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Query: EC:3.4.25.1 (
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The
proteasome
contributes to the generation of most of the peptide ligands of MHC class I molecules. To compare the identity of the peptides generated by the
proteasome
with those finally presented by MHC class I molecules, we generated a monoclonal antibody recognizing the C-terminal part of the dominant H2-Kd ligand SYFPEITHI derived from the JAK1
tyrosine kinase
. Immunoprecipitations of lysates from H2-Kd-expressing or non-expressing cells revealed that only in the presence of H2-Kd SYFPEITHI could be isolated. No longer potential precursor peptide containing SYFPEITHI could be detected. Surprisingly, a peptide lacking the first two amino acids, FPEITHI, was isolated independently of the presence of H2-Kd molecules. The detection of only SYFPEITHI and FPEITHI in cell lysates corresponded with the strong generation of these two peptides in in vitro digests of elongated SYFPEITHI-containing peptides with purified 20S proteasomes. Our results indicate that MHC ligands can be generated directly by the
proteasome
in vivo and that at least for SYFPEITHI the expression of the corresponding MHC molecule is critical for protection of the ligand in vivo.
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PMID:The making of the dominant MHC class I ligand SYFPEITHI. 971 Feb 25
STAT5b (signal transducer and activator of transcription 5b) is a key mediator of the effects of plasma GH pulses on male-specific liver gene expression. STAT5b is activated in liver cells in vivo by physiological pulses of GH and then is rapidly deactivated. Investigation of the cellular events involved in this activation/deactivation cycle using the rat liver cell line CWSV-1 established that a brief exposure to GH and the associated activation of JAK2 (Janus kinase 2)
tyrosine kinase
activity are both necessary and sufficient to initiate all of the downstream steps associated with STAT5b activation by tyrosine phosphorylation and the subsequent deactivation of both JAK2 kinase and STAT5b. JAK2 signaling to STAT5b at the conclusion of a GH pulse could be sustained by the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide or by the proteasome inhibitor MG132, indicating that termination of this JAK2-catalyzed STAT activation loop requires synthesis of a labile or GH-inducible protein factor and is facilitated by the
proteasome
pathway. This factor may be a phosphotyrosine phosphatase, since the phosphatase inhibitor pervanadate both sustained GH pulse-induced JAK2 signaling to STAT5b and blocked the rapid deactivation of phosphorylated STAT5b (t(1/2) = 8.8 +/- 0.9 min) seen in its absence. Finally, the serine kinase inhibitor H7 blocked down-regulation of JAK2 signaling to STAT5b in a manner that enabled cells to respond to a subsequent GH pulse without the need for the approximately 3-h interpulse interval normally required for full recovery of GH pulse responsiveness. Termination of GH pulse-induced STAT5b signaling is thus a complex process that involves multiple biochemical events. These are proposed to include the down-regulation of JAK2 signaling to STAT5b via a cycloheximide- and H7-sensitive step,
proteasome
-dependent degradation of a key component or regulatory factor, and dephosphorylation leading to deactivation of the receptor-kinase signaling complex and its STAT5b substrate via the action of a phosphotyrosine phosphatase.
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PMID:Termination of growth hormone pulse-induced STAT5b signaling. 989 11
Insulin receptor substrate (IRS) proteins are important intracellular molecules that mediate insulin receptor
tyrosine kinase
signaling. A decreased content of IRS proteins has been found in insulin-resistant states in animals, humans, and cultured cells under various conditions. However, the molecular mechanism that controls cellular levels of IRS proteins is unknown. We report that chronic insulin treatment induces the degradation of IRS-1, but not IRS-2, protein in cultured cells. The insulin-induced degradation of IRS-1 can be prevented by pretreatment with lactacystin, a specific inhibitor for
proteasome
degradation. These data demonstrate, for the first time, that insulin-induced degradation of IRS-1 is mediated by the
proteasome
degradation pathway. IRS-2 can escape from the insulin-induced
proteasome
degradation, suggesting the existence of specific structural requirements for this degradation process.
