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Eshaq AM, Flanagan TW, Hassan SY, Al Asheikh SA, Al-Amoudi WA, Santourlidis S, Hassan SL, Alamodi MO, Bendhack ML, Alamodi MO, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Hassan M. Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: Their Structure and Mechanistic Role in Tumor Progression and Resistance. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2754. [PMID: 39123481 PMCID: PMC11311543 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16152754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2024] [Revised: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) function as key molecules in the signaling pathways in addition to their impact as a therapeutic target for the treatment of many human diseases, including cancer. PTKs are characterized by their ability to phosphorylate serine, threonine, or tyrosine residues and can thereby rapidly and reversibly alter the function of their protein substrates in the form of significant changes in protein confirmation and affinity for their interaction with protein partners to drive cellular functions under normal and pathological conditions. PTKs are classified into two groups: one of which represents tyrosine kinases, while the other one includes the members of the serine/threonine kinases. The group of tyrosine kinases is subdivided into subgroups: one of them includes the member of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), while the other subgroup includes the member of non-receptor tyrosine kinases (NRTKs). Both these kinase groups function as an "on" or "off" switch in many cellular functions. NRTKs are enzymes which are overexpressed and activated in many cancer types and regulate variable cellular functions in response to extracellular signaling-dependent mechanisms. NRTK-mediated different cellular functions are regulated by kinase-dependent and kinase-independent mechanisms either in the cytoplasm or in the nucleus. Thus, targeting NRTKs is of great interest to improve the treatment strategy of different tumor types. This review deals with the structure and mechanistic role of NRTKs in tumor progression and resistance and their importance as therapeutic targets in tumor therapy.
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- Abdulaziz M. Eshaq
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA;
- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.A.); (W.A.A.-A.); (M.O.A.); (M.O.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany;
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- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.A.); (W.A.A.-A.); (M.O.A.); (M.O.A.)
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- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.A.); (W.A.A.-A.); (M.O.A.); (M.O.A.)
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- Institute of Cell Therapeutics and Diagnostics, University Medical Center of Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany;
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany;
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- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.A.); (W.A.A.-A.); (M.O.A.); (M.O.A.)
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- Department of Urology, Red Cross University Hospital, Positivo University, Rua Mauá 1111, Curitiba 80030-200, Brazil;
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- College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.A.A.); (W.A.A.-A.); (M.O.A.); (M.O.A.)
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental Faculty, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Pôle de Médecine et Chirurgie Bucco-Dentaire, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaire de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Clinic of Dermatology, University Hospital of Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany;
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University of Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France;
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dental Faculty, 67000 Strasbourg, France
- Research Laboratory of Surgery-Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Kan Y, Paung Y, Seeliger MA, Miller WT. Domain Architecture of the Nonreceptor Tyrosine Kinase Ack1. Cells 2023; 12:900. [PMID: 36980241 PMCID: PMC10047419 DOI: 10.3390/cells12060900] [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: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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The nonreceptor tyrosine kinase (NRTK) Ack1 comprises a distinct arrangement of non-catalytic modules. Its SH3 domain has a C-terminal to the kinase domain (SH1), in contrast to the typical SH3-SH2-SH1 layout in NRTKs. The Ack1 is the only protein that shares a region of high homology to the tumor suppressor protein Mig6, a modulator of EGFR. The vertebrate Acks make up the only tyrosine kinase (TK) family known to carry a UBA domain. The GTPase binding and SAM domains are also uncommon in the NRTKs. In addition to being a downstream effector of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and integrins, Ack1 can act as an epigenetic regulator, modulate the degradation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), confer drug resistance, and mediate the progression of hormone-sensitive tumors. In this review, we discuss the domain architecture of Ack1 in relation to other protein kinases that possess such defined regulatory domains.
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- Yagmur Kan
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY 11768-2200, USA
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Markworth R, Bähr M, Burk K. Held Up in Traffic-Defects in the Trafficking Machinery in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. Front Mol Neurosci 2021; 14:695294. [PMID: 34483837 PMCID: PMC8415527 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.695294] [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] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), also known as motor and sensory neuropathy, describes a clinically and genetically heterogenous group of disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system. CMT typically arises in early adulthood and is manifested by progressive loss of motor and sensory functions; however, the mechanisms leading to the pathogenesis are not fully understood. In this review, we discuss disrupted intracellular transport as a common denominator in the pathogenesis of different CMT subtypes. Intracellular transport via the endosomal system is essential for the delivery of lipids, proteins, and organelles bidirectionally to synapses and the soma. As neurons of the peripheral nervous system are amongst the longest neurons in the human body, they are particularly susceptible to damage of the intracellular transport system, leading to a loss in axonal integrity and neuronal death. Interestingly, defects in intracellular transport, both in neurons and Schwann cells, have been found to provoke disease. This review explains the mechanisms of trafficking and subsequently summarizes and discusses the latest findings on how defects in trafficking lead to CMT. A deeper understanding of intracellular trafficking defects in CMT will expand our understanding of CMT pathogenesis and will provide novel approaches for therapeutic treatments.
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- Ronja Markworth
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, Göttingen, Germany
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Liu W, Du W, Shang X, Wang L, Evelyn C, Florian MC, A Ryan M, Rayes A, Zhao X, Setchell K, Meller J, Guo F, Nassar N, Geiger H, Pang Q, Zheng Y. Rational identification of a Cdc42 inhibitor presents a new regimen for long-term hematopoietic stem cell mobilization. Leukemia 2018; 33:749-761. [PMID: 30254339 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0251-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from bone marrow (BM) to peripheral blood (PB) by cytokine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or the chemical antagonist of CXCR4, AMD3100, is important in the treatment of blood diseases. Due to clinical conditions of each application, there is a need for continued improvement of HSC mobilization regimens. Previous studies have shown that genetic ablation of the Rho GTPase Cdc42 in HSCs results in their mobilization without affecting survival. Here we rationally identified a Cdc42 activity-specific inhibitor (CASIN) that can bind to Cdc42 with submicromolar affinity and competitively interfere with guanine nucleotide exchange activity. CASIN inhibits intracellular Cdc42 activity specifically and transiently to induce murine hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell egress from the BM by suppressing actin polymerization, adhesion, and directional migration of stem/progenitor cells, conferring Cdc42 knockout phenotypes. We further show that, although, CASIN administration to mice mobilizes similar number of phenotypic HSCs as AMD3100, it produces HSCs with better long-term reconstitution potential than that by AMD3100. Our work validates a specific small molecule inhibitor for Cdc42, and demonstrates that signaling molecules downstream of cytokines and chemokines, such as Cdc42, constitute a useful target for long-term stem cell mobilization.
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- Wei Liu
- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Pathology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
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Bendris N, Stearns CJS, Reis CR, Rodriguez-Canales J, Liu H, Witkiewicz AW, Schmid SL. Sorting nexin 9 negatively regulates invadopodia formation and function in cancer cells. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:2804-16. [PMID: 27278018 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.188045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The ability of cancer cells to degrade the extracellular matrix and invade interstitial tissues contributes to their metastatic potential. We recently showed that overexpression of sorting nexin 9 (SNX9) leads to increased cell invasion and metastasis in animal models, which correlates with increased SNX9 protein expression in metastases from human mammary cancers. Here, we report that SNX9 expression is reduced relative to neighboring normal tissues in primary breast tumors, and progressively reduced in more aggressive stages of non-small-cell lung cancers. We show that SNX9 is localized at invadopodia where it directly binds the invadopodia marker TKS5 and negatively regulates invadopodia formation and function. SNX9 depletion increases invadopodia number and the local recruitment of MT1-MMP by decreasing its internalization. Together, these effects result in increased localized matrix degradation. We further identify SNX9 as a Src kinase substrate and show that this phosphorylation is important for SNX9 activity in regulating cell invasion, but is dispensable for its function in regulating invadopodia. The diversified changes associated with SNX9 expression in cancer highlight its importance as a central regulator of cancer cell behavior.
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- Nawal Bendris
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY14853, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX77030, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX77030, USA Department of Pathology, Xuzhou Medical College, Province of Jiangsu, China
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- Simmons Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX390, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX75390, USA
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Ack1 is a dopamine transporter endocytic brake that rescues a trafficking-dysregulated ADHD coding variant. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:15480-5. [PMID: 26621748 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1512957112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) facilitates high-affinity presynaptic DA reuptake that temporally and spatially constrains DA neurotransmission. Aberrant DAT function is implicated in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. DAT is a major psychostimulant target, and psychostimulant reward strictly requires binding to DAT. DAT function is acutely modulated by dynamic membrane trafficking at the presynaptic terminal and a PKC-sensitive negative endocytic mechanism, or "endocytic brake," controls DAT plasma membrane stability. However, the molecular basis for the DAT endocytic brake is unknown, and it is unknown whether this braking mechanism is unique to DAT or common to monoamine transporters. Here, we report that the cdc42-activated, nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, Ack1, is a DAT endocytic brake that stabilizes DAT at the plasma membrane and is released in response to PKC activation. Pharmacologic and shRNA-mediated Ack1 silencing enhanced basal DAT internalization and blocked PKC-stimulated DAT internalization, but had no effects on SERT endocytosis. Both cdc42 activation and PKC stimulation converge on Ack1 to control Ack1 activity and DAT endocytic capacity, and Ack1 inactivation is required for stimulated DAT internalization downstream of PKC activation. Moreover, constitutive Ack1 activation is sufficient to rescue the gain-of-function endocytic phenotype exhibited by the ADHD DAT coding variant, R615C. These findings reveal a unique endocytic control switch that is highly specific for DAT. Moreover, the ability to rescue the DAT(R615C) coding variant suggests that manipulating DAT trafficking mechanisms may be a potential therapeutic approach to correct DAT coding variants that exhibit trafficking dysregulation.
