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Liu Y, Zhang M, Tsai CJ, Jang H, Nussinov R. Allosteric regulation of autoinhibition and activation of c-Abl. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2022; 20:4257-4270. [PMID: 36051879 PMCID: PMC9399898 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
c-Abl, a non-receptor tyrosine kinase, regulates cell growth and survival in healthy cells and causes chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) when fused by Bcr. Its activity is blocked in the assembled inactive state, where the SH3 and SH2 domains dock into the kinase domain, reducing its conformational flexibility, resulting in the autoinhibited state. It is active in an extended 'open' conformation. Allostery governs the transitions between the autoinhibited and active states. Even though experiments revealed the structural hallmarks of the two states, a detailed grasp of the determinants of c-Abl autoinhibition and activation at the atomic level, which may help innovative drug discovery, is still lacking. Here, using extensive molecular dynamics simulations, we decipher exactly how these determinants regulate it. Our simulations confirm and extend experimental data that the myristoyl group serves as the switch for c-Abl inhibition/activation. Its dissociation from the kinase domain promotes the SH2-SH3 release, initiating c-Abl activation. We show that the precise SH2/N-lobe interaction is required for full activation of c-Abl. It stabilizes a catalysis-favored conformation, priming it for catalytic action. Bcr-Abl allosteric drugs elegantly mimic the endogenous myristoyl-mediated autoinhibition state of c-Abl 1b. Allosteric activating mutations shift the ensemble to the active state, blocking ATP-competitive drugs. Allosteric drugs alter the active-site conformation, shifting the ensemble to re-favor ATP-competitive drugs. Our work provides a complete mechanism of c-Abl activation and insights into critical parameters controlling at the atomic level c-Abl inactivation, leading us to propose possible strategies to counter reemergence of drug resistance.
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- Yonglan Liu
- Cancer Innovation Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Computational Structural Biology Section, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Gregor T, Bosakova MK, Nita A, Abraham SP, Fafilek B, Cernohorsky NH, Rynes J, Foldynova-Trantirkova S, Zackova D, Mayer J, Trantirek L, Krejci P. Elucidation of protein interactions necessary for the maintenance of the BCR-ABL signaling complex. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:3885-3903. [PMID: 31820037 PMCID: PMC11104816 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03397-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Many patients with chronic myeloid leukemia in deep remission experience return of clinical disease after withdrawal of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). This suggests signaling of inactive BCR-ABL, which allows the survival of cancer cells, and relapse. We show that TKI treatment inhibits catalytic activity of BCR-ABL, but does not dissolve BCR-ABL core signaling complex, consisting of CRKL, SHC1, GRB2, SOS1, cCBL, p85a-PI3K, STS1 and SHIP2. Peptide microarray and co-immunoprecipitation results demonstrate that CRKL binds to proline-rich regions located in C-terminal, intrinsically disordered region of BCR-ABL, that SHC1 requires pleckstrin homology, src homology and tyrosine kinase domains of BCR-ABL for binding, and that BCR-ABL sequence motif located in disordered region around phosphorylated tyrosine 177 mediates binding of three core complex members, i.e., GRB2, SOS1, and cCBL. Further, SHIP2 binds to the src homology and tyrosine kinase domains of BCR-ABL and its inositol phosphatase activity contributes to BCR-ABL-mediated phosphorylation of SHC1. Together, this study characterizes protein-protein interactions within the BCR-ABL core complex and determines the contribution of particular BCR-ABL domains to downstream signaling. Understanding the structure and dynamics of BCR-ABL interactome is critical for the development of drugs targeting integrity of the BCR-ABL core complex.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Binding Sites
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/chemistry
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/metabolism
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/metabolism
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-Trisphosphate 5-Phosphatases/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Array Analysis
- Protein Binding/drug effects
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1/metabolism
- src Homology Domains
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomas Gregor
- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, 65691, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, 65691, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, 60200, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, 16610, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, 65691, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, 60200, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Masaryk University Hospital, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, Masaryk University Hospital, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, 65691, Brno, Czech Republic.
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, 60200, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Simpson GL, Bertrand SM, Borthwick JA, Campobasso N, Chabanet J, Chen S, Coggins J, Cottom J, Christensen SB, Dawson HC, Evans HL, Hobbs AN, Hong X, Mangatt B, Munoz-Muriedas J, Oliff A, Qin D, Scott-Stevens P, Ward P, Washio Y, Yang J, Young RJ. Identification and Optimization of Novel Small c-Abl Kinase Activators Using Fragment and HTS Methodologies. J Med Chem 2019; 62:2154-2171. [PMID: 30689376 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Abelson kinase (c-Abl) is a ubiquitously expressed, nonreceptor tyrosine kinase which plays a key role in cell differentiation and survival. It was hypothesized that transient activation of c-Abl kinase via displacement of the N-terminal autoinhibitory "myristoyl latch", may lead to an increased hematopoietic stem cell differentiation. This would increase the numbers of circulating neutrophils and so be an effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. This paper describes the discovery and optimization of a thiazole series of novel small molecule c-Abl activators, initially identified by a high throughput screening. Subsequently, a scaffold-hop, which exploited the improved physicochemical properties of a dihydropyrazole analogue, identified through fragment screening, delivered potent, soluble, cell-active c-Abl activators, which demonstrated the intracellular activation of c-Abl in vivo.
