scholarly journals G Protein-regulated Inducer of Neurite Outgrowth (GRIN) Modulates Sprouty Protein Repression of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Activation by Growth Factor Stimulation

2012 ◽  
Vol 287 (17) ◽  
pp. 13674-13685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Anh Hwangpo ◽  
J. Dedrick Jordan ◽  
Prem K. Premsrirut ◽  
Gomathi Jayamaran ◽  
Jonathan D. Licht ◽  
...  
1999 ◽  
Vol 337 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Marie CONWAY ◽  
Soma RAKHIT ◽  
Susan PYNE ◽  
Nigel J. PYNE

The mechanism used by the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) to activate the mitogen-activated- protein-kinase (p42/p44 MAPK) pathway was investigated in cultured airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells. We have found that pertussis toxin (PTX, which was used to inactivate the heterotrimeric G-protein Gi) induced an approx. 40–50% decrease in the activation of c-Src and p42/p44 MAPK by PDGF. An essential role for c-Src was confirmed using the c-Src inhibitor, PP1, which abolished p42/p44 MAPK activation (PP1 and PTX were without effect on PDGFR tyrosine phosphorylation). Furthermore, the PTX-dependent decrease in c-Src and p42/p44 MAPK activation appeared correlated. These findings suggest that the PDGFR can utilize the PTX-sensitive G-protein, Gi, to regulate c-Src and subsequent p42/p44 MAPK activation. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) has been shown by others to be involved in p42/p44 MAPK activation. This is confirmed here by experiments which showed that PI3K inhibitors (wortmannin and LY294002) reduced the activation of p42/p44 MAPK by PDGF. PI3K activity was increased in Grb-2 immunoprecipitates from PDGF-stimulated cells and was decreased by pretreating these cells with PTX. These findings show that Gi might also promote Grb-2–PI3K complex formation and that Grb-2 may be a site at which PI3K is integrated into the p42/p44 MAPK cascade. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that Gi enables the PDGFR to signal more efficiently to p42/p44 MAPK, and this appears to be achieved through the regulation of c-Src and Grb-2/PI3K, which are intermediates in the p42/p44 MAPK cascade.


2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 1020-1029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zuo ◽  
Ye-Guang Chen

Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β regulates a spectrum of cellular events, including cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration. In addition to the canonical Smad pathway, TGF-β can also activate mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, and small GTPases in a cell-specific manner. Here, we report that cholesterol depletion interfered with TGF-β–induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell migration. This interference is due to impaired activation of MAPK mediated by cholesterol-rich lipid rafts. Cholesterol-depleting agents specifically inhibited TGF-β–induced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38, but not Smad2/3 or Akt. Activation of ERK or p38 is required for both TGF-β–induced EMT and cell migration, whereas PI3K/Akt is necessary only for TGF-β–promoted cell migration but not for EMT. Although receptor heterocomplexes could be formed in both lipid raft and nonraft membrane compartments in response to TGF-β, receptor localization in lipid rafts, but not in clathrin-coated pits, is important for TGF-β–induced MAPK activation. Requirement of lipid rafts for MAPK activation was further confirmed by specific targeting of the intracellular domain of TGF-β type I receptor to different membrane locations. Together, our findings establish a novel link between cholesterol and EMT and cell migration, that is, cholesterol-rich lipid rafts are required for TGF-β–mediated MAPK activation, an event necessary for TGF-β–directed epithelial plasticity.


1997 ◽  
Vol 323 (3) ◽  
pp. 693-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc C. M. van DIJK ◽  
Francisco J. G. MURIANA ◽  
Paul C. J. van der HOEVEN ◽  
John de WIDT ◽  
Dick SCHAAP ◽  
...  

The role of diacylglycerol (DG) formation from phosphatidylcholine in mitogenic signal transduction is poorly understood. We have generated this lipid at the plasma membrane by treating Rat-1 fibroblasts with bacterial phosphatidylcholine-specific phospholipase C (PC-PLC). This treatment leads to activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). However, unlike platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) or epidermal growth factor (EGF), PC-PLC fails to activate Ras and to induce DNA synthesis, and activates MAPK only transiently (< 45 min). Down-regulation of protein kinase C (PKC) -α, -Δ and -ε isotypes has little or no effect on MAPK activation by either PC-PLC or growth factors. However, Ro 31-8220, a highly selective inhibitor of all PKC isotypes, including atypical PKC-ζ but not Raf-1, blocks MAPK activation by PDGF and PC-PLC, but not that by EGF, suggesting that atypical PKC mediates the PDGF and PC-PLC signal. In line with this, PKC-ζ is activated by PC-PLC and PDGF, but not by EGF, as shown by a kinase assay in vitro, using biotinylated ε-peptide as a substrate. Furthermore, dominant-negative PKC-ζ inhibits, while (wild-type) PKC-ζ overexpression enhances MAPK activation by PDGF and PC-PLC. The results suggest that DG generated by PC-PLC can activate the MAPK pathway independent of Ras and phorbol-ester-sensitive PKC but, instead, via PKC-ζ.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 3831-3841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Van Slyke ◽  
Mariano Loza Coll ◽  
Zubin Master ◽  
Harold Kim ◽  
Jorge Filmus ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Dok-R has previously been shown to associate with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and become tyrosine phosphorylated in response to EGF stimulation. The recruitment of Dok-R to the EGFR, which is mediated through its phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domain, results in attenuation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation. Dok-R's ability to attenuate EGF-driven MAPK activation is independent of its ability to recruit rasGAP, a known attenuator of MAPK activity, suggesting an alternate Dok-R-mediated pathway. Herein, we have determined the structural determinants within Dok-R that are required for its ability to attenuate EGF signaling and to associate with c-Src and with the Src family kinase (SFK)-inhibitory kinase, Csk. We demonstrate that Dok-R associates constitutively with c-Src through an SH3-dependent interaction and that this association is essential to Dok-R's ability to attenuate c-Src activity and diminish MAPK and Akt/PKB activity. We further illustrate that EGF-dependent phosphorylation of Dok-R requires SFK activity and, more specifically, that SFK-dependent phosphorylation of tyrosine 402 on Dok-R facilitates the inducible recruitment of Csk. We propose that recruitment of Csk to Dok-R serves to bring Csk to c-Src and down-regulate its activity, resulting in a concomitant attenuation of MAPK and Akt/PKB activity. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Dok-R can abrogate c-Src's ability to protect the breast cancer cell line SKBR3 from anoikis and that an association with c-Src and Csk is required for this activity. Collectively these results demonstrate that Dok-R acts as an EGFR-recruited scaffolding molecule that processively assembles c-Src and Csk to attenuate signaling from the EGFR.