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PMID:Insulin-induced insulin receptor substrate-1 degradation is mediated by the proteasome degradation pathway. 1038 39
The Src family of nonreceptor tyrosine kinases are important regulators of a variety of cellular processes, including cytoskeletal organization, cell-cell contact, and cell-matrix adhesion. Activation of Src family kinases also can induce DNA synthesis and cellular proliferation; therefore, tight regulation of their kinase activities is important for the cell to maintain proliferative control. Posttranslational phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are recognized as the principle modifications by which the activities of the Src family of tyrosine kinases are regulated. We have discovered that this family of kinases also is regulated by ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. Studies aimed at the identification of cellular targets for E6AP, an E3 ubiquitin protein ligase involved in ubquitin-mediated degradation, led us to the identification of members of the Src family kinases as potential substrates for E6AP. We have found that E6AP can bind to several of the Src family tyrosine kinases. Here we show that activated Blk is preferentially degraded by the ubiquitin-
proteasome
pathway and that its ubiquitination is mediated by E6AP. Identification of members of the Src
tyrosine kinase
family as substrates of the E6AP ubiquitin-protein ligase implicates a role for the ubiquitin pathway in regulating the activities of individual members of this important family of signaling molecules.
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PMID:Regulation of the Src family tyrosine kinase Blk through E6AP-mediated ubiquitination. 1044 31
During development, tissue repair, and tumor metastasis, both cell-cell dissociation and cell migration occur and appear to be intimately linked, such as during epithelial "scattering." Here we show that cell-cell dissociation during scattering induced by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) or activation of the temperature-sensitive v-Src
tyrosine kinase
in MDCK cells can be blocked by inhibiting the
proteasome
with lactacystin and MG132. Although both proteins of the tight junction and the adherens junction redistributed during cell scattering,
proteasome
inhibitors largely prevented this process, resulting in the stabilization of Triton X-100-insoluble tight junction proteins as well as adherens junction proteins at sites of cell-cell contact. Proteasome inhibition also led to a decrease of E-cadherin turnover in (35)S-labeled cells. In addition,
proteasome
inhibition partly preserved cell polarity, as determined by the subcellular distribution of Na(+),K(+)-ATPase (basolateral marker) and gp135 (apical marker), and the structure of the subcortical actin ring, both of which are normally disrupted during scattering. However, cells were able to establish focal contacts, and single cell migration toward HGF was unaffected by
proteasome
inhibition in quantitative assays, indicating that cell-cell dissociation during scattering occurs independently of anchorage-dependent cell migration. Thus, a
proteasome
-dependent step during scattering induced by HGF and pp60(v-Src) appears to be essential for cell-cell dissociation, disassembly of junctional components, and (at least indirectly) it also plays a role in the loss of protein polarity.
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PMID:Cell-cell dissociation upon epithelial cell scattering requires a step mediated by the proteasome. 1045 22
Signaling by members of the Src family of protein tyrosine kinases, such as Src and Fyn, is important in many biological responses, including gene transcription, cell-cycle progression, and cell adhesion and spreading [1] [2]. Unregulated Src kinase activity has been implicated in the progression of colon cancer and transformation of cultured cells [3] [4] [5] [6]. Thus, precise regulation of Src activity is critical for normal cell growth. Src kinase activity is downregulated by the carboxy-terminal Src kinase (Csk), a
tyrosine kinase
that phosphorylates a conserved tyrosine residue in the carboxy-terminal tail of Src [7] [8]. When phosphorylated, this tyrosine residue mediates an intramolecular interaction that results in a 'closed' or inactive conformation [1] [2] [9] [10]. Here, we report that loss of csk resulted in a reduction in the abundance of the Src and Fyn proteins, which could be restored by reintroducing catalytically active Csk. The effect of Csk on Src expression was not due to an increase in Src message, but to stabilization of the Src protein. Inhibition of
proteasome
activity also increased the level of Src protein in csk-deficient cells. Src was found to be ubiquitinated, and activation of Src increased the extent of polyubiquitination. Thus, ubiquitin-
proteasome
-dependent degradation represents an additional mechanism by which active Src can be downregulated.
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PMID:Ubiquitin-dependent degradation of active Src. 1050 17
The protein kinase Chk1 enforces the DNA damage checkpoint. This checkpoint delays mitosis until damaged DNA is repaired. Chk1 regulates the activity and localization of Cdc25, the tyrosine phosphatase that activates the cdk Cdc2. Here we report that Mik1, a
tyrosine kinase
that inhibits Cdc2, is positively regulated by the DNA damage checkpoint. Mik1 is required for checkpoint response in strains that lack Cdc25. Long-term DNA damage checkpoint arrest fails in Deltamik1 cells. DNA damage increases Mik1 abundance in a Chk1-dependent manner. Ubiquitinated Mik1 accumulates in a
proteasome
mutant, which indicates that Mik1 normally has a short half-life. Thus, the DNA damage checkpoint might regulate Mik1 degradation. Mik1 protein and mRNA oscillate during the unperturbed cell cycle, with peak amounts detected around S phase. These data indicate that regulation of Mik1 abundance helps to couple mitotic onset to the completion of DNA replication and repair. Coordinated negative regulation of Cdc25 and positive regulation of Mik1 ensure the effective operation of the DNA damage checkpoint.