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- Graham L Simpson
- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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- GlaxoSmithKline R&D , 1250 South Collegeville Road , Collegeville , Pennsylvania 19426 , United States
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- Medicines Research Centre , GlaxoSmithKline R&D , Gunnels Wood Road , Stevenage , Hertfordshire SG1 2NY , U.K
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Astl L, Tse A, Verkhivker GM. Interrogating Regulatory Mechanisms in Signaling Proteins by Allosteric Inhibitors and Activators: A Dynamic View Through the Lens of Residue Interaction Networks. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1163:187-223. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8719-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Saleh T, Rossi P, Kalodimos CG. Atomic view of the energy landscape in the allosteric regulation of Abl kinase. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2017; 24:893-901. [PMID: 28945248 PMCID: PMC5745040 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The activity of protein kinases is often regulated in an intramolecular fashion by signaling domains, which feature several phosphorylation or protein-docking sites. How kinases integrate such distinct binding and signaling events to regulate their activities is unclear, especially in quantitative terms. We used NMR spectroscopy to show how structural elements within the Abl regulatory module (RM) synergistically generate a multilayered allosteric mechanism that enables Abl kinase to function as a finely tuned switch. We dissected the structure and energetics of the regulatory mechanism to precisely measure the effects of various activating or inhibiting stimuli on Abl kinase activity. The data provide a mechanistic basis explaining genetic observations and reveal a previously unknown activator region within Abl. Our findings show that drug-resistance mutations in the Abl RM exert their allosteric effect by promoting the activated state of Abl and not by decreasing the drug affinity for the kinase.
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- Tamjeed Saleh
- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Identification and characterization of activating ABL1 1b kinase mutations: impact on sensitivity to ATP-competitive and allosteric ABL1 inhibitors. Leukemia 2016; 31:1096-1107. [PMID: 27890928 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Although pathologically activated ABL1 fusion kinases represent well-validated therapeutic targets, tumor genomic sequencing has identified numerous point mutations in the ABL1 proto-oncogene of unclear significance. Here we describe ten novel ABL1 1b point mutations, including two from clinical isolates, that cause constitutive kinase activation and cellular transformation. All mutants retained sensitivity to ATP-competitive tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Several substitutions cluster near the myristoyl-binding pocket, the target of ABL001, a novel clinically active allosteric kinase inhibitor that mimics the autoinhibitory myristoyl group, and likely activate the kinase by relieving physiologic autoinhibition. In addition, several mutations activate the kinase and confer resistance to allosteric inhibition despite a lack of proximity to this region. We demonstrate that BCR-ABL1 and ABL1 1b point mutations can co-exist in a proportion of clinical cases as a consequence of the chromosome 9 breakpoint location. Collectively, our findings support clinical investigation of ATP-competitive TKIs in malignancies harboring ABL1 point mutations, and sequencing of BCR-ABL1 and ABL1 1b in patients with acquired resistance to allosteric ABL1 inhibitors.
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Razanadrakoto L, Cormier F, Laurienté V, Dondi E, Gardano L, Katzav S, Guittat L, Varin-Blank N. Mutation of Vav1 adaptor region reveals a new oncogenic activation. Oncotarget 2016; 6:2524-37. [PMID: 25426554 PMCID: PMC4385868 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Vav family members function as remarkable scaffold proteins that exhibit both GDP/GTP exchange activity for Rho/Rac GTPases and numerous protein-protein interactions via three adaptor Src-homology domains. The exchange activity is under the unique regulation by phosphorylation of tyrosine residues hidden by intra-molecular interactions. Deletion of the autoinhibitory N-terminal region results in an oncogenic protein, onco-Vav, leading to a potent activation of Rac GTPases whereas the proto-oncogene barely leads to transformation. Substitution of conserved residues of the SH2-SH3 adaptor region in onco-Vav reverses oncogenicity. While a unique substitution D797N did not affect transformation induced by onco-Vav, we demonstrate that this single substitution leads to transformation in the Vav1 proto-oncogene highlighting the pivotal role of the adaptor region. Moreover, we identified the cell junction protein β-catenin as a new Vav1 interacting partner. We show that the oncogenicity of activated Vav1 proto-oncogene is associated with a non-degradative phosphorylation of β-catenin at residues important for its functions and its redistribution along the cell membrane in fibroblasts. In addition, a similar interaction is evidenced in epithelial lung cancer cells expressing ectopically Vav1. In these cells, Vav1 is also involved in the modulation of β-catenin phosphorylation. Altogether, our data highlight that only a single mutation in the proto-oncogene Vav1 enhances tumorigenicity.
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- Lyra Razanadrakoto
- INSERM, UMR 978, Bobigny, France.,PRES SPC, Labex Inflamex, Université Paris 13, UFR SMBH, Bobigny, France
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- INSERM, UMR 1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France.,CNRS, UMR 8104, Paris, France.,PRES SPC, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR 978, Bobigny, France.,PRES SPC, Labex Inflamex, Université Paris 13, UFR SMBH, Bobigny, France
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- INSERM, UMR 978, Bobigny, France.,PRES SPC, Labex Inflamex, Université Paris 13, UFR SMBH, Bobigny, France
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- INSERM, UMR 978, Bobigny, France.,PRES SPC, Labex Inflamex, Université Paris 13, UFR SMBH, Bobigny, France
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- The Hebrew University/ Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- INSERM, UMR 978, Bobigny, France.,PRES SPC, Labex Inflamex, Université Paris 13, UFR SMBH, Bobigny, France
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- INSERM, UMR 978, Bobigny, France.,PRES SPC, Labex Inflamex, Université Paris 13, UFR SMBH, Bobigny, France
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Liu X, Li Y, Wen L, Tao K, Xiao Q, Cao W, Huang Z, Gao M, Li H, Wang F, Feng W. ABL SH3 mutant inhibits BCR-ABL activity and increases imatinib sensitivity by targeting RIN1 protein in CML cell. Cancer Lett 2015; 369:222-8. [PMID: 26321052 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2015.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
SH3 domain plays an important role in maintaining autoinhibition of BCR-ABL protein. RIN1 interacts with BCR-ABL SH3 domain via PxxP motifs to promote autophosphorylation as well as activation of BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase, suggesting using exogenous SH3 domain which blocks the interaction of BCR-ABL and RIN1 could be an adjunct therapy for CML. Here, we reported a novel p-BCR-ABL inhibitor, designed as ABL SH3 mutant, and identified its effects on inhibiting the tyrosine kinase activity of BCR-ABL without or with imatinib (IM) in vitro and in vivo. Our results demonstrated that ABL SH3 mutant T79Y markedly repressed the expression of BCR-ABL signaling pathways in IM-resistant cell lines KCL22 and K562/G01 as well as IM-sensitive cell line K562. Moreover, combination of T79Y with IM considerably decreased the proliferation of leukemia cells in vivo. Inhibition of BCR-ABL and RIN1 interaction using exogenous modified BCR-ABL SH3 domain provides a feasible and alternative option of small molecule inhibitors for CML treatment.
