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Chan V, Camardi C, Zhang K, Orofiamma LA, Anderson KE, Hoque J, Bone LN, Awadeh Y, Lee DKC, Fu NJ, Chow JTS, Salmena L, Stephens LR, Hawkins PT, Antonescu CN, Botelho RJ. The LCLAT1/LYCAT acyltransferase is required for EGF-mediated phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate generation and Akt signaling. Mol Biol Cell 2024; 35:ar118. [PMID: 39024272 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e23-09-0361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Receptor tyrosine kinases such as EGF receptor (EGFR) stimulate phosphoinositide 3 kinases to convert phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosophate [PtdIns(4,5)P2] into phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate [PtdIns(3,4,5)P3]. PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 then remodels actin and gene expression, and boosts cell survival and proliferation. PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 partly achieves these functions by triggering activation of the kinase Akt, which phosphorylates targets like Tsc2 and GSK3β. Consequently, unchecked upregulation of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3-Akt signaling promotes tumor progression. Interestingly, 50-70% of PtdIns and PtdInsPs have stearate and arachidonate at sn-1 and sn-2 positions of glycerol, respectively, forming a species known as 38:4-PtdIns/PtdInsPs. LCLAT1 and MBOAT7 acyltransferases partly enrich PtdIns in this acyl format. We previously showed that disruption of LCLAT1 lowered PtdIns(4,5)P2 levels and perturbed endocytosis and endocytic trafficking. However, the role of LCLAT1 in receptor tyrosine kinase and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 signaling was not explored. Here, we show that LCLAT1 silencing in MDA-MB-231 and ARPE-19 cells abated the levels of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 in response to EGF signaling. Importantly, LCLAT1-silenced cells were also impaired for EGF-driven and insulin-driven Akt activation and downstream signaling. Thus, our work provides first evidence that the LCLAT1 acyltransferase is required for receptor tyrosine kinase signaling.
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- Victoria Chan
- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Signalling Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 4AT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S1A8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S1A8, Canada
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- Signalling Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 4AT, United Kingdom
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- Signalling Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB22 4AT, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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- Molecular Science Graduate Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario M5B2K3, Canada
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Bongartz H, Mehwald N, Seiß EA, Schumertl T, Naß N, Dittrich A. Dysregulated Gab1 signalling in triple negative breast cancer. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:161. [PMID: 38448989 PMCID: PMC10916281 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01542-9] [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: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is especially aggressive and associated with high metastasis. The aetiology of TNBC is heterogeneous and characterised by multiple different mutations that amongst others cause constitutive and dysregulated MAPK and PI3K signalling. Additionally, in more than 50% of TNBC patients, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is overexpressed and constitutively active. The multi-site docking protein Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) is a central signalling hub that connects MAPK and PI3K signalling. METHODS Expression and activation of members of the Gab1/PI3K/MAPK signalling network were assessed in cells from different breast cancer subtypes. Influence of short- and long-term inhibition of EGFR, MAPK and PI3K on the activation of the Gab1/PI3K/MAPK signalling network as well as on cell viability, proliferation and migration was determined. Additionally, cellular localisation of Gab1 and Gab1 variants in naive cells and cells treated with the above-mentioned inhibitors was investigated. RESULTS We show that, activation of the Gab1/PI3K/MAPK signalling network is heterogeneous between different breast cancer subtypes. Gab1 phosphorylation and plasma membrane recruitment of Gab1 are dysregulated in the EGFRhigh TNBC cell line MDA-MB-468. While the Gab1/MAPK/PI3K signalling network follows canonical Gab1 signalling in naive MDA-MB-468 cells, Gab1 signalling is changed in cells that acquired resistance towards MAPK and PI3K inhibition. In resistant cells, Gab1 is not located at the plasma membrane despite strong activation of PI3K and MAPK. Furthermore, Gab1 tyrosine phosphorylation is uncoupled from plasma membrane recruitment. CONCLUSION Our study indicates that Gab1 signalling changes fundamentally during the acquisition of resistance to pharmacological inhibitors. Given the molecular heterogeneity between breast cancer subtypes, the detailed understanding of dysregulated and aberrant signalling is an absolute necessity in order to develop personalised therapies for patients with TNBC.
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- Hannes Bongartz
- Institute of Biology, Department of Systems Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany
- Present address: Laboratory of Immune System Biology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Institute of Biology, Department of Systems Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Department of Systems Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Department of Systems Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany
- Present address: Institute of Clinical Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, Hannover, 30625, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, University Hospital Brandenburg / Havel, Hochstraße 29, Brandenburg, 14770, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Department of Systems Biology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany.
- Center for Dynamic Systems: Systems Engineering (CDS), Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany.
- Magdeburg Center for Systems Biology (MACS), Otto-von-Guericke University, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, 39106, Germany.
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Macdonald-Obermann JL, Pike LJ. Extracellular domain mutations of the EGF receptor differentially modulate high-affinity and low-affinity responses to EGF receptor ligands. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:105763. [PMID: 38367671 PMCID: PMC10945275 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.105763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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The EGF receptor is mutated in a number of cancers. In most cases, the mutations occur in the intracellular tyrosine kinase domain. However, in glioblastomas, many of the mutations are in the extracellular ligand binding domain. To determine what changes in receptor function are induced by such extracellular domain mutations, we analyzed the binding and biological response to the seven different EGF receptor ligands in three common glioblastoma mutants-R84K, A265V, and G574V. Our data indicate that all three mutations significantly increase the binding affinity of all seven ligands. In addition, the mutations increase the potency of all ligands for stimulating receptor autophosphorylation, phospholipase Cγ, Akt, and MAP kinase activity. In all mutants, the rank order of ligand potency seen at the wild-type receptor was retained, suggesting that the receptors still discriminate among the different ligands. However, the low-affinity ligands, EPR and EPG, did show larger than average enhancements of potency for stimulating Akt and MAPK but not receptor autophosphorylation and phospholipase Cγ activation. Relative to the wild-type receptor, these changes lead to an increase in the responsiveness of these mutants to physiological concentrations of ligands and an alteration in the ratio of activation of the different pathways. This may contribute to their oncogenic potential. In the context of recent findings, our data also suggest that so-called "high"-affinity biological responses arise from activation by isolated receptor dimers, whereas "low"-affinity biological responses require clustering of receptors which occurs at higher concentrations of ligand.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri.
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Xian Y, Wang X, Yu Y, Chen X. The mechanism of EGFL7 regulating neovascularization in diabetic retinopathy through the PI3K/AKT/VEGFA pathway. Life Sci 2024; 340:122483. [PMID: 38307238 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a blinding disease caused by diabetes, characterized by neovascularization of the retina. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of epidermal growth factor-like structural domain 7 (EGFL7) on human retinal vascular endothelial cells (HRECS) and retinas from rats with DR. An in vitro model of DR was established through culturing HRECS in high glucose. The in vivo model of DR was established by injecting SD rats with streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes. The differences in the expressed levels of EGFL7, PI3K, AKT, P-AKT and VEGFA in high-glucose cultured cells and retinal tissues of diabetic rats were detected in compared to those in the control group. Stable EGFL7 knockdown cell lines were generated by transfecting HRECS with lentiviral vectors and the effects of EGFL7 knockdown on angiogenesis, cell migration and proliferation were investigated. The results showed that EGFL7, PI3K, P-AKT and VEGFA was increased in cells and tissues under high glucose conditions. Knockdown of EGFL7 downregulated the proliferation, migration and angiogenesis capacity of HRECS, and blocked the PI3K/AKT/VEGFA signaling pathway. Furthermore, overexpression of PI3K reversed the effects of EGFL7 inhibition. These findings provide new ideas for the treatment of neovascularisation in DR.
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- Yang Xian
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China.
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Wang N, Zhu S, Lv D, Wang Y, Khawar MB, Sun H. Allosteric modulation of SHP2: Quest from known to unknown. Drug Dev Res 2023; 84:1395-1410. [PMID: 37583266 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.22100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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Src homology-2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 (SHP2) is a key regulatory factor in the cell cycle and its activating mutations play an important role in the development of various cancers, making it an important target for antitumor drugs. Due to the highly conserved amino acid sequence and positively charged nature of the active site of SHP2, it is difficult to discover inhibitors with high affinity for the catalytic site of SHP2 and sufficient cell permeability, making it considered an "undruggable" target. However, the discovery of allosteric regulation mechanisms provides new opportunities for transforming undruggable targets into druggable ones. Given the limitations of orthosteric inhibitors, SHP2 allosteric inhibitors have become a more selective and safer research direction. In this review, we elucidate the oncogenic mechanism of SHP2 and summarize the discovery methods of SHP2 allosteric inhibitors, providing new strategies for the design and improvement of SHP2 allosteric inhibitors.
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- Ning Wang
- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Haian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haian, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou, China
- School of Life Sciences, Anqing Normal University, Anqing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Haian Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Haian, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou, China
- Applied Molecular Biology and Biomedicine Lab, Department of Zoology, University of Narowal, Narowal, Pakistan
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Experimental & Translational Non-coding RNA Research, Yangzhou, China
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Pérez-Baena MJ, Cordero-Pérez FJ, Pérez-Losada J, Holgado-Madruga M. The Role of GAB1 in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4179. [PMID: 37627207 PMCID: PMC10453317 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15164179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
GRB2-associated binder 1 (GAB1) is the inaugural member of the GAB/DOS family of pleckstrin homology (PH) domain-containing proteins. Upon receiving various stimuli, GAB1 transitions from the cytoplasm to the membrane where it is phosphorylated by a range of kinases. This event recruits SH2 domain-containing proteins like SHP2, PI3K's p85 subunit, CRK, and others, thereby activating distinct signaling pathways, including MAPK, PI3K/AKT, and JNK. GAB1-deficient embryos succumb in utero, presenting with developmental abnormalities in the heart, placenta, liver, skin, limb, and diaphragm myocytes. Oncogenic mutations have been identified in the context of cancer. GAB1 expression levels are disrupted in various tumors, and elevated levels in patients often portend a worse prognosis in multiple cancer types. This review focuses on GAB1's influence on cellular transformation particularly in proliferation, evasion of apoptosis, metastasis, and angiogenesis-each of these processes being a cancer hallmark. GAB1 also modulates the resistance/sensitivity to antitumor therapies, making it a promising target for future anticancer strategies.
