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Human monoblastoid leukemia U937 cells differentiate to monocyte/macrophage upon treatment with phorbol ester, 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). Previous studies, including our own, have demonstrated that drug-induced differentiation of leukemia cells is associated with genetic and enzymatic activations of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPases). In this study, to further investigate a relationship between PTPase activation and leukemic differentiation, we established TPA-resistant U937 variant UT16 cells. Unlike known TPA-resistant cells whose resistance is mainly due to lack or down modulation of protein kinase C (PKC), UT16 cells showed TPA-induced activation of PKC, Raf-1, and ERK/MAP kinases similar to the parental U937 cells. Interestingly, however, UT16 cells exhibited altered binding activity of AP-1 complexes, decreased ability to induce c-jun and c-fos gene expressions, and failure to differentiate to a monocytic lineage. Based on these observations, UT16 cells could be considered a novel type of TPA-resistant cell. Among UT16 cells, most of TPA-inducible PTPase genes, PTP-1C, PTP-MEG2, P19-PTP, HPTP epsilon, and PTP-U1, did not respond to TPA. Consistently, TPA increased PTPase enzymatic activity in U937 but not in UT16 cells. Taken together, activation of PTPases is well correlated with TPA-induced differentiation of U937 cells. These findings indicate that gene expression and enzymatic activity of some PTPase isozymes described here are regulated by a TPA-mediated signaling event and are likely to be used as biomarkers for the monocytic differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells.
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PMID:Phorbol ester-resistant monoblastoid leukemia cells with a functional mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade but without responsive protein tyrosine phosphatases. 747 24

The protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP-PEST is an 88 kDa cytosolic enzyme which is ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues. We have expressed PTP-PEST using recombinant baculovirus, and purified the protein essentially to homogeneity in order to investigate phosphorylation as a potential mechanism of regulation of the enzyme. PTP-PEST is phosphorylated in vitro by both cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC) at two major sites, which we have identified as Ser39 and Ser435. PTP-PEST is also phosphorylated on both Ser39 and Ser435 following treatment of intact HeLa cells with TPA, forskolin or isobutyl methyl xanthine (IBMX). Phosphorylation of Ser39 in vitro decreases the activity of PTP-PEST by reducing its affinity for substrate. In addition, PTP-PEST immunoprecipitated from TPA-treated cells displayed significantly lower PTP activity than enzyme obtained from untreated cells. Our results suggest that both PKC and PKA are capable of phosphorylating, and therefore inhibiting, PTP-PEST in vivo, offering a mechanism whereby signal transduction pathways acting through either PKA or PKC may directly influence cellular processes involving reversible tyrosine phosphorylation.
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PMID:PTP-PEST: a protein tyrosine phosphatase regulated by serine phosphorylation. 752 Aug 67

Nerve growth factor treatment of PC12 cells results in the rapid activation of MAP kinases. These enzymes are activated through interaction with a protein "activator." The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activator has been partially purified by ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. The activator has an apparent molecular mass of 50-60 kDa. The MAP kinase activator is rapidly generated in response to nerve growth factor (NGF) and can be detected within 30 s of exposure, reaching maximal levels within 2 min and then declining to near basal levels by 15-20 min. The activation of MAP kinase is dependent upon the time of incubation with the activator and on activator concentration. The MAP kinase activator is itself a protein kinase that phosphorylates MAP kinases and mediates their activation. The NGF-stimulated MAP kinase activator phosphorylates MAP kinase on serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues, establishing this enzyme as dual specific kinase. The MAP kinase activator is itself a phosphoprotein whose phosphorylation on tyrosine residues is stimulated upon NGF treatment of the cells. The enzyme activity of MAP kinase activator is abolished by treatment with both the tyrosine-specific phosphatase PTP-1 and the serine/threonine-specific phosphatase PP2A. The activator is produced in response to NGF, epidermal growth factor, and fibroblast growth factor. The protein kinase inhibitor K252a selectively inhibits the ability of NGF to generate MAP kinase activator activity. These data suggest that the upstream events governing MAP kinase activation involve the regulated phosphorylation of dual specificity MAP kinase activator as an immediate consequence of receptor activation.
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PMID:Identification and characterization of a nerve growth factor-stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinase activator in PC12 cells. 838 98