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- Xin Liu
- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Immunology, Molecular Medicine and Cancer Research, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics Designated by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Tse A, Verkhivker GM. Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Structural Network Analysis of c-Abl and c-Src Kinase Core Proteins: Capturing Allosteric Mechanisms and Communication Pathways from Residue Centrality. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 55:1645-62. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Amanda Tse
- Graduate Program in Computational and Data Sciences,
Department of Computational Sciences, Schmid College of Science and
Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California 92866, United States
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- Graduate Program in Computational and Data Sciences,
Department of Computational Sciences, Schmid College of Science and
Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California 92866, United States
- Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California 92618, United States
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The Hippo pathway kinase Lats2 prevents DNA damage-induced apoptosis through inhibition of the tyrosine kinase c-Abl. Cell Death Differ 2013; 20:1330-40. [PMID: 23852372 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2013.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The Hippo pathway is an evolutionarily conserved pathway that controls cell proliferation, organ size, tissue regeneration and stem cell self-renewal. Here we show that it also regulates the DNA damage response. At high cell density, when the Hippo pathway is active, DNA damage-induced apoptosis and the activation of the tyrosine kinase c-Abl were suppressed. At low cell density, overexpression of the Hippo pathway kinase large tumor suppressor 2 (Lats2) inhibited c-Abl activity. This led to reduced phosphorylation of downstream c-Abl substrates, the transcription coactivator Yes-associated protein (Yap) and the tumor suppressor p73. Inhibition of c-Abl by Lats2 was mediated through Lats2 interaction with and phosphorylation of c-Abl. Lats2 knockdown, or expression of c-Abl mutants that escape inhibition by Lats2, enabled DNA damage-induced apoptosis of densely plated cells, while Lats2 overexpression inhibited apoptosis in sparse cells. These findings explain a long-standing enigma of why densely plated cells are radioresistant. Furthermore, they demonstrate that the Hippo pathway regulates cell fate decisions in response to DNA damage.
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Interfacial water molecules in SH3 interactions: Getting the full picture on polyproline recognition by protein-protein interaction domains. FEBS Lett 2012; 586:2619-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Revised: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Discovery and Characterization of a Cell-Permeable, Small-Molecule c-Abl Kinase Activator that Binds to the Myristoyl Binding Site. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 18:177-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cottom J, Hofmann G, Siegfried B, Yang J, Zhang H, Yi T, Ho TF, Quinn C, Wang DY, Johanson K, Ames RS, Li H. Assay development and high-throughput screening of small molecular c-Abl kinase activators. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 16:53-64. [PMID: 20938045 DOI: 10.1177/1087057110384133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
A 2-step kinase assay was developed and used in a high-throughput screen (HTS) of more than 1 million compounds in an effort to identify c-Abl tyrosine kinase activators. This assay employed a 2-step phosphorylation reaction: in the first step, purified recombinant c-Abl was activated by incubating with compound in the presence of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In the second step, the TAMRA-labeled IMAP Abltide substrate was added to allow phosphorylation of the substrate to occur. The assay was calibrated such that inactive c-Abl protein was activated by ATP alone to a degree that it not only demonstrated a measurable c-Abl activity but also maintained a robust assay window for screening. The screen resulted in 8624 primary hits with >30% response. Further analysis showed that 1024 had EC(50) <10 µM with a max % response of >50%. These hits were structurally and chemically diverse with possibly different mechanisms for activating c-Abl. In addition, selective hits were shown to be cell permeable and were able to induce c-Abl activation as determined by In-Cell Western (ICW) analysis of HEK-MSRII cells transduced with BacMam virus expressing full-length c-Abl.
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- Josh Cottom
- Biological Reagents and Assay Development, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Collegeville, PA, USA
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Cdo binds Abl to promote p38alpha/beta mitogen-activated protein kinase activity and myogenic differentiation. Mol Cell Biol 2009; 29:4130-43. [PMID: 19470755 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00199-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway is required for differentiation of skeletal myoblasts, but how the pathway is activated during this process is not well understood. One mechanism involves the cell surface receptor Cdo (also known as Cdon), which binds to Bnip-2 and JLP, scaffold proteins for Cdc42 and p38, respectively; formation of these complexes results in Bnip-2/Cdc42-dependent activation of p38. It has been reported that the tyrosine kinase Abl promotes myogenic differentiation in a manner dependent on its cytoplasmic localization, but the cytoplasmic signaling proteins with which it interacts to achieve this effect are unidentified. We report that Abl associates with both Cdo and JLP during myoblast differentiation. Abl binds a proline-rich motif in Cdo via its SH3 domain, and these regions of Abl and Cdo are required for their promyogenic effects. Cdo is important for full Abl kinase activity, and Abl is necessary for full activation of p38 MAPK, during myogenic differentiation. As seen with myoblasts depleted of Cdo, the diminished differentiation displayed by Abl-depleted cells is rescued by the expression of an activated form of the immediate upstream p38-activating kinase MAPK kinase 6. Abl's promyogenic effect is therefore linked to a multiprotein cell surface complex that regulates differentiation-dependent p38 activation.