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- Manuel Jesús Pérez-Baena
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (IBMCC-CIC), Universidad de Salamanca/CSIC, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.P.-B.); (J.P.-L.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (IBMCC-CIC), Universidad de Salamanca/CSIC, 37007 Salamanca, Spain; (M.J.P.-B.); (J.P.-L.)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCyL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
- Virtual Institute for Good Health and Well Being (GLADE), European Campus of City Universities (EC2U), 86073 Poitiers, France
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Cooke M, Zhang S, Cornejo Maciel F, Kazanietz MG. Gi/o GPCRs drive the formation of actin-rich tunneling nanotubes in cancer cells via a Gβγ/PKCα/FARP1/Cdc42 axis. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104983. [PMID: 37390986 PMCID: PMC10374973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023] Open
Abstract
The functional association between stimulation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by eicosanoids and actin cytoskeleton reorganization remains largely unexplored. Using a model of human adrenocortical cancer cells, here we established that activation of the GPCR OXER1 by its natural agonist, the eicosanoid 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid, leads to the formation of filopodia-like elongated projections connecting adjacent cells, known as tunneling nanotube (TNT)-like structures. This effect is reduced by pertussis toxin and GUE1654, a biased antagonist for the Gβγ pathway downstream of OXER1 activation. We also observed pertussis toxin-dependent TNT biogenesis in response to lysophosphatidic acid, indicative of a general response driven by Gi/o-coupled GPCRs. TNT generation by either 5-oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid or lysophosphatidic acid is partially dependent on the transactivation of the epidermal growth factor receptor and impaired by phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibition. Subsequent signaling analysis reveals a strict requirement of phospholipase C β3 and its downstream effector protein kinase Cα. Consistent with the established role of Rho small GTPases in the formation of actin-rich projecting structures, we identified the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factor FARP1 as a GPCR effector essential for TNT formation, acting via Cdc42. Altogether, our study pioneers a link between Gi/o-coupled GPCRs and TNT development and sheds light into the intricate signaling pathways governing the generation of specialized actin-rich elongated structures in response to bioactive signaling lipids.
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- Mariana Cooke
- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Departament of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; INBIOMED, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Myers PJ, Lee SH, Lazzara MJ. An integrated mechanistic and data-driven computational model predicts cell responses to high- and low-affinity EGFR ligands. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.06.25.543329. [PMID: 37425852 PMCID: PMC10327094 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.25.543329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
The biophysical properties of ligand binding heavily influence the ability of receptors to specify cell fates. Understanding the rules by which ligand binding kinetics impact cell phenotype is challenging, however, because of the coupled information transfers that occur from receptors to downstream signaling effectors and from effectors to phenotypes. Here, we address that issue by developing an integrated mechanistic and data-driven computational modeling platform to predict cell responses to different ligands for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Experimental data for model training and validation were generated using MCF7 human breast cancer cells treated with the high- and low-affinity ligands epidermal growth factor (EGF) and epiregulin (EREG), respectively. The integrated model captures the unintuitive, concentration-dependent abilities of EGF and EREG to drive signals and phenotypes differently, even at similar levels of receptor occupancy. For example, the model correctly predicts the dominance of EREG over EGF in driving a cell differentiation phenotype through AKT signaling at intermediate and saturating ligand concentrations and the ability of EGF and EREG to drive a broadly concentration-sensitive migration phenotype through cooperative ERK and AKT signaling. Parameter sensitivity analysis identifies EGFR endocytosis, which is differentially regulated by EGF and EREG, as one of the most important determinants of the alternative phenotypes driven by different ligands. The integrated model provides a new platform to predict how phenotypes are controlled by the earliest biophysical rate processes in signal transduction and may eventually be leveraged to understand receptor signaling system performance depends on cell context. One-sentence summary Integrated kinetic and data-driven EGFR signaling model identifies the specific signaling mechanisms that dictate cell responses to EGFR activation by different ligands.
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Safaroghli-Azar A, Sanaei MJ, Pourbagheri-Sigaroodi A, Bashash D. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) classes: From cell signaling to endocytic recycling and autophagy. Eur J Pharmacol 2023:175827. [PMID: 37269974 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lipid signaling is defined as any biological signaling action in which a lipid messenger binds to a protein target, converting its effects to specific cellular responses. In this complex biological pathway, the family of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) represents a pivotal role and affects many aspects of cellular biology from cell survival, proliferation, and migration to endocytosis, intracellular trafficking, metabolism, and autophagy. While yeasts have a single isoform of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), mammals possess eight PI3K types divided into three classes. The class I PI3Ks have set the stage to widen research interest in the field of cancer biology. The aberrant activation of class I PI3Ks has been identified in 30-50% of human tumors, and activating mutations in PIK3CA is one of the most frequent oncogenes in human cancer. In addition to indirect participation in cell signaling, class II and III PI3Ks primarily regulate vesicle trafficking. Class III PI3Ks are also responsible for autophagosome formation and autophagy flux. The current review aims to discuss the original data obtained from international research laboratories on the latest discoveries regarding PI3Ks-mediated cell biological processes. Also, we unravel the mechanisms by which pools of the same phosphoinositides (PIs) derived from different PI3K types act differently.
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- Ava Safaroghli-Azar
- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Bi J, Wu Z, Zhang X, Zeng T, Dai W, Qiu N, Xu M, Qiao Y, Ke L, Zhao J, Cao X, Lin Q, Chen XL, Xie L, Ouyang Z, Guo J, Zheng L, Ma C, Guo S, Chen K, Mo W, Fu G, Zhao TJ, Wang HR. TMEM25 inhibits monomeric EGFR-mediated STAT3 activation in basal state to suppress triple-negative breast cancer progression. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2342. [PMID: 37095176 PMCID: PMC10126118 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38115-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer with poor outcome and lacks of approved targeted therapy. Overexpression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is found in more than 50% TNBC and is suggested as a driving force in progression of TNBC; however, targeting EGFR using antibodies to prevent its dimerization and activation shows no significant benefits for TNBC patients. Here we report that EGFR monomer may activate signal transducer activator of transcription-3 (STAT3) in the absence of transmembrane protein TMEM25, whose expression is frequently decreased in human TNBC. Deficiency of TMEM25 allows EGFR monomer to phosphorylate STAT3 independent of ligand binding, and thus enhances basal STAT3 activation to promote TNBC progression in female mice. Moreover, supplying TMEM25 by adeno-associated virus strongly suppresses STAT3 activation and TNBC progression. Hence, our study reveals a role of monomeric-EGFR/STAT3 signaling pathway in TNBC progression and points out a potential targeted therapy for TNBC.
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- Jing Bi
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences (Beijing), Beijing Institute of Lifeomics, 100850, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- Cancer Research Center of Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, Fujian, China
- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, 361003, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361003, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361003, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, 100853, Beijing, China
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- GemPharmatech Co., Ltd., 210000, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 510120, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China
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- Cancer Research Center of Xiamen University, 361102, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
- School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361003, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, 361102, Fujian, China.
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 361003, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
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XU JINGYAO, HAO SHUANGLI, HAN KAIYUE, YANG WANXI, DENG HONG. How is the AKT/mTOR pathway involved in cell migration and invasion? BIOCELL 2023. [DOI: 10.32604/biocell.2023.026618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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An SJ, Anneken A, Xi Z, Choi C, Schlessinger J, Toomre D. Regulation of EGF-stimulated activation of the PI-3K/AKT pathway by exocyst-mediated exocytosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2208947119. [PMID: 36417441 PMCID: PMC9860279 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208947119] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI-3K)/AKT cell survival pathway is an important pathway activated by EGFR signaling. Here we show, that in addition to previously described critical components of this pathway, i.e., the docking protein Gab1, the PI-3K/AKT pathway in epithelial cells is regulated by the exocyst complex, which is a vesicle tether that is essential for exocytosis. Using live-cell imaging, we demonstrate that PI(3,4,5)P3 levels fluctuate at the membrane on a minutes time scale and that these fluctuations are associated with local PI(3,4,5)P3 increases at sites where recycling vesicles undergo exocytic fusion. Supporting a role for exocytosis in PI(3,4,5)P3 generation, acute promotion of exocytosis by optogenetically driving exocyst-mediated vesicle tethering up-regulates PI(3,4,5)P3 production and AKT activation. Conversely, acute inhibition of exocytosis using Endosidin2, a small-molecule inhibitor of the exocyst subunit Exo70 (also designated EXOC7), or inhibition of exocyst function by siRNA-mediated knockdown of the exocyst subunit Sec15 (EXOC6), impairs PI(3,4,5)P3 production and AKT activation induced by EGF stimulation of epithelial cells. Moreover, prolonged inhibition of EGF signaling by EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors results in spontaneous reactivation of AKT without a concomitant relief of EGFR inhibition. However, this reactivation can be negated by acutely inhibiting the exocyst. These experiments demonstrate that exocyst-mediated exocytosis-by regulating PI(3,4,5)P3 levels at the plasma membrane-subserves activation of the PI-3K/AKT pathway by EGFR in epithelial cells.
