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Query: EC:2.7.10.2 (focal adhesion kinase)
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Hypertension is a complex multifactorial disorder that is thought to result from an interaction between genetic background and environmental factors. Although various loci and genes have been implicated in predisposition to hypertension by genetic linkage analyses and candidate gene association studies, the genes that confer susceptibility to this condition remain to be identified definitively. We examined the relations of nine candidate gene polymorphisms to blood pressure (BP) and the prevalence of hypertension in a population-based study. The 2238 subjects (1110 women, 1128 men) were aged 40 to 79 years and were randomly recruited for a population-based prospective cohort study of aging and age-related diseases in Japan. BP was measured with subjects having rested in a sitting position for at least 15 min. Genotypes for the 160C-->T (Arg54Trp) polymorphism of QPCT, the C-->T (Pro198Leu) polymorphism of GPX1, the 137,346T-->C polymorphism of FYN, the -344C-->T polymorphism of CYP11B2, and the A-->G (Ser49Gly) polymorphism of ADRB1 were determined with a fluorescence-based allele-specific DNA primer assay system; those for the A-->G polymorphism of CNR2, the I/D (22,375delAC) polymorphism of CAV1, and the -1213T-->C polymorphism of ESR2 by melting curve analysis, and that for the (GT)n polymorphism of COL1A2 were determined by DNA fragment analysis. The polymorphism of FYN was associated with systolic and diastolic BP in women. In men, polymorphisms of CNR2, QPCT, GPX1, COL1A2, CYP11B2, and ESR2 were associated with systolic and diastolic BP, those of CAV1 and FYN with systolic BP, and that of ADRB1 with diastolic BP. The polymorphisms of QPCT and CYP11B2 were also associated with the prevalence of hypertension in men. These results suggest that polymorphisms of QPCT and CYP11B2 are determinants of BP and the development of hypertension in Japanese men.
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PMID:Association of gene polymorphisms with blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension in community-dwelling Japanese individuals. 1733 44

Gross cytogenetic anomalies are traditionally being used as diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic markers in the clinical management of cancer, including childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Recently, it has become increasingly clear that genetic lesions driving tumorigenesis frequently occur at the submicroscopic level and, consequently, escape standard cytogenetic observations. Therefore, we profiled the genomes of 40 childhood ALLs at high resolution. We detected multiple de novo genetic lesions, including gross aneuploidies and segmental gains and losses, some of which were subtle and affected single genes. Many of these lesions involved recurrent (partially) overlapping deletions and duplications, containing various established leukemia-associated genes, such as ETV6, RUNX1 and MLL. Importantly, the most frequently affected genes were those controlling G1/S cell cycle progression (e.g. CDKN2A, CDKN1B and RB1), followed by genes associated with B-cell development. The latter group includes microdeletions of the B-lineage transcription factors PAX5, EBF, E2-2 and IKZF1 (Ikaros), as well as genes with other established roles in B-cell development, that is RAG1 and RAG2, FYN, PBEF1 or CBP/PAG. The fact that we frequently encountered multiple lesions affecting genes involved in cell cycle regulation and B-cell differentiation strongly suggests that both these processes need to be targeted independently and simultaneously to trigger ALL development.
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PMID:High-resolution genomic profiling of childhood ALL reveals novel recurrent genetic lesions affecting pathways involved in lymphocyte differentiation and cell cycle progression. 1744 27

Systematic identification of direct protein-protein interactions is often hampered by difficulties in expressing and purifying the corresponding full-length proteins. By taking advantage of the modular nature of many regulatory proteins, we attempted to simplify protein-protein interactions to the corresponding domain-ligand recognition and employed peptide arrays to identify such binding events. A group of 12 Src homology (SH) 3 domains from eight human proteins (Swiss-Prot ID: SRC, PLCG1, P85A, NCK1, GRB2, FYN, CRK) were used to screen a peptide target array composed of 1536 potential ligands, which led to the identification of 921 binary interactions between these proteins and 284 targets. To assess the efficiency of the peptide array target screening (PATS) method in identifying authentic protein-protein interactions, we examined a set of interactions mediated by the PLCgamma1 SH3 domain by coimmunoprecipitation and/or affinity pull-downs using full-length proteins and achieved a 75% success rate. Furthermore, we characterized a novel interaction between PLCgamma1 and hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) identified by PATS and demonstrated that the PLCgamma1 SH3 domain negatively regulated HPK1 kinase activity. Compared to protein interactions listed in the online predicted human interaction protein database (OPHID), the majority of interactions identified by PATS are novel, suggesting that, when extended to the large number of peptide interaction domains encoded by the human genome, PATS should aid in the mapping of the human interactome.
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PMID:Systematic identification of SH3 domain-mediated human protein-protein interactions by peptide array target screening. 1747 47