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Chen S, O'Reilly LP, Smithgall TE, Engen JR. Tyrosine phosphorylation in the SH3 domain disrupts negative regulatory interactions within the c-Abl kinase core. J Mol Biol 2008; 383:414-23. [PMID: 18775435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2008] [Revised: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 08/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Recent studies have shown that trans-phosphorylation of the Abl SH3 domain at Tyr89 by Src-family kinases is required for the full transforming activity of Bcr-Abl. Tyr89 localizes to a binding surface of the SH3 domain that engages the SH2-kinase linker in the crystal structure of the c-Abl core. Displacement of SH3 from the linker is likely to influence efficient downregulation of c-Abl. Hydrogen-deuterium exchange (HX) and mass spectrometry (MS) were used to investigate whether Tyr89 phosphorylation affects the ability of the SH3 domain to interact intramolecularly with the SH2-kinase linker in cis as well as other peptide ligands in trans. HX MS analysis of SH3 binding showed that when various Abl constructs were phosphorylated at Tyr89 by the Src-family kinase Hck, SH3 was unable to engage a high-affinity ligand in trans and that interaction with the linker in cis was reduced dramatically in a construct containing the SH3 and SH2 domains plus the linker. Phosphorylation of the Abl SH3 domain on Tyr89 also interfered with binding to the negative regulatory protein Abi-1 in trans. Site-directed mutagenesis of Tyr89 and Tyr245, another tyrosine phosphorylation site located in the linker that may also influence SH3 binding, implicated Tyr89 as the key residue necessary for disrupting regulation after phosphorylation. These results imply that phosphorylation at Tyr89 by Src-family kinases prevents engagement of the Abl SH3 domain with its intramolecular binding partner leading to enhanced Abl kinase activity and cellular signaling.
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- Shugui Chen
- Chemistry & Chemical Biology and The Barnett Institute of Chemical & Biological Analysis, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Azam M, Nardi V, Shakespeare WC, Metcalf CA, Bohacek RS, Wang Y, Sundaramoorthi R, Sliz P, Veach DR, Bornmann WG, Clarkson B, Dalgarno DC, Sawyer TK, Daley GQ. Activity of dual SRC-ABL inhibitors highlights the role of BCR/ABL kinase dynamics in drug resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:9244-9. [PMID: 16754879 PMCID: PMC1482597 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600001103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mutation in the ABL kinase domain is the principal mechanism of imatinib resistance in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Many mutations favor active kinase conformations that preclude imatinib binding. Because the active forms of ABL and SRC resemble one another, we tested two dual SRC-ABL kinase inhibitors, AP23464 and PD166326, against 58 imatinib-resistant (IM(R)) BCR/ABL kinase variants. Both compounds potently inhibit most IM(R) variants, and in vitro drug selection demonstrates that active (AP23464) and open (PD166326) conformation-specific compounds are less susceptible to resistance than imatinib. Combinations of inhibitors suppressed essentially all resistance mutations, with the notable exception of T315I. Guided by mutagenesis studies and molecular modeling, we designed a series of AP23464 analogues to target T315I. The analogue AP23846 inhibited both native and T315I variants of BCR/ABL with submicromolar potency but showed nonspecific cellular toxicity. Our data illustrate how conformational dynamics of the ABL kinase accounts for the activity of dual SRC-ABL inhibitors against IM(R)-mutants and provides a rationale for combining conformation specific inhibitors to suppress resistance.
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- Mohammad Azam
- *Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139-4234
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021; and
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- Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054
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- Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021; and
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- *Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, and Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Schiller MR, Chakrabarti K, King GF, Schiller NI, Eipper BA, Maciejewski MW. Regulation of RhoGEF activity by intramolecular and intermolecular SH3 domain interactions. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:18774-86. [PMID: 16644733 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512482200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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RhoGEFs are central controllers of small G-proteins in cells and are regulated by several mechanisms. There are at least 22 human RhoGEFs that contain SH3 domains, raising the possibility that, like several other enzymes, SH3 domains control the enzymatic activity of guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) domains through intra- and/or intermolecular interactions. The structure of the N-terminal SH3 domain of Kalirin was solved using NMR spectroscopy, and it folds much like other SH3 domains. However, NMR chemical shift mapping experiments showed that this Kalirin SH3 domain is unique, containing novel cooperative binding site(s) for intramolecular PXXP ligands. Intramolecular Kalirin SH3 domain/ligand interactions, as well as binding of the Kalirin SH3 domain to the adaptor protein Crk, inhibit the GEF activity of Kalirin. This study establishes a novel molecular mechanism whereby intramolecular and intermolecular Kalirin SH3 domain/ligand interactions modulate GEF activity, a regulatory mechanism that is likely used by other RhoGEF family members.
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- Martin R Schiller
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06019-4301, USA.
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Nagar B, Hantschel O, Seeliger M, Davies JM, Weis WI, Superti-Furga G, Kuriyan J. Organization of the SH3-SH2 unit in active and inactive forms of the c-Abl tyrosine kinase. Mol Cell 2006; 21:787-98. [PMID: 16543148 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2005] [Revised: 12/01/2005] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The tyrosine kinase c-Abl is inactivated by interactions made by its SH3 and SH2 domains with the distal surface of the kinase domain. We present a crystal structure of a fragment of c-Abl which reveals that a critical N-terminal cap segment, not visualized in previous structures, buttresses the SH3-SH2 substructure in the autoinhibited state and locks it onto the distal surface of the kinase domain. Surprisingly, the N-terminal cap is phosphorylated on a serine residue that interacts with the connector between the SH3 and SH2 domains. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis shows that a mutated form of c-Abl, in which the N-terminal cap and two other key contacts in the autoinhibited state are deleted, exists in an extended array of the SH3, SH2, and kinase domains. This alternative conformation of Abl is likely to prolong the active state of the kinase by preventing it from returning to the autoinhibited state.