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- Seong J. An
- aDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
- bDepartment of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
- 2To whom correspondence may be addressed. or
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- aDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
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- aDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
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- aDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
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- bDepartment of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
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- aDepartment of Cell Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06510
- 2To whom correspondence may be addressed. or
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Cheng YX, Xu WB, Dong WR, Zhang YM, Li BW, Chen DY, Xiao Y, Guo XL, Shu MA. Identification and functional analysis of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) from Scylla paramamosain: The first evidence of two EGFR genes in animal and their involvement in immune defense against pathogen infection. Mol Immunol 2022; 151:143-157. [PMID: 36150275 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a pleiotropic glycoprotein which plays a role in regulating cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. However, the genetic diversity of EGFR in crustaceans as well as its function, such as whether it is involved in immune regulation, remains obscure. In this study, two EGFR genes, including EGFR1 and EGFR2, and three transcripts were identified and characterized in Scylla Paramamosain for the first time. To our knowledge, this is the first time that more than one EGFR gene was identified in a single species. The complete open reading frames (ORFs) of SpEGFR1, SpEGFR2a and SpEGFR2b were 4377 bp, 4404 bp and 4341 bp encoding deduced proteins of 1458 amino acids (aa), 1467 aa and 1446 aa, respectively. All EGFR had a signal peptide region and two Recep_L_domain region, followed by a transmembrane region and a conserved tyrosine kinase domain (TyrKc), and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated three SpEGFRs clustered together with invertebrate EGFR branch. Tissue specific expression analysis depicted that all SpEGFRs presented similar transcription patterns. The expression levels of SpEGFR1 and SpEGFR2s in hepatopancreas and gills were significantly altered after the stimulation of bacterial and viral pathogens including Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio alginolyticus, White spot syndromre virus and Polycytidylinic acid. The in vivo RNA interference assays demonstrated that expression levels of SpIKK, two members of NF-κB (SpRelish and SpDorsal) and six antimicrobial peptide (AMP) genes (SpCrustin and SpALF1-5) were significantly reduced when SpEGFR1 or SpEGFR2 was silenced, respectively. The transcription patterns of SpIKK, SpRelish, SpDorsal and AMPs exhibited similar down- or up-regulation trend when the primary cultured hemocytes were treated with EGFR antagonist or agonist for 24 h. These results suggested that SpEGFR might play an important role in innate immune responses to bacterial and viral infections by regulating the NF-κB pathway. It also provided a better understanding of the origin or evolution of EGFR in crustaceans and even invertebrates.
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- Yuan-Xin Cheng
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Kurupi R, Floros KV, Jacob S, Chawla AT, Cai J, Hu B, Puchalapalli M, Coon CM, Khatri R, Crowther GS, Egan RK, Murchie E, Greninger P, Dalton KM, Ghotra MS, Boikos SA, Koblinski JE, Harada H, Sun Y, Morgan IM, Basu D, Dozmorov MG, Benes CH, Faber AC. Pharmacologic Inhibition of SHP2 Blocks Both PI3K and MEK Signaling in Low-epiregulin HNSCC via GAB1. CANCER RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS 2022; 2:1061-1074. [PMID: 36506869 PMCID: PMC9728803 DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-21-0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Preclinical and clinical studies have evidenced that effective targeted therapy treatment against receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) in different solid tumor paradigms is predicated on simultaneous inhibition of both the PI3K and MEK intracellular signaling pathways. Indeed, re-activation of either pathway results in resistance to these therapies. Recently, oncogenic phosphatase SHP2 inhibitors have been developed with some now reaching clinical trials. To expand on possible indications for SHP099, we screened over 800 cancer cell lines covering over 25 subsets of cancer. We found HNSCC was the most sensitive adult subtype of cancer to SHP099. We found that, in addition to the MEK pathway, SHP2 inhibition blocks the PI3K pathway in sensitive HNSCC, resulting in downregulation of mTORC signaling and anti-tumor effects across several HNSCC mouse models, including an HPV+ patient-derived xenograft (PDX). Importantly, we found low levels of the RTK ligand epiregulin identified HNSCCs that were sensitive to SHP2 inhibitor, and, adding exogenous epiregulin mitigated SHP099 efficacy. Mechanistically, epiregulin maintained SHP2-GAB1 complexes in the presence of SHP2 inhibition, preventing downregulation of the MEK and PI3K pathways. We demonstrate HNSCCs were highly dependent on GAB1 for their survival and knockdown of GAB1 is sufficient to block the ability of epiregulin to rescue MEK and PI3K signaling. These data connect the sensitivity of HNSCC to SHP2 inhibitors and to a broad reliance on GAB1-SHP2, revealing an important and druggable signaling axis. Overall, SHP2 inhibitors are being heavily developed and may have activity in HNSCCs, and in particular those with low levels of epiregulin.
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- Richard Kurupi
- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23220
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23220
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02129, USA and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02129, USA and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02129, USA and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02129, USA and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23220
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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- Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23220.,Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02129, USA and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- VCU Philips Institute, School of Dentistry and Massey Cancer Center; Richmond, Virginia 23298
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Yan D, Huelse JM, Kireev D, Tan Z, Chen L, Goyal S, Wang X, Frye SV, Behera M, Schneider F, Ramalingam SS, Owonikoko T, Earp HS, DeRyckere D, Graham DK. MERTK activation drives osimertinib resistance in EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. J Clin Invest 2022; 132:e150517. [PMID: 35708914 PMCID: PMC9337831 DOI: 10.1172/jci150517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Acquired resistance is inevitable in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) treated with osimertinib (OSI), and the mechanisms are not well defined. The MERTK ligand GAS6 promoted downstream oncogenic signaling in EGFR-mutated (EGFRMT) NSCLC cells treated with OSI, suggesting a role for MERTK activation in OSI resistance. Indeed, treatment with MRX-2843, a first-in-class MERTK kinase inhibitor, resensitized GAS6-treated NSCLC cells to OSI. Both GAS6 and EGF stimulated downstream PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK signaling in parental cells, but only GAS6 activated these pathways in OSI-resistant (OSIR) derivative cell lines. Functionally, OSIR cells were more sensitive to MRX-2843 than parental cells, suggesting acquired dependence on MERTK signaling. Furthermore, MERTK and/or its ligands were dramatically upregulated in EGFRMT tumors after treatment with OSI in both xenograft models and patient samples, consistent with induction of autocrine/paracrine MERTK activation. Moreover, treatment with MRX-2843 in combination with OSI, but not OSI alone, provided durable suppression of tumor growth in vivo, even after treatment was stopped. These data identify MERTK as a driver of bypass signaling in treatment-naive and EGFRMT-OSIR NSCLC cells and predict that MRX-2843 and OSI combination therapy will provide clinical benefit in patients with EGFRMT NSCLC.
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- Dan Yan
- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resources, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resources, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resources, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, and
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Winship Cancer Institute, and
- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Cabral-Dias R, Lucarelli S, Zak K, Rahmani S, Judge G, Abousawan J, DiGiovanni LF, Vural D, Anderson KE, Sugiyama MG, Genc G, Hong W, Botelho RJ, Fairn GD, Kim PK, Antonescu CN. Fyn and TOM1L1 are recruited to clathrin-coated pits and regulate Akt signaling. J Cell Biol 2022; 221:213045. [PMID: 35238864 PMCID: PMC8899389 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201808181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) controls many aspects of cell physiology. EGF binding to EGFR elicits the membrane recruitment and activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase, leading to Akt phosphorylation and activation. Concomitantly, EGFR is recruited to clathrin-coated pits (CCPs), eventually leading to receptor endocytosis. Previous work uncovered that clathrin, but not receptor endocytosis, is required for EGF-stimulated Akt activation, and that some EGFR signals are enriched in CCPs. Here, we examine how CCPs control EGFR signaling. The signaling adaptor TOM1L1 and the Src-family kinase Fyn are enriched within a subset of CCPs with unique lifetimes and protein composition. Perturbation of TOM1L1 or Fyn impairs EGF-stimulated phosphorylation of Akt2 but not Akt1. EGF stimulation also triggered the TOM1L1- and Fyn-dependent recruitment of the phosphoinositide 5-phosphatase SHIP2 to CCPs. Thus, the recruitment of TOM1L1 and Fyn to a subset of CCPs underlies a role for these structures in the support of EGFR signaling leading to Akt activation.
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- Rebecca Cabral-Dias
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Program in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Signalling Programme, Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Program in Cell Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kanumuri R, Pasupuleti SK, Burns SS, Ramdas B, Kapur R. Targeting SHP2 phosphatase in hematological malignancies. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2022; 26:319-332. [PMID: 35503226 PMCID: PMC9239432 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2022.2066518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Src homology-2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) is a ubiquitously expressed, non-receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase encoded by the PTPN11 gene. Gain-of-function (GOF) mutations in PTPN11 are associated with the development of various hematological malignancies and Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NS-ML). Preclinical studies performed with allosteric SHP2 inhibitors and combination treatments of SHP2 inhibitors with inhibitors of downstream regulators (such as MEK, ERK, and PD-1/PD-L1) demonstrate improved antitumor benefits. However, the development of novel SHP2 inhibitors is necessary to improve the therapeutic strategies for hematological malignancies and tackle drug resistance and disease relapse. AREAS COVERED This review examines the structure of SHP2, its function in various signaling cascades, the consequences of constitutive activation of SHP2 and potential therapeutic strategies to treat SHP2-driven hematological malignancies. EXPERT OPINION While SHP2 inhibitors have exhibited promise in preclinical trials, numerous challenges remain in translation to the clinic, including drug resistance. Although PROTAC-based SHP2 degraders show better efficacy than SHP2 inhibitors, novel strategies need to be designed to improve SHP2-specific therapies in hematologic malignancies. Genome-wide CRISPR screening should also be used to identify molecules that confer resistance to SHP2 inhibitors. Targeting these molecules together with SHP2 can increase the target specificity and reduce drug resistance.