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Chung BM, Tom E, Zutshi N, Bielecki TA, Band V, Band H. Nexus of signaling and endocytosis in oncogenesis driven by non-small cell lung cancer-associated epidermal growth factor receptor mutants. World J Clin Oncol 2014; 5:806-823. [PMID: 25493220 PMCID: PMC4259944 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) controls a wide range of cellular processes, and aberrant EGFR signaling as a result of receptor overexpression and/or mutation occurs in many types of cancer. Tumor cells in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients that harbor EGFR kinase domain mutations exhibit oncogene addiction to mutant EGFR, which confers high sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). As patients invariably develop resistance to TKIs, it is important to delineate the cell biological basis of mutant EGFR-induced cellular transformation since components of these pathways can serve as alternate therapeutic targets to preempt or overcome resistance. NSCLC-associated EGFR mutants are constitutively-active and induce ligand-independent transformation in nonmalignant cell lines. Emerging data suggest that a number of factors are critical for the mutant EGFR-dependent tumorigenicity, and bypassing the effects of TKIs on these pathways promotes drug resistance. For example, activation of downstream pathways such as Akt, Erk, STAT3 and Src is critical for mutant EGFR-mediated biological processes. It is now well-established that the potency and spatiotemporal features of cellular signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases such as EGFR, as well as the specific pathways activated, is determined by the nature of endocytic traffic pathways through which the active receptors traverse. Recent evidence indicates that NSCLC-associated mutant EGFRs exhibit altered endocytic trafficking and they exhibit reduced Cbl ubiquitin ligase-mediated lysosomal downregulation. More recent work has shown that mutant EGFRs undergo ligand-independent traffic into the endocytic recycling compartment, a behavior that plays a key role in Src pathway activation and oncogenesis. These studies are beginning to delineate the close nexus between signaling and endocytic traffic of EGFR mutants as a key driver of oncogenic processes. Therefore, in this review, we will discuss the links between mutant EGFR signaling and endocytic properties, and introduce potential mechanisms by which altered endocytic properties of mutant EGFRs may alter signaling and vice versa as well as their implications for NSCLC therapy.
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Abdallah AM, Zhou X, Kim C, Shah KK, Hogden C, Schoenherr JA, Clemens JC, Chang HC. Activated Cdc42 kinase regulates Dock localization in male germ cells during Drosophila spermatogenesis. Dev Biol 2013; 378:141-53. [PMID: 23562806 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Deregulation of the non-receptor tyrosine kinase ACK1 (Activated Cdc42-associated kinase) correlates with poor prognosis in cancers and has been implicated in promoting metastasis. To further understand its in vivo function, we have characterized the developmental defects of a null mutation in Drosophila Ack, which bears a high degree of sequence similarity to mammalian ACK1 but lacks a CRIB domain. We show that Ack, while not essential for viability, is critical for sperm formation. This function depends on Ack tyrosine kinase activity and is required cell autonomously in differentiating male germ cells at or after the spermatocyte stage. Ack associates predominantly with endocytic clathrin sites in spermatocytes, but disruption of Ack function has no apparent effect on clathrin localization and receptor-mediated internalization of Boss (Bride of sevenless) protein in eye discs. Instead, Ack is required for the subcellular distribution of Dock (dreadlocks), the Drosophila homolog of the SH2- and SH3-containing adaptor protein Nck. Moreover, Dock forms a complex with Ack, and the localization of Dock in male germ cells depends on its SH2 domain. Together, our results suggest that Ack-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation recruits Dock to promote sperm differentiation.
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- Abbas M Abdallah
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054, USA
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Horn M, Baumann R, Pereira JA, Sidiropoulos PNM, Somandin C, Welzl H, Stendel C, Lühmann T, Wessig C, Toyka KV, Relvas JB, Senderek J, Suter U. Myelin is dependent on the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 4H disease culprit protein FRABIN/FGD4 in Schwann cells. Brain 2012; 135:3567-83. [PMID: 23171661 PMCID: PMC3525053 DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Studying the function and malfunction of genes and proteins associated with inherited forms of peripheral neuropathies has provided multiple clues to our understanding of myelinated nerves in health and disease. Here, we have generated a mouse model for the peripheral neuropathy Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4H by constitutively disrupting the mouse orthologue of the suspected culprit gene FGD4 that encodes the small RhoGTPase Cdc42-guanine nucleotide exchange factor Frabin. Lack of Frabin/Fgd4 causes dysmyelination in mice in early peripheral nerve development, followed by profound myelin abnormalities and demyelination at later stages. At the age of 60 weeks, this was accompanied by electrophysiological deficits. By crossing mice carrying alleles of Frabin/Fgd4 flanked by loxP sequences with animals expressing Cre recombinase in a cell type-specific manner, we show that Schwann cell-autonomous Frabin/Fgd4 function is essential for proper myelination without detectable primary contributions from neurons. Deletion of Frabin/Fgd4 in Schwann cells of fully myelinated nerve fibres revealed that this protein is not only required for correct nerve development but also for accurate myelin maintenance. Moreover, we established that correct activation of Cdc42 is dependent on Frabin/Fgd4 function in healthy peripheral nerves. Genetic disruption of Cdc42 in Schwann cells of adult myelinated nerves resulted in myelin alterations similar to those observed in Frabin/Fgd4-deficient mice, indicating that Cdc42 and the Frabin/Fgd4-Cdc42 axis are critical for myelin homeostasis. In line with known regulatory roles of Cdc42, we found that Frabin/Fgd4 regulates Schwann cell endocytosis, a process that is increasingly recognized as a relevant mechanism in peripheral nerve pathophysiology. Taken together, our results indicate that regulation of Cdc42 by Frabin/Fgd4 in Schwann cells is critical for the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system. In particular, this regulatory link is continuously required in adult fully myelinated nerve fibres. Thus, mechanisms regulated by Frabin/Fgd4-Cdc42 are promising targets that can help to identify additional regulators of myelin development and homeostasis, which may crucially contribute also to malfunctions in different types of peripheral neuropathies.
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- Michael Horn
- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 2 Division of Neuroanatomy and Behaviour, Institute of Anatomy, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 3 Laboratory for Biologically Oriented Materials, Department of Materials, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 4 Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- 4 Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
- 5 Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- 1 Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Cell Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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The activation mechanism of ACK1 (activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase 1). Biochem J 2012; 445:255-64. [PMID: 22553920 DOI: 10.1042/bj20111575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
ACK [activated Cdc42 (cell division cycle 42)-associated tyrosine kinase; also called TNK2 (tyrosine kinase, non-receptor, 2)] is activated in response to multiple cellular signals, including cell adhesion, growth factor receptors and heterotrimeric G-protein-coupled receptor signalling. However, the molecular mechanism underlying activation of ACK remains largely unclear. In the present study, we demonstrated that interaction of the SH3 (Src homology 3) domain with the EBD [EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)-binding domain] in ACK1 forms an auto-inhibition of the kinase activity. Release of this auto-inhibition is a key step for activation of ACK1. Mutation of the SH3 domain caused activation of ACK1, independent of cell adhesion, suggesting that cell adhesion-mediated activation of ACK1 is through releasing the auto-inhibition. A region at the N-terminus of ACK1 (Leu10-Leu14) is essential for cell adhesion-mediated activation. In the activation of ACK1 by EGFR signalling, Grb2 (growth-factor-receptor-bound protein 2) mediates the interaction of ACK1 with EGFR through binding to the EBD and activates ACK1 by releasing the auto-inhibition. Furthermore, we found that mutation of Ser445 to proline caused constitutive activation of ACK1. Taken together, our studies have revealed a novel molecular mechanism underlying activation of ACK1.
