers recruit ligands from the cytosol using positive feedback. From a methodological viewpoint, we provide theoretical estimates for diffusion-driven instabilities of the protein aggregates based on the Turing mechanism. Our main result is a threshold phenomenon, in which a sufficiently high recruitment of ligands promotes the input of new monomeric components and consequently drives the formation of a single-patch spatially heterogeneous steady state.
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- Lucas M Stolerman
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0411, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0411, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0411, USA.,Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0213, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0112, USA.,Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0424, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0411, USA.
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Karouzaki S, Peta C, Tsirimonaki E, Mangoura D. PKCε-dependent H-Ras activation encompasses the recruitment of the RasGEF SOS1 and of the RasGAP neurofibromin in the lipid rafts of embryonic neurons. Neurochem Int 2019; 131:104582. [PMID: 31629778 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The spatial organization of plasma membrane proteins is a key factor in the generation of distinct signal outputs, especially for PKC/Ras/ERK signalling. Regulation of activation of the membrane-bound Ras, critical for neuronal differentiation and highly specialized functions, is controlled by exchanges in nucleotides catalyzed by nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for GTP loading and Ras activation, and by Ras GTPase Activated Proteins (RasGAPs) that lead to activation of the intrinsic GTPase activity of Ras and thus its inactivation. PKCs are potent Ras activators yet the mechanistic details of these interactions, or the involvement of specific PKC isoforms are now beginning to be addressed. Even less known is the topology where RasGAPs terminate Ras activation. Towards this aim, we isolated lipid rafts from chick embryo neural tissue and primary neuronal cultures when PKCε is the prominent isoform and in combination with in vitro kinase assays, we now show that, in response the PKCε-specific activating peptide ψεRACK, an activated PKCε is recruited to lipid rafts; similar mobility was established when PKCε was physiologically activated with the Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) agonist methanandamide. Activation of H-Ras for both agents was then established for the first time using in vivo RasGAP activity assays, which showed similar temporal profiles of activation and lateral mobility. Moreover, we found that the GEF SOS1, and the major neuronal RasGAP neurofibromin, a specific PKCε substrate, were both transiently significantly enriched in the rafts. Finally, our in silico analysis revealed a highly probable, conserved palmitoylation site adjacent to a CARC motif on neurofibromin, both of which are included only in the RasGAP related domain type I (GRDI) with the known high H-RasGAP activity. Taken together, these results suggest that PKCε activation regulates the spatial plasma membrane enrichments of both SOS1 and neurofibromin, thus controlling the output of activated H-Ras available for downstream signalling in neurons.
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- Sophia Karouzaki
- Basic Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Basic Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Basic Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou, Athens, 11527, Greece
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- Basic Research Center, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou, Athens, 11527, Greece.
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Fu Y, Yogurtcu ON, Kothari R, Thorkelsdottir G, Sodt AJ, Johnson ME. An implicit lipid model for efficient reaction-diffusion simulations of protein binding to surfaces of arbitrary topology. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:124115. [PMID: 31575182 DOI: 10.1063/1.5120516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Localization of proteins to a membrane is an essential step in a broad range of biological processes such as signaling, virion formation, and clathrin-mediated endocytosis. The strength and specificity of proteins binding to a membrane depend on the lipid composition. Single-particle reaction-diffusion methods offer a powerful tool for capturing lipid-specific binding to membrane surfaces by treating lipids explicitly as individual diffusible binding sites. However, modeling lipid particle populations is expensive. Here, we present an algorithm for reversible binding of proteins to continuum surfaces with implicit lipids, providing dramatic speed-ups to many body simulations. Our algorithm can be readily integrated into most reaction-diffusion software packages. We characterize changes to kinetics that emerge from explicit vs implicit lipids as well as surface adsorption models, showing excellent agreement between our method and the full explicit lipid model. Compared to models of surface adsorption, which couple together binding affinity and lipid concentration, our implicit lipid model decouples them to provide more flexibility for controlling surface binding properties and lipid inhomogeneity, thus reproducing binding kinetics and equilibria. Crucially, we demonstrate our method's application to membranes of arbitrary curvature and topology, modeled via a subdivision limit surface, again showing excellent agreement with explicit lipid simulations. Unlike adsorption models, our method retains the ability to bind lipids after proteins are localized to the surface (through, e.g., a protein-protein interaction), which can greatly increase the stability of multiprotein complexes on the surface. Our method will enable efficient cell-scale simulations involving proteins localizing to realistic membrane models, which is a critical step for predictive modeling and quantification of in vitro and in vivo dynamics.