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- Rahul Kanumuri
- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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In this review article, we will first provide a brief overview of the ErbB receptor-ligand system and its importance in developmental and physiological processes. We will then review the literature regarding the role of ErbB receptors and their ligands in the maladaptive remodeling of lung tissue, with special emphasis on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Here we will focus on the pathways and cellular processes contributing to epithelial-mesenchymal miscommunication seen in this pathology. We will also provide an overview of the in vivo studies addressing the efficacy of different ErbB signaling inhibitors in experimental models of lung injury and highlight how such studies may contribute to our understanding of ErbB biology in the lung. Finally, we will discuss what we learned from clinical applications of the ErbB1 signaling inhibitors in cancer in order to advance clinical trials in IPF.
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Dynamic EGFR interactomes reveal differential association of signaling modules with wildtype and Exon19-del EGFR in NSCLC cell lines. J Proteomics 2022; 260:104555. [PMID: 35301141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2022.104555] [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: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Protein-protein interaction networks (PPIs) govern the majority of biological processes, but how oncogenic mutations impact these interactions and their functions at a network scale is poorly understood. Mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a pre-requisition for EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment. Identification of interaction partners that bind to mutated EGFR can help understand the mechanism of action and pathways that mediate drug resistance. In this study, we characterized the dynamic interaction network of a pair of EGFR wildtype and mutant NSCLC cell lines. We performed immunoprecipitation of endogenous EGFR at various time points following EGF treatment and analyzed the associated proteins by quantitative mass spectrometry. Our results showed that the core signaling modules and key downstream pathways are maintained in the mutant cell line, but receptor internalization and intracellular trafficking in the mutant is delayed. Furthermore, we identified mutant EGFR-associated proteins that could affect EGFR functions in lung adenocarcinoma. SIGNIFICANCE: We analyzed the dynamic EGFR interaction network in NSCLC cell lines expressing wild-type and mutant EGFR. By comparing the similarities and differences in the EGFR proteome, we gained a better understanding of EGFR signal transduction network, and identified new factors for further functional characterizations and clinical significance assessment.
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Carlin CR. Role of EGF Receptor Regulatory Networks in the Host Response to Viral Infections. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:820355. [PMID: 35083168 PMCID: PMC8785968 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.820355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In this review article, we will first provide a brief overview of EGF receptor (EGFR) structure and function, and its importance as a therapeutic target in epithelial carcinomas. We will then compare what is currently known about canonical EGFR trafficking pathways that are triggered by ligand binding, versus ligand-independent pathways activated by a variety of intrinsic and environmentally induced cellular stresses. Next, we will review the literature regarding the role of EGFR as a host factor with critical roles facilitating viral cell entry and replication. Here we will focus on pathogens exploiting virus-encoded and endogenous EGFR ligands, as well as EGFR-mediated trafficking and signaling pathways that have been co-opted by wild-type viruses and recombinant gene therapy vectors. We will also provide an overview of a recently discovered pathway regulating non-canonical EGFR trafficking and signaling that may be a common feature of viruses like human adenoviruses which signal through p38-mitogen activated protein kinase. We will conclude by discussing the emerging role of EGFR signaling in innate immunity to viral infections, and how viral evasion mechanisms are contributing to our understanding of fundamental EGFR biology.
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- Cathleen R. Carlin
- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States,Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States,*Correspondence: Cathleen R. Carlin,
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Double-edged roles of protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 in cancer and its inhibitors in clinical trials. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 230:107966. [PMID: 34403682 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2021.107966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Phosphorylation is a reversible post-translational modification regulated by phosphorylase and dephosphorylase to mediate important cellular events. Src homology-2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (SHP2) encoded by PTPN11 is the first identified oncogenic protein in protein tyrosine phosphatases family. Serving as a convergent node, SHP2 is involved in multiple cascade signaling pathways including Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK, PI3K-AKT, JAK-STAT and PD-1/PD-L1 pathways. Especially, the double-edged roles of SHP2 based on the substrate specificity in various biological contexts dramatically increase the effect complexity in different SHP2-associated diseases. Evidences suggest that by collaborating with other mutations in associated pathways, dysregulation of SHP2 contributes to the pathogenesis of different cancers, making SHP2 a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment. SHP2 can either act as oncogenic factor or tumor suppressor in different diseases, and both the conserved catalytic dephosphorylation mechanism and the unique allosteric regulation mechanism of SHP2 provide opportunities for the development of SHP2 inhibitors and activators. To date, several small-molecule SHP2 inhibitors have advanced into clinical trials for mono- or combined therapy of cancers. Moreover, SHP2 activators and proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC)-based degraders also display therapeutic promise. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the overall structures, regulation mechanisms, double-edged roles of SHP2 in both physiological and carcinogenic pathways, and SHP2 inhibitors in clinical trials. SHP2 activators and degraders are also briefly discussed. This review aims to provide in-depth understanding of the biological roles of SHP2 and highlight therapeutic potential of targeting SHP2.
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Ghomlaghi M, Hart A, Hoang N, Shin S, Nguyen LK. Feedback, Crosstalk and Competition: Ingredients for Emergent Non-Linear Behaviour in the PI3K/mTOR Signalling Network. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:6944. [PMID: 34203293 PMCID: PMC8267830 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22136944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The PI3K/mTOR signalling pathway plays a central role in the governing of cell growth, survival and metabolism. As such, it must integrate and decode information from both external and internal sources to guide efficient decision-making by the cell. To facilitate this, the pathway has evolved an intricate web of complex regulatory mechanisms and elaborate crosstalk with neighbouring signalling pathways, making it a highly non-linear system. Here, we describe the mechanistic biological details that underpin these regulatory mechanisms, covering a multitude of negative and positive feedback loops, feed-forward loops, competing protein interactions, and crosstalk with major signalling pathways. Further, we highlight the non-linear and dynamic network behaviours that arise from these regulations, uncovered through computational and experimental studies. Given the pivotal role of the PI3K/mTOR network in cellular homeostasis and its frequent dysregulation in pathologies including cancer and diabetes, a coherent and systems-level understanding of the complex regulation and consequential dynamic signalling behaviours within this network is imperative for advancing biology and development of new therapeutic approaches.
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- Milad Ghomlaghi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; (M.G.); (A.H.); (N.H.); (S.S.)
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; (M.G.); (A.H.); (N.H.); (S.S.)
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; (M.G.); (A.H.); (N.H.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; (M.G.); (A.H.); (N.H.); (S.S.)
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; (M.G.); (A.H.); (N.H.); (S.S.)
- Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Mizutani N, Hikita H, Saito Y, Myojin Y, Sato K, Urabe M, Kurahashi T, Shiode Y, Sakane S, Murai K, Nozaki Y, Kodama T, Sakamori R, Yoshida Y, Tatsumi T, Takehara T. Gab1 in livers with persistent hepatocyte apoptosis has an antiapoptotic effect and reduces chronic liver injury, fibrosis, and tumorigenesis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2021; 320:G958-G968. [PMID: 33787344 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00370.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) is an adaptor protein that is important for intracellular signal transduction by receptor tyrosine kinases that are receptors for various growth factors and plays an important role in rapid liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy and during acute hepatitis. On the other hand, mild liver regeneration is induced in livers of individuals with chronic hepatitis, where hepatocyte apoptosis is persistent; however, the impact of Gab1 on such livers remains unclear. We examined the role of Gab1 in chronic hepatitis. Gab1 knockdown enhanced the decrease in cell viability and apoptosis induced by ABT-737, a Bcl-2/-xL/-w inhibitor, in BNL.CL2 cells, while cell viability and caspase activity were unchanged in the absence of ABT-737. ABT-737 treatment induced Gab1 cleavage to form p35-Gab1. p35-Gab1 was also detected in the livers of mice with hepatocyte-specific Mcl-1 knockout (KO), which causes persistent hepatocyte apoptosis. Gab1 deficiency exacerbated hepatocyte apoptosis in Mcl-1 KO mice with posttranscriptional downregulation of Bcl-XL. In BNL.CL2 cells treated with ABT-737, Gab1 knockdown posttranscriptionally suppressed Bcl-xL expression, and p35-Gab1 overexpression enhanced Bcl-xL expression. Gab1 deficiency in Mcl-1 KO mice activated STAT3 signaling in hepatocytes, increased hepatocyte proliferation, and increased the incidence of liver cancer with the exacerbation of liver fibrosis. In conclusion, Gab1 is cleaved in the presence of apoptotic stimuli and forms p35-Gab1 in hepatocytes. In chronic liver injury, the role of Gab1 in suppressing apoptosis and reducing liver damage, fibrosis, and tumorigenesis is more important than its role in liver regeneration.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) is known to contribute to liver regeneration after acute liver injury. However, in chronic liver diseases, Gab1 plays a greater role in suppressing hepatocyte apoptosis than in liver regeneration, resulting in suppression of hepatocyte proliferation, liver fibrosis, and liver carcinogenesis.
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- Naoki Mizutani
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Starchenko A, Graves-Deal R, Brubaker D, Li C, Yang Y, Singh B, Coffey RJ, Lauffenburger DA. Cell surface integrin α5ß1 clustering negatively regulates receptor tyrosine kinase signaling in colorectal cancer cells via glycogen synthase kinase 3. Integr Biol (Camb) 2021; 13:153-166. [PMID: 34037774 PMCID: PMC8204629 DOI: 10.1093/intbio/zyab009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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As a key process within the tissue microenvironment, integrin signaling can influence cell functional responses to growth factor stimuli. We show here that clustering of integrin α5ß1 at the plasma membrane of colorectal cancer-derived epithelial cells modulates their ability to respond to stimulation by receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)-activating growth factors EGF, NRG and HGF, through GSK3-mediated suppression of Akt pathway. We observed that integrin α5ß1 is lost from the membrane of poorly organized human colorectal tumors and that treatment with the integrin-clustering antibody P4G11 is sufficient to induce polarity in a mouse tumor xenograft model. While adding RTK growth factors (EGF, NRG and HGF) to polarized colorectal cancer cells induced invasion and loss of monolayer formation in 2D and 3D, this pathological behavior could be blocked by P4G11. Phosphorylation of ErbB family members as well as MET following EGF, NRG and HGF treatment was diminished in cells pretreated with P4G11. Focusing on EGFR, we found that blockade of integrin α5ß1 increased EGFR phosphorylation. Since activity of multiple downstream kinase pathways were altered by these various treatments, we employed computational machine learning techniques to ascertain the most important effects. Partial least-squares discriminant analysis identified GSK3 as a major regulator of EGFR pathway activities influenced by integrin α5ß1. Moreover, we used partial correlation analysis to examine signaling pathway crosstalk downstream of EGF stimulation and found that integrin α5ß1 acts as a negative regulator of the AKT signaling cascade downstream of EGFR, with GSK3 acting as a key mediator. We experimentally validated these computational inferences by confirming that blockade of GSK3 activity is sufficient to induce loss of polarity and increase of oncogenic signaling in the colonic epithelial cells.