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Schoenherr JA, Drennan JM, Martinez JS, Chikka MR, Hall MC, Chang HC, Clemens JC. Drosophila activated Cdc42 kinase has an anti-apoptotic function. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002725. [PMID: 22615583 PMCID: PMC3355085 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Activated Cdc42 kinases (Acks) are evolutionarily conserved non-receptor tyrosine kinases. Activating somatic mutations and increased ACK1 protein levels have been found in many types of human cancers and correlate with a poor prognosis. ACK1 is activated by epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor signaling and functions to regulate EGF receptor turnover. ACK1 has additionally been found to propagate downstream signals through the phosphorylation of cancer relevant substrates. Using Drosophila as a model organism, we have determined that Drosophila Ack possesses potent anti-apoptotic activity that is dependent on Ack kinase activity and is further activated by EGF receptor/Ras signaling. Ack anti-apoptotic signaling does not function through enhancement of EGF stimulated MAP kinase signaling, suggesting that it must function through phosphorylation of some unknown effector. We isolated several putative Drosophila Ack interacting proteins, many being orthologs of previously identified human ACK1 interacting proteins. Two of these interacting proteins, Drk and yorkie, were found to influence Ack signaling. Drk is the Drosophila homolog of GRB2, which is required to couple ACK1 binding to receptor tyrosine kinases. Drk knockdown blocks Ack survival activity, suggesting that Ack localization is important for its pro-survival activity. Yorkie is a transcriptional co-activator that is downstream of the Salvador-Hippo-Warts pathway and promotes transcription of proliferative and anti-apoptotic genes. We find that yorkie and Ack synergistically interact to produce tissue overgrowth and that yorkie loss of function interferes with Ack anti-apoptotic signaling. Our results demonstrate how increased Ack signaling could contribute to cancer when coupled to proliferative signals. A number of recent studies have uncovered an involvement of Ack family members in human cancer. The majority of these studies focus on human ACK1 and suggest that ACK1 regulates diverse cancer-relevant biological functions, including stimulation of proliferation, blocking programmed cell death, and enhancing metastasis. It is unclear from these studies whether these biological outcomes are directly controlled by ACK1 activity or if they are indirect consequences of ACK1 signaling. Using Drosophila as a model organism, our study demonstrates that Ack serves to promote cell survival by blocking programmed cell death: a mechanism of eliminating excess, damaged, or cancerous cells. We further find that Ack activity functions synergistically with cell growth signals to produce massive cellular overgrowth. Our findings define the physiological role of Ack proteins and add further support to the value of Ack family members as therapeutic drug targets for the treatment of cancer.
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- Jessica A. Schoenherr
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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The Cdc42-associated kinase ACK1 is not autoinhibited but requires Src for activation. Biochem J 2011; 435:355-64. [PMID: 21309750 DOI: 10.1042/bj20102156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The non-RTK (receptor tyrosine kinase) ACK1 [activated Cdc42 (cell division cycle 42)-associated kinase 1] binds a number of RTKs and is associated with their endocytosis and turnover. Its mode of activation is not well established, but models have suggested that this is an autoinhibited kinase. Point mutations in its SH3 (Src homology 3)- or EGF (epidermal growth factor)-binding domains have been reported to activate ACK1, but we find neither of the corresponding W424K or F820A mutations do so. Indeed, deletion of the various ACK1 domains C-terminal to the catalytic domain are not associated with increased activity. A previous report identified only one major tyrosine phosphorylated protein of 60 kDa co-purified with ACK1. In a screen for new SH3 partners for ACK1 we found multiple Src family kinases; of these c-Src itself binds best. The SH2 and SH3 domains of Src interact with ACK1 Tyr518 and residues 623-652 respectively. Src targets the ACK1 activation loop Tyr284, a poor autophosphorylation site. We propose that ACK1 fails to undergo significant autophosphorylation on Tyr284 in vivo because it is basophilic (whereas Src is acidophilic). Subsequent ACK1 activation downstream of receptors such as EGFR (EGF receptor) (and Src) promotes turnover of ACK1 in vivo, which is blocked by Src inhibitors, and is compromised in the Src-deficient SYF cell line. The results of the present study can explain why ACK1 is responsive to so many external stimuli including RTKs and integrin ligation, since Src kinases are commonly recruited by multiple receptor systems.
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Saba LM, Bennett B, Hoffman PL, Barcomb K, Ishii T, Kechris K, Tabakoff B. A systems genetic analysis of alcohol drinking by mice, rats and men: influence of brain GABAergic transmission. Neuropharmacology 2011; 60:1269-80. [PMID: 21185315 PMCID: PMC3079014 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2010.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Genetic influences on the predisposition to complex behavioral or physiological traits can reflect genetic polymorphisms that lead to altered gene product function, and/or variations in gene expression levels. We have explored quantitative variations in an animal's alcohol consumption, using a genetical genomic/phenomic approach. In our studies, gene expression is correlated with amount of alcohol consumed, and genomic regions that regulate the alcohol consumption behavior and the quantitative levels of gene expression (behavioral and expression quantitative trait loci [QTL]) are determined and used as a filter to identify candidate genes predisposing the behavior. We determined QTLs for alcohol consumption using the LXS panel of recombinant inbred mice. We then identified genes that were: 1) differentially expressed between five high and five low alcohol-consuming lines or strains of mice; and 2) were physically located in, or had an expression QTL (eQTL) within the alcohol consumption QTLs. Comparison of mRNA and protein levels in brains of high and low alcohol consuming mice led us to a bioinformatic examination of potential regulation by microRNAs of an identified candidate transcript, Gnb1 (G protein beta subunit 1). We combined our current analysis with our earlier work identifying candidate genes for the alcohol consumption trait in mice, rats and humans. Our overall analysis leads us to postulate that the activity of the GABAergic system, and in particular GABA release and GABA receptor trafficking and signaling, which involves G protein function, contributes significantly to genetic variation in the predisposition to varying levels of alcohol consumption. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Trends in neuropharmacology: in memory of Erminio Costa'.
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- Laura M. Saba
- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA; , , , , ,
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- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA; , , , , ,
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- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA; , , , , ,
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- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA; , , , , ,
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- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA; , , , , ,
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- Colorado School of Public Health, Campus Box B119, Aurora, CO 80045 USA,
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- University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA; , , , , ,
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Regulation of ack-family nonreceptor tyrosine kinases. JOURNAL OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION 2011; 2011:742372. [PMID: 21637378 PMCID: PMC3101793 DOI: 10.1155/2011/742372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ack family non-receptor tyrosine kinases are unique with regard to their domain composition and regulatory properties. Human Ack1 (activated Cdc42-associated kinase) is ubiquitously expressed and is activated by signals that include growth factors and integrin-mediated cell adhesion. Stimulation leads to Ack1 autophosphorylation and to phosphorylation of additional residues in the C-terminus. The N-terminal SAM domain is required for full activation. Ack1 exerts some of its effects via protein-protein interactions that are independent of its kinase activity. In the basal state, Ack1 activity is suppressed by an intramolecular interaction between the catalytic domain and the C-terminal region. Inappropriate Ack1 activation and signaling has been implicated in the development, progression, and metastasis of several forms of cancer. Thus, there is increasing interest in Ack1 as a drug target, and studies of the regulatory properties of the enzyme may reveal features that can be exploited in inhibitor design.
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Shen H, Ferguson SM, Dephoure N, Park R, Yang Y, Volpicelli-Daley L, Gygi S, Schlessinger J, De Camilli P. Constitutive activated Cdc42-associated kinase (Ack) phosphorylation at arrested endocytic clathrin-coated pits of cells that lack dynamin. Mol Biol Cell 2010; 22:493-502. [PMID: 21169560 PMCID: PMC3038647 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-07-0637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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In cells in which clathrin-mediated endocytosis is arrested before fission by depleting dynamin, the major change in tyrosine phosphorylation is the increased phosphorylation/activation of Ack, a tyrosine kinase. Our finding reveals a link between the progression of clathrin-coated pits to endocytic vesicles and an activation-deactivation cycle of Ack. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis is a fundamental cellular process conserved from yeast to mammals and is an important endocytic route for the internalization of many specific cargos, including activated growth factor receptors. Here we examined changes in tyrosine phosphorylation, a representative output of growth factor receptor signaling, in cells in which endocytic clathrin-coated pits are frozen at a deeply invaginated state, that is, cells that lack dynamin (fibroblasts from dynamin 1, dynamin 2 double conditional knockout mice). The major change observed in these cells relative to wild-type cells was an increase in the phosphorylation state, and thus activation, of activated Cdc42-associated kinase (Ack), a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase. Ack is concentrated at clathrin-coated pits, and binds clathrin heavy chain via two clathrin boxes. RNA interference–based approaches and pharmacological manipulations further demonstrated that the phosphorylation of Ack requires both clathrin assembly into endocytic clathrin-coated pits and active Cdc42. These findings reveal a link between progression of clathrin-coated pits to endocytic vesicles and an activation–deactivation cycle of Ack.
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- Hongying Shen
- Department of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, and Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Prieto-Echagüe V, Gucwa A, Brown DA, Miller WT. Regulation of Ack1 localization and activity by the amino-terminal SAM domain. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2010; 11:42. [PMID: 20979614 PMCID: PMC2987765 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-11-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2010] [Accepted: 10/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background The mechanisms that regulate the activity of the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase Ack1 (activated Cdc42-associated kinase) are poorly understood. The amino-terminal region of Ack1 is predicted to contain a sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain. SAM domains share a common fold and mediate protein-protein interactions in a wide variety of proteins. Here, we addressed the importance of the Ack1 SAM domain in kinase activity. Results We used immunofluorescence and Western blotting to show that Ack1 deletion mutants lacking the N-terminus displayed significantly reduced autophosphorylation in cells. A minimal construct comprising the N-terminus and kinase domain (NKD) was autophosphorylated, while the kinase domain alone (KD) was not. When expressed in mammalian cells, NKD localized to the plasma membrane, while KD showed a more diffuse cytosolic localization. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments showed a stronger interaction between full length Ack1 and NKD than between full length Ack1 and KD, indicating that the N-terminus was important for Ack1 dimerization. Increasing the local concentration of purified Ack1 kinase domain at the surface of lipid vesicles stimulated autophosphorylation and catalytic activity, consistent with a requirement for dimerization and trans-phosphorylation for activity. Conclusions Collectively, the data suggest that the N-terminus of Ack1 promotes membrane localization and dimerization to allow for autophosphorylation.