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- Bhushan Nagar
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 94720, USA
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Yi W, Lee TH, Tompkins JD, Zhu F, Wu X, Her C. Physical and functional interaction between hMSH5 and c-Abl. Cancer Res 2006; 66:151-8. [PMID: 16397227 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-05-3019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Despite being a member of the mismatch repair family of proteins, the biological functions of hMSH5 in human cells are presently elusive. Here, we report a novel physical and functional interaction between hMSH5 and c-Abl; the latter is a critical non-receptor tyrosine kinase involved in many critical cellular functions including DNA damage response, in which the kinase activity is normally suppressed in the absence of biological challenges. Our data indicate that hMSH5 associates with c-Abl in vivo, which is mediated by a direct physical interaction between the NH2 terminus (residues 1-109) of hMSH5 and the c-Abl SH3 domain. This physical interaction facilitates the activation of c-Abl tyrosine kinase and the phosphorylation of hMSH5 in response to ionizing radiation. Our data also indicate that the hMSH5 P29S variant overactivates the c-Abl tyrosine kinase activity. Furthermore, it seems that the tyrosine phosphorylation of hMSH5 promotes the dissociation of hMSH4-hMSH5 heterocomplex. Together, the revealed physical and functional interaction of hMSH5 with c-Abl implies that the interplay between hMSH5 and c-Abl could manipulate cellular responses to ionizing radiation-induced DNA damages.
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- Wei Yi
- School of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-4660, USA
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Kristensen O, Guenat S, Dar I, Allaman-Pillet N, Abderrahmani A, Ferdaoussi M, Roduit R, Maurer F, Beckmann JS, Kastrup JS, Gajhede M, Bonny C. A unique set of SH3-SH3 interactions controls IB1 homodimerization. EMBO J 2006; 25:785-97. [PMID: 16456539 PMCID: PMC1383563 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/10/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Islet-brain 1 (IB1 or JIP-1) is a scaffold protein that interacts with components of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signal-transduction pathway. IB1 is expressed at high levels in neurons and in pancreatic beta-cells, where it controls expression of several insulin-secretory components and secretion. IB1 has been shown to homodimerize, but neither the molecular mechanisms nor the function of dimerization have yet been characterized. Here, we show that IB1 homodimerizes through a novel and unique set of Src homology 3 (SH3)-SH3 interactions. X-ray crystallography studies show that the dimer interface covers a region usually engaged in PxxP-mediated ligand recognition, even though the IB1 SH3 domain lacks this motif. The highly stable IB1 homodimer can be significantly destabilized in vitro by three individual point mutations directed against key residues involved in dimerization. Each mutation reduces IB1-dependent basal JNK activity in 293T cells. Impaired dimerization also results in a reduction in glucose transporter type 2 expression and in glucose-dependent insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells. Taken together, these results indicate that IB1 homodimerization through its SH3 domain has pleiotropic effects including regulation of the insulin secretion process.
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- Ole Kristensen
- Biostructural Research, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Walz C, Sattler M. Novel targeted therapies to overcome imatinib mesylate resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2006; 57:145-64. [PMID: 16213151 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2005.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2005] [Revised: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 06/28/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec) was developed as the first molecularly targeted therapy that specifically inhibits the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase activity in patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Due to its excellent hematologic and cytogenetic responses, particularly in patients with chronic phase CML, imatinib has moved towards first-line treatment for newly diagnosed CML. Nevertheless, resistance to the drug has been frequently reported and is attributed to the fact that transformation of hematopoietic stem cells by BCR-ABL is associated with genomic instability. Point mutations within the ABL tyrosine kinase of the BCR-ABL oncoprotein are the major cause of resistance, though overexpression of the BCR-ABL protein and novel acquired cytogenetic aberrations have also been reported. A variety of strategies derived from structural studies of the ABL-imatinib complex have been developed, resulting in the design of novel ABL inhibitors, including AMN107, BMS-354825, ON012380 and others. The major goal of these efforts is to create new drugs that are more potent than imatinib and/or more effective against imatinib-resistant BCR-ABL clones. Some of these drugs have already been successfully tested in preclinical studies where they show promising results. Additional approaches are geared towards targeting the expression or stability of the BCR-ABL kinase itself or targeting signaling pathways that are chronically activated and required for transformation. In this review, we will discuss the underlying mechanisms of resistance to imatinib and novel targeted approaches to overcome imatinib resistance in CML.
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- Christoph Walz
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ruzza P, Siligardi G, Donella-Deana A, Calderan A, Hussain R, Rubini C, Cesaro L, Osler A, Guiotto A, Pinna LA, Borin G. 4-Fluoroproline derivative peptides: effect on PPII conformation and SH3 affinity. J Pept Sci 2006; 12:462-71. [PMID: 16506148 DOI: 10.1002/psc.750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Eukaryotic signal transduction involves the assembly of transient protein-protein complexes mediated by modular interaction domains. Specific Pro-rich sequences with the consensus core motif PxxP adopt the PPII helix conformation upon binding to SH3 domains. For short Pro-rich peptides, little or no ordered secondary structure is usually observed before binding interactions. The association of a Pro-rich peptide with the SH3 domain involves unfavorable binding entropy due to the loss of rotational freedom on forming the PPII helix. With the aim of stabilizing the PPII helix conformation in the Pro-rich HPK1 decapeptide PPPLPPKPKF (P2), a series of P2 analogues was prepared, in which specific Pro positions were alternatively occupied by 4(S)- or 4(R)-4-fluoro-L-proline. The interactions of these peptides with the SH3 domain of the HPK1-binding partner HS1 were quantitatively analyzed by the NILIA-CD approach. A CD thermal analysis of the P2 analogues was performed to assess their propensity to adopt the PPII helix conformation. Contrary to our expectations, the K(d) values of the analogues were lower than that of the parent peptide P2. These results clearly show that the induction of a stable PPII helix conformation in short Pro-rich peptides is not sufficient to increase their affinity toward the SH3 domain and that the effect of 4-fluoroproline strongly depends on the position of this residue in the sequence and the chirality of the substituent in the pyrrolidine ring.
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- Paolo Ruzza
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padua Unit, CNR, Via Marzolo1, 35131 Padua, Italy.