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- Alina Starchenko
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Nian Q, Zeng J, He L, Chen Y, Zhang Z, Rodrigues-Lima F, Zhao L, Feng X, Shi J. A small molecule inhibitor targeting SHP2 mutations for the lung carcinoma. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factor signalling in osteoarthritis and cartilage repair. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2020; 16:547-564. [PMID: 32807927 DOI: 10.1038/s41584-020-0469-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Regulated fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signalling is a prerequisite for the correct development and homeostasis of articular cartilage, as evidenced by the fact that aberrant FGF signalling contributes to the maldevelopment of joints and to the onset and progression of osteoarthritis. Of the four FGF receptors (FGFRs 1-4), FGFR1 and FGFR3 are strongly implicated in osteoarthritis, and FGFR1 antagonists, as well as agonists of FGFR3, have shown therapeutic efficacy in mouse models of spontaneous and surgically induced osteoarthritis. FGF18, a high affinity ligand for FGFR3, is the only FGF-based drug currently in clinical trials for osteoarthritis. This Review covers the latest advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate FGF signalling during normal joint development and in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Strategies for FGF signalling-based treatment of osteoarthritis and for cartilage repair in animal models and clinical trials are also introduced. An improved understanding of FGF signalling from a structural biology perspective, and of its roles in skeletal development and diseases, could unlock new avenues for discovery of modulators of FGF signalling that can slow or stop the progression of osteoarthritis.
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Lindner AU, Carberry S, Monsefi N, Barat A, Salvucci M, O'Byrne R, Zanella ER, Cremona M, Hennessy BT, Bertotti A, Trusolino L, Prehn JHM. Systems analysis of protein signatures predicting cetuximab responses in
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wild‐type patient‐derived xenograft models of metastatic colorectal cancer. Int J Cancer 2020; 147:2891-2901. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Andreas U. Lindner
- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Translational Cancer Medicine, Surgical Oncology, and Clinical Trials Coordination Candiolo Cancer Institute Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia IRCCS Turin Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology Beaumont Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology Beaumont Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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- Translational Cancer Medicine, Surgical Oncology, and Clinical Trials Coordination Candiolo Cancer Institute Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia IRCCS Turin Italy
- Department of Oncology University of Turin Medical School Turin Italy
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- Translational Cancer Medicine, Surgical Oncology, and Clinical Trials Coordination Candiolo Cancer Institute Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia IRCCS Turin Italy
- Department of Oncology University of Turin Medical School Turin Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Medical Physics and Centre Systems Medicine Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland
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Human Cytomegalovirus miR-US5-2 Downregulation of GAB1 Regulates Cellular Proliferation and UL138 Expression through Modulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathways. mSphere 2020; 5:5/4/e00582-20. [PMID: 32759334 PMCID: PMC7407068 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00582-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) causes significant disease in immunocompromised individuals, including transplant patients. HCMV establishes latency in hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. The mechanisms governing latency and reactivation of viral replication are complex and not fully understood. HCMV-encoded miRNAs are small regulatory RNAs that reduce protein expression. In this study, we found that the HCMV miRNA miR-US5-2 targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) adaptor protein GAB1 which directly affects downstream cellular signaling pathways activated by EGF. Consequently, miR-US5-2 blocks the EGF-mediated proliferation of human fibroblasts. Early growth response gene 1 (EGR1) is a transcription factor activated by EGFR signaling that regulates expression of HCMV UL138. We show that miR-US5-2 regulates UL138 expression through GAB1-mediated downregulation of the signaling pathways that lead to EGR1 expression. These data suggest that miR-US5-2, through downregulation of GAB1, could play a critical role during reactivation from latency by reducing proliferation and UL138 expression. Regulation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) signaling is critical for the replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as well as latency and reactivation in CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells. HCMV microRNAs (miRNAs) provide a means to modulate the signaling activated by EGF through targeting components of the EGFR signaling pathways. Here, we demonstrate that HCMV miR-US5-2 directly downregulates the critical EGFR adaptor protein GAB1 that mediates activation and sustained signaling through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and MEK/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathways and cellular proliferation in response to EGF. Expression of HCMV UL138 is regulated by the transcription factor early growth response gene 1 (EGR1) downstream of EGFR-induced MEK/ERK signaling. We show that by targeting GAB1 and attenuating MEK/ERK signaling, miR-US5-2 indirectly regulates EGR1 and UL138 expression, which implicates the miRNA in critical regulation of HCMV latency. IMPORTANCE Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) causes significant disease in immunocompromised individuals, including transplant patients. HCMV establishes latency in hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow. The mechanisms governing latency and reactivation of viral replication are complex and not fully understood. HCMV-encoded miRNAs are small regulatory RNAs that reduce protein expression. In this study, we found that the HCMV miRNA miR-US5-2 targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) adaptor protein GAB1 which directly affects downstream cellular signaling pathways activated by EGF. Consequently, miR-US5-2 blocks the EGF-mediated proliferation of human fibroblasts. Early growth response gene 1 (EGR1) is a transcription factor activated by EGFR signaling that regulates expression of HCMV UL138. We show that miR-US5-2 regulates UL138 expression through GAB1-mediated downregulation of the signaling pathways that lead to EGR1 expression. These data suggest that miR-US5-2, through downregulation of GAB1, could play a critical role during reactivation from latency by reducing proliferation and UL138 expression.
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Mitchell R, Mikolajczak M, Kersten C, Fleetwood-Walker S. ErbB1-dependent signalling and vesicular trafficking in primary afferent nociceptors associated with hypersensitivity in neuropathic pain. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 142:104961. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2020.104961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Kim SH, Kim H. Transcriptome Analysis of the Inhibitory Effect of Astaxanthin on Helicobacter pylori-Induced Gastric Carcinoma Cell Motility. Mar Drugs 2020; 18:md18070365. [PMID: 32679742 PMCID: PMC7404279 DOI: 10.3390/md18070365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection promotes the metastasis of gastric carcinoma cells by modulating signal transduction pathways that regulate cell proliferation, motility, and invasion. Astaxanthin (ASTX), a xanthophyll carotenoid, is known to inhibit cancer cell migration and invasion, however the mechanism of action of ASTX in H. pylori-infected gastric epithelial cells is not well understood. To gain insight into this process, we carried out a comparative RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis of human gastric cancer AGS (adenocarcinoma gastric) cells as a function of H. pylori infection and ASTX administration. The results were used to identify genes that are differently expressed in response to H. pylori and ASTX. Gene ontology (GO) analysis identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) to be associated with cell cytoskeleton remodeling, motility, and/or migration. Among the 20 genes identified, those encoding c-MET, PI3KC2, PLCγ1, Cdc42, and ROCK1 were selected for verification by real-time PCR analysis. The verified genes were mapped, using signaling networks contained in the KEGG database, to create a signaling pathway through which ASTX might mitigate the effects of H. pylori-infection. We propose that H. pylori-induced upregulation of the upstream regulator c-MET, and hence, its downstream targets Cdc42 and ROCK1, is suppressed by ASTX. ASTX is also suggested to counteract H. pylori-induced activation of PI3K and PLCγ. In conclusion, ASTX can suppress H. pylori-induced gastric cancer progression by inhibiting cytoskeleton reorganization and reducing cell motility through downregulation of c-MET, EGFR, PI3KC2, PLCγ1, Cdc42, and ROCK1.
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Macropinosome formation occurs as a localized sequence of biochemical activities and associated morphological changes, which may be considered a form of signal transduction leading to the construction of an organelle. Macropinocytosis may also convey information about the availability of extracellular nutrients to intracellular regulators of metabolism. Consistent with this idea, activation of the metabolic regulator mechanistic target of rapamycin complex-1 (mTORC1) in response to acute stimulation by growth factors and extracellular amino acids requires internalization of amino acids by macropinocytosis. This suggests that macropinocytosis is necessary for mTORC1-dependent growth of metazoan cells, both as a route for delivery of amino acids to sensors associated with lysosomes and as a platform for growth factor-dependent signalling to mTORC1 via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and the Akt pathway. Because the biochemical signals required for the construction of macropinosomes are also required for cell growth, and inhibition of macropinocytosis inhibits growth factor signalling to mTORC1, we propose that signalling by growth factor receptors is organized into stochastic, structure-dependent cascades of chemical reactions that both build a macropinosome and stimulate mTORC1. More generally, as discrete units of signal transduction, macropinosomes may be subject to feedback regulation by metabolism and cell dimensions. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue 'Macropinocytosis'.