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- Victoria Prieto-Echagüe
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8661, USA
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Wang J, Peng Q, Lin Q, Childress C, Carey D, Yang W. Calcium activates Nedd4 E3 ubiquitin ligases by releasing the C2 domain-mediated auto-inhibition. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:12279-88. [PMID: 20172859 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.086405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Nedd4 E3 ligases are members of the HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase family and regulate ubiquitination-mediated protein degradation. In this report, we demonstrate that calcium releases the C2 domain-mediated auto-inhibition in both Nedd4-1 and Nedd4-2. Calcium disrupts binding of the C2 domain to the HECT domain. Consistent with this, calcium activates the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of Nedd4. Elevation of intracellular calcium by ionomycin treatment, or activation of acetylcholine receptor or epidermal growth factor receptor by carbachol or epidermal growth factor stimulation induced activation of endogenous Nedd4 in vivo evaluated by assays of either Nedd4 E3 ligase activity or ubiquitination of Nedd4 substrate ENaC-beta. The activation effect of calcium on Nedd4 E3 ligase activity was dramatically enhanced by a membrane-rich fraction, suggesting that calcium-mediated membrane translocation through the C2 domain might be an activation mechanism of Nedd4 in vivo. Our studies have revealed an activation mechanism of Nedd4 E3 ubiquitin ligases and established a connection of intracellular calcium signaling to regulation of protein ubiquitination.
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- Jian Wang
- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, PA, USA
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Lin Q, Zhu F, Yang W. Coupling cellular mitogenesis to apoptosis by designed biomolecules. Cell Signal 2010; 22:190-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2009] [Accepted: 09/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Prieto-Echagüe V, Gucwa A, Craddock BP, Brown DA, Miller WT. Cancer-associated mutations activate the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase Ack1. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:10605-15. [PMID: 20110370 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.060459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ack1 is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that participates in tumorigenesis, cell survival, and migration. Relatively little is known about the mechanisms that regulate Ack1 activity. Recently, four somatic missense mutations of Ack1 were identified in cancer tissue samples, but the effects on Ack1 activity, and function have not been described. These mutations occur in the N-terminal region, the C-lobe of the kinase domain, and the SH3 domain. Here, we show that the cancer-associated mutations increase Ack1 autophosphorylation in mammalian cells without affecting localization and increase Ack1 activity in immune complex kinase assays. The cancer-associated mutations potentiate the ability of Ack1 to promote proliferation and migration, suggesting that point mutation is a mechanism for Ack1 deregulation. We propose that the C-terminal Mig6 homology region (MHR) (residues 802-990) participates in inhibitory intramolecular interactions. The isolated kinase domain of Ack1 interacts directly with the MHR, and the cancer-associated E346K mutation prevents binding. Likewise, mutation of a key hydrophobic residue in the MHR (Phe(820)) prevents the MHR-kinase interaction, activates Ack1, and increases cell migration. Thus, the cancer-associated mutation E346K appears to destabilize an autoinhibited conformation of Ack1, leading to constitutively high Ack1 activity.
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- Victoria Prieto-Echagüe
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-1 ubiquitinates ACK and regulates epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced degradation of EGF receptor and ACK. Mol Cell Biol 2010; 30:1541-54. [PMID: 20086093 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00013-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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ACK (activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase) (also Tnk2) is an ubiquitin-binding protein and plays an important role in ligand-induced and ubiquitination-mediated degradation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Here we report that ACK is ubiquitinated by HECT E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-1 and degraded along with EGFR in response to EGF stimulation. ACK interacts with Nedd4-1 through a conserved PPXY WW-binding motif. The WW3 domain in Nedd4-1 is critical for binding to ACK. Although ACK binds to both Nedd4-1 and Nedd4-2 (also Nedd4L), Nedd4-1 is the E3 ubiquitin ligase for ubiquitination of ACK in cells. Interestingly, deletion of the sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain at the N terminus dramatically reduced the ubiquitination of ACK by Nedd4-1, while deletion of the Uba domain dramatically enhanced the ubiquitination. Use of proteasomal and lysosomal inhibitors demonstrated that EGF-induced ACK degradation is processed by lysosomes, not proteasomes. RNA interference (RNAi) knockdown of Nedd4-1, not Nedd4-2, inhibited degradation of both EGFR and ACK, and overexpression of ACK mutants that are deficient in either binding to or ubiquitination by Nedd4-1 blocked EGF-induced degradation of EGFR. Our findings suggest an essential role of Nedd4-1 in regulation of EGFR degradation through interaction with and ubiquitination of ACK.
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Bobenchik AM, Choi JY, Mishra A, Rujan IN, Hao B, Voelker DR, Hoch JC, Mamoun CB. Identification of inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase using an enzyme-coupled transmethylation assay. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2010; 11:4. [PMID: 20085640 PMCID: PMC2824672 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-11-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase, PfPMT, of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, a member of a newly identified family of phosphoethanolamine methyltransferases (PMT) found solely in some protozoa, nematodes, frogs, and plants, is involved in the synthesis of the major membrane phospholipid, phosphatidylcholine. PMT enzymes catalyze a three-step S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methylation of the nitrogen atom of phosphoethanolamine to form phosphocholine. In P. falciparum, this activity is a limiting step in the pathway of synthesis of phosphatidylcholine from serine and plays an important role in the development, replication and survival of the parasite within human red blood cells. RESULTS We have employed an enzyme-coupled methylation assay to screen for potential inhibitors of PfPMT. In addition to hexadecyltrimethylammonium, previously known to inhibit PfPMT, two compounds dodecyltrimethylammonium and amodiaquine were also found to inhibit PfPMT activity in vitro. Interestingly, PfPMT activity was not inhibited by the amodiaquine analog, chloroquine, or other aminoquinolines, amino alcohols, or histamine methyltransferase inhibitors. Using yeast as a surrogate system we found that unlike wild-type cells, yeast mutants that rely on PfPMT for survival were sensitive to amodiaquine, and their phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis was inhibited by this compound. Furthermore NMR titration studies to characterize the interaction between amoidaquine and PfPMT demonstrated a specific and concentration dependent binding of the compound to the enzyme. CONCLUSION The identification of amodiaquine as an inhibitor of PfPMT in vitro and in yeast, and the biophysical evidence for the specific interaction of the compound with the enzyme will set the stage for the development of analogs of this drug that specifically inhibit this enzyme and possibly other PMTs.
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- April M Bobenchik
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, 06052, USA
- Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, 06030, USA
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- The Program in Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, 80206, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, 06030, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, 06030, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, 06030, USA
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- The Program in Cell Biology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, 80206, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington, 06030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, 06052, USA
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Chan W, Tian R, Lee YF, Sit ST, Lim L, Manser E. Down-regulation of active ACK1 is mediated by association with the E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:8185-94. [PMID: 19144635 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m806877200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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ACK1 (activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1) is a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase implicated in trafficking through binding to epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor and clathrin. Here, we have identified a new ACK1-binding partner, the E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2, which binds ACK1 via a conserved PPXY-containing region. We show that this motif also binds Nedd4-related proteins and several other WW domain-containing proteins, including the tumor suppressor oxidoreductase Wwox. In HeLa cells ACK1 colocalizes with Nedd4-2 in clathrin-rich vesicles, requiring this PPXY motif. Nedd4-2 strongly down-regulates ACK1 levels when coexpressed, and this process can be blocked by proteasome inhibitor MG132. ACK1 degradation via Nedd4 requires their mutual interaction and a functional E3 ligase; it is also driven by ACK1 activity. ACK1 is polyubiquitinated in vivo, and dominant inhibitory Nedd4 blocks endogenous ACK1 turnover in response to acute EGF treatment. Because EGF stimulation activates ACK1 ( Galisteo, M., Y., Y., Urena, J., and Schlessinger, J. (2006) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 103, 9796-9801 ), our result suggest that EGF receptor-mediated ACK1 activation allows Nedd4-2 to drive kinase degradation. Thus the interplay between Nedd4-2-related E3 ligases that regulate ACK1 levels and Cbl that modifies EGF receptor impinges on cell receptor dynamics. These processes are particularly pertinent given the report of genomic amplification of the ACK1 locus in metastatic tumors.