FSH regulates ovarian granulosa cell differentiation not only by activating adenylyl cyclase and protein kinase A (PKA) but also by other complex mechanisms. Using primary rat granulosa cell cultures, we provide novel evidence that FSH rapidly activates two small GTP-binding proteins RAP1 and RAS. FSH activation of RAP1 requires cAMP-mediated activation of exchange factor activated by cAMP/RAPGEF3 whereas FSH activation of RAS and downstream signaling cascades involves multiple factors. Specifically, FSH activation of RAS required Rous sarcoma oncogene (SRC) family tyrosine kinase (SFK) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase activities but not PKA. FSH-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was blocked by dominant-negative RAS as well as by inhibitors of EGFR tyrosine kinase, metalloproteinases involved in growth factor shedding, and SFKs. In contrast, FSH-induced phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB/AKT) and the Forkhead transcription factor, FOXO1a occurred by SFK-dependent but RAS-independent mechanisms. The SFKs, c-SRC and FYN, and the SRC-related tyrosine kinase ABL were present and phosphorylated rapidly in response to FSH. Lastly, the EGF-like factor amphiregulin (AREG) activated RAS and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in granulosa cells by mechanisms that were selectively blocked by an EGFR antagonist but not by an SFK antagonist. However, AREG-mediated phosphorylation of PKB and FOXO1a required both EGFR and SFK activation. Moreover, we show that FSH induces AREG and that activation of the EGFR impacts granulosa cell differentiation and the expression of genes characteristic of the luteal cell phenotype. Thus, FSH orchestrates the coordinate activation of three diverse membrane-associated signaling cascades (adenylyl cyclase, RAS, and SFKs) that converge downstream to activate specific kinases (PKA, ERK1/2, and PKB/FOXO1a) that control granulosa cell function and differentiation.
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PMID:Follicle-stimulating hormone induces multiple signaling cascades: evidence that activation of Rous sarcoma oncogene, RAS, and the epidermal growth factor receptor are critical for granulosa cell differentiation. 1753 7

c-Met is responsible for cell motility and tumour spreading. c-Met expression and signal transducers reflecting c-Met functionality were investigated in breast carcinomas, in correlation with patient outcome and tumour vasculature. Tissue microarrays of 930 breast carcinomas were constructed, categorised according to patients' follow-up (4- to 10-year follow-up; median, 6.5 years). Standardised immunocytochemical procedures were performed using anti-c-Met, -PI3K, -FAK, -JAK, and -CD146, -FYN and an automated autostainer (Ventana). High-throughput densitometry measuring the extent of immunoprecipitates was assessed by image analysis (SAMBA). c-Met overexpression correlated with poor survival along with PI3K and FAK reflecting c-Met functionality and CD146 and FYN expression in endothelial cells. Automated quantification of immunocytochemical precipitates using image analysis was shown to provide an objective means of measuring cellular proteins that are potentially relevant for current practice in pathological diagnosis and for specific therapy combining inhibitors of both c-Met and downstream transducer pathways, and of tumour angiogenesis.
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PMID:Overexpression of c-Met and of the transducers PI3K, FAK and JAK in breast carcinomas correlates with shorter survival and neoangiogenesis. 1754 4

Engagement of the receptor CD244 (2B4) by its ligand CD48 has inhibitory and activating potential, and this differs depending on experimental systems in mouse and human. We show that, in both mouse and human upon engagement of its ligand CD48, CD244 can give a negative signal to natural killer cells, implying conservation of function between the two species. The signaling mechanisms used by CD244 in both human and mouse are conserved as shown by quantitative analyses of the direct molecular interactions of the SH2 domains of the adaptors SLAM-associated protein (SAP) and EAT-2 and of FYN kinase with CD244 together with the indirect interactions of the FYN SH2 domain with EAT-2. Functional experiments support the biochemical hierarchy of interactions and show that EAT-2 is not inhibitory per se. The data are consistent with a model in which the mechanism of signal transduction by CD244 is to regulate FYN kinase recruitment and/or activity and the outcome of CD48/CD244 interactions is determined by which other receptors are engaged.
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PMID:Direct and indirect interactions of the cytoplasmic region of CD244 (2B4) in mice and humans with FYN kinase. 1759 5

Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at 6q is a frequent chromosomal aberration in prostate adenocarcinoma; however, a possible target gene remains to be identified. Findings in this study indicate that the FYN tyrosine kinase gene at 6q21 is a new candidate tumor suppressor in prostate cancer. Initially, single nucleotide polymorphism microarray analysis of 40 microdissected prostate adenocarcinoma samples revealed 25% LOH at the FYN locus. Furthermore, Western blot analysis and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) showed significantly lower FYN expression in prostate cancer tissue than in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), as well as in 6 prostate adenocarcinoma cell lines compared with that in BPH-1 cells. By immunohistochemistry, FYN protein was detected in nonmalignant prostate epithelium, but not in cancerous glands. Moreover, genomic bisulfite sequencing revealed frequent aberrant methylation of a large CpG island in the FYN promoter region in both adenocarcinoma cell lines (3 of 5 cell lines tested) and primary prostate cancer (12 of 18 tumors). Methylation was generally of moderate density, affecting preferentially the 3' region of the CpG island. Dense hypermethylation of the entire CpG island, consistent with gene silencing, was detected in 2 of 18 tumors (11%). No methylation was found in BPH-1 cells or nonmalignant prostate tissue samples (0 of 7). These results indicate that FYN is downregulated in prostate cancer by both chromosomal deletion and promoter hypermethylation, and therefore is a novel prostate tumor suppressor gene candidate.
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PMID:Chromosomal deletion, promoter hypermethylation and downregulation of FYN in prostate cancer. 1794 24

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a key mediator in the vascular leak syndromes associated with Gram-negative bacterial infections. LPS opens the paracellular pathway in pulmonary vascular endothelia through protein tyrosine phosphorylation. We now have identified the protein-tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and their substrates required for LPS-induced protein tyrosine phosphorylation and opening of the paracellular pathway in human lung microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-Ls). LPS disrupted barrier integrity in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and prior broad spectrum PTK inhibition was protective. LPS increased tyrosine phosphorylation of zonula adherens proteins, VE-cadherin, gamma-catenin, and p120(ctn). Two SRC family PTK (SFK)-selective inhibitors, PP2 and SU6656, blocked LPS-induced increments in tyrosine phosphorylation of VE-cadherin and p120(ctn) and paracellular permeability. In HMVEC-Ls, c-SRC, YES, FYN, and LYN were expressed at both mRNA and protein levels. Selective small interfering RNA-induced knockdown of c-SRC, FYN, or YES diminished LPS-induced SRC Tyr(416) phosphorylation, tyrosine phosphorylation of VE-cadherin and p120(ctn), and barrier disruption, whereas knockdown of LYN did not. For VE-cadherin phosphorylation, knockdown of either c-SRC or FYN provided total protection, whereas YES knockdown was only partially protective. For p120(ctn) phosphorylation, knockdown of FYN, c-SRC, or YES each provided comparable but partial protection. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) was expressed both on the surface and intracellular compartment of HMVEC-Ls. Prior knockdown of TLR4 blocked both LPS-induced SFK activation and barrier disruption. These data indicate that LPS recognition by TLR4 activates the SFKs, c-SRC, FYN, and YES, which, in turn, contribute to tyrosine phosphorylation of zonula adherens proteins to open the endothelial paracellular pathway.
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PMID:TLR4 signaling is coupled to SRC family kinase activation, tyrosine phosphorylation of zonula adherens proteins, and opening of the paracellular pathway in human lung microvascular endothelia. 1832 60

Phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is mutated or lost in 60% to 70% of advanced gliomas and is associated with malignant phenotypic changes such as migration, which contribute to the morbidity and mortality of this disease. Most of the tumor suppressor function of PTEN has been attributed to its ability to dephosphorylate the second messenger, phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate, resulting in the biological control of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway. Despite recent work suggesting that the protein phosphatase activity of PTEN controls glioma cell migration, the mechanisms by which this occurs are unclear. Herein, we show using glioma cell lines (U87MG and U373MG) stably transfected with wild-type PTEN or catalytically altered mutants of PTEN that PTEN controls integrin-directed migration in a lipid phosphatase, PI3K/AKT-independent manner. Confirming this observation, we show that the stable overexpression of COOH-terminal Src kinase, the physiologic negative regulator of SRC family kinases (SFK), or treatment with the SFK inhibitor PP1 abrogates glioma migration. The results provide direct evidence that the downstream effect of the protein phosphatase activity of PTEN is to suppress SFK and FYN, and to regulate RAC-GTPase activity after alpha(v) integrin stimulation. Furthermore, studying vitronectin-directed migration using (a) Fyn small interfering RNA and (b) astrocytes from Fyn heterozygous (+/-) mice, Pten heterozygous (+/-) mice, Pten and Fyn double heterozygous (+/-) mice, or Fyn knockout (-/-) mice confirmed a role of FYN in alpha(v) integrin-mediated haptotaxis in glial cells. Our combined results provide direct biochemical and genetic evidence that PTEN's protein phosphatase activity controls FYN kinase function in glioma cells and regulates migration in a PI3K/AKT-independent manner.
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PMID:The protein phosphatase activity of PTEN regulates SRC family kinases and controls glioma migration. 1833 67

Many genes implicated in schizophrenia can be related to glutamatergic transmission and neuroplasticity, oligodendrocyte function, and other families clearly related to neurobiology and schizophrenia phenotypes. Others appear rather to be involved in the life cycles of the pathogens implicated in the disease. For example, aspartylglucosaminidase (AGA), PLA2, SIAT8B, GALNT7, or B3GAT1 metabolize chemical ligands to which the influenza virus, herpes simplex, cytomegalovirus (CMV), rubella, or Toxoplasma gondii bind. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGR/EGFR) is used by the CMV to gain entry to cells, and a CMV gene codes for an interleukin (IL-10) mimic that binds the host cognate receptor, IL10R. The fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR1) is used by herpes simplex. KPNA3 and RANBP5 control the nuclear import of the influenza virus. Disrupted in schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) controls the microtubule network that is used by viruses as a route to the nucleus, while DTNBP1, MUTED, and BLOC1S3 regulate endosomal to lysosomal routing that is also important in viral traffic. Neuregulin 1 activates ERBB receptors releasing a factor, EBP1, known to inhibit the influenza virus transcriptase. Other viral or bacterial components bind to genes or proteins encoded by CALR, FEZ1, FYN, HSPA1B, IL2, HTR2A, KPNA3, MED12, MED15, MICB, NQO2, PAX6, PIK3C3, RANBP5, or TP53, while the cerebral infectivity of the herpes simplex virus is modified by Apolipoprotein E (APOE). Genes encoding for proteins related to the innate immune response, including cytokine related (CCR5, CSF2RA, CSF2RB, IL1B, IL1RN, IL2, IL3, IL3RA, IL4, IL10, IL10RA, IL18RAP, lymphotoxin-alpha, tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNF]), human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antigens (HLA-A10, HLA-B, HLA-DRB1), and genes involved in antigen processing (angiotensin-converting enzyme and tripeptidyl peptidase 2) are all concerned with defense against invading pathogens. Human microRNAs (Hsa-mir-198 and Hsa-mir-206) are predicted to bind to influenza, rubella, or poliovirus genes. Certain genes associated with schizophrenia, including those also concerned with neurophysiology, are intimately related to the life cycles of the pathogens implicated in the disease. Several genes may affect pathogen virulence, while the pathogens in turn may affect genes and processes relevant to the neurophysiology of schizophrenia. For such genes, the strength of association in genetic studies is likely to be conditioned by the presence of the pathogen, which varies in different populations at different times, a factor that may explain the heterogeneity that plagues such studies. This scenario also suggests that drugs or vaccines designed to eliminate the pathogens that so clearly interact with schizophrenia susceptibility genes could have a dramatic effect on the incidence of the disease.
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PMID:Schizophrenia susceptibility genes directly implicated in the life cycles of pathogens: cytomegalovirus, influenza, herpes simplex, rubella, and Toxoplasma gondii. 1855 48


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