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- Yiben Fu
- T. C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- T. C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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- T. C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Small GTPases are organizers of a plethora of cellular processes. The time and place of their activation are tightly controlled by the localization and activation of their regulators, guanine-nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) and GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs). Remarkably, in some systems, the upstream regulators of GTPases are also found downstream of their activity. Resulting feedback loops can generate complex spatiotemporal dynamics of GTPases with important functional consequences. Here we discuss the concept of positive autoregulation of small GTPases by the GEF-effector feedback modules and survey recent developments in this exciting area of cell biology.
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- Andrew B. Goryachev
- Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Institute for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK
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- Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Institute for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF, UK
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Jun JE, Kulhanek KR, Chen H, Chakraborty A, Roose JP. Alternative ZAP70-p38 signals prime a classical p38 pathway through LAT and SOS to support regulatory T cell differentiation. Sci Signal 2019; 12:12/591/eaao0736. [PMID: 31337738 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aao0736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation activates diverse kinase pathways, which include the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) ERK and p38, the phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks), and the kinase mTOR. Although TCR stimulation activates the p38 pathway through a "classical" MAPK cascade that is mediated by the adaptor protein LAT, it also stimulates an "alternative" pathway in which p38 is activated by the kinase ZAP70. Here, we used dual-parameter, phosphoflow cytometry and in silico computation to investigate how both classical and alternative p38 pathways contribute to T cell activation. We found that basal ZAP70 activation in resting T cell lines reduced the threshold ("primed") TCR-stimulated activation of the classical p38 pathway. Classical p38 signals were reduced after T cell-specific deletion of the guanine nucleotide exchange factors Sos1 and Sos2, which are essential LAT signalosome components. As a consequence of Sos1/2 deficiency, production of the cytokine IL-2 was impaired, differentiation into regulatory T cells was reduced, and the autoimmune disease EAE was exacerbated in mice. These data suggest that the classical and alternative p38 activation pathways exist to generate immune balance.
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- Jesse E Jun
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Departments of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Mclaurin JD, Weiner OD. Multiple sources of signal amplification within the B-cell Ras/MAPK pathway. Mol Biol Cell 2019; 30:1610-1620. [PMID: 31042097 PMCID: PMC6727637 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-09-0560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The Ras-Map kinase (MAPK) cascade underlies functional decisions in a wide range of cell types and organisms. In B-cells, positive feedback-driven Ras activation is the proposed source of the digital (all or none) MAPK responses following antigen stimulation. However, an inability to measure endogenous Ras activity in living cells has hampered our ability to test this model directly. Here we leverage biosensors of endogenous Ras and ERK activity to revisit this question. We find that B-cell receptor (BCR) ligation drives switch-like Ras activation and that lower BCR signaling output is required for the maintenance versus the initiation of Ras activation. Surprisingly, digital ERK responses persist in the absence of positive feedback-mediated Ras activation, and digital ERK is observed at a threshold level of Ras activation. These data suggest an independent analogue-to-digital switch downstream of Ras activation and reveal that multiple sources of signal amplification exist within the Ras-ERK module of the BCR pathway.
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- Justin D Mclaurin
- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158
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Huang WYC, Alvarez S, Kondo Y, Lee YK, Chung JK, Lam HYM, Biswas KH, Kuriyan J, Groves JT. A molecular assembly phase transition and kinetic proofreading modulate Ras activation by SOS. Science 2019; 363:1098-1103. [PMID: 30846600 PMCID: PMC6563836 DOI: 10.1126/science.aau5721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Son of Sevenless (SOS) is a key Ras activator that is autoinhibited in the cytosol and activates upon membrane recruitment. Autoinhibition release involves structural rearrangements of the protein at the membrane and thus introduces a delay between initial recruitment and activation. In this study, we designed a single-molecule assay to resolve the time between initial receptor-mediated membrane recruitment and the initiation of GEF activity of individual SOS molecules on microarrays of Ras-functionalized supported membranes. The rise-and-fall shape of the measured SOS activation time distribution and the long mean time scale to activation (~50 seconds) establish a basis for kinetic proofreading in the receptor-mediated activation of Ras. We further demonstrate that this kinetic proofreading is modulated by the LAT (linker for activation of T cells)-Grb2-SOS phosphotyrosine-driven phase transition at the membrane.
