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Query: EC:2.7.11.1 (protein kinase)
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Functional interactions between protein kinase A (PKA) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R) signalling pathways have been suggested. Unlike the type II isoform of PKA (PKAII), the type I (PKAI) and/or its regulatory subunit RIalpha are generally overexpressed in cancer cells and are induced following transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha)/EGF-R-dependent transformation. Downregulation of RIalpha/PKAI inhibits TGF alpha expression and EGF-R-dependent signalling. We have previously shown that addition of EGF to quiescent human normal epithelial MCF-10A cells determines PKAI expression and cell membrane translocation before cells enter S phase, while PKAI inhibition prevents S phase entry. Constitutive overexpression of PKAI confers the ability to grow in serum free medium, bypassing EGF requirement. Here we demonstrate a direct interaction of PKAI, but not of PKAII, with the activated EGF-R, that occurs within 5 min following EGF treatment of MCF-10A cells. Moreover, induction of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity following EGF-R activation is mimicked by PKAI overexpression and inhibited by downregulators of PKAI. Finally, the PKAI-EGF-R association occurs through the binding of RIalpha to the SH3 domain(s) of Grb2 adaptor protein, thus allowing the recruitment of the PKAI holoenzyme to the activated EGF-R. This is the first demonstration of a direct interaction of PKAI with the activated EGF-R macromolecular signalling complex.
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PMID:The RIalpha subunit of protein kinase A (PKA) binds to Grb2 and allows PKA interaction with the activated EGF-receptor. 905 Sep 91

Human embryonic kidney 293 cells and 293 cells overexpressing different amounts of the adaptor protein Crk-II (ranging from 3- to 10-fold higher levels than the parental cell line) were examined for their ability to undergo apoptosis when maintained in control and serum-free (SF) medium. Parental 293 cells undergo apoptosis only when deprived of serum for prolonged periods of time (24-48 h). On the other hand, 293 cells overexpressing different levels of Crk-II present detectable levels of apoptosis as measured by DNA fragmentation when grown in control medium, with a marked increase when they are deprived of serum for 12-48 h. To determine the pathways involved in Crk-II-induced apoptosis, Crk-II overexpressing cells were transiently transfected with a dominant-negative Ras construct (N17-Ras). Compared to cells transfected with control vectors, the cells overexpressing N17-Ras presented lower levels of apoptosis when maintained in SF-medium. On the other hand, transient transfection of a dominant-negative Raf-1 construct (K375W-Raf-1) did not decrease apoptosis; slightly increasing DNA fragmentation levels were seen. Similar results were obtained when the cells were incubated in the presence of a MEK1 inhibitor. The results presented here suggest that overexpression of Crk-II induces apoptosis via a Ras-dependent, Raf-1/MEK1/ERK-independent pathway.
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PMID:The proto-oncogene Crk-II enhances apoptosis by a Ras-dependent, Raf-1/MAP kinase-independent pathway. 917 62

A clone of immature cDNA for human casein kinase I gamma 2 (CSNK1G2) was isolated by screening the human testis cDNA library with a PCR-amplified probe (about 400 bp) representing the kinase domain of rat casein kinase I gamma 2 (CKI gamma 2). Comparison of the entire sequence with that of rat CKI gamma 2 showed that the cDNA contained the complete coding sequence of CKI gamma 2 as well as an intron-like sequence of 1006 bp, part of which was homologous to the Alu sequence. To obtain an insertion-free CSNK1G2 cDNA, PCR cloning was performed based on the above sequence. The amplified 1687-bp fragment was subcloned and sequenced. The predicted amino acid sequence consisted of 416 residues, 94% of which were identical to that of the rat homologue. Although there are two Src homology 3 (SH3) domain-binding motifs (Pro-X-X-Pro consensus), Pro-Lys-Val-Pro and Pro-Ser-Glu-Pro in the C-terminal region of rat CKI gamma 2, only the latter was conserved in the human counterpart. This finding suggests that the latter motif is important for binding to the signal transduction adaptor protein Nck (NCK). The human CSNK1G2 gene was mapped to chromosome 19p13.3 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and PCR analysis of the human/rodent hybrid cell panel.
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PMID:Cloning and chromosomal mapping of human casein kinase I gamma 2 (CSNK1G2). 940 68

