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Query: EC:2.7.11.24 (
mitogen-activated protein kinase
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SHPS-1 is a receptor-like protein that undergoes tyrosine phosphorylation and binds SHP-2, an SH2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase, in response to insulin and other mitogens. The overexpression of wild-type SHPS-1, but not of a mutant SHPS-1 in which all four tyrosine residues in its cytoplasmic region were mutated to
phenylalanine
, markedly enhanced insulin-induced activation of
mitogen-activated protein kinase
in Chinese hamster ovary cells that overexpress the human insulin receptor. Mutation of each tyrosine residue individually revealed that the major sites of tyrosine phosphorylation of SHPS-1 in response to insulin are Tyr449 and Tyr473. In addition, mutation of either Tyr449 or Tyr473 abolished the insulin-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of SHPS-1 and its association with SHP-2. Surface plasmon resonance analysis showed that glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins containing the NH2-terminal or COOH-terminal SH2 domains of SHP-2 bound preferentially to phosphotyrosyl peptides corresponding to the sequences surrounding Tyr449 or Tyr473, respectively, of SHPS-1. Furthermore, phosphotyrosyl peptides containing Tyr449 or Tyr473 were effective substrates for the phosphatase activity of recombinant SHP-2 in vitro. Together, these results suggest that insulin may induce phosphorylation of SHPS-1 at Tyr449 and Tyr473, to which SHP-2 then binds through its NH2-terminal and COOH-terminal SH2 domains, respectively. SHPS-1 may play a crucial role both in the recruitment of SHP-2 from the cytosol to a site near the plasma membrane and in increasing its catalytic activity, thereby positively regulating the RAS-
mitogen-activated protein kinase
signaling cascade in response to insulin.
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PMID:Roles of the complex formation of SHPS-1 with SHP-2 in insulin-stimulated mitogen-activated protein kinase activation. 953 15
Tyr-762 is an autophosphorylation site in the human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) alpha-receptor. In order to investigate whether phosphorylated Tyr-762 serves as a docking site for downstream signal transduction molecules, affinity purification using an immobilized synthetic peptide containing phosphorylated Tyr-762 and its surrounding amino acid residues was performed. Proteins in HeLa cell lysate of molecular sizes 27, 38 and 40 kDa bound to the phosphorylated, but not to the unphosphorylated peptide. Analyses of partial amino acid sequences of the purified proteins indicated that they were identical to CrkI, CrkII and CrkL respectively. The wild-type PDGF alpha-receptor, when expressed in porcine aortic endothelial cells, formed complexes with CrkII and CrkL upon ligand stimulation, which was specifically inhibited by a synthetic peptide containing phosphorylated Tyr-762. Replacement of Tyr-762 with a
phenylalanine
residue in the PDGF alpha-receptor abrogated ligand-induced binding of Crk proteins. Tyrosine phosphorylation of CrkII and CrkL increased by 1.8- and 1.3-fold, respectively, upon ligand stimulation of the wild-type alpha-receptor. In contrast, the Y762F mutant PDGF alpha-receptor failed to induce tyrosine phosphorylation of Crk proteins. CrkII and CrkL constitutively formed complex with the guanine nucleotide exchange factor C3G, in unstimulated as well as PDGF-stimulated cells. Moreover, the activated wild-type PDGF alpha-receptor but not the Y762F mutant receptor was found in a C3G immunoprecipitate, suggesting that a ternary complex between the activated PDGF alpha-receptor, Crk and C3G was formed. DNA synthesis stimulated by PDGF-BB as well as PDGF-induced
MAP kinase
activation was similar in cells expressing wild-type and mutant receptors. Interestingly, the activated PDGF beta-receptor was found not to bind Crk proteins. Instead, Tyr-771 of the beta-receptor, which is localized at an analogous position to Tyr-762 in the alpha-receptor, binds RasGAP. RasGAP is not bound to the alpha-receptor. Thus, this region in the kinase inserts of the two receptors may be important for the divergency in signaling from the two PDGF receptors.