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- Joel A Swanson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620 , USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School , Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620 , USA
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Salama MF, Liu M, Clarke CJ, Espaillat MP, Haley JD, Jin T, Wang D, Obeid LM, Hannun YA. PKCα is required for Akt-mTORC1 activation in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) with EGFR mutation. Oncogene 2019; 38:7311-7328. [PMID: 31420605 PMCID: PMC6883150 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-019-0950-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mutational activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a major player in the pathogenesis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC patients with constitutively active EGFR mutations eventually develop drug resistance against EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors; therefore, better understandings of key components of mutant EGFR (mtEGFR) signaling are required. Here, we initially observed aberrantly high expression of protein kinase Cα (PKCα) in lung adenocarcinomas, especially those with EGFR mutations, and proceeded to examine the role of PKCα in the regulation of the signaling pathways downstream of mtEGFR. The results showed that NSCLC cell lines with constitutively active EGFR mutations tend to have very or moderately high PKCα levels. Furthermore, PKCα was constitutively activated in HCC827 and H4006 cells which have an EGFR deletion mutation in exon 19. Interestingly, mtEGFR was not required for the induction of PKCα at protein and message levels suggesting that the increased levels of PKCα are due to independent selection. On the other hand, mtEGFR activity was required for robust activation of PKCα. Loss of functions studies revealed that the NSCLC cells rely heavily on PKCα for the activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway. Unexpectedly, the results demonstrated that PKCα was required for activation of Akt upstream of mTOR but only in cells with the mtEGFR and with the increased expression of PKCα. Functionally, inhibition of PKCα in HCC827 led to caspase-3-dependent apoptosis and a significant decrease in cell survival in response to cellular stress induced by serum starvation. In summary, the results identified important roles of PKCα in regulating mTORC1 activity in lung cancer cells, whereby a primary switching occurs from PKCα-independent to PKCα-dependent signaling in the presence of EGFR mutations. The results present PKCα as a potential synergistic target of personalized treatment for NSCLC with constitutively active mutant forms of EGFR and constitutively active PKCα.
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- Mohamed F Salama
- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Department of Immuno-Oncology, HD Biosciences Inc, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Pathology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics and Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53792, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
- Stony Brook Cancer Center, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
- Departments of Biochemistry and Pathology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
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Sugiyama MG, Fairn GD, Antonescu CN. Akt-ing Up Just About Everywhere: Compartment-Specific Akt Activation and Function in Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling. Front Cell Dev Biol 2019; 7:70. [PMID: 31131274 PMCID: PMC6509475 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The serine/threonine kinase Akt is a master regulator of many diverse cellular functions, including survival, growth, metabolism, migration, and differentiation. Receptor tyrosine kinases are critical regulators of Akt, as a result of activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling leading to Akt activation upon receptor stimulation. The signaling axis formed by receptor tyrosine kinases, PI3K and Akt, as well as the vast range of downstream substrates is thus central to control of cell physiology in many different contexts and tissues. This axis must be tightly regulated, as disruption of PI3K-Akt signaling underlies the pathology of many diseases such as cancer and diabetes. This sophisticated regulation of PI3K-Akt signaling is due in part to the spatial and temporal compartmentalization of Akt activation and function, including in specific nanoscale domains of the plasma membrane as well as in specific intracellular membrane compartments. Here, we review the evidence for localized activation of PI3K-Akt signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases in various specific cellular compartments, as well as that of compartment-specific functions of Akt leading to control of several fundamental cellular processes. This spatial and temporal control of Akt activation and function occurs by a large number of parallel molecular mechanisms that are central to regulation of cell physiology.
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- Michael G. Sugiyama
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Wang X, Peng J, Yang Z, Zhou PJ, An N, Wei L, Zhu HH, Lu J, Fang YX, Gao WQ. Elevated expression of Gab1 promotes breast cancer metastasis by dissociating the PAR complex. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2019; 38:27. [PMID: 30665442 PMCID: PMC6341703 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-019-1025-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BCa) remains as the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. The majority of the deaths are due to its progression to metastatic BCa. Although Grb2-associated binding protein 1 (Gab1) has been implicated in tumor proliferation and metastasis in multiple tumors including colorectal cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma and ovarian cancer, whether and how it regulates BCa metastasis are still poorly understood. METHODS Western blot assay and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining were performed to assess expression of Gab1 in primary and metastatic BCa clinical samples. Biological function assay studies in vitro and in vivo were employed to investigate the functions of Gab1 during BCa metastasis. Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) assessment, western blot assay and immunofluorescence (IF) staining were carried out to investigate the underlying mechanism for the function of Gab1 on BCa metastasis. RESULTS In this study, we found that expression level of Gab1 was increased significantly in BCa tissue samples compared to that in benign mammary hyperplastic tissues. Furthermore, elevated expression of Gab1 was positively associated with metastasis in HER2 and TNBC subtypes of BCa. In BCa cell line MDA-MB-231 and SK-BR3 cells, stable overexpression of Gab1 promoted, while knockdown of Gab1 inhibited cell migration in vitro and metastasis in vivo. Mechanistically, overexpression of Gab1 enhanced its interaction with Par3, a key component of the polarity-associated partitioning defective (PAR) complex, leading to a dissociation of the PAR complex. Consequently, dissociated PAR complex induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) for breast tumor metastasis. By restoration assessment, we found that only re-expression of a fully functional Gab1, but not a mutant Gab1 that harbors either Par3 binding-deficiency or Par1b binding-deficiency, could reverse the repressive phenotype of cell migration in vitro and metastasis in vivo due to Gab1 knockdown. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that elevated expression of Gab1 promotes BCa metastasis by dissociating the PAR complex that leads to EMT, implicating a role of Gab1 as a potential biomarker of metastatic BCa. Moreover, inhibition of Gab1 expression might be a promising therapeutic strategy for BCa metastasis.
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- Xiao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-MedX Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pujian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China. .,School of Biomedical Engineering & Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
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Yoshida S, Pacitto R, Sesi C, Kotula L, Swanson JA. Dorsal ruffles enhance activation of Akt by growth factors. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.220517. [PMID: 30333140 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.220517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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In fibroblasts, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) stimulate the formation of actin-rich, circular dorsal ruffles (CDRs) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent phosphorylation of Akt. To test the hypothesis that CDRs increase synthesis of phosphorylated Akt1 (pAkt), we analyzed the contributions of CDRs to Akt phosphorylation in response to PDGF and EGF. CDRs appeared within several minutes of growth factor addition, coincident with a peak of pAkt. Microtubule depolymerization with nocodazole blocked CDR formation and inhibited phosphorylation of Akt in response to EGF but not PDGF. Quantitative immunofluorescence showed increased concentrations of Akt, pAkt and phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP3), the phosphoinositide product of PI3K that activates Akt, concentrated in CDRs and ruffles. EGF stimulated lower maximal levels of pAkt than did PDGF, which suggests that Akt phosphorylation requires amplification in CDRs only when PI3K activities are low. Accordingly, stimulation with low concentrations of PDGF elicited lower levels of Akt phosphorylation, which, like responses to EGF, were inhibited by nocodazole. These results indicate that when receptor signaling generates low levels of PI3K activity, CDRs facilitate local amplification of PI3K and phosphorylation of Akt.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
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- Sei Yoshida
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA .,Center for Live-Cell Imaging (CLCI), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA
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- Department of Urology, SUNY Upstate Medical School, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA .,Center for Live-Cell Imaging (CLCI), University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA
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Sutherland L, Ruhe M, Gattegno-Ho D, Mann K, Greaves J, Koscielniak M, Meek S, Lu Z, Waterfall M, Taylor R, Tsakiridis A, Brown H, Maciver SK, Joshi A, Clinton M, Chamberlain LH, Smith A, Burdon T. LIF-dependent survival of embryonic stem cells is regulated by a novel palmitoylated Gab1 signalling protein. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.222257. [PMID: 30154213 PMCID: PMC6176924 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.222257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The cytokine leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) promotes self-renewal of mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) through activation of the transcription factor Stat3. However, the contribution of other ancillary pathways stimulated by LIF in ESCs, such as the MAPK and PI3K pathways, is less well understood. We show here that naive-type mouse ESCs express high levels of a novel effector of the MAPK and PI3K pathways. This effector is an isoform of the Gab1 (Grb2-associated binder protein 1) adaptor protein that lacks the N-terminal pleckstrin homology (PH) membrane-binding domain. Although not essential for rapid unrestricted growth of ESCs under optimal conditions, the novel Gab1 variant (Gab1β) is required for LIF-mediated cell survival under conditions of limited nutrient availability. This enhanced survival is absolutely dependent upon a latent palmitoylation site that targets Gab1β directly to ESC membranes. These results show that constitutive association of Gab1 with membranes through a novel mechanism promotes LIF-dependent survival of murine ESCs in nutrient-poor conditions.
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- Linda Sutherland
- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK,Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Alfred Denny Building, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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- Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QT, UK
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- Division of Developmental Biology, The Roslin Institute and R(D)VS, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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Yousaf R, Ahmed ZM, Giese AP, Morell RJ, Lagziel A, Dabdoub A, Wilcox ER, Riazuddin S, Friedman TB, Riazuddin S. Modifier variant of METTL13 suppresses human GAB1-associated profound deafness. J Clin Invest 2018; 128:1509-1522. [PMID: 29408807 DOI: 10.1172/jci97350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A modifier variant can abrogate the risk of a monogenic disorder. DFNM1 is a locus on chromosome 1 encoding a dominant suppressor of human DFNB26 recessive, profound deafness. Here, we report that DFNB26 is associated with a substitution (p.Gly116Glu) in the pleckstrin homology domain of GRB2-associated binding protein 1 (GAB1), an essential scaffold in the MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase/HGF (MET/HGF) pathway. A dominant substitution (p.Arg544Gln) of METTL13, encoding a predicted methyltransferase, is the DFNM1 suppressor of GAB1-associated deafness. In zebrafish, human METTL13 mRNA harboring the modifier allele rescued the GAB1-associated morphant phenotype. In mice, GAB1 and METTL13 colocalized in auditory sensory neurons, and METTL13 coimmunoprecipitated with GAB1 and SPRY2, indicating at least a tripartite complex. Expression of MET-signaling genes in human lymphoblastoid cells of individuals homozygous for p.Gly116Glu GAB1 revealed dysregulation of HGF, MET, SHP2, and SPRY2, all of which have reported variants associated with deafness. However, SPRY2 was not dysregulated in normal-hearing humans homozygous for both the GAB1 DFNB26 deafness variant and the dominant METTL13 deafness suppressor, indicating a plausible mechanism of suppression. Identification of METTL13-based modification of MET signaling offers a potential therapeutic strategy for a wide range of associated hearing disorders. Furthermore, MET signaling is essential for diverse functions in many tissues including the inner ear. Therefore, identification of the modifier of MET signaling is likely to have broad clinical implications.