1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (5) ◽  
pp. C1255-C1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting-Yu Chin ◽  
Sheau-Huei Chueh

In cultured porcine aortic smooth muscle cells, sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC), ATP, or bradykinin (BK) induced a rapid dose-dependent increase in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and also stimulated inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) generation. Pretreatment of cells with pertussis toxin blocked the SPC-induced IP3 generation and [Ca2+]iincrease but had no effect on the action of ATP or BK. In addition, SPC stimulated the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and increased DNA synthesis, whereas neither ATP nor BK produced such effects. Both the SPC-induced MAPK activation and DNA synthesis were pertussis toxin sensitive. SPC-induced MAPK activation was blocked by treatment of cells with the phospholipase C inhibitor, U-73122, or the intracellular Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor, thapsigargin, but not by removal of extracellular Ca2+. Lysophosphatidic acid induced cellular responses similar to SPC in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner in terms of [Ca2+]iincrease, IP3 generation, MAPK activation, and DNA synthesis. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) also induced a [Ca2+]iincrease, MAPK activation, and DNA synthesis in the same cells; however, the PDGF-induced MAPK activation was not sensitive to pertussis toxin and changes in [Ca2+]i. SPC-induced MAPK activation was inhibited by pretreatment of cells with staurosporine, W-7, or calmidazolium. Our results suggest that, in porcine aortic smooth muscle cells, MAPK is not activated by the increase in [Ca2+]iunless a pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein is simultaneously stimulated, indicating the role of Ca2+ in pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein-mediated MAPK activation.


2001 ◽  
Vol 354 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. ELLIS ◽  
Kathryn M. HADFIELD ◽  
John C. PASCALL ◽  
Kenneth D. BROWN

Peptide growth factors can promote the cell migration and proliferation that is needed to repair epithelia after mechanical or chemical injury. We report here that scrape-wounding rat intestinal epithelial (RIE-1) cell monolayers caused a rapid increase in levels of heparin-binding epidermal-growth-factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) mRNA, with a maximal response at approx. 1h. Hybridization in situ showed that transcript induction occurred primarily in cells at or near wound borders. The increase in HB-EGF mRNA was preceded by activation of the p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the wounded cell cultures. Moreover, the induction of HB-EGF mRNA was blocked by PD098059 and U0126, inhibitors that prevent the activation of p42/p44 MAPKs and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 5 (ERK5). Both p42 MAPK activation and HB-EGF mRNA induction were inhibited by genistein, indicating a requirement for an upstream tyrosine kinase activity. In contrast, neither response was affected by inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase activity, down-regulation of protein kinase C, or disruption of the actin cytoskeleton with cytochalasin B. We conclude that scrape-wounding epithelial cell monolayers induces HB-EGF mRNA expression by a mechanism that most probably requires p42/p44 MAPK activation, although we cannot exclude a role for ERK5. Our results suggest a physiological role for locally synthesized HB-EGF in promoting epithelial repair after injury.


2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 2479-2489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingming Zhao ◽  
Justyna A. Janas ◽  
Masaru Niki ◽  
Pier Paolo Pandolfi ◽  
Linda Van Aelst

ABSTRACT The Dok adaptor proteins play key regulatory roles in receptor and non-receptor kinase-initiated signaling pathways. Dok-1, the prototype member of this family, negatively regulates cell proliferation elicited by numerous growth factors, including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF). However, how Dok-1 exerts its negative effect on mitogenesis has remained elusive. Using Dok-1 knockout cells and Dok-1 mutants deficient in binding to specific Dok-1-interacting proteins, we show that Dok-1 interferes with PDGF-stimulated c-myc induction and Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation by tethering different signaling components to the cell membrane. Specifically, Dok-1 attenuates PDGF-elicited c-myc induction by recruiting Csk to active Src kinases, whereupon their activities and consequent c-myc induction are diminished. On the other hand, Dok-1 negatively regulates PDGF-induced MAPK activation by acting on Ras-GAP and at least one other Dok-1-interacting protein. Importantly, we demonstrate that Dok-1's actions on both of these signaling pathways contribute to its inhibitory effect on mitogenesis. Our data suggest a mechanistic basis for the inhibitory effect of Dok-1 on growth factor-induced mitogenesis and its role as a tumor suppressor.


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