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Karplus M, Kuriyan J. Molecular dynamics and protein function. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:6679-85. [PMID: 15870208 PMCID: PMC1100762 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408930102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 774] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A fundamental appreciation for how biological macromolecules work requires knowledge of structure and dynamics. Molecular dynamics simulations provide powerful tools for the exploration of the conformational energy landscape accessible to these molecules, and the rapid increase in computational power coupled with improvements in methodology makes this an exciting time for the application of simulation to structural biology. In this Perspective we survey two areas, protein folding and enzymatic catalysis, in which simulations have contributed to a general understanding of mechanism. We also describe results for the F(1) ATPase molecular motor and the Src family of signaling proteins as examples of applications of simulations to specific biological systems.
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- M Karplus
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Cobos ES, Pisabarro MT, Vega MC, Lacroix E, Serrano L, Ruiz-Sanz J, Martinez JC. A Miniprotein Scaffold Used to Assemble the Polyproline II Binding Epitope Recognized by SH3 Domains. J Mol Biol 2004; 342:355-65. [PMID: 15313630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.06.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2004] [Revised: 06/02/2004] [Accepted: 06/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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SH3 domains are molecular-recognition modules that function by interacting with proteins containing sequences in polyproline II (PPII) conformation. The main limitation in designing short-ligand peptides to interact with these domains is the preservation of this helical arrangement, for which a high content of proline is needed. We have overcome this limitation by using a protein scaffold provided by the avian pancreatic polypeptide (APP), a natural hormone of 36 amino acid residues. The APP protein contains a PPII stretch packed against an alpha-helix. We have designed a structure in which some residues of the APP PPII helix are replaced by a sequence motif, named RP1, which interacts with the SH3 domain of the Abelson tyrosine kinase (Abl-SH3). This design, which we call APP-RP1, is folded and, as shown by circular dichroism, has a structural content similar to that of natural APP (APP-WT). The stability of both miniproteins has been compared by unfolding experiments; the designed APP-RP1 is almost 20 deg. C more stable than the wild-type and has a higher Gibbs energy function. This increase in stability has an entropic origin. Isothermal titration calorimetry and fluorescence spectroscopy show that the thermodynamics of the binding of the APP-RP1 molecule to Abl-SH3 is comparable to that of the shorter RP1 peptide. Furthermore, the mutation by Tyr of two proline residues in APP-RP1, which are essential for the binding of some linear peptides to Abl-SH3, demonstrates the effectiveness of the scaffold in enhancing the variability in the design of high-affinity and high-specificity ligands for any SH3 domain. The application of this strategy may help in the design of ligands for other polyproline-recognition domains such as WW, PX or EVH1, and even for the in vivo application of these miniproteins.
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- Eva S Cobos
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071, Spain
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The twenty-first century is beginning with a sharp turn in the field of cancer therapy. Molecular targeted therapies against specific oncogenic events are now possible. The BCR-ABL story represents a notable example of how research from the fields of cytogenetics, retroviral oncology, protein phosphorylation, and small molecule chemical inhibitors can lead to the development of a successful molecular targeted therapy. Imatinib mesylate (Gleevec, STI571, or CP57148B) is a direct inhibitor of ABL (ABL1), ARG (ABL2), KIT, and PDGFR tyrosine kinases. This drug has had a major impact on the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) as well as other blood neoplasias and solid tumors with etiologies based on activation of these tyrosine kinases. Analysis of CML patients resistant to BCR-ABL suppression by Imatinib mesylate coupled with the crystallographic structure of ABL complexed to this inhibitor have shown how structural mutations in ABL can circumvent an otherwise potent anticancer drug. The successes and limitations of Imatinib mesylate hold general lessons for the development of alternative molecular targeted therapies in oncology.
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- Stephane Wong
- Molecular Biology Interdepartmental PhD Program/UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095-1662, USA.
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Million RP, Harakawa N, Roumiantsev S, Varticovski L, Van Etten RA. A direct binding site for Grb2 contributes to transformation and leukemogenesis by the Tel-Abl (ETV6-Abl) tyrosine kinase. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:4685-95. [PMID: 15143164 PMCID: PMC416425 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.11.4685-4695.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2003] [Revised: 02/05/2004] [Accepted: 02/10/2004] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A direct binding site for the Grb2 adapter protein is required for the induction of fatal chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)-like disease in mice by Bcr-Abl. Here, we demonstrate direct binding of Grb2 to the Tel-Abl (ETV6-Abl) fusion protein, the product of complex (9;12) chromosomal translocations in human leukemia, via tyrosine 314 encoded by TEL exon 5. A Tel-Abl point mutant (Y314F) and a splice variant without TEL exon 5 sequences (Deltae5) lacked Grb2 interaction and exhibited decreased binding and phosphorylation of the scaffolding protein Gab2 and impaired activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Akt, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase in hematopoietic cells. Tel-Abl Y314F and Deltae5 were unable to transform fibroblasts to anchorage-independent growth and were defective for B-lymphoid transformation in vitro and lymphoid leukemogenesis in vivo. Previously, we demonstrated that full-length Tel-Abl induced two distinct myeloproliferative diseases in mice: CML-like leukemia similar to that induced by Bcr-Abl and a novel syndrome of small-bowel myeloid infiltration endotoxemia and hepatic and renal failure. Lack of the Grb2 binding site had no effect on development of small bowel syndrome but significantly attenuated the induction of CML-like disease by Tel-Abl. These results suggest that direct binding of Grb2 is a common mechanism contributing to leukemogenesis by oncogenic Abl fusion proteins.
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- Ryan P Million
- Molecular Oncology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., Box 5609, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Van Etten RA. Mechanisms of transformation by the BCR-ABL oncogene: new perspectives in the post-imatinib era. Leuk Res 2004; 28 Suppl 1:S21-8. [PMID: 15036938 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2003.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Since its introduction less than 3 years ago, imatinib mesylate (STI571) has altered the entire approach to the therapy of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). In addition to its impact on clinical practice, imatinib has also increased the focus of basic and translational CML research on enhancing the cellular effects of imatinib and preventing and overcoming resistance to the drug. Here, I summarize some recent advances in our understanding of the regulatory and signaling mechanisms of Bcr-Abl, with an emphasis on therapeutic implications.