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- Rizwan Yousaf
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Cochlear Development, NIDCD, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Allama Iqbal Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.,Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Allama Iqbal Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.,Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Gill K, Macdonald-Obermann JL, Pike LJ. Epidermal growth factor receptors containing a single tyrosine in their C-terminal tail bind different effector molecules and are signaling-competent. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:20744-20755. [PMID: 29074618 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.802553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The EGF receptor is a classic receptor tyrosine kinase. It contains nine tyrosines in its C-terminal tail, many of which are phosphorylated and bind proteins containing SH2 or phosphotyrosine-binding (PTB) domains. To determine how many and which tyrosines are required to enable EGF receptor-mediated signaling, we generated a series of EGF receptors that contained only one tyrosine in their C-terminal tail. Assays of the signaling capabilities of these single-Tyr EGF receptors indicated that they can activate a range of downstream signaling pathways, including MAP kinase and Akt. The ability of the single-Tyr receptors to signal correlated with their ability to bind Gab1 (Grb2-associated binding protein 1). However, Tyr-992 appeared to be almost uniquely required to observe activation of phospholipase Cγ. These results demonstrate that multiply phosphorylated receptors are not required to support most EGF-stimulated signaling but identify Tyr-992 and its binding partners as a unique node within the network. We also studied the binding of the isolated SH2 domain of Grb2 (growth factor receptor-bound protein 2) and the isolated PTB domain of Shc (SHC adaptor protein) to the EGF receptor. Although these adapter proteins bound readily to wild-type EGF receptor, they bound poorly to the single-Tyr EGF receptors, even those that bound full-length Grb2 and Shc well. This suggests that in addition to pTyr-directed associations, secondary interactions between the tail and regions of the adapter proteins outside of the SH2/PTB domains are important for stabilizing the binding of Grb2 and Shc to the single-Tyr EGF receptors.
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- Kamaldeep Gill
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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In vitro significance of SOCS-3 and SOCS-4 and potential mechanistic links to wound healing. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6715. [PMID: 28751715 PMCID: PMC5532239 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06886-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Wound healing and the management of chronic wounds represent a significant burden on the NHS. Members of the suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS) family have been implicated in the regulation of a range of cellular processes. The current study aims to explore the importance of SOCS-3 and SOCS-4 in regulating cellular traits associated with wound healing. SOCS-3 over-expression and SOCS-4 knockdown mutant lines were generated and verified using q-PCR and western blotting in human keratinocytes (HaCaT) and endothelial cells (HECV). Over-expression of SOCS-3 resulted in a significantly reduced proliferative rate in HaCaT keratinocytes and also enhanced the tubule formation capacity of HECV cells. SOCS-4 knockdown significantly reduced HaCaT migration and HECV cell tubule formation. Suppression of SOCS-4 influenced the responsiveness of HaCaT and HECV cells to EGF and TGFβ and resulted in a dysregulation of phospho-protein expression in HaCaT cells. SOCS-3 and SOCS-4 appear to play regulatory roles in a number of keratinocyte and endothelial cellular traits associated with the wound healing process and may also be able to regulate the responsiveness of these cells to EGF and TGFβ. This implies a potential regulatory role in the wound healing process and, thus highlights their potential as novel therapies.
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Wynn ML, Egbert M, Consul N, Chang J, Wu ZF, Meravjer SD, Schnell S. Inferring Intracellular Signal Transduction Circuitry from Molecular Perturbation Experiments. Bull Math Biol 2017; 80:1310-1344. [PMID: 28455685 DOI: 10.1007/s11538-017-0270-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The development of network inference methodologies that accurately predict connectivity in dysregulated pathways may enable the rational selection of patient therapies. Accurately inferring an intracellular network from data remains a very challenging problem in molecular systems biology. Living cells integrate extremely robust circuits that exhibit significant heterogeneity, but still respond to external stimuli in predictable ways. This phenomenon allows us to introduce a network inference methodology that integrates measurements of protein activation from perturbation experiments. The methodology relies on logic-based networks to provide a predictive approximation of the transfer of signals in a network. The approach presented was validated in silico with a set of test networks and applied to investigate the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling of a breast epithelial cell line, MFC10A. In our analysis, we predict the potential signaling circuitry most likely responsible for the experimental readouts of several proteins in the mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase pathways. The approach can also be used to identify additional necessary perturbation experiments to distinguish between a set of possible candidate networks.
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- Michelle L Wynn
- Division of Hematology & Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, and Brehm Center for Diabetes Research, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Division of Hematology & Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
- Department of Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics, and Brehm Center for Diabetes Research, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Strotbek M, Schmid S, Sánchez-González I, Boerries M, Busch H, Olayioye MA. miR-181 elevates Akt signaling by co-targeting PHLPP2 and INPP4B phosphatases in luminal breast cancer. Int J Cancer 2017; 140:2310-2320. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Michaela Strotbek
- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart; 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart; 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg; 79104 Freiburg Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Heidelberg 69120 Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg; 79104 Freiburg Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Heidelberg 69120 Germany
- Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck; Lübeck Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart; 70569 Stuttgart Germany
- Stuttgart Research Center Systems Biology (SRCSB), University of Stuttgart; Stuttgart Germany
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Goldfinger LE, Michael JV. Regulation of Ras signaling and function by plasma membrane microdomains. Biosci Trends 2017; 11:23-40. [PMID: 28179601 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2016.01220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Together H-, N- and KRAS mutations are major contributors to ~30% of all human cancers. Thus, Ras inhibition remains an important anti-cancer strategy. The molecular mechanisms of isotypic Ras oncogenesis are still not completely understood. Monopharmacological therapeutics have not been successful in the clinic. These disappointing outcomes have led to attempts to target elements downstream of Ras, mainly targeting either the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K) or Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathways. While several such approaches are moderately effective, recent efforts have focused on preclinical evaluation of combination therapies to improve efficacies. This review will detail current understanding of the contributions of plasma membrane microdomain targeting of Ras to mitogenic and tumorigenic signaling and tumor progression. Moreover, this review will outline novel approaches to target Ras in cancers, including targeting schemes for new drug development, as well as putative re-purposing of drugs in current use to take advantage of blunting Ras signaling by interfering with Ras plasma membrane microdomain targeting and retention.
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- Lawrence E Goldfinger
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology and The Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Noguchi T, Ishiba H, Honda K, Kondoh Y, Osada H, Ohno H, Fujii N, Oishi S. Synthesis of Grb2 SH2 Domain Proteins for Mirror-Image Screening Systems. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:609-619. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Taro Noguchi
- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical
Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Graduate
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Aliper AM, Korzinkin MB, Kuzmina NB, Zenin AA, Venkova LS, Smirnov PY, Zhavoronkov AA, Buzdin AA, Borisov NM. Mathematical Justification of Expression-Based Pathway Activation Scoring (PAS). Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1613:31-51. [PMID: 28849557 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7027-8_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Although modeling of activation kinetics for various cell signaling pathways has reached a high grade of sophistication and thoroughness, most such kinetic models still remain of rather limited practical value for biomedicine. Nevertheless, recent advancements have been made in application of signaling pathway science for real needs of prescription of the most effective drugs for individual patients. The methods for such prescription evaluate the degree of pathological changes in the signaling machinery based on two types of data: first, on the results of high-throughput gene expression profiling, and second, on the molecular pathway graphs that reflect interactions between the pathway members. For example, our algorithm OncoFinder evaluates the activation of molecular pathways on the basis of gene/protein expression data in the objects of the interest.Yet, the question of assessment of the relative importance for each gene product in a molecular pathway remains unclear unless one call for the methods of parameter sensitivity /stiffness analysis in the interactomic kinetic models of signaling pathway activation in terms of total concentrations of each gene product.Here we show two principal points: 1. First, the importance coefficients for each gene in pathways that were obtained using the extremely time- and labor-consuming stiffness analysis of full-scaled kinetic models generally differ from much easier-to-calculate expression-based pathway activation score (PAS) not more than by 30%, so the concept of PAS is kinetically justified. 2. Second, the use of pathway-based approach instead of distinct gene analysis, due to the law of large numbers, allows restoring the correlation between the similar samples that were examined using different transcriptome investigation techniques.
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- Alexander M Aliper
- Drug Research and Design Department, Pathway Pharmaceuticals, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
- Department of Personalized Medicine, First Oncology Research and Advisory Center, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, D. Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Personalized Medicine, First Oncology Research and Advisory Center, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, D. Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- Department of Personalized Medicine, First Oncology Research and Advisory Center, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, D. Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Systems Biology, A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- Drug Research and Design Department, Pathway Pharmaceuticals, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
- Department of Personalized Medicine, First Oncology Research and Advisory Center, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, D. Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
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- Drug Research and Design Department, Pathway Pharmaceuticals, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
- Department of Personalized Medicine, First Oncology Research and Advisory Center, Moscow, Russia
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, D. Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia
- Group for Genomic Regulation of Cell Signaling Systems, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia
- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Centre for Convergence of Nano-, Bio-, Information and Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Personalized Medicine, First Oncology Research and Advisory Center, Moscow, Russia.
- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, D. Rogachev Federal Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia.
- National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", Centre for Convergence of Nano-, Bio-, Information and Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Moscow, Russia.