PTPH1 is a human protein-tyrosine phosphatase with homology to the band 4.1 superfamily of cytoskeletal-associated proteins. PTPH1 was found to associate with 14-3-3beta using a yeast two-hybrid screen, and its interaction could be reconstituted in vitro using recombinant proteins. Examination of the interaction between 14-3-3beta and various deletion mutants of PTPH1 by two-hybrid tests suggested that the integrity of the PTP is important for this binding. Although both PTPH1 and Raf-1 form complexes with 14-3-3beta, they appear to do so independently. Binding of 14-3-3beta to PTPH1 in vitro was abolished by pretreating PTPH1 with potato acid phosphatase and was greatly enhanced by pretreating with Cdc25C-associated protein kinase. Thus the association between PTPH1 and 14-3-3beta is phosphorylation-dependent. Two novel motifs RSLS359VE and RVDS853EP in PTPH1 were identified as major 14-3-3beta-binding sites, both of which are distinct from the consensus binding motif RSXSXP recently found in Raf-1. Mutation of Ser359 and Ser853 to alanine significantly reduced the association between 14-3-3beta and PTPH1. Furthermore, association of PTPH1 and 14-3-3beta was detected in several cell lines and was regulated in response to extracellular signals. These results raise the possibility that 14-3-3beta may function as an adaptor molecule in the regulation of PTPH1 and may provide a link between serine/threonine and tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent signaling pathways.
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PMID:Serine phosphorylation-dependent association of the band 4.1-related protein-tyrosine phosphatase PTPH1 with 14-3-3beta protein. 934 Nov 75

Computer analysis of protein phosphorylation site sequences revealed that transcriptional factors and viral oncoproteins are prime targets for regulation of proline-directed protein phosphorylation, suggesting an association of the proline-directed protein kinase (PDPK) family with neoplastic transformation and tumorigenesis. In this report, an immunoprecipitate activity assay of proline-directed protein kinase F(A)/glycogen synthase kinase-3alpha (PDPK F(A)/GSK-3alpha) has been optimized to demonstrate significantly increased (p < 0.01) activity in poorly differentiated human prostate carcinoma PC-3 cells (55.5+/-3.8 units/mg) when compared to well-differentiated LNCaP cells (28.1+/-2.3 units/mg). Immunoblotting analysis revealed that increased activity of this PDPK in PC-3 cells is due not to overexpression of the protein, but to enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation of the kinase. When treated with genistein (a protein tyrosine kinase PTK inhibitor), the enhanced tyrosine phosphorylation/activation of the kinase in PC-3 cells can be blocked. Conversely, when treated with vanadate (a protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP inhibitor), the phosphotyrosine content of PDPK F(A)/GSK-3alpha in LNCaP cells can be promoted to the level of PC-3 cells. In sharp contrast, the PTK inhibitor has little effect on the tyrosine phosphorylation level of the kinase in LNCaP cells, whereas the PTP inhibitor has little effect on the tyrosine phosphorylation level of the kinase in PC-3 cells. Taken together, the results provide initial evidence that the tyrosine phosphorylation/activation levels of this oncogenic PDPK can be differentially regulated in well- and poorly differentiated prostate carcinoma cells.
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PMID:Differential tyrosine phosphorylation/activation of oncogenic proline-directed protein kinase F(A)/GSK-3alpha in well and poorly differentiated human prostate carcinoma cells. 961 86

We have isolated a human cDNA for the signaling adapter molecule FRS-2/suc1-associated neurotrophic factor target and shown that it is tyrosine-phosphorylated in response to nerve growth factor (NGF) stimulation. Importantly, we demonstrate that the phosphotyrosine binding domain of FRS-2 directly binds the Trk receptors at the same phosphotyrosine residue that binds the signaling adapter Shc, suggesting a model in which competitive binding between FRS-2 and Shc regulates differentiation versus proliferation. Consistent with this model, FRS-2 binds Grb-2, Crk, the SH2 domain containing tyrosine phosphatase SH-PTP-2, the cyclin-dependent kinase substrate p13(suc1), and the Src homology 3 (SH3) domain of Src, providing a functional link between TrkA, cell cycle, and multiple NGF signaling effectors. Importantly, overexpression of FRS-2 in cells expressing an NGF nonresponsive TrkA receptor mutant reconstitutes the ability of NGF to stop cell cycle progression and to stimulate neuronal differentiation.
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PMID:The signaling adapter FRS-2 competes with Shc for binding to the nerve growth factor receptor TrkA. A model for discriminating proliferation and differentiation. 1009 78

ERK1 and ERK2 associate with the tyrosine phosphatase PTP-SL through a kinase interaction motif (KIM) located in the juxtamembrane region of PTP-SL. A glutathione S-transferase (GST)-PTP-SL fusion protein containing the KIM associated with ERK1 and ERK2 as well as with p38/HOG, but not with the related JNK1 kinase or with protein kinase A or C. Accordingly, ERK2 showed in vitro substrate specificity to phosphorylate GST-PTP-SL in comparison with GST-c-Jun. Furthermore, tyrosine dephosphorylation of ERK2 by the PTP-SLDeltaKIM mutant was impaired. The in vitro association of ERK1/2 with GST-PTP-SL was highly stable; however, low concentrations of nucleotides partially dissociated the ERK1/2.PTP-SL complex. Partial deletions of the KIM abrogated the association of PTP-SL with ERK1/2, indicating that KIM integrity is required for interaction. Amino acid substitution analysis revealed that Arg and Leu residues within the KIM are essential for the interaction and suggested a regulatory role for Ser(231). Finally, coexpression of PTP-SL and ERK2 in COS-7 cells resulted in the retention of ERK2 in the cytoplasm in a KIM-dependent manner. Our results demonstrate that the noncatalytic region of PTP-SL associates with mitogen-activated protein kinases with high affinity and specificity, providing a mechanism for substrate specificity, and suggest a role for PTP-SL in the regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinase translocation to the nucleus upon activation.
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PMID:Interaction of mitogen-activated protein kinases with the kinase interaction motif of the tyrosine phosphatase PTP-SL provides substrate specificity and retains ERK2 in the cytoplasm. 1041 10