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MESH Headings
- Benzamides
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/metabolism
- Genes, abl/physiology
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/etiology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Signal Transduction
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- Richard A Van Etten
- Molecular Oncology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Palencia A, Cobos ES, Mateo PL, Martínez JC, Luque I. Thermodynamic Dissection of the Binding Energetics of Proline-rich Peptides to the Abl-SH3 Domain: Implications for Rational Ligand Design. J Mol Biol 2004; 336:527-37. [PMID: 14757063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The inhibition of the interactions between SH3 domains and their targets is emerging as a promising therapeutic strategy. To date, rational design of potent ligands for these domains has been hindered by the lack of understanding of the origins of the binding energy. We present here a complete thermodynamic analysis of the binding energetics of the p41 proline-rich decapeptide (APSYSPPPPP) to the SH3 domain of the c-Abl oncogene. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiments have revealed a thermodynamic signature for this interaction (very favourable enthalpic contributions opposed by an unfavourable binding entropy) inconsistent with the highly hydrophobic nature of the p41 ligand and the Abl-SH3 binding site. Our structural and thermodynamic analyses have led us to the conclusion, having once ruled out any possible ionization events or conformational changes coupled to the association, that the establishment of a complex hydrogen-bond network mediated by water molecules buried at the binding interface is responsible for the observed thermodynamic behaviour. The origin of the binding energetics for proline-rich ligands to the Abl-SH3 domain is further investigated by a comparative calorimetric analysis of a set of p41-related ligands. The striking effects upon the enthalpic and entropic contributions provoked by conservative substitutions at solvent-exposed positions in the ligand confirm the complexity of the interaction. The implications of these results for rational ligand design are discussed.
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- Andrés Palencia
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Aside from bone marrow transplantation, a definitive cure for Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has yet to be developed. Although Imatinib, the first molecularly targeted drug developed for CML has achieved a remarkable success, the emergence of resistance to this agent mitigates the prospect of a cure for this leukemia. Though a variety of resistance mechanisms can arise, in the majority of patients resistance coincides with reactivation of the tyrosine kinase activity of the BCR-ABL fusion oncoprotein. This can result from gene amplification and, more importantly, point mutations that disrupt the bind of imatinib to BCR-ABL itself. In this review, we aim to define and illuminate mechanisms of resistance and describe how drug resistance is shedding new light on kinase domain regulation. RECENT FINDINGS In light of recent studies and publications, it is now clear that Imatinib exerts its inhibitory action by stabilizing the inactive non ATP-binding conformation of BCR-ABL and that mutations even outside the kinase domain can lead to enhanced autophosphorylation of the kinase, thereby stabilizing the active conformation that resists imatinib binding. So far, 25 different substitutions of 21 amino acid residues of BCR-ABL have been detected in CML patients. In addition, it has been recently illustrated that mutations preexist the onset of treatment and that some confer a more aggressive disease phenotype. Finally it has been shown that molecular remission is almost never reached through Imatinib therapy. SUMMARY The most common mechanism of relapse for CML patients treated with Imatinib is the appearance of point mutations in the BCR-ABL oncogene that confer resistance to this drug. Insights into the emerging problem of resistance should promote the rational development of alternative, synergistic, and potentially curative treatment strategies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valentina Nardi
- Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Hantschel O, Superti-Furga G. Regulation of the c-Abl and Bcr–Abl tyrosine kinases. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2004; 5:33-44. [PMID: 14708008 DOI: 10.1038/nrm1280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The prototypic non-receptor tyrosine kinase c-Abl is implicated in various cellular processes. Its oncogenic counterpart, the Bcr-Abl fusion protein, causes certain human leukaemias. Recent insights into the structure and regulation of the c-Abl and Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinases have changed the way we look at these enzymes.
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- Oliver Hantschel
- Developmental Biology Programme, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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c-Abl is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase whose activity is tightly controlled in vivo through unknown mechanisms. Recent studies suggest that c-Abl may be regulated in different cellular contexts by distinct lipids.
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- Richard A Van Etten
- The Center for Blood Research, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Bcr-Abl is a dysregulated tyrosine kinase whose mechanism of activation is unclear. Here, we demonstrate that, like c-Abl, Bcr-Abl is negatively regulated through its SH3 domain. Kinase activity, transformation, and leukemogenesis by Bcr-Abl are greatly impaired by mutations of the Bcr coiled-coil domain that disrupt oligomerization, but restored by an SH3 point mutation that blocks ligand binding or a complementary mutation at the intramolecular SH3 binding site defined in c-Abl. Phosphorylation of tyrosines in the activation loop of the catalytic domain and the linker between the SH2 and catalytic domains (SH2-CD linker) is dependent on oligomerization and required for leukemogenesis. These results suggest that Bcr-Abl has a monomeric, unphosphorylated state with the SH3 domain engaged intramolecularly to Pro1124 in the SH2-CD linker, the form that is sensitive to the inhibitor imatinib (STI-571). The sole function of the coiled-coil domain is to disrupt the autoinhibited conformation through oligomerization and intermolecular autophosphorylation.