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- Wing Chan
- GSK, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore 138673
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Ruan DT, Warren RS, Moalem J, Chung KW, Griffin AC, Shen W, Duh QY, Nakakura E, Donner DB, Khanafshar E, Weng J, Clark OH, Kebebew E. Mitogen-inducible gene-6 expression correlates with survival and is an independent predictor of recurrence in BRAF(V600E) positive papillary thyroid cancers. Surgery 2008; 144:908-13; discussion 913-4. [PMID: 19040996 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2008.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitogen-inducible gene-6 (Mig-6) is an immediate early response gene that negatively regulates signaling. EGFR overexpression and activating mutations in MAPK signaling effectors are common events in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). The purpose of this study was to determine if Mig-6 expression is associated with EGFR expression or surgical outcomes in PTC. METHODS We determined Mig-6 transcript levels from a microarray in 19 patients with PTC who underwent thyroidectomy. We established a maximally selected cutoff to discriminate Kaplan-Meier survival estimates. For cross-validation, we performed quantitative RT-PCR on resected well-differentiated PTC from an additional 106 patients. RESULTS Mig-6 and EGFR mRNA levels correlated directly (P < .0001). Mig-6 expression above the cutoff of 1.10 (2;-dCt[Mig6-GUS]) was associated with greater survival (P = .008). When this cutoff was applied in the cross-validation, high Mig-6 expression was associated with longer survival (P = .03) and disease-free survival (P = .07). Furthermore, high Mig-6 expression was independently predictive of greater disease-free survival in BRAF(V600E)-positive PTC. CONCLUSION High Mig-6 expression in PTC is associated with favorable outcomes. Mig-6 is a novel tumor suppressor that may be a candidate for targeted cancer therapeutics in patients with PTC refractory to conventional therapy.
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- Daniel T Ruan
- Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif, USA
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Zahedi B, Shen W, Xu X, Chen X, Mahey M, Harden N. Leading edge-secreted Dpp cooperates with ACK-dependent signaling from the amnioserosa to regulate myosin levels during dorsal closure. Dev Dyn 2008; 237:2936-46. [PMID: 18816840 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Dorsal closure of the Drosophila embryo is an epithelial fusion in which the epidermal flanks migrate to close a hole in the epidermis occupied by the amnioserosa, a process driven in part by myosin-dependent cell shape change. Dpp signaling is required for the morphogenesis of both tissues, where it promotes transcription of myosin from the zipper (zip) gene. Drosophila has two members of the activated Cdc42-associated kinase (ACK) family: DACK and PR2. Overexpression of DACK in embryos deficient in Dpp signaling can restore zip expression and suppress dorsal closure defects, while reducing the levels of DACK and PR2 simultaneously using mutations or amnioserosa-specific knock down by RNAi results in loss of zip expression. ACK function in the amnioserosa may generate a signal cooperating with Dpp secreted from the epidermis in driving zip expression in these two tissues, ensuring that cell shape changes in dorsal closure occur in a coordinated manner.
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- Baharak Zahedi
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Kopecky DJ, Hao X, Chen Y, Fu J, Jiao X, Jaen JC, Cardozo MG, Liu J, Wang Z, Walker NPC, Wesche H, Li S, Farrelly E, Xiao SH, Kayser F. Identification and optimization of N3,N6-diaryl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3,6-diamines as a novel class of ACK1 inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:6352-6. [PMID: 18993068 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.10.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A new series of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-3,6-diamines was designed and synthesized as potent and selective inhibitors of the nonreceptor tyrosine kinase, ACK1. These compounds arose from efforts to rigidify an earlier series of N-aryl pyrimidine-5-carboxamides. The synthesis and structure-activity relationships of this new series of inhibitors are reported. The most promising compounds were also profiled for their pharmacokinetic properties.
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- David J Kopecky
- Department of Chemistry, Amgen Inc., 1120 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Yalovsky S, Bloch D, Sorek N, Kost B. Regulation of membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton dynamics, and cell polarity by ROP/RAC GTPases. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:1527-43. [PMID: 18678744 PMCID: PMC2492628 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.122150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Shaul Yalovsky
- Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Grøvdal LM, Johannessen LE, Rødland MS, Madshus IH, Stang E. Dysregulation of Ack1 inhibits down-regulation of the EGF receptor. Exp Cell Res 2008; 314:1292-300. [PMID: 18262180 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2007] [Revised: 12/20/2007] [Accepted: 12/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The protein tyrosine kinase Ack1 has been linked to cancer when over-expressed. Ack1 has also been suggested to function in clathrin-mediated endocytosis and in down-regulation of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR). We have studied the intracellular localization of over-expressed Ack1 and found that Ack1 co-localizes with the EGFR upon EGF-induced endocytosis in cells with moderate over-expression of Ack. This co-localization is mainly observed in early endosomes. Furthermore, we found that over-expression of Ack1 retained the EGFR at the limiting membrane of early endosomes, inhibiting sorting to inner vesicles of multivesicular bodies. Down-regulation of Ack1 in HeLa cells resulted in reduced rate of (125)I-EGF internalization, whereas internalization of (125)I-transferrin was not affected. In cells where Ack1 had been knocked down by siRNA, recycling of internalized (125)I-EGF was increased, while degradation of (125)I-EGF was inhibited. Together, these data suggest that Ack1 is involved in an early step of EGFR desensitization.
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Xiao SH, Farrelly E, Anzola J, Crawford D, Jiao X, Liu J, Ayres M, Li S, Huang L, Sharma R, Kayser F, Wesche H, Young SW. An ultrasensitive high-throughput electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for the Cdc42-associated protein tyrosine kinase ACK1. Anal Biochem 2007; 367:179-89. [PMID: 17592719 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2007] [Revised: 05/01/2007] [Accepted: 05/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Several drugs inhibiting protein kinases have been launched successfully, demonstrating the attractiveness of protein kinases as therapeutic targets. Functional genomics research within both academia and industry has led to the identification of many more kinases as potential drug targets. Although a number of well-known formats are used for measuring protein kinase activity, some less well-characterized protein kinases identified through functional genomics present particular challenges for existing assay formats when there is limited knowledge of the endogenous substrates or activation mechanisms for these novel kinase targets. This is especially the case when a very sensitive assay is required to differentiate often highly potent inhibitors developed by late-stage medicinal chemistry programs. ACK1 is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that has been shown to be involved in tumorigenesis and metastasis. Here we describe the development of an extremely sensitive high-throughput assay for ACK1 capable of detecting 240 fmol per well of the kinase reaction product employing a BV-tag-based electrochemiluminescence assay. This assay is universally applicable to protein tyrosine kinases using a BV-tag-labeled monoclonal antibody against phosphotyrosine. Furthermore, this assay can be extended to the evaluation of Ser/Thr kinases in those cases where an antibody recognizing the phospho-product is available.
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- Shou-Hua Xiao
- Chemistry Research and Discovery, Amgen, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Mills IG. The interplay between clathrin-coated vesicles and cell signalling. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2007; 18:459-70. [PMID: 17692542 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2007] [Revised: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Internalization of cargo proteins and lipids at the cell surface occurs in both a constitutive and signal-regulated manner through clathrin-mediated and other endocytic pathways. Clathrin-coated vesicle formation is a principal uptake route in response to signalling events. Protein-lipid and protein-protein interactions control both the targeting of signalling molecules and their binding partners to membrane compartments and the assembly of clathrin coats. An emerging aspect of membrane trafficking research is now addressing how signalling cascades and vesicle coat assembly and subsequently disassembly are integrated.
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- Ian G Mills
- Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 ORE, UK.
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Chadda R, Howes MT, Plowman SJ, Hancock JF, Parton RG, Mayor S. Cholesterol-sensitive Cdc42 activation regulates actin polymerization for endocytosis via the GEEC pathway. Traffic 2007; 8:702-17. [PMID: 17461795 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2007.00565.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) are present at the surface of living cells in cholesterol dependent nanoscale clusters. These clusters appear to act as sorting signals for the selective endocytosis of GPI-APs via a Cdc42-regulated, dynamin and clathrin-independent pinocytic pathway called the GPI-AP-enriched early endosomal compartments (GEECs) pathway. Here we show that endocytosis via the GEECs pathway is inhibited by mild depletion of cholesterol, perturbation of actin polymerization or overexpression of the Cdc42/Rac-interactive-binding (CRIB) motif of neural Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (N-WASP). Consistent with the involvement of Cdc42-based actin nanomachinery, nascent endocytic vesicles containing cargo for the GEEC pathway co-localize with fluorescent protein-tagged isoforms of Cdc42, CRIB domain, N-WASP and actin; high-resolution electron microscopy on plasma membrane sheets reveals Cdc42-labelled regions rich in green fluorescent protein-GPI. Using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy at the single-molecule scale, we find that mild cholesterol depletion alters the dynamics of actin polymerization at the cell surface by inhibiting Cdc42 activation and consequently its stabilization at the cell surface. These results suggest that endocytosis into GEECs occurs through a cholesterol-sensitive, Cdc42-based recruitment of the actin polymerization machinery.
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- Rahul Chadda
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065, India
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Shen F, Lin Q, Gu Y, Childress C, Yang W. Activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1 is a component of EGF receptor signaling complex and regulates EGF receptor degradation. Mol Biol Cell 2006; 18:732-42. [PMID: 17182860 PMCID: PMC1805115 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e06-02-0142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase 1 (ACK1) is a specific down-stream effector of Cdc42, a Rho family small G-protein. Previous studies have shown that ACK1 interacts with clathrin heavy chain and is involved in clathrin-coated vesicle endocytosis. Here we report that ACK1 interacted with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) upon EGF stimulation via a region at carboxy terminus that is highly homologous to Gene-33/Mig-6/RALT. The interaction of ACK1 with EGFR was dependent on the kinase activity or tyrosine phosphorylation of EGFR. Immunofluorescent staining using anti-EGFR and GFP-ACK1 indicates that ACK1 was colocalized with EGFR on EEA-1 positive vesicles upon EGF stimulation. Suppression of the expression of ACK1 by ACK-RNAi inhibited ligand-induced degradation of EGFR upon EGF stimulation, suggesting that ACK1 plays an important role in regulation of EGFR degradation in cells. Furthermore, we identified ACK1 as an ubiquitin-binding protein. Through an ubiquitin-association (Uba) domain at the carboxy terminus, ACK1 binds to both poly- and mono-ubiquitin. Overexpression of the Uba domain-deletion mutant of ACK1 blocked the ligand-dependent degradation of EGFR, suggesting that ACK1 regulates EGFR degradation via its Uba domain. Taken together, our studies suggest that ACK1 senses signal of EGF and regulates ligand-induced degradation of EGFR.