Peptide growth factors regulate normal cellular proliferation and differentiation through autocrine and paracrine pathways and are involved in cancer development and progression. Among the endogenous growth factors, the epidermal growth factor (EGF)-related proteins play an important role in the pathogenesis of human cancer. In fact, overexpression of EGF-related growth factors such as transforming growth factor alpha and amphiregulin and/or their specific receptor, the EGF receptor (EGFR), has been detected in several types of human cancers, including breast, lung, and colorectal cancers. Therefore, the blockade of EGFR activation by using anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) has been proposed as a potential anticancer therapy. The cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) is an intracellular enzyme with serine-threonine kinase activity that plays a key role in cell growth and differentiation. Two PKA isoforms with identical catalytic (C) subunits but different cAMP-binding regulatory (R) subunits (defined as RI in PKAI and RII in PKAII) have been identified. Predominant expression of PKAII is found in normal nonproliferating tissues and in growth-arrested cells, whereas enhanced levels of PKAI are detected steadily in tumor cells and transiently in normal cells exposed to mitogenic stimuli. Overexpression of PKAI has been correlated recently with poor prognosis in breast cancer patients. Inhibition of PKAI expression and function by specific pharmacological agents such as the selective cAMP analogue 8-chloro-cAMP (8-Cl-cAMP) induces growth inhibition in various human cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo. We have provided experimental evidence of a functional cross-talk between ligand-induced EGFR activation and PKAI expression and function. In fact, PKAI is overexpressed and activated following transforming growth factor alpha-induced transformation in several rodent and human cell line models. Furthermore, PKAI is involved in the intracellular mitogenic signaling following ligand-induced EGFR activation. We have shown that an interaction between EGFR and PKAI occurs through direct binding of the RI subunit to the Grb2 adaptor protein. In this respect, PKAI seems to function downstream of the EGFR, and experimental evidence suggests that PKAI is acting upstream of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. We have also demonstrated that the functional interaction between the EGFR and the PKAI pathways could have potential therapeutic implications. In fact, the combined interference with both EGFR and PKAI with specific pharmacological agents, such as anti-EGFR blocking MAbs and cAMP analogues, has a cooperative antiproliferative effect on human cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo. The antitumor activity of this combination could be explored in a clinical setting because both the 8-Cl-cAMP analogue and the anti-EGFR blocking MAb C225 have entered human clinical trial evaluation. Finally, both MAb C225 and 8-Cl-cAMP are specific inhibitors of intracellular mitogenic signaling that have different mechanisms of action compared with conventional cytotoxic drugs. In this respect, a cooperative growth-inhibitory effect in combination with several chemotherapeutic agents in a large series of human cancer cell lines in vitro and in vivo has been demonstrated for anti-EGFR blocking MAbs or for 8-Cl-cAMP. Therefore, the combination of MAb C225 and 8-Cl-cAMP following chemotherapy could be investigated in cancer patients.
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PMID:Interactions between the epidermal growth factor receptor and type I protein kinase A: biological significance and therapeutic implications. 956 74

Tyrosine based motifs conforming to the consensus YXXphi (where phi represents a bulky hydrophobic residue) have been shown to interact with the medium chain subunit of clathrin adaptor complexes. These medium chains are targets for phosphorylation by a kinase activity associated with clathrin coated vesicles. We have used the clathrin coated vesicle associated kinase activity to specifically phosphorylate a soluble recombinant fusion protein of mu2, the medium chain subunit of the plasma membrane associated adaptor protein complex AP-2. We have tested whether this phosphorylation has any effect on the interaction of mu2 with the tyrosine based motif containing protein, TGN38, that has previously been shown to interact with mu2. Phosphorylation of mu2 was shown to have no significant effect on the in vitro interaction of mu2 with the cytosolic domain of TGN38, indicating that reversible phosphorylation of mu2 does not play a role in regulating its direct interaction with tyrosine based internalisation motifs. In addition, although a casein kinase II-like activity has been shown to be associated with clathrin coated vesicles, we show that mu2 is not phosphorylated by casein kinase II implying that another kinase activity is present in clathrin coated vesicles. Furthermore the kinase activity associated with clathrin coated vesicles was shown to be capable of phosphorylating dynamin 1. Phosphorylation of dynamin 1 has previously been shown to regulate its interaction with other proteins involved in clathrin mediated endocytosis.
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PMID:Phosphorylation of the medium chain subunit of the AP-2 adaptor complex does not influence its interaction with the tyrosine based internalisation motif of TGN38. 1005 Jul 58

