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Rodríguez-Blázquez A, Carabias A, Morán-Vaquero A, de Cima S, Luque-Ortega JR, Alfonso C, Schuck P, Manso JA, Macedo-Ribeiro S, Guerrero C, de Pereda JM. Crk proteins activate the Rap1 guanine nucleotide exchange factor C3G by segregated adaptor-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:30. [PMID: 36737758 PMCID: PMC9896810 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01042-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND C3G is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that activates Rap1 to promote cell adhesion. Resting C3G is autoinhibited and the GEF activity is released by stimuli that signal through tyrosine kinases. C3G is activated by tyrosine phosphorylation and interaction with Crk adaptor proteins, whose expression is elevated in multiple human cancers. However, the molecular details of C3G activation and the interplay between phosphorylation and Crk interaction are poorly understood. METHODS We combined biochemical, biophysical, and cell biology approaches to elucidate the mechanisms of C3G activation. Binding of Crk adaptor proteins to four proline-rich motifs (P1 to P4) in C3G was characterized in vitro using isothermal titration calorimetry and sedimentation velocity, and in Jurkat and HEK293T cells by affinity pull-down assays. The nucleotide exchange activity of C3G over Rap1 was measured using nucleotide-dissociation kinetic assays. Jurkat cells were also used to analyze C3G translocation to the plasma membrane and the C3G-dependent activation of Rap1 upon ligation of T cell receptors. RESULTS CrkL interacts through its SH3N domain with sites P1 and P2 of inactive C3G in vitro and in Jurkat and HEK293T cells, and these sites are necessary to recruit C3G to the plasma membrane. However, direct stimulation of the GEF activity requires binding of Crk proteins to the P3 and P4 sites. P3 is occluded in resting C3G and is essential for activation, while P4 contributes secondarily towards complete stimulation. Tyrosine phosphorylation of C3G alone causes marginal activation. Instead, phosphorylation primes C3G lowering the concentration of Crk proteins required for activation and increasing the maximum activity. Unexpectedly, optimal activation also requires the interaction of CrkL-SH2 domain with phosphorylated C3G. CONCLUSION Our study revealed that phosphorylation of C3G by Src and Crk-binding form a two-factor mechanism that ensures tight control of C3G activation. Additionally, the simultaneous SH2 and SH3N interaction of CrkL with C3G, required for the activation, reveals a novel adaptor-independent function of Crk proteins relevant to understanding their role in physiological signaling and their deregulation in diseases. Video abstract.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonio Rodríguez-Blázquez
- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Structural Molecular Biology Group, Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3-B, 2200, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Dynamics of Macromolecular Assembly, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- IBMC-Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Salamanca, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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Kim E, Kim DH, Singaram I, Jeong H, Koh A, Lee J, Cho W, Ryu SH. Cellular phosphatase activity of C1-Ten/Tensin2 is controlled by Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-triphosphate binding through the C1-Ten/Tensin2 SH2 domain. Cell Signal 2018; 51:130-138. [PMID: 30092354 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation on insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is essential for insulin signaling. The protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) C1-Ten/Tensin2 has been implicated in the regulation of IRS-1, but the molecular basis of this dephosphorylation is not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that the cellular phosphatase activity of C1-Ten/Tensin2 on IRS-1 is mediated by the binding of the C1-Ten/Tensin2 Src-homology 2 (SH2) domain to phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3). We show that the role of C1-Ten/Tensin2 is dependent on insulin-induced phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity. The C1-Ten/Tensin2 SH2 domain showed strong preference and high affinity for PtdIns(3,4,5)P3. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we identified three basic residues in the C1-Ten/Tensin2 SH2 domain that were critical for PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 binding but were not involved in phosphotyrosine binding and PTP activity. Using a PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 binding-deficient mutant, we showed that the specific binding of the C1-Ten/Tensin2 SH2 domain to PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 allowed C1-Ten/Tensin2 to function as a PTP in cells. Collectively, our findings suggest that the interaction between the C1-Ten/Tensin2 SH2 domain and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 produces a negative feedback loop of insulin signaling through IRS-1.
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- Eui Kim
- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS project of Bio-Molecular Function, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS project of Bio-Molecular Function, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS project of Bio-Molecular Function, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea; Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea; Brain Korea 21 PLUS project of Bio-Molecular Function, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, South Korea.
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