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- Feng Shen
- *Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA 17822; and
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- *Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA 17822; and
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033
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- *Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA 17822; and
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- *Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA 17822; and
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Kumar N, Wolf-Yadlin A, White FM, Lauffenburger DA. Modeling HER2 effects on cell behavior from mass spectrometry phosphotyrosine data. PLoS Comput Biol 2006; 3:e4. [PMID: 17206861 PMCID: PMC1761044 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2006] [Accepted: 11/20/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Cellular behavior in response to stimulatory cues is governed by information encoded within a complex intracellular signaling network. An understanding of how phenotype is determined requires the distributed characterization of signaling processes (e.g., phosphorylation states and kinase activities) in parallel with measures of resulting cell function. We previously applied quantitative mass spectrometry methods to characterize the dynamics of tyrosine phosphorylation in human mammary epithelial cells with varying human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression levels after treatment with epidermal growth factor (EGF) or heregulin (HRG). We sought to identify potential mechanisms by which changes in tyrosine phosphorylation govern changes in cell migration or proliferation, two behaviors that we measured in the same cell system. Here, we describe the use of a computational linear mapping technique, partial least squares regression (PLSR), to detail and characterize signaling mechanisms responsible for HER2-mediated effects on migration and proliferation. PLSR model analysis via principal component inner products identified phosphotyrosine signals most strongly associated with control of migration and proliferation, as HER2 expression or ligand treatment were individually varied. Inspection of these signals revealed both previously identified and novel pathways that correlate with cell behavior. Furthermore, we isolated elements of the signaling network that differentially give rise to migration and proliferation. Finally, model analysis identified nine especially informative phosphorylation sites on six proteins that recapitulated the predictive capability of the full model. A model based on these nine sites and trained solely on data from a low HER2-expressing cell line a priori predicted migration and proliferation in a HER2-overexpressing cell line. We identify the nine signals as a “network gauge,” meaning that when interrogated together and integrated according to the quantitative rules of the model, these signals capture information content in the network sufficiently to predict cell migration and proliferation under diverse ligand treatments and receptor expression levels. Examination of the network gauge in the context of previous literature indicates that endocytosis and activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-mediated pathways together represent particularly strong loci for the integration of the multiple pathways mediating HER2′s control of mammary epithelial cell proliferation and migration. Thus, a PLSR modeling approach reveals critical signaling processes regulating HER2-mediated cell behavior. Cells in the human body interpret extracellular information to “decide” on the execution of particular behaviors such as migration, proliferation, and differentiation. Many diseases, such as cancer, occur when these decision-making processes are compromised. The transfer of extracellular information to the intracellular space is often accomplished through receptor proteins whose chemical properties are altered as extracellular conditions change. These receptors transfer information in the intracellular space through the transfer of phosphate groups from one molecule to another. In particular, the transfer of phosphate groups to tyrosine sites is critical for cellular signaling. How the cell decides to execute a particular behavior on the basis of many changing phosphorylation events, however, is not understood. Here, we apply a computational approach to understand and predict how cells make the decision to migrate and proliferate as extracellular information changes. In particular, we wanted to understand the basis of decision-making processes in cells overexpressing a receptor protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). This receptor is overexpressed in ∼30% of breast cancer patients and correlates with poor prognosis. Taking advantage of a recently published dataset that quantified tyrosine phosphorylation events in HER2-overexpressing cells, we created models to understand and to predict HER2-mediated changes in migration and proliferation. The model identified small subsets of measured phosphorylation events that are predictive of changes in behavior with HER2 overexpression. Analysis of the phosphorylated subset of proteins implicated certain cellular processes as being crucial for cellular decision making, and suggested potential biomarkers and targets for therapeutic use in HER2-overexpressing cancers. Further application of our technique should aid in the understanding of cellular decision processes from large sets of cell signal and behavior data.
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- Neil Kumar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Mangmool S, Haga T, Kobayashi H, Kim KM, Nakata H, Nishida M, Kurose H. Clathrin Required for Phosphorylation and Internalization of β2-Adrenergic Receptor by G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (GRK2). J Biol Chem 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)84108-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Mangmool S, Haga T, Kobayashi H, Kim KM, Nakata H, Nishida M, Kurose H. Clathrin required for phosphorylation and internalization of beta2-adrenergic receptor by G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2). J Biol Chem 2006; 281:31940-9. [PMID: 16920721 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602832200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Clathrin is a major component of clathrin-coated pits and serves as a binding scaffold for endocytic machinery through the binding of a specific sequence known as the clathrin-binding motif. This motif is also found in cellular signaling proteins other than endocytic components, including G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2), which phosphorylates G protein-coupled receptors and promotes uncoupling of receptor-G protein interaction. However, the functions of clathrin in the regulation of GRK2 are unknown. Here we demonstrated that overexpression of GRK2 mutated at the clathrin-binding motif with alanine (GRK2-5A) results in inhibition of phosphorylation and internalization of the beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR). However, the interaction of beta2AR with GRK2-5A is the same as that of wild type GRK2 as determined by bioluminescence resonance energy transfer. Furthermore, GRK2-5A phosphorylates rhodopsin essentially to the same extent as wild type GRK2 in vitro. Depletion of the clathrin heavy chain using small interference RNA inhibits agonist-induced phosphorylation and internalization of beta2AR. Thus, clathrin works as a regulator of GRK2 in cells. These results indicate that clathrin is a novel player in cellular functions in addition to being a component of endocytosis.
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- Supachoke Mangmool
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Childress C, Lin Q, Yang W. Dimerization is required for SH3PX1 tyrosine phosphorylation in response to epidermal growth factor signalling and interaction with ACK2. Biochem J 2006; 394:693-8. [PMID: 16316319 PMCID: PMC1383719 DOI: 10.1042/bj20050576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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SH3PX1 [SNX9 (sorting nexin 9)] is a member of SNX super-family that is recognized by sharing a PX (phox homology) domain. We have previously shown that SH3PX1, phosphorylated by ACK2 (activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase 2), regulates the degradation of EGF (epidermal growth factor) receptor. In mapping the tyrosine phosphorylation region, we found that the C-terminus of SH3PX1 is required for its tyrosine phosphorylation. Further analysis indicates that this region, known as the coiled-coil domain or the BAR (Bin-amphiphysin-Rvs homology) domain, is the dimerization domain of SH3PX1. Truncation of as little as 13 amino acid residues at the very C-terminus in the coiled-coil/BAR domain of SH3PX1 resulted in no dimerization, no ACK2-catalysed and EGF-stimulated tyrosine phosphorylation and no interaction with ACK2. The intracellular localization of SH3PX1 became dysfunctional upon truncation in the BAR domain. Taken together, our results indicate that the dimerization, which is mediated by the BAR domain, is essential for the intracellular function of SH3PX1.
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- Chandra Childress
- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822, U.S.A
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- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822, U.S.A
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- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, 100 N. Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Kirkham M, Parton RG. Clathrin-independent endocytosis: new insights into caveolae and non-caveolar lipid raft carriers. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1745:273-86. [PMID: 16046009 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2005] [Revised: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A number of recent studies have provided new insights into the complexity of the endocytic pathways originating at the plasma membrane of mammalian cells. Many of the molecules involved in clathrin coated pit internalization are now well understood but other pathways are less well defined. Caveolae appear to represent a low capacity but highly regulated pathway in a restricted set of tissues in vivo. A third pathway, which is both clathrin- and caveolae-independent, may constitute a specialized high capacity endocytic pathway for lipids and fluid. The relationship of this pathway, if any, to macropinocytosis or to the endocytic pathways of lower eukaryotes remains an interesting open question. Our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms and molecular components involved in this pathway are at a relatively primitive stage. In this review, we will consider some of the characteristics of different endocytic pathways in high and lower eukaryotes and consider some of the common themes in endocytosis. One theme which becomes apparent from comparison of these pathways is that apparently different pathways can share common molecular machinery and that pathways considered to be distinct actually represent similar basic pathways to which additional levels of regulatory complexity have been added.
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- Matthew Kirkham
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Kirkham M, Parton RG. Clathrin-independent endocytosis: new insights into caveolae and non-caveolar lipid raft carriers. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2006; 1746:349-63. [PMID: 16440447 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A number of recent studies have provided new insights into the complexity of the endocytic pathways originating at the plasma membrane of mammalian cells. Many of the molecules involved in clathrin coated pit internalization are now well understood but other pathways are less well defined. Caveolae appear to represent a low capacity but highly regulated pathway in a restricted set of tissues in vivo. A third pathway, which is both clathrin- and caveolae-independent, may constitute a specialized high capacity endocytic pathway for lipids and fluid. The relationship of this pathway, if any, to macropinocytosis or to the endocytic pathways of lower eukaryotes remains an interesting open question. Our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms and molecular components involved in this pathway are at a relatively primitive stage. In this review, we will consider some of the characteristics of different endocytic pathways in high and lower eukaryotes and consider some of the common themes in endocytosis. One theme which becomes apparent from comparison of these pathways is that apparently different pathways can share common molecular machinery and that pathways considered to be distinct actually represent similar basic pathways to which additional levels of regulatory complexity have been added.