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- William Y C Huang
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Divisions of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Divisions of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Bandaru P, Kondo Y, Kuriyan J. The Interdependent Activation of Son-of-Sevenless and Ras. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2019; 9:cshperspect.a031534. [PMID: 29610148 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a031534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The guanine-nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Son-of-Sevenless (SOS) plays a critical role in metazoan signaling by converting Ras•GDP (guanosine diphosphate) to Ras•GTP (guanosine triphosphate) in response to tyrosine kinase activation. Structural studies have shown that SOS differs from other Ras-specific GEFs in that SOS is itself activated by Ras•GTP binding to an allosteric site, distal to the site of nucleotide exchange. The activation of SOS involves membrane recruitment and conformational changes, triggered by lipid binding, that open the allosteric binding site for Ras•GTP. This is in contrast to other Ras-specific GEFs, which are activated by second messengers that more directly affect the active site. Allosteric Ras•GTP binding stabilizes SOS at the membrane, where it can turn over other Ras molecules processively, leading to an ultrasensitive response that is distinct from that of other Ras-specific GEFs.
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- Pradeep Bandaru
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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- Departments of Molecular and Cell Biology and of Chemistry, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Zarich N, Anta B, Fernández-Medarde A, Ballester A, de Lucas MP, Cámara AB, Anta B, Oliva JL, Rojas-Cabañeros JM, Santos E. The CSN3 subunit of the COP9 signalosome interacts with the HD region of Sos1 regulating stability of this GEF protein. Oncogenesis 2019; 8:2. [PMID: 30631038 PMCID: PMC6328564 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-018-0111-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Sos1 is an universal, widely expressed Ras guanine nucleotide-exchange factor (RasGEF) in eukaryotic cells. Its N-terminal HD motif is known to be involved in allosteric regulation of Sos1 GEF activity through intramolecular interaction with the neighboring PH domain. Here, we searched for other cellular proteins also able to interact productively with the Sos1 HD domain. Using a yeast two-hybrid system, we identified the interaction between the Sos1 HD region and CSN3, the third component of the COP9 signalosome, a conserved, multi-subunit protein complex that functions in the ubiquitin–proteasome pathway to control degradation of many cellular proteins. The interaction of CSN3 with the HD of Sos1 was confirmed in vitro by GST pull-down assays using truncated mutants and reproduced in vivo by co-immunoprecipitation with the endogenous, full-length cellular Sos1 protein. In vitro kinase assays showed that PKD, a COP9 signalosome-associated-kinase, is able to phosphorylate Sos1. The intracellular levels of Sos1 protein were clearly diminished following CSN3 or PKD knockdown. A sizable fraction of the endogenous Sos1 protein was found ubiquitinated in different mammalian cell types. A significant reduction of RasGTP formation upon growth factor stimulation was also observed in CSN3-silenced as compared with control cells. Our data suggest that the interaction of Sos1 with the COP9 signalosome and PKD plays a significant role in maintenance of cellular Sos1 protein stability and homeostasis under physiological conditions and raises the possibility of considering the CSN/PKD complex as a potential target for design of novel therapeutic drugs.