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MESH Headings
- 3T3 Cells
- Alanine/genetics
- Alanine/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence/genetics
- Animals
- Binding Sites/genetics
- Catalytic Domain/drug effects
- Catalytic Domain/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Eukaryotic Cells/enzymology
- Feedback, Physiological/drug effects
- Feedback, Physiological/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
- Humans
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/enzymology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Models, Molecular
- Mutation/drug effects
- Mutation/genetics
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Proline/genetics
- Proline/metabolism
- Protein Binding/drug effects
- Protein Binding/genetics
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/drug effects
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/genetics
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Tyrosine/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Ann Marie Pendergast
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Hantschel O, Nagar B, Guettler S, Kretzschmar J, Dorey K, Kuriyan J, Superti-Furga G. A myristoyl/phosphotyrosine switch regulates c-Abl. Cell 2003; 112:845-57. [PMID: 12654250 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00191-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The c-Abl tyrosine kinase is inhibited by mechanisms that are poorly understood. Disruption of these mechanisms in the Bcr-Abl oncoprotein leads to several forms of human leukemia. We found that like Src kinases, c-Abl 1b is activated by phosphotyrosine ligands. Ligand-activated c-Abl is particularly sensitive to the anti-cancer drug STI-571/Gleevec/imatinib (STI-571). The SH2 domain-phosphorylated tail interaction in Src kinases is functionally replaced in c-Abl by an intramolecular engagement of the N-terminal myristoyl modification with the kinase domain. Functional studies coupled with structural analysis define a myristoyl/phosphotyrosine switch in c-Abl that regulates docking and accessibility of the SH2 domain. This mechanism offers an explanation for the observed cellular activation of c-Abl by tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins, the intracellular mobility of c-Abl, and it provides new insights into the mechanism of action of STI-571.
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- Oliver Hantschel
- Developmental Biology Programme, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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Azam M, Latek RR, Daley GQ. Mechanisms of autoinhibition and STI-571/imatinib resistance revealed by mutagenesis of BCR-ABL. Cell 2003; 112:831-43. [PMID: 12654249 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00190-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 473] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Bcr-Abl fusion protein kinase causes chronic myeloid leukemia and is targeted by the signal transduction inhibitor STI-571/Gleevec/imatinib (STI-571). Sequencing of the BCR-ABL gene in patients who have relapsed after STI-571 chemotherapy has revealed a limited set of kinase domain mutations that mediate drug resistance. To obtain a more comprehensive survey of the amino acid substitutions that confer STI-571 resistance, we performed an in vitro screen of randomly mutagenized BCR-ABL and recovered all of the major mutations previously identified in patients and numerous others that illuminate novel mechanisms of acquired drug resistance. Structural modeling implies that a novel class of variants acts allosterically to destabilize the autoinhibited conformation of the ABL kinase to which STI-571 preferentially binds. This screening strategy is a paradigm applicable to a growing list of target-directed anti-cancer agents and provides a means of anticipating the drug-resistant amino acid substitutions that are likely to be clinically problematic.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Benzamides
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/genetics
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Inhibitory Concentration 50
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/enzymology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Piperazines/pharmacology
- Point Mutation
- Protein Conformation
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/genetics
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
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- Mohammad Azam
- Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Nagar B, Hantschel O, Young MA, Scheffzek K, Veach D, Bornmann W, Clarkson B, Superti-Furga G, Kuriyan J. Structural basis for the autoinhibition of c-Abl tyrosine kinase. Cell 2003; 112:859-71. [PMID: 12654251 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00194-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 631] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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c-Abl is normally regulated by an autoinhibitory mechanism, the disruption of which leads to chronic myelogenous leukemia. The details of this mechanism have been elusive because c-Abl lacks a phosphotyrosine residue that triggers the assembly of the autoinhibited form of the closely related Src kinases by internally engaging the SH2 domain. Crystal structures of c-Abl show that the N-terminal myristoyl modification of c-Abl 1b binds to the kinase domain and induces conformational changes that allow the SH2 and SH3 domains to dock onto it. Autoinhibited c-Abl forms an assembly that is strikingly similar to that of inactive Src kinases but with specific differences that explain the differential ability of the drug STI-571/Gleevec/imatinib (STI-571) to inhibit the catalytic activity of Abl, but not that of c-Src.
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- Bhushan Nagar
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Roumiantsev S, Shah NP, Gorre ME, Nicoll J, Brasher BB, Sawyers CL, Van Etten RA. Clinical resistance to the kinase inhibitor STI-571 in chronic myeloid leukemia by mutation of Tyr-253 in the Abl kinase domain P-loop. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:10700-5. [PMID: 12149456 PMCID: PMC125018 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.162140299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor STI-571 is effective therapy for stable phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, but the majority of CML blast-crisis patients that respond to STI-571 relapse because of reactivation of Bcr-Abl signaling. Mutations of Thr-315 in the Abl kinase domain to Ile (T315I) were previously described in STI-571-resistant patients and likely cause resistance from steric interference with drug binding. Here we identify mutations of Tyr-253 in the nucleotide-binding (P) loop of the Abl kinase domain to Phe or His in patients with advanced CML and acquired STI-571 resistance. Bcr-Abl Y253F demonstrated intermediate resistance to STI-571 in vitro and in vivo when compared with Bcr-Abl T315I. The response of Abl proteins to STI-571 was influenced by the regulatory state of the kinase and by tyrosine phosphorylation. The sensitivity of purified c-Abl to STI-571 was increased by a dysregulating mutation (P112L) in the Src homology 3 domain of Abl but decreased by phosphorylation at the regulatory Tyr-393. In contrast, the Y253F mutation dysregulated c-Abl and conferred intrinsic but not absolute resistance to STI-571 that was independent of Tyr-393 phosphorylation. The Abl P-loop is a second target for mutations that confer resistance to STI-571 in advanced CML, and the Y253F mutation may impair the induced-fit interaction of STI-571 with the Abl catalytic domain rather than sterically blocking binding of the drug. Because clinical resistance induced by the Y253F mutation might be overcome by dose escalation of STI-571, molecular genotyping of STI-571-resistant patients may provide information useful for rational therapeutic management.
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MESH Headings
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Benzamides
- Drug Resistance
- Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/enzymology
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Phenylalanine/genetics
- Phenylalanine/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Piperazines/therapeutic use
- Point Mutation
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/genetics
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Tyrosine/genetics
- Tyrosine/metabolism
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- Sergei Roumiantsev
- Center for Blood Research and Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5717, USA
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