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- Matthew Kirkham
- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Lin Q, Yang W, Cerione RA. Measurement of epidermal growth factor receptor turnover and effects of Cdc42. Methods Enzymol 2006; 406:614-25. [PMID: 16472692 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(06)06048-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ligand-induced degradation represents an essential component of the overall regulation of EGF receptor (EGFR)-coupled signal transduction. Following activation, EGFRs are monoubiquitinated, subsequently sorted by ubiquitin-interaction-based sorting machinery, and transported to multivesicular bodies (MVBs) and lysosomes for degradation. The Rho-family small G-protein, Cdc42, has been implicated in the regulation of EGFR degradation. Here we describe routine methods for assaying EGFR endocytosis and degradation. In addition, we have introduced procedures for determining the effects of Cdc42 and its downstream targets, in particular, ACK (Activated Cdc42-associated Kinase) and p85Cool-1 (Cloned out of library)/Pix (for Pak-interactive exchange factor), on EGFR degradation.
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- Qiong Lin
- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA, USA
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Yeow-Fong L, Lim L, Manser E. SNX9 as an adaptor for linking synaptojanin-1 to the Cdc42 effector ACK1. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:5040-8. [PMID: 16137687 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.07.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2005] [Revised: 07/19/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sorting nexin 9 (SNX9, also referred to as SH3PX1) is a binding partner for the non-receptor and Cdc42-associated kinase (ACK) in Drosophila and mammals. ACK1 is known to bind clathrin and influence EGF receptor endocytosis. SNX9 comprises an N-terminal Src homology domain 3 (SH3), a central PHOX homology (PX) domain, and a carboxyl-terminal coiled-coil region. In order to investigate SNX9 further we have made use of a novel in vivo biotinylation system to label various GST-SH3 domains and perform blot overlays, thereby identifying synaptojanin-1 as a partner for SNX9. Biotinylated SH3 domains were also used for specific identification of target proline-rich sequences in synaptojanin and ACK1 on synthetic peptides arrays. Direct assessment of SH3 binding efficiencies at different positions within the extensive proline-rich regions of these proteins were thus determined. While SNX9 targets a number of sequences within the proline-rich regions of synaptojanin, a single site was identified in human ACK1. By testing the association of various truncations of ACK1 with SNX9 we confirmed the dominant SNX9 binding domain in human ACK1 (residues 920-955). In the presence of SNX9 we find that synaptojanin is able to colocalize with distinct ACK1 containing vesicles, indicating that this tyrosine kinase is linked to many components involved in vesicle dynamics including clathrin, AP2 and synaptojanin-1.
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- Lee Yeow-Fong
- GSK-IMCB Laboratory, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Proteos Building, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore 138673, Singapore
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Yang W, Jansen JM, Lin Q, Canova S, Cerione RA, Childress C. Interaction of activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase ACK2 with HSP90. Biochem J 2005; 382:199-204. [PMID: 15144235 PMCID: PMC1133931 DOI: 10.1042/bj20040623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2004] [Revised: 05/11/2004] [Accepted: 05/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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ACK2 (activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase 2) is a specific downstream effector for Cdc42, a member of the Rho family of small G-proteins. ACK2 interacts with clathrin, an endocytic vesicle coating protein, and SH3PX1, a sorting nexin, and is involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis. While searching for proteins that interact with ACK2, we found that HSP90 (heat-shock protein 90) binds to ACK2. Analysis of a series of truncation mutants of ACK2 has defined the regions within the kinase domain of ACK2 that are required for binding to HSP90. The binding of HSP90 to ACK2 is blocked upon treatment with geldanamycin, an HSP90-specific ATPase inhibitor, and is required for the in vivo kinase activity of ACK2 and its association with Cdc42. Overall, our data suggest a novel mechanism of regulation in which HSP90 serves as a regulatory component in an ACK2 functional complex and plays a role in sustaining its kinase activity.
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- Wannian Yang
- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, 100 North Academy Ave., Danville, PA 17822, USA.
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Xu D, Makkinje A, Kyriakis JM. Gene 33 is an endogenous inhibitor of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor signaling and mediates dexamethasone-induced suppression of EGF function. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:2924-33. [PMID: 15556944 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408907200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report a mechanism by which the adapter protein Gene 33 (also called RALT and MIG6) regulates epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling. We find that Gene 33 inhibits EGFR autophosphorylation and specifically blunts epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced activation and/or phosphorylation of Ras, ERK, JNK, Akt/PKB, and retinoblastoma protein. The Ack homology domain of Gene 33, which contains the previously identified EGFR binding domain, is both necessary and sufficient for this inhibition of EGFR autophosphorylation. The endogenous Gene 33 polypeptide is induced by EGF, platelet-derived growth factor, serum, and dexamethasone (Dex) in Rat 2 rat fibroblasts. Dex induces Gene 33 expression and inhibits EGFR phosphorylation and EGF signaling. RNA interference-mediated silencing of Gene 33 significantly reverses this effect. Overexpression of Gene 33 completely blocks EGF-induced protein and DNA synthesis in Rat 2 cells, whereas gene 33 RNA interference substantially enhances EGF-induced protein and DNA synthesis in Rat 2 cells. Our results indicate that Gene 33 is a physiological feedback inhibitor of the EGFR, functioning to inhibit EGFR phosphorylation and all events induced by EGFR activation. Our results also indicate a role for Gene 33 in the suppression, by Dex, of EGF signaling pathways. We propose that Gene 33 may function in the cross-talk between EGF signaling and other mitogenic and/or stress signaling pathways.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/physiology
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/physiology
- Cell Line
- DNA, Complementary/metabolism
- Dexamethasone/pharmacology
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Epidermal Growth Factor/metabolism
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism
- Glucocorticoids/pharmacology
- Glutathione Transferase/metabolism
- Guanosine Triphosphate/chemistry
- Humans
- Immunoprecipitation
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
- Models, Genetic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotides/chemistry
- Phosphorylation
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/metabolism
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Double-Stranded/chemistry
- Rats
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Serine/chemistry
- Signal Transduction
- Time Factors
- Transfection
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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- Dazhong Xu
- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center and Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA
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Gu Y, Lin Q, Childress C, Yang W. Identification of the region in Cdc42 that confers the binding specificity to activated Cdc42-associated kinase. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:30507-13. [PMID: 15123659 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m313518200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The Rho family small G-protein Cdc42 has been implicated in a diversity of biological functions. Multiple downstream effectors have been identified. How Cdc42 discriminates the interaction with its multiple downstream effectors is not known. Activated Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase (ACK) is a very specific effector of Cdc42. To delineate the Cdc42 signaling pathway mediated by ACK, we set about to identify the specific ACK-binding region in Cdc42. We utilized TC10, another member of the Rho family of G-proteins that is 66.7% identical to Cdc42, to construct TC10/Cdc42 chimeras for screening the specific ACK-binding region in Cdc42. A region between switch I and switch II has been identified as the specific ACK-binding (AB) region. The replacement of the AB region with the corresponding region in TC10 resulted in the complete loss of ACK-binding ability but did not affect the binding to WASP, suggesting that the AB region confers the binding specificity to ACK. On the other hand, replacement of the corresponding region of TC10 with the AB region enabled TC10 to acquire ACK-binding ability. Eight residues are different between the AB region and the corresponding region of TC10. The mutational analysis indicated that all eight residues contribute to the binding to ACK2. The assays for the Cdc42-mediated activation of ACK2 indicated that the AB region is essential for Cdc42 to activate ACK2 in cells. Thus, our studies have defined a specific ACK-binding region in Cdc42 and have provided a molecular basis for generating ACK binding-defective mutants of Cdc42 to delineate ACK-mediated signaling pathway.
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- Yan Gu
- Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA
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Internalization of receptors, lipids, pathogens, and other cargo at the plasma membrane involves several different pathways and requires coordinated interactions between a variety of protein and lipid molecules. The actin cytoskeleton is an integral part of the cell cortex, and there is growing evidence that F-actin plays a direct role in these endocytic events. Genetic studies in yeast have firmly established a functional connection between actin and endocytosis. Identification of several proteins that may function at the interface between actin and the endocytic machinery has provided further evidence for this association in both yeast and mammalian cells. Several of these proteins are directly involved in regulating actin assembly and could thus harness forces produced during actin polymerization to facilitate specific steps in the endocytic process. Recent microscopy studies in mammalian cells provide powerful evidence that localized recruitment and polymerization of actin occurs at endocytic sites. In this review, we focus on progress made in elucidating the functions of the actin cytoskeleton in endocytosis.