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- Natasha Zarich
- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, IBMCC (CSIC-USAL) and CIBERONC, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, IBMCC (CSIC-USAL) and CIBERONC, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Unidad Funcional de Investigación de Enfermedades Crónicas (UFIEC) and CIBERONC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28220, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, IBMCC (CSIC-USAL) and CIBERONC, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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Sheffels E, Sealover NE, Wang C, Kim DH, Vazirani IA, Lee E, M Terrell E, Morrison DK, Luo J, Kortum RL. Oncogenic RAS isoforms show a hierarchical requirement for the guanine nucleotide exchange factor SOS2 to mediate cell transformation. Sci Signal 2018; 11:11/546/eaar8371. [PMID: 30181243 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aar8371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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About a third of tumors have activating mutations in HRAS, NRAS, or KRAS, genes encoding guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) of the RAS family. In these tumors, wild-type RAS cooperates with mutant RAS to promote downstream effector activation and cell proliferation and transformation, suggesting that upstream activators of wild-type RAS are important modulators of mutant RAS-driven oncogenesis. The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) SOS1 mediates KRAS-driven proliferation, but little is understood about the role of SOS2. We found that RAS family members have a hierarchical requirement for the expression and activity of SOS2 to drive cellular transformation. In mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), SOS2 critically mediated mutant KRAS-driven, but not HRAS-driven, transformation. Sos2 deletion reduced epidermal growth factor (EGF)-dependent activation of wild-type HRAS and phosphorylation of the kinase AKT in cells expressing mutant RAS isoforms. Assays using pharmacological inhibitors revealed a hierarchical requirement for signaling by phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) in promoting RAS-driven cellular transformation that mirrored the requirement for SOS2. KRAS-driven transformation required the GEF activity of SOS2 and was restored in Sos2-/- MEFs by expression of constitutively activated PI3K. Finally, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of SOS2 reduced EGF-stimulated AKT phosphorylation and synergized with MEK inhibition to revert the transformed phenotype of human KRAS mutant pancreatic and lung tumor cells. These results indicate that SOS2-dependent PI3K signaling mediates mutant KRAS-driven transformation, revealing therapeutic targets in KRAS-driven cancers. Our data also reveal the importance of three-dimensional culture systems in investigating the mediators of mutant KRAS.
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- Erin Sheffels
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Therapeutics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
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Biswas KH, Cho NJ, Groves JT. Fabrication of Multicomponent, Spatially Segregated DNA and Protein-Functionalized Supported Membrane Microarray. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:9781-9788. [PMID: 30032610 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been used as a material for a variety of applications, including surface functionalization for cell biological or in vitro reconstitution studies. Use of DNA-based surface functionalization eliminates limitations of multiplexing posed by traditionally used methods in applications requiring spatially segregated surface functionalization. Recently, we have reported a stochastic, membrane fusion-based strategy to fabricate multicomponent membrane array substrates displaying spatially segregated protein ligands using biotin-streptavidin and Ni-NTA-polyhistidine interactions. Here, we report the delivery of DNA oligonucleotide-conjugated lipid molecules to membrane corrals, allowing spatially segregated membrane corral functionalization in a membrane microarray. Incubation of microbeads coated with the supported membrane resulted in an exchange of lipid contents with planar membrane corrals present on a micropatterned substrate. Increases in the system temperature and membrane corral size resulted in alterations in the rate constant of lipid exchange, which are in agreement with our previously developed analytical model and further confirm that lipid exchange is a diffusion-based process that takes place after the formation of a long "fusion-stalk" between the two membranes. We take advantage of the physical dimensions of the fusion-stalk with a large aspect ratio to deliver DNA oligonucleotide-conjugated lipid molecules to membrane corrals. We believe that the ability to functionalize membrane corrals with DNA oligonucleotides significantly increases the utility of the stochastic fusion-mediated lipid delivery strategy in the functionalization of biomolecules such as DNA or DNA-conjugated protein ligands.
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- Kabir H Biswas
- Mechanobiology Institute , National University of Singapore , Singapore 117411 , Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 62 Nanyang Drive , Singapore 637459 , Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore 639798 , Singapore
- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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Cohen BE. Membrane Thickness as a Key Factor Contributing to the Activation of Osmosensors and Essential Ras Signaling Pathways. Front Cell Dev Biol 2018; 6:76. [PMID: 30087894 PMCID: PMC6066546 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2018.00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The cell membrane provides a functional link between the external environment and the replicating DNA genome by using ligand-gated receptors and chemical signals to activate signaling transduction pathways. However, increasing evidence has also indicated that the phospholipid bilayer itself by altering various physical parameters serves as a sensor that regulate membrane proteins in a specific manner. Changes in thickness and/or curvature of the membrane have been shown to be induced by mechanical forces and transmitted through the transmembrane helices of several types of mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels underlying functions such as osmoregulation in bacteria and sensory processing in mammalian cells. This review focus on recent protein functional and structural data indicating that the activation of bacterial and yeast osmosensors is consistent with thickness-induced tilting changes of the transmembrane domains of these proteins. Membrane thinning in combination with curvature changes may also lead to the lateral transfer of the small lipid-anchored GTPases Ras1 and H-Ras out of lipid rafts for clustering and signaling. The modulation of signaling pathways by amphiphilic peptides and the membrane-active antibiotics colistin and Amphotericin B is also discussed.