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PMID:Identification of Tyr-762 in the platelet-derived growth factor alpha-receptor as the binding site for Crk proteins. 954 24
Fibronectin receptor integrin-mediated cell adhesion triggers intracellular signaling events such as the activation of the Ras/mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase cascade. In this study, we show that the nonreceptor protein-tyrosine kinases (PTKs) c-Src and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) can be independently activated after fibronectin (FN) stimulation and that their combined activity promotes signaling to extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2)/
MAP kinase
through multiple pathways upstream of Ras. FN stimulation of NIH 3T3 fibroblasts promotes c-Src and FAK association in the Triton-insoluble cell fraction, and the time course of FN-stimulated ERK2 activation paralleled that of Grb2 binding to FAK at Tyr-925 and Grb2 binding to Shc. Cytochalasin D treatment of fibroblasts inhibited FN-induced FAK in vitro kinase activity and signaling to ERK2, but it only partially inhibited c-Src activation. Treatment of fibroblasts with protein kinase C inhibitors or with the PTK inhibitor herbimycin A or PP1 resulted in reduced Src PTK activity, no Grb2 binding to FAK, and lowered levels of ERK2 activation. FN-stimulated FAK PTK activity was not significantly affected by herbimycin A treatment and, under these conditions, FAK autophosphorylation promoted Shc binding to FAK. In vitro, FAK directly phosphorylated Shc Tyr-317 to promote Grb2 binding, and in vivo Grb2 binding to Shc was observed in herbimycin A-treated fibroblasts after FN stimulation. Interestingly, c-Src in vitro phosphorylation of Shc promoted Grb2 binding to both wild-type and
Phe
-317 Shc. In vivo,
Phe
-317 Shc was tyrosine phosphorylated after FN stimulation of human 293T cells and its expression did not inhibit signaling to ERK2. Surprisingly, expression of
Phe
-925 FAK with
Phe
-317 Shc also did not block signaling to ERK2, whereas FN-stimulated signaling to ERK2 was inhibited by coexpression of an SH3 domain-inactivated mutant of Grb2. Our studies show that FN receptor integrin signaling upstream of Ras and ERK2 does not follow a linear pathway but that, instead, multiple Grb2-mediated interactions with Shc, FAK, and perhaps other yet-to-be-determined phosphorylated targets represent parallel signaling pathways that cooperate to promote maximal ERK2 activation.
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PMID:Multiple Grb2-mediated integrin-stimulated signaling pathways to ERK2/mitogen-activated protein kinase: summation of both c-Src- and focal adhesion kinase-initiated tyrosine phosphorylation events. 956 77
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) regulates differentiation, survival, and proliferation of myeloid progenitor cells. The biologic actions of GM-CSF are mediated by its binding to the alpha and beta subunits of the GM-CSF receptor (GM-CSFRalpha and betac, respectively). To determine whether identical regions of the betac protein mediate both cell growth and differentiation, we expressed cDNA constructs encoding the human wild-type (897 amino acids) and truncated betac (hbetac) subunits along with the wild-type human GM-CSFRalpha subunit in the murine WT19 cell line, an FDC-P1-derived cell line that differentiates toward the monocytic lineage in response to murine GM-CSF. Whereas the WT19 cell line carrying the C-terminal deleted hbetac subunit of 627 amino acids was still able to grow in human GM-CSF (hGM-CSF), 681 amino acids of the hbetac were necessary for cell differentiation. The addition of hGM-CSF to WT19 cell lines containing the hbetac627 subunit stimulated the phosphorylation of ERK (
extracellular signal-regulated kinase
) and induced the tyrosine-phosphorylation of SHP-2 and STAT5, suggesting that the activation of these molecules is insufficient to mediate the induction of differentiation. A point mutation of tyrosine 628 to
phenylalanine
(Y628F) within hbetac681 abolished the ability of hGM-CSF to induce differentiation. Our results indicate that the signals required for hGM-CSF-induced differentiation and cell growth are mediated by different regions of the hbetac subunit.