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- Asa E Y Engqvist-Goldstein
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3202, USA
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Ahmed I, Calle Y, Sayed MA, Kamal JM, Rengaswamy P, Manser E, Meiners S, Nur-E-Kamal A. Cdc42-dependent nuclear translocation of non-receptor tyrosine kinase, ACK. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 314:571-9. [PMID: 14733946 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ras signals for the transformation of mammalian cells are apparently transduced through Rho GTPases. The Rho GTPase family member Cdc42 generates independent signals that regulate the rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton and the transcription of genes. However, the molecular mechanism of signal transduction from Cdc42 to the nucleus remains to be understood. The non-receptor tyrosine kinases ACK-1 and ACK-2 have been found to bind specifically to Cdc42. In this paper we studied whether ACKs transduce Cdc42 signals to the nucleus directly, or through other cytoplasmic proteins. Using immunocytochemistry and Western blot analysis, we found a nuclear localization of ACKs in semi-confluent glioblastoma (U251) cells, as opposed to a cytosolic localization in confluent cells. In agreement with the nuclear localization, a putative nuclear export signal was identified in ACK-1 and ACK-2. Furthermore, the interaction of Cdc42 with ACKs was shown to be essential for the nuclear localization of ACKs. Overexpression of ACK42 (a Cdc42 binding domain of ACK) inhibited cell growth and movement, indicating that Cdc42 signals are transduced to the nucleus through ACKs. This is the first report providing evidence of a novel role for ACKs in transducing Cdc42 signals directly to the nucleus.
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- Ijaz Ahmed
- Department of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Tu S, Wu WJ, Wang J, Cerione RA. Epidermal growth factor-dependent regulation of Cdc42 is mediated by the Src tyrosine kinase. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:49293-300. [PMID: 14506284 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m307021200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Treatment of cells with epidermal growth factor (EGF) promotes the activation of the small GTP-binding protein Cdc42, as well as its phosphorylation in cells. The EGF-dependent phosphorylation of Cdc42 occurs at tyrosine 64 in the Switch II domain and appears to be mediated through the Src tyrosine kinase, because both the expression of a dominant-negative Src mutant (mouse Src(K297R)) and treatment of cells with the Src kinase inhibitor PP2 blocks the EGF-stimulated phosphorylation of Cdc42, whereas expression of an activated Src mutant (Src(Y529F)) promotes phosphorylation in the absence of EGF treatment. The EGF-stimulated phosphorylation of Cdc42 is not required for its activation, nor does it directly affect the interactions of activated Cdc42 with target/effector proteins including PAK, ACK, WASP, or IQGAP. However, the EGF-stimulated phosphorylation of Cdc42 is accompanied by an enhancement in the interaction of Cdc42 with the Rho-GDP dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI). The EGF-stimulated activation of Cdc42 does require activated Src, as well as the Vav2 protein, a member of the Dbl family of guanine nucleotide exchange factors. Src catalyzes the tyrosine phosphorylation of Vav2, and overexpression of Vav2 together with activated Src (Src(Y529F)) can completely bypass the need for EGF to promote the activation of Cdc42. Thus, EGF signaling through Src appears to have dual regulatory effects on Cdc42: 1). it leads to the activation of Cdc42 as mediated by the Vav2 guanine nucleotide exchange factor, and 2). it results in the phosphorylation of Cdc42, which stimulates the binding of RhoGDI, perhaps to direct the movement of Cdc42 to a specific cellular site to trigger a signaling response, because Cdc42-RhoGDI interactions are essential for Cdc42-induced cellular transformation.
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- Shine Tu
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Veterinary Medical Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Yokoyama N, Miller WT. Biochemical properties of the Cdc42-associated tyrosine kinase ACK1. Substrate specificity, authphosphorylation, and interaction with Hck. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:47713-23. [PMID: 14506255 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m306716200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ACK1 (activated Cdc42-associated kinase 1) is a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase and the only tyrosine kinase known to interact with Cdc42. To characterize the enzymatic properties of ACK, we have expressed and purified active ACK using the baculovirus/Sf9 cell system. This ACK1 construct contains (from N to C terminus) the kinase catalytic domain, SH3 domain, and Cdc42-binding Cdc42/Rac interactive binding (CRIB) domain. We characterized the substrate specificity of ACK1 using synthetic peptides, and we show that the specificity of the ACK1 catalytic domain most closely resembles that of Abl. Purified ACK1 undergoes autophosphorylation, and autophosphorylation enhances kinase activity. We identified Tyr284 in the activation loop of ACK1 as the primary autophosphorylation site using mass spectrometry. When expressed in COS-7 cells, the Y284F mutant ACK1 showed dramatically reduced levels of tyrosine phosphorylation. Although the SH3 and CRIB domains of purified ACK1 are able to bind ligands (a polyproline peptide and Cdc42, respectively), the addition of ligands did not stimulate tyrosine kinase activity. To characterize potential interacting partners for ACK1, we screened several SH2 and SH3 domains for their ability to bind to full-length ACK1 or to the catalytic-SH3-CRIB construct. ACK1 interacts most strongly with the SH3 domains of Src family kinases (Src or Hck) via its C-terminal proline-rich domain. Co-expression of Hck with kinase-inactive ACK1(K158R) in mammalian cells resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of ACK1, suggesting that ACK1 is a substrate for Hck. Our data suggest that Hck is a novel binding partner for ACK1 that can regulate ACK1 activity by phosphorylation.
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- Noriko Yokoyama
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-8661, USA
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Hoare K, Hoare S, Smith OM, Kalmaz G, Small D, Stratford May W. Kos1, a nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that suppresses Ras signaling. Oncogene 2003; 22:3562-77. [PMID: 12789265 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kinase of embryonic stem cells (Kos1), a nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinase (NRPTK), was identified and cloned from differentiating murine embryonic stem cells. Kos1 is localized on mouse chromosome 11 that corresponds to human chromosome 17p13.1 and is homologous to Tnk1, Ack1 and Ack2, making it a new member of the Ack family of NRPTKs. Kos1 is a ubiquitously expressed 47-kDa protein with autotyrosine kinase activity that is developmentally regulated during embryogenesis. Kos1 is also upregulated following IL3 withdrawal from factor-dependent murine NSF/N1.H7 cells that undergo apoptosis, suggesting a role in growth inhibition. Stable overexpression of Kos1 inhibits growth of NIH 3T3 cells, while the kinase-dead Kos1(CN) promotes cell growth in both liquid culture and soft agar. In addition, forced expression of Kos1 inhibits Ras activity in an indirect mechanism that results in the downregulation of the Ras-Raf1-MAPK growth pathway. Furthermore, overexpression of Kos1 in NCI-H82 lung cancer cells that express oncogenic Ha-Ras(G12V) inhibits cell growth under reduced serum (0.5%) conditions in close association with the upregulation of the Ras inhibitor, Rap1A. Collectively, these data support a negative regulatory role for Kos1 in regulating the Ras-Raf1-MAPK growth pathway by a mechanism that requires its autotyrosine kinase activity.
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- Kishalay Hoare
- University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610-0232, USA
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Although vesicular trafficking is essential for a large variety of cellular processes, the regulation of vesicular trafficking is still poorly understood. Members of the Rho family of small GTPases have recently emerged as important control elements of many stages of vesicular trafficking, providing new insight into the regulation of these events. We will discuss the diverse roles played by Rho proteins in membrane trafficking and focus on the biological implications of these functions.
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- Marc Symons
- Center for Oncology and Cell Biology, North Shore-LIJ Research Institute, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.
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Qualmann B, Mellor H. Regulation of endocytic traffic by Rho GTPases. Biochem J 2003; 371:233-41. [PMID: 12564953 PMCID: PMC1223314 DOI: 10.1042/bj20030139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The members of the Rho subfamily of small GTPases are key regulators of the actin cytoskeleton. However, recent studies have provided evidence for multiple additional roles for these signalling proteins in controlling endocytic traffic. Here we review our current understanding of Rho GTPase action within the endocytic pathway and examine the potential points of convergence with the more established, actin-based functions of these signalling proteins.
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- Britta Qualmann
- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, D-39008, Magdeburg, Germany
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In this review we describe the potential roles of the actin cytoskeleton in receptor-mediated endocytosis in mammalian cells and summarize the efforts of recent years in establishing a relationship between these two cellular functions. With molecules such as dynamin, syndapin, HIP1R, Abp1, synaptojanin, N-WASP, intersectin, and cortactin a set of molecular links is now available and it is likely that their further characterization will reveal the basic principles of a functional interconnection between the membrane cytoskeleton and the vesicle-budding machinery. We will therefore discuss proteins involved in endocytic clathrin coat formation and accessory factors to control and regulate coated vesicle formation but we will also focus on actin cytoskeletal components such as the Arp2/3 complex, spectrin, profilin, and motor proteins involved in actin dynamics and organization. Additionally, we will discuss how phosphoinositides, such as PI(4,5)P2, small GTPases thought to control the actin cytoskeleton, such as Rho, Rac, and Cdc42, or membrane trafficking, such as Rab GTPases and ARF proteins, and different kinases may participate in the functional connection of actin and endocytosis. We will compare the concepts and different molecular mechanisms involved in mammalian cells with yeast as well as with specialized cells, such as epithelial cells and neurons, because different model organisms often offer complementary advantages for further studies in this thriving field of current cell biological research.
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- Britta Qualmann
- Department of Neurochemistry and Molecular Biology, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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