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- B Eleazar Cohen
- Division of External Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Liang SI, van Lengerich B, Eichel K, Cha M, Patterson DM, Yoon TY, von Zastrow M, Jura N, Gartner ZJ. Phosphorylated EGFR Dimers Are Not Sufficient to Activate Ras. Cell Rep 2018; 22:2593-2600. [PMID: 29514089 PMCID: PMC5916813 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Growth factor binding to EGFR drives conformational changes that promote homodimerization and transphosphorylation, followed by adaptor recruitment, oligomerization, and signaling through Ras. Whether specific receptor conformations and oligomerization states are necessary for efficient activation of Ras is unclear. We therefore evaluated the sufficiency of a phosphorylated EGFR dimer to activate Ras without growth factor by developing a chemical-genetic strategy to crosslink and "trap" full-length EGFR homodimers on cells. Trapped dimers become phosphorylated and recruit adaptor proteins at stoichiometry equivalent to that of EGF-stimulated receptors. Surprisingly, these phosphorylated dimers do not activate Ras, Erk, or Akt. In the absence of EGF, phosphorylated dimers do not further oligomerize or reorganize on cell membranes. These results suggest that a phosphorylated EGFR dimer loaded with core signaling adapters is not sufficient to activate Ras and that EGFR ligands contribute to conformational changes or receptor dynamics necessary for oligomerization and efficient signal propagation through the SOS-Ras-MAPK pathway.
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- Samantha I Liang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea; Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Yonsei University, Seoul 30722, South Korea; Yonsei-IBS Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul 30722, South Korea
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Yonsei University, Seoul 30722, South Korea; Yonsei-IBS Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul 30722, South Korea; Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Center for Cellular Construction, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Cytosolic proteins can exploit membrane localization to trigger functional assembly. PLoS Comput Biol 2018; 14:e1006031. [PMID: 29505559 PMCID: PMC5854442 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Cell division, endocytosis, and viral budding would not function without the localization and assembly of protein complexes on membranes. What is poorly appreciated, however, is that by localizing to membranes, proteins search in a reduced space that effectively drives up concentration. Here we derive an accurate and practical analytical theory to quantify the significance of this dimensionality reduction in regulating protein assembly on membranes. We define a simple metric, an effective equilibrium constant, that allows for quantitative comparison of protein-protein interactions with and without membrane present. To test the importance of membrane localization for driving protein assembly, we collected the protein-protein and protein-lipid affinities, protein and lipid concentrations, and volume-to-surface-area ratios for 46 interactions between 37 membrane-targeting proteins in human and yeast cells. We find that many of the protein-protein interactions between pairs of proteins involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in human and yeast cells can experience enormous increases in effective protein-protein affinity (10–1000 fold) due to membrane localization. Localization of binding partners thus triggers robust protein complexation, suggesting that it can play an important role in controlling the timing of endocytic protein coat formation. Our analysis shows that several other proteins involved in membrane remodeling at various organelles have similar potential to exploit localization. The theory highlights the master role of phosphoinositide lipid concentration, the volume-to-surface-area ratio, and the ratio of 3D to 2D equilibrium constants in triggering (or preventing) constitutive assembly on membranes. Our simple model provides a novel quantitative framework for interpreting or designing in vitro experiments of protein complexation influenced by membrane binding. In a multitude of cellular processes, including cell division and endocytosis, proteins must bind to one another to form large multi-protein complexes. To initiate the formation of these critical multi-protein assemblies at the right time and the right place, the constituent proteins must be present at sufficient concentrations. We show here that membrane localization offers a powerful way of controlling protein concentrations by reducing the dimensionality of the protein’s search space. We present a simple and practical analytical theory that determines the significance of membrane localization for triggering protein-protein interactions. We show that protein binding partners will often form substantially more complexes when both partners can localize to surfaces, and thus localization can regulate the timing of multi-protein assembly. We collect in vitro binding data and cellular concentrations of proteins and lipids involved in pathways including clathrin-mediated endocytosis to demonstrate how cellular proteins could exploit membrane localization to regulate assembly.