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PMID:Cytoplasmic domains of the human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) receptor beta chain (hbetac) responsible for human GM-CSF-induced myeloid cell differentiation. 967 59
Wild type formyl peptide receptors (FPRwt) and receptors deleted of the carboxyl-terminal 45 amino acids (FPRdel) were stably expressed in undifferentiated HL-60 promyelocytes. Expression of FPRwt reconstituted N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-
phenylalanine
(FMLP)-stimulated
extracellular signal-regulated kinase
(
ERK
) and p38 kinase activity. Expression of FPRdel resulted in a 2-5-fold increase in basal
ERK
and p38 kinase activity, whereas FMLP failed to stimulate either
mitogen-activated protein kinase
(
MAPK
). Pertussis toxin abolished FMLP stimulation of both MAPKs in FPRwt cells but had no effect on either basal or FMLP-stimulated
MAPK
activity in FPRdel cells. FMLP stimulated a concentration-dependent increase in guanosine 5'-3-O-(thio)triphosphate (GTPgammaS) binding in membranes from FPRwt but not FPRdel cells. GTPgammaS inhibited FMLP binding to FPRwt but not FPRdel membranes. Photoaffinity labeling with azidoanilide-[gamma-32P]GTP in the presence or absence of FMLP showed increased labeling only in FPRwt membranes. Immunoprecipitation of alphai2 and alphaq/11 from solubilized, photolabeled membranes showed that FPRwt were coupled to alphai2 but not to alphaq/11. FPRwt cells demonstrated calcium mobilization following stimulation with FMLP, whereas FPRdel cells showed no increase in intracellular calcium. We conclude that the carboxyl-terminal tail of FPRs is necessary for ligand-mediated activation of Gi proteins and
MAPK
cascades. Deletion of the carboxyl-terminal tail results in constitutive activation of
ERK
and p38 kinase through a Gi2-independent pathway.
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PMID:Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases by formyl peptide receptors is regulated by the cytoplasmic tail. 969 39
The ErbB2 and ErbB3 proteins together constitute a functional coreceptor for heregulin (neuregulin). Heregulin stimulates the phosphorylation of both coreceptor constituents and initiates a variety of other signaling events, which include phosphorylation of the Shc protein. The role of Shc in heregulin-stimulated signal transduction through the ErbB2.ErbB3 coreceptor was investigated here. Heregulin was found to promote ErbB3/Shc association in NIH-3T3 cells expressing endogenous ErbB2 and recombinant ErbB3. A mutant ErbB3 protein was generated in which Tyr-1325 in a consensus Shc phosphotyrosine-binding domain recognition site was mutated to
Phe
(ErbB3-Y/F). This mutation abolished the association of Shc with ErbB3 and blocked the activation of
mitogen-activated protein kinase
by heregulin. Whereas heregulin induced mitogenesis in NIH-3T3 cells transfected with wild-type ErbB3 cDNA, this mitogenic response was markedly attenuated in NIH-3T3 cells transfected with the ErbB3-Y/F cDNA. These results showed a specific interaction of Shc with the ErbB3 receptor protein and demonstrated the importance of this interaction in the activation of mitogenic responses by the ErbB2. ErbB3 heregulin coreceptor complex.
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PMID:Mutation of a Shc binding site tyrosine residue in ErbB3/HER3 blocks heregulin-dependent activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase. 969 50
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a unique serum pentraxin and the prototype acute phase reactant. CRP is a ligand for specific receptors on phagocytic leukocytes, and mediates activation reactions of monocytes/macrophages, but inhibits the respiratory burst of neutrophils (PMN). Since CRP selectively accumulates at inflammatory sites in which IL-8 is also produced, we tested the effects of CRP on the responsiveness of PMN to IL-8 and the bacterial chemotactic peptide, FMLP-
phenylalanine
(FMLPP). Purified human CRP inhibited the chemotactic response of PMN to IL-8 and FMLPP. A mouse IgM mAb that was generated against the leukocyte CRP receptor (CRP-R) also inhibited the chemotactic response. Incubation of purified CRP with activated PMN generated CRP-derived peptides that also inhibited chemotaxis. A synthetic CRP peptide (residues 27-38) that binds to the CRP-R had weak chemotactic activity, whereas two other CRP synthetic peptides (residues 174-185 and 191-205) inhibited chemotaxis of PMNs to both IL-8 and FMLPP. CRP did not alter receptor-specific binding of IL-8, but exerted its effect at the level of signaling. CRP augmented both IL-8- and FMLPP-induced
mitogen-activated protein kinase
(extracellular signal-regulated kinase-2) activity. CRP at acute phase levels increased both agonist-induced and noninduced phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase activity. The results suggest a role for CRP as a regulator of leukocyte infiltration at inflammatory sites.