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Lucarelli S, Delos Santos RC, Antonescu CN. Measurement of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Derived Signals Within Plasma Membrane Clathrin Structures. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1652:191-225. [PMID: 28791645 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7219-7_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
The epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor (EGFR) is an important regulator of cell growth, proliferation, survival, migration, and metabolism. EGF binding to EGFR triggers the activation of the receptor's intrinsic kinase activity, in turn eliciting the recruitment of many secondary signaling proteins and activation of downstream signals, such as the activation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) and Akt, a process requiring the phosphorylation of Gab1. While the identity of many signals that can be activated by EGFR has been revealed, how the spatiotemporal organization of EGFR signaling within cells controls receptor outcome remains poorly understood. Upon EGF binding at the plasma membrane, EGFR is internalized by clathrin-mediated endocytosis following recruitment to clathrin-coated pits (CCPs). Further, plasma membrane CCPs, but not EGFR internalization, are required for EGF-stimulated Akt phosphorylation. Signaling intermediates such as phosphorylated Gab1, which lead to Akt phosphorylation, are enriched within CCPs upon EGF stimulation. These findings indicate that some plasma membrane CCPs also serve as signaling microdomains required for certain facets of EGFR signaling and are enriched in key EGFR signaling intermediates. Understanding how the spatiotemporal organization of EGFR signals within CCP microdomains controls receptor signaling outcome requires imaging methods that can systematically resolve and analyze the properties of CCPs, EGFR and key signaling intermediates. Here, we describe methods using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy imaging and analysis to systematically study the enrichment of EGFR and key EGFR-derived signals within CCPs.
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- Stefanie Lucarelli
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3.,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3. .,Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 2K3. .,Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science of St. Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5B 1W8.
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Zhang Y, Xu Y, Liu S, Guo X, Cen D, Xu J, Li H, Li K, Zeng C, Lu L, Zhou Y, Shen H, Cheng H, Zhang X, Ke Y. Scaffolding protein Gab1 regulates myeloid dendritic cell migration in allergic asthma. Cell Res 2016; 26:1226-1241. [PMID: 27811945 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2016.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Revised: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Asthma is a common allergic disorder involving a complex interplay among multiple genetic and environmental factors. Recent studies identified genetic variants of human GAB1 as a novel asthma susceptibility factor. However, the functions of Gab1 in lung remain largely unexplored. In this study, we first observed an elevation of Gab1 level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from asthmatic patients during acute exacerbation compared with convalescence. Mice with a selectively disrupted Gab1 in myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) considerably attenuated allergic inflammation in experimental models of asthma. Further investigations revealed a prominent reduction in CCL19-mediated migration of Gab1-deficient mDCs to draining lymph nodes and subsequent impairment of Th2-driven adaptive activation. Mechanistically, Gab1 is an essential component of the CCL19/CCR7 chemokine axis that regulates mDC migration during asthmatic responses. Together, these findings provide the first evidence for the roles of Gab1 in lung, giving us deeper understanding of asthmatic pathogenesis.
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- Yun Zhang
- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Lishui Central Hospital, Affiliated Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China
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- Lishui Central Hospital, Affiliated Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China
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- The Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
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Mathewson ND, Fujiwara H, Wu SR, Toubai T, Oravecz-Wilson K, Sun Y, Rossi C, Zajac C, Sun Y, Reddy P. SAG/Rbx2-Dependent Neddylation Regulates T-Cell Responses. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 186:2679-91. [PMID: 27543965 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Neddylation is a crucial post-translational modification that depends on the E3 cullin ring ligase (CRL). The E2-adapter component of the CRL, sensitive to apoptosis gene (SAG), is critical for the function of CRL-mediated ubiquitination; thus, the deletion of SAG regulates neddylation. We examined the role of SAG-dependent neddylation in T-cell-mediated immunity using multiple approaches: a novel T-cell-specific, SAG genetic knockout (KO) and chemical inhibition with small-molecule MLN4924. The KO animals were viable and showed phenotypically normal mature T-cell development. However, in vitro stimulation of KO T cells revealed significantly decreased activation, proliferation, and T-effector cytokine release, compared with WT. Using in vivo clinically relevant models of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation also demonstrated reduced proliferation and effector cytokine secretion associated with markedly reduced graft-versus-host disease. Similar in vitro and in vivo results were observed with the small-molecule inhibitor of neddylation, MLN4924. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that SAG-mediated effects in T cells were concomitant with an increase in suppressor of cytokine signaling, but not NF-κB translocation. Our studies suggest that SAG is a novel molecular target that regulates T-cell responses and that inhibiting neddylation with the clinically available small-molecule MLN4924 may represent a novel strategy to mitigate T-cell-mediated immunopathologies, such as graft-versus-host disease.
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- Nathan D Mathewson
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Furuta K, Yoshida Y, Ogura S, Kurahashi T, Kizu T, Maeda S, Egawa M, Chatani N, Nishida K, Nakaoka Y, Kiso S, Kamada Y, Takehara T. Gab1 adaptor protein acts as a gatekeeper to balance hepatocyte death and proliferation during acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice. Hepatology 2016; 63:1340-55. [PMID: 26680679 DOI: 10.1002/hep.28410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the leading cause of drug-induced acute liver failure. In APAP-induced acute liver failure, hepatocyte death and subsequent liver regeneration determines the prognosis of patients, making it necessary to identify suitable therapeutic targets based on detailed molecular mechanisms. Grb2-associated binder 1 (Gab1) adaptor protein plays a crucial role in transmitting signals from growth factor and cytokine receptors to downstream effectors. In this study, we hypothesized that Gab1 is involved in APAP-induced acute liver failure. Hepatocyte-specific Gab1 conditional knockout (Gab1CKO) and control mice were treated with 250 mg/kg of APAP. After APAP treatment, Gab1CKO mice had significantly higher mortality and elevated serum alanine aminotransferase levels compared to control mice. Gab1CKO mice had increased hepatocyte death and increased serum levels of high mobility group box 1, a marker of hepatocyte necrosis. In addition, Gab1CKO mice had reduced hepatocyte proliferation. The enhanced hepatotoxicity in Gab1CKO mice was associated with increased activation of stress-related c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and reduced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and AKT. Furthermore, Gab1CKO mice showed enhanced mitochondrial translocation of JNK accompanied by an increase in the release of mitochondrial enzymes into the cytosol, which is indicative of increased mitochondrial dysfunction and subsequent nuclear DNA fragmentation. Finally, in vitro experiments showed that Gab1-deficient hepatocytes were more susceptible to APAP-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death, suggesting that hepatocyte Gab1 is a direct target of APAP-induced hepatotoxicity. CONCLUSION Our current data demonstrate that hepatocyte Gab1 plays a critical role in controlling the balance between hepatocyte death and compensatory hepatocyte proliferation during APAP-induced liver injury.
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- Kunimaro Furuta
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Departments of Molecular Biochemistry and Clinical Investigation, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Despite extensive study of the EGF receptor (EGFR) signaling network, the immediate posttranslational changes that occur in response to growth factor stimulation remain poorly characterized; as a result, the biological mechanisms underlying signaling initiation remain obscured. To address this deficiency, we have used a mass spectrometry-based approach to measure system-wide phosphorylation changes throughout the network with 10-s resolution in the 80 s after stimulation in response to a range of eight growth factor concentrations. Significant changes were observed on proteins far downstream in the network as early as 10 s after stimulation, indicating a system capable of transmitting information quickly. Meanwhile, canonical members of the EGFR signaling network fall into clusters with distinct activation patterns. Src homology 2 domain containing transforming protein (Shc) and phosphoinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) phosphorylation levels increase rapidly, but equilibrate within 20 s, whereas proteins such as Grb2-associated binder-1 (Gab1) and SH2-containing tyrosine phosphatase (SHP2) show slower, sustained increases. Proximity ligation assays reveal that Shc and Gab1 phosphorylation patterns are representative of separate timescales for physical association with the receptor. Inhibition of phosphatases with vanadate reveals site-specific regulatory mechanisms and also uncovers primed activating components in the network, including Src family kinases, whose inhibition affects only a subset of proteins within the network. The results presented highlight the complexity of signaling initiation and provide a window into exploring mechanistic hypotheses about receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) biology.
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Ronan T, Macdonald-Obermann JL, Huelsmann L, Bessman NJ, Naegle KM, Pike LJ. Different Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Agonists Produce Unique Signatures for the Recruitment of Downstream Signaling Proteins. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:5528-5540. [PMID: 26786109 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.710087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The EGF receptor can bind seven different agonist ligands. Although each agonist appears to stimulate the same suite of downstream signaling proteins, different agonists are capable of inducing distinct responses in the same cell. To determine the basis for these differences, we used luciferase fragment complementation imaging to monitor the recruitment of Cbl, CrkL, Gab1, Grb2, PI3K, p52 Shc, p66 Shc, and Shp2 to the EGF receptor when stimulated by the seven EGF receptor ligands. Recruitment of all eight proteins was rapid, dose-dependent, and inhibited by erlotinib and lapatinib, although to differing extents. Comparison of the time course of recruitment of the eight proteins in response to a fixed concentration of each growth factor revealed differences among the growth factors that could contribute to their differing biological effects. Principal component analysis of the resulting data set confirmed that the recruitment of these proteins differed between agonists and also between different doses of the same agonist. Ensemble clustering of the overall response to the different growth factors suggests that these EGF receptor ligands fall into two major groups as follows: (i) EGF, amphiregulin, and EPR; and (ii) betacellulin, TGFα, and epigen. Heparin-binding EGF is distantly related to both clusters. Our data identify differences in network utilization by different EGF receptor agonists and highlight the need to characterize network interactions under conditions other than high dose EGF.
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- Tom Ronan
- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biological Systems Engineering and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 and
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Graduate Group in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6059
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- From the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biological Systems Engineering and.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 and.
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