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Jusu S, Presley JF, Williams C, Das SK, Jean-Claude B, Kremer R. Examination of VDR/RXR/DRIP205 Interaction, Intranuclear Localization, and DNA Binding in Ras-Transformed Keratinocytes and Its Implication for Designing Optimal Vitamin D Therapy in Cancer. Endocrinology 2018; 159:1303-1327. [PMID: 29300860 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-03098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Retinoid X receptor (RXR) occupies a central position within the nuclear receptor superfamily, serving as an obligatory partner to numerous other nuclear receptors, including vitamin D receptor (VDR). In the current study, we examined whether phosphorylation of RXRα at serine 260 affects VDR/RXR and VDR interacting protein (DRIP) 205 coactivator recruitment, interactions, and binding of the VDR/human RXRα (hRXRα)/DRIP205 complex to chromatin. Serine 260 is a critical amino acid on the hRXRα that is located in close spatial proximity to regions of coactivator and corepressor interactions. Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer and immunofluorescence studies, we showed that the physical interaction between hRXRα and DRIP205 coactivator was impaired in human keratinocytes with the ras oncogene (HPK1Aras) or transfected with the wild-type hRXRα. Furthermore, the nuclear colocalization of VDR/DRIP205, hRXRα/DRIP205, and VDR/hRXRα/DRIP205 complex binding to chromatin is impaired in the HPK1Aras cells when compared with the normal human keratinocytes (HPK1A cells). However, transfection with the nonphosphorylatable hRXRα (S260A) mutant or treatment with the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) inhibitor UO126 rescued their nuclear localization, interaction, and binding of the complex to chromatin in the HPK1Aras cells. In summary, we have demonstrated, using highly specific intracellular tagging methods in live and fixed cells, important alterations of the vitamin D signaling system in cancer cells in which the ras-raf-MAPK system is activated, suggesting that specific inhibition of this commonly activated pathway could be targeted therapeutically to enhance vitamin D efficacy.
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- Sylvester Jusu
- Department of Medicine and Calcium Research Laboratory, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Metabolic Diseases and Complications Program, Research institute-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Core, Research Institute-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3J1, Canada
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- Metabolic Diseases and Complications Program, Research institute-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Drug Discovery Core, Research Institute-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec H3A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Calcium Research Laboratory, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Metabolic Diseases and Complications Program, Research institute-McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Vercoulen Y, Kondo Y, Iwig JS, Janssen AB, White KA, Amini M, Barber DL, Kuriyan J, Roose JP. A Histidine pH sensor regulates activation of the Ras-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor RasGRP1. eLife 2017; 6:29002. [PMID: 28952923 PMCID: PMC5643099 DOI: 10.7554/elife.29002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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RasGRPs are guanine nucleotide exchange factors that are specific for Ras or Rap, and are important regulators of cellular signaling. Aberrant expression or mutation of RasGRPs results in disease. An analysis of RasGRP1 SNP variants led to the conclusion that the charge of His 212 in RasGRP1 alters signaling activity and plasma membrane recruitment, indicating that His 212 is a pH sensor that alters the balance between the inactive and active forms of RasGRP1. To understand the structural basis for this effect we compared the structure of autoinhibited RasGRP1, determined previously, to those of active RasGRP4:H-Ras and RasGRP2:Rap1b complexes. The transition from the autoinhibited to the active form of RasGRP1 involves the rearrangement of an inter-domain linker that displaces inhibitory inter-domain interactions. His 212 is located at the fulcrum of these conformational changes, and structural features in its vicinity are consistent with its function as a pH-dependent switch.
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- Yvonne Vercoulen
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States.,Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, United States.,Divisions of Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, United States
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Mechanism of SOS PR-domain autoinhibition revealed by single-molecule assays on native protein from lysate. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15061. [PMID: 28452363 PMCID: PMC5414354 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) Son of Sevenless (SOS) plays a critical role in signal transduction by activating Ras. Here we introduce a single-molecule assay in which individual SOS molecules are captured from raw cell lysate using Ras-functionalized supported membrane microarrays. This enables characterization of the full-length SOS protein, which has not previously been studied in reconstitution due to difficulties in purification. Our measurements on the full-length protein reveal a distinct role of the C-terminal proline-rich (PR) domain to obstruct the engagement of allosteric Ras independently of the well-known N-terminal domain autoinhibition. This inhibitory role of the PR domain limits Grb2-independent recruitment of SOS to the membrane through binding of Ras·GTP in the SOS allosteric binding site. More generally, this assay strategy enables characterization of the functional behaviour of GEFs with single-molecule precision but without the need for purification.
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