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PMID:Effect of human C-reactive protein on chemokine and chemotactic factor-induced neutrophil chemotaxis and signaling. 972 53
Activation of tyrosine kinases by numerous growth factor and cytokine receptors leads to tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-proteins. Tyrosine-phosphorylated motifs on the IRS proteins bind to the SH2 domains in proteins that mediate downstream signals, including phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase, GRB-2, and SHP-2. We investigated the function of the two SHP-2 binding COOH-terminal tyrosines of IRS-1 by replacing them with
phenylalanine
(IRS-1(FCT)). IRS-1(FCT) failed to bind SHP-2 or mediate its tyrosine phosphorylation during insulin stimulation. Although several reports suggest a critical role for SHP-2 in insulin stimulated
mitogen-activated protein kinase
activation and cell proliferation, IRS-1(FCT) mediated these effects normally in 32D cells. Indeed, IRS-1(FCT) exhibited increased tyrosine phosphorylation, phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase binding and activation of protein synthesis in response to insulin. These results suggest that SHP-2 attentuates the phosphorylation and downstream signal transmission of IRS-1 and that the interaction of IRS-1 and SHP-2 is an important regulatory event which attenuates insulin metabolic responses.
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PMID:The COOH-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation sites on IRS-1 bind SHP-2 and negatively regulate insulin signaling. 975 38
The signal transduction pathways activated by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) that lead to priming of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are unknown. The hypotheses that these cytokines stimulate multiple
mitogen-activated protein kinase
(
MAPK
) cascades, including extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), c-Jun amino-terminal kinases (JNKs), and p38
MAPK
, and that these MAPKs participate in priming of human PMNs were examined. TNF-alpha stimulated a dose-dependent increase in
ERK
and p38
MAPK
activities that was maximal at 10 min. JNKs were not stimulated by TNF-alpha or GM-CSF. GM-CSF stimulated
ERK
activity comparable to that of TNF-alpha, but GM-CSF was a less potent stimulus of p38
MAPK
activity. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor, genistein, inhibited
ERK
and p38
MAPK
stimulation by both cytokines. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor, wortmannin, attenuated stimulation of ERKs and p38
MAPK
by GM-CSF, but not TNF-alpha. GM-CSF, but not TNF-alpha, stimulated wortmannin-sensitive activation of Raf-1. TNF-alpha and GM-CSF priming of superoxide release stimulated by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-
phenylalanine
was significantly attenuated by the MEK inhibitor, PD098059, and the p38
MAPK
inhibitor, SB203580. Incubation with both
MAPK
inhibitors produced an additive effect. Our data suggest that TNF-alpha and GM-CSF activate ERKs and p38
MAPK
by different signal transduction pathways. Both
ERK
and p38
MAPK
cascades contribute to the ability of TNF-alpha and GM-CSF to prime the respiratory burst response in human PMNs.
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PMID:Activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades during priming of human neutrophils by TNF-alpha and GM-CSF. 976 35
The protein tyrosine kinase Syk plays a pivotal role in mediating the high-affinity IgE receptor (Fc epsilonRI)-induced degranulation of mast cells. To examine the mechanism of Syk regulation, the two tyrosine residues at 519 and 520 in the putative activation loop of rat Syk were mutated to
phenylalanine
either singly or in combination. The various mutants were expressed in a Syk-negative variant of the RBL-2H3 (rat basophilic leukemia 2H3) mast cell line. In these transfected cell lines, mutant Syk did show increased tyrosine phosphorylation in vivo and increased enzymatic activity in vitro after Fc epsilonRI aggregation. There were conformational changes detected by an Ab when the wild-type and mutant Syk were either tyrosine phosphorylated or bound to tyrosine-phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif peptides. However, these mutant Syk were incapable of transducing Fc epsilonRI signaling. In cells in which the expression level of mutant Syk was similar to that of the wild-type Syk, Fc epsilonRI cross-linking induced no increase in cellular protein tyrosine phosphorylation, no increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of phospholipase C-gamma2 and
mitogen-activated protein kinase
, and no histamine release. Overexpression of Y519F or Y520F Syk mutants partially reconstituted the signaling pathways. These results indicate that these tyrosines in the putative activation loop are not essential for the enzymatic activity of Syk or for the conformational changes induced by binding of tyrosine-phosphorylated immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif peptides. However, these tyrosines are necessary for Syk-mediated propagation of Fc epsilonRI signaling.
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PMID:Mutations in the activation loop tyrosines of protein tyrosine kinase Syk abrogate intracellular signaling but not kinase activity. 978 Feb 14
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