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PMID:Regulation of mitotic inhibitor Mik1 helps to enforce the DNA damage checkpoint. 1063 86
The benzoquinoid ansamycins geldanamycin (GA), herbimycin, and their derivatives are emerging as novel therapeutic agents that act by inhibiting the 90-kDa heat-shock protein hsp90. We report that GA inhibits the proliferation of mitogen-activated T cells. GA is actively toxic to both resting and activated T cells; activated T cells appear to be especially vulnerable. The mechanism by which GA acts is reflected by its effects on an essential hsp90-dependent protein, the T cell-specific nonreceptor
tyrosine kinase
lck. GA treatment depletes lck levels in cultured T cells by a kinetically slow dose-dependent process. Pulse-chase analyses indicate that GA induces the very rapid degradation of newly synthesized lck molecules. GA also induces a slower degradation of mature lck populations. These results correlate with global losses in protein tyrosine kinase activity and an inability to respond to TCR stimuli, but the activity of mature lck is not immediately compromised. Although the specific proteasome inhibitor lactacystin provides marginal protection against GA-induced lck depletion,
proteasome
inhibition also induces changes in lck detergent solubility independent of GA application. There is no other evidence for the involvement of the proteosome. Lysosome inhibition provides quantitatively superior protection against degradation. These results indicate that pharmacologic inhibition of hsp90 chaperone function may represent a novel immunosuppressant strategy, and elaborate on the appropriate context in which to interpret losses of lck as a reporter for the pharmacology of GA in whole organisms.
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PMID:Effects of geldanamycin, a heat-shock protein 90-binding agent, on T cell function and T cell nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinases. 1070 77
Recent studies have demonstrated that in many pathological states there is an overproduction of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF). Interestingly, TNF also seems to be responsible for the insulin resistance associated with these pathological states, since decreases the
tyrosine kinase
activity of the insulin receptor. Our group has demonstrated that TNF is able to activate the
proteasome
-mediated ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. Since this proteolytic system is involved in the control of receptor-associated tyrosine kinase activity (i.e. insulin receptor), it is postulated here that the mechanism of TNF-induced insulin resistance is mediated by the activation of the proteasomic, ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis.
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PMID:Does the mechanism responsible for TNF-mediated insulin resistance involve the proteasome? 1085 39
Growth hormone (GH)-inducible suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS/CIS proteins) inhibit GH receptor (GHR) signaling to STAT5b via phosphotyrosine-dependent binding interactions with the
tyrosine kinase
JAK2 (SOCS-1) and/or the cytoplasmic tail of GHR (CIS and SOCS-3). Presently, we investigate the mechanism of CIS inhibition and CIS's role in down-regulating GHR-JAK2 signaling to STAT5b in cells exposed to GH continuously. CIS is shown to inhibit GHR-JAK2 signaling by two distinct mechanisms: by a partial inhibition that is decreased at elevated STAT5b levels and may involve competition between CIS and STAT5b for common GHR cytoplasmic tail phosphotyrosine-binding sites; and by a time-dependent inhibition, not seen with SOCS-1 or SOCS-3, that involves
proteasome
action. Investigation of the latter mechanism revealed that GH stimulates degradation of CIS, but not SOCS-3. The proteasome inhibitor MG132 blocked this protein degradation and also blocked the inhibitory action of CIS, but not that of SOCS-1 or SOCS-3, on STAT5b signaling. Proteasome-dependent degradation of CIS, most likely in the form of a (GHR-JAK2)-CIS complex, is therefore proposed to be an important step in the time-dependent CIS inhibition mechanism. Finally, the down-regulation of GHR-JAK2 signaling to STAT5b seen in continuous GH-treated cells could be prevented by treatment of cells with the proteasome inhibitor MG132 or by expression of CIS-R107K, a selective, dominant-negative inhibitor of CIS activity. These findings lead us to propose that the cytokine signaling inhibitor CIS is a key mediator of the STAT5b desensitization response seen in cells and tissues exposed to GH chronically, such as adult female rat liver.
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PMID:Role of the cytokine-inducible SH2 protein CIS in desensitization of STAT5b signaling by continuous growth hormone. 1099 39
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