Midkine (MK), a heparin-binding growth factor, suppresses apoptosis of embryonic neurons in culture, induced by serum deprivation. Receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase zeta (PTP zeta) is a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan with a transmembrane domain and intracellular tyrosine phosphatase domains. The activity of MK was abolished by digestion with chondroitinase ABC, or addition of the antibody to PTP zeta, while digestion with heparitinase showed no significant effect. These results suggested that the survival-promoting signal of MK was received by a receptor complex containing PTP zeta. Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) has been identified as another component of the signaling receptor. Ectodomains of two related proteins expressed on neurons, namely LRP6 and apoE receptor 2, were FLAG-tagged and examined for MK binding, using MK-agarose column. Both the ectodomains were found to exhibit calcium-dependent binding to MK. These proteins may participate in MK signaling in certain cases. The survival-promoting activity of MK was abolished by PP1, an inhibitor of src protein kinase, pertussis toxin, an inhibitor of G protein-linked signaling and sodium orthovanadate, an inhibitor of PTPs.
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PMID:Receptor-type protein tyrosine phosphatase zeta as a component of the signaling receptor complex for midkine-dependent survival of embryonic neurons. 1257 68

Adenosine acting via A2a receptors (A2aR) is a potent cerebral vasodilator that relaxes vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) by a mechanism attributed to activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (cAK). We examined effects of adenosine and its mechanism of action on L-type Ca2+ channels in native VSMCs from rat basilar artery. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence imaging confirmed transcription and expression of A2aR, and in situ hybridization confirmed presence of mRNA for L-type Cav1.2b channels. In patch-clamp experiments, adenosine down-regulated Ca2+ channel currents in a concentration-dependent manner, with receptor-subtype-specific antagonists [4-(2-[7-amino-2-(2-furyl)[1,2,4]triazolo-[2,3-a][1,3,5]triazin-5-ylamino]ethyl)phenol (ZM-241385) versus 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine] showing that this was caused by action of A2aR. Down-regulation of channel currents was mimicked by stimulation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase (cGK; 8-Br-cGMP) and by inhibition of tyrosine kinase (AG-18) but not by stimulation of cAK [forskolin and 8-bromo-cAMP (8-Br-AMP)]. Down-regulation of currents by the A2aR agonist 2-[p-(2-carboxyeth yl)phenylethylamino]-5'-N-ethyolcarboxamidoadenosine (CGS-21680) was blocked by inhibiting protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP; orthovanodate and dephostatin), but not by inhibiting cGK (KT-5823 and H-7). Western blots of lysate or of immunoisolated Ca2+ channels from arterial segments incubated with CGS-21680 showed 1) increased phosphorylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein that was blocked by inhibiting cAK (KT-5720), consistent with activation of cAK by A2aR; and 2) decreased tyrosine phosphorylation of immunoisolated alpha1c subunit of the Ca2+ channel. Our data show that cAK, although activated, was not germane to down-regulation of Ca2+ channel activity by A2aR, and they delineate a novel signaling mechanism involving reduced tyrosine phosphorylation of Ca2+ channels by A2aR probably caused by PTP activation.
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PMID:Adenosine-A2a receptor down-regulates cerebral smooth muscle L-type Ca2+ channel activity via protein tyrosine phosphatase, not cAMP-dependent protein kinase. 1292 Feb

The ACTH signaling pathway includes both PKA activation as well as PKA-dependent tyrosine phosphatase activation. In addition, the action of this hormone also includes the regulation of the intracellular levels of arachidonic acid (AA) by the concerted action of two enzymes: an acylCoA-thioesterase and an acyl-CoA-synthetase (ACS4). This work describes the production and characterization of a specific ACS4 antibody, which was used to analyze the effect of ACTH on ACS4 protein level in Y1 adrenocortical cells and the putative relationship between tyrosine phosphatases and ACS4. The antiserum was obtained from rabbits immunized with the recombinant ACS4. This immunogen was produced in bacteria and eluted from an acrylamide gel after SDS-PAGE separation of a partially purified bacteria lysate. When used in Western blot analysis, the antibody obtained specifically recognized only one protein of the molecular mass corresponding to ACS4, in Y1 cells and in several rat tissues. Using the antibody described here, we analyzed the effect of ACTH stimulation on ACS4 protein level. The hormone produced an increase of this acyl-CoA synthetase in Y1 adrenocortical cells. Moreover, this effect was mimicked by cAMP and partially reduced by a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor. We propose that ACTH regulates ACS4 protein levels through a PKA-dependent mechanism that could involve also PTP activity.
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PMID:Tyrosine phosphates act on steroidogenesis through the activation of arachidonic acid release. 1566 2


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