Bacteria are able to sense a broad range of chemical and energetic stimuli and modulate their swimming behaviour to migrate to more favourable environments. Signal transduction in bacterial chemotaxis is mediated by a two-component system composed of a protein histidine kinase, CheA, and a response regulator, CheY. The phosphorylated response regulator, P approximately CheY, binds to a protein at the flagellar motor, FliM, to cause reversals in flagellar motor rotation. The level of P approximately CheY is controlled by the activity of the kinase CheA, which is in turn regulated by membrane receptors at the cell surface. Membrane receptors such as the aspartate receptor, Tar, are composed of two distinct regions: an extracellular sensing domain that binds stimulatory ligands, aspartate in the case of Tar; and an intracellular signalling domain that forms a complex with the protein kinase CheA. What is the mechanism of transmembrane signalling? How does aspartate binding to the sensing domain at the outside surface of the membrane translate into a change in kinase activity at the membrane cytosol interface? Recent results suggest that the mechanism depends on perturbations in lateral packing within an extensive array of receptors localized to patches at the cell poles. Receptor patching appears to depend on higher-order associations with the kinase CheA as well as an adaptor protein, CheW. It is difficult to assess the locus of pH effects within the context of even a simple signal transduction system like that involved in bacterial chemotaxis. Previous results with mutant strains have indicated that the serine receptor, Tsr, is critical for pH sensing, but in vitro results do not support such a straightforward interpretation of the genetic data.
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PMID:pH sensing in bacterial chemotaxis. 1020 12

Nck is a small adaptor protein consisting exclusively of three SH3 domains and one SH2 domain. Nck is thought to have an important role in cell signalling by coupling receptor tyrosine kinases, via its SH2 domain, to downstream SH3-binding effectors. We report here that angiotensin II, working through the AT1 receptor subtype, stimulates the phosphorylation of Nck in rat aortic smooth muscle cells. Phosphopeptide mapping analysis revealed that Nck is phosphorylated on four peptides containing exclusively phosphoserine in quiescent cells. Treatment with angiotensin II resulted in increased phosphorylation of these four peptides, without the appearance of new phosphopeptides. We show that Nck, via its SH3 domains, specifically binds three major phosphoproteins of 95, 82 and 66 kDa both in vitro and in intact cells. Notably, the phosphorylation of these Nck-binding proteins was found to increase in parallel with that of Nck on stimulation by angiotensin II. One candidate for the 66 kDa phosphoprotein is the serine/threonine kinase p21-activated kinase 1 (Pak1), which was found to form a stable complex with Nck in aortic smooth muscle cells. We have also identified the gamma2 isoform of casein kinase I as another protein kinase that associates with Nck in these cells. These findings indicate that Nck is a target of G-protein-coupled receptors and suggest a role for Pak1 and casein kinase I-gamma2 in downstream signalling or regulation of the AT1 receptor.
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PMID:Angiotensin II stimulates serine phosphorylation of the adaptor protein Nck: physical association with the serine/threonine kinases Pak1 and casein kinase I. 1037 65

To better understand the actions of estrogens and antiestrogens in estrogen target cells, we have searched for estrogen-regulated genes in human breast cancer cells, in which the number of genes known to be directly activated by estrogen is quite small. Using differential display RNA methods, we have identified the human homolog of the Na+ -H+ exchanger regulatory factor (NHE-RF), an approximately 50-kDa protein that is also an ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein, as being under rapid and direct regulation by estrogen in estrogen receptor (ER)-containing breast cancer cells. Stimulation by estrogen of NHE-RF RNA is rapid, being near maximal (approximately 6-fold) by 1 h, and is not blocked by cycloheximide, indicating that it is a primary response. Stimulation is selective for estrogen ligands, with no stimulation by other classes of steroid hormones, and stimulation by estrogen is suppressed by the antiestrogens tamoxifen and ICI 182,780. Induction is shown to require an active ER through several approaches, including the use of ER-negative breast cancer cells containing a stably integrated ER. NHE-RF protein levels, monitored using antibodies specific for this protein, increase after estrogen and reach maximal levels at 24-48 h. Interestingly, NHE-RF is a PDZ domain-containing protein that is enriched in polarized epithelia, where it is known to be localized in microvilli. Among various human tissues we have examined, we found that NHE-RF is expressed at a fairly high level in mammary tissue. NHE-RF regulates protein kinase A inhibition of the Na+ -H+ exchanger and may serve as a scaffold adaptor protein that contributes to the specificity of signal transduction events. Our findings suggest that the early, known effects of estrogen on cell cytoarchitecture (e.g. increasing microvilli on breast cancer cells) and on some cell signaling pathways (e.g. those involving cAMP) may involve rapid estrogen-mediated changes in the production of NHE-RF.
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PMID:Estrogen receptor regulation of the Na+/H+ exchange regulatory factor. 1038 89

The common beta chain (beta(c)) of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and IL-5 receptors is the major signaling subunit of these receptors coupling ligand binding to multiple biological activities. It is thought that these multiple functions arise as a consequence of the recruitment of specific signaling molecules to tyrosine-phosphorylated residues in the cytoplasmic domain of beta(c). However, the contribution of serine phosphorylation in beta(c) to the recruitment of signaling molecules is not known. We show here the identification of a phosphoserine motif in the cytoplasmic domain of beta(c) that interacts with the adaptor protein 14-3-3zeta. Coimmunoprecipitation and pull-down experiments with a glutathione S-transferase (GST):14-3-3zeta fusion protein showed that 14-3-3 directly associates with beta(c) but not the GM-CSF receptor alpha chain. C-terminal truncation mutants of beta(c) further showed that a region between amino acids 544 and 626 in beta(c) was required for its association with 14-3-3zeta. This region contains the sequence (582)HSRSLP(587), which closely resembles the RSXSXP (where S is phosphorylated) consensus 14-3-3 binding site identified in a number of signaling molecules, including Raf-1. Significantly, substitution of (582)HSRSLP(587) for EFAAAA completely abolished interaction of beta(c) with GST-14-3-3zeta. Furthermore, the interaction of beta(c) with GST-14-3-3 was greatly reduced in the presence of a peptide containing the 14-3-3 binding site, but only when (585)Ser was phosphorylated. Direct binding experiments showed that the peptide containing phosphorylated (585)Ser bound 14-3-3zeta with an affinity of 150 nmol/L. To study the regulation of (585)S phosphorylation in vivo, we raised antibodies that specifically recognized (585)Ser-phosphorylated beta(c). Using these antibodies, we showed that GM-CSF stimulation strongly upregulated (585)Ser phosphorylation in M1 myeloid leukemic cells. The proximity of the SHC-binding site ((577)Tyr) to the 14-3-3-binding site ((582)HSRSLP(587)) and their conservation between mouse, rat, and human beta(c) but not in other cytokine receptors suggest that they form a distinct motif that may subserve specialized functions associated with the GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-5 receptors.
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PMID:Identification of a 14-3-3 binding sequence in the common beta chain of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and IL-5 receptors that is serine-phosphorylated by GM-CSF. 1047 22

In neuroendocrine cells sorting of proteins from immature secretory granules (ISGs) occurs during maturation and is achieved by clathrin-coated vesicles containing the adaptor protein (AP)-1. We have investigated the role of the mannose-6-phosphate receptors (M6PRs) in the recruitment of AP-1 to ISGs. M6PRs were detected in ISGs isolated from PC12 cells by subcellular fractionation, and by immuno-EM labelling on cryosections. In light of our previous results, where greater than 80% of the ISGs were found to contain furin, we examined the relationship between furin and M6PR on ISGs. By immunoisolation techniques we find that 50% at most of the ISGs contain the cation-independent (CI)-M6PR. Using sequential immunoisolation we could demonstrate that there are two populations of ISGs: those that have both M6PR and furin, and those which contain only furin. Furthermore, using immobilized GST-fusion proteins containing the cytoplasmic domain of the CI-M6PR we have shown binding of AP-1 requires casein kinase II phosphorylation of the CI-M6PR fusion protein, and in particular phosphorylation of Ser(2474). Addition of these phosphorylated GST-CI-M6PR fusion proteins to a cell-free assay reconstituting AP-1 binding to ISGs inhibits AP-1 recruitment to ISGs.
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PMID:Differential distribution of mannose-6-phosphate receptors and furin in immature secretory granules. 1054 56


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