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Studies on the differential routing of internalized epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) induced by EGF, TGF alpha, and the superagonist EGF-TGF alpha chimera E4T suggested a correlation between receptor recycling and their mitogenic potency. EGFR sorting to lysosomes depends on its kinase domain and its ubiquitination by Cbl proteins. Proteasomes have also been proposed to regulate EGFR degradation, but the underlying mechanism remains obscure. Here we evaluated EGFR activation, Cbl recruitment, EGFR ubiquitination and degradation in response to EGF, TGF alpha, and E4T. We also determined the fate of activated EGFRs and Cbl proteins by using v-ATPase (bafilomycin A1) and proteasome (lactacystin) inhibitors. Our results demonstrate that E4T and TGF alpha provoke decreased Cbl recruitment, EGFR ubiquitination and EGFR degradation compared with EGF. Furthermore, bafilomycin treatment blocks EGFR but not c-Cbl degradation. In contrast, lactacystin treatment blocks EGF-induced c-Cbl degradation but does not block EGFR degradation, even though lactacystin causes a minor delay in EGFR degradation. Surprisingly, even though bafilomycin completely blocks EGFR degradation, it does not prevent EGFR de-ubiquitination upon prolonged EGF stimulation. Strikingly, when combined with bafilomycin, lactacystin treatment stabilizes the ubiquitinated EGFR and prevents its de-ubiquitination. We conclude that the enhanced EGFR recycling that has been observed in HER-14 cells following TGF alpha or E4T stimulation correlates with decreased EGFR ubiquitination and EGFR degradation, and that proteasomal activity is required for de-ubiquitination of the EGFR prior to its lysosomal degradation.
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PMID:Ligand-induced lysosomal epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) degradation is preceded by proteasome-dependent EGFR de-ubiquitination. 1282 7

Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E5 protein, along with the more publicized E6 and E7 proteins of this virus, has been found to be oncogenic. E5 is a highly hydrophobic membrane-bound protein of 83 amino acids associated with the Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, and nuclear membrane in infected cells. E5 can activate epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) through binding to the 16 kD subunit of protein pump ATPase leading to a reduced downregulation of EGFR receptors. The activation of EGFR can initiate biochemical cascades that lead to overexpression of a variety of protooncogenes and stimulate rapid cell growth. Moreover, E5 can inhibit the expression of tumor suppressor gene p21((WafI/SdiI/CipI)) and impair the control of cell cycle checkpoint. E5 protein has been identified as a potential tumor vaccine target antigen.
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PMID:The biochemical and biological functions of human papillomavirus type 16 E5 protein. 1289 24

The STAM family proteins, STAM1 and STAM2/EAST/Hbp, are phosphotyrosine proteins that contain SH3 domains and ubiquitin-interacting motifs. Their yeast homologue, Hse1, and its binding protein, Vps27, are involved in the vacuolar membrane transport machinery. Here we show that STAM1 and STAM2 are localized to the endosomal membrane. Some of these complexes contain Eps15, an endocytic protein, which accumulates in clumps upon expression of a dominant-negative form of Vps4-A, an AAA-type ATPase, that is required for normal endosome function. These results support the idea that the STAMs are mammalian vacuolar protein sorting (Vps) proteins. We also demonstrate that ligand-mediated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) degradation is partially but not completely impaired in both Hrs(-/-) and STAM1(-/-)STAM2(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Furthermore, endosome swelling is seen in both Hrs(-/-) and STAM1(-/-)STAM2(-/-) cells. These results suggest that the STAMs and Hrs play important roles in the mammalian endosomal/vacuolar protein sorting pathway.
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PMID:Effects of deficiencies of STAMs and Hrs, mammalian class E Vps proteins, on receptor downregulation. 1367 51

Human proximal tubule epithelial cell lines are potentially useful models to elucidate the complex cellular and molecular details of water and electrolyte homeostasis in the kidney. Samples of normal adult human kidney tissue were obtained from surgical specimens, and S1 segments of proximal convoluted tubules were microdissected, placed on collagen-coated culture plate inserts, and cocultured with lethally irradiated 3T3 fibroblasts. Primary cultures of proximal tubule epithelial cells were infected with a replication-defective retroviral construct encoding either wild-type or temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 large T-antigen. Cells forming electrically resistive monolayers were selected and expanded in culture. Three cell lines (HPCT-03-ts, HPCT-05-wt, and HPCT-06-wt) were characterized for proximal tubule phenotype by electron microscopy, electrophysiology, immunofluorescence, Southern hybridization, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Each of the three formed polarized, resistive epithelial monolayers with apical microvilli, tight junctional complexes, numerous mitochondria, well-developed Golgi complexes, extensive endoplasmic reticulum, convolutions of the basolateral plasma membrane, and a primary cilium. Each exhibited succinate, phosphate, and Na,K- adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) transport activity, as well as acidic dipeptide- and adenosine triphosphate-regulated mechanisms of ion transport. Transcripts for Na(+)-bicarbonate cotransporter, Na(+)-H(+) exchanger isoform 3, Na,K-ATPase, parathyroid hormone receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor, and vasopressin V2 receptor were identified. Furthermore, immunoreactive sodium phosphate cotransporter type II, vasopressin receptor V1a, and CLIC-1 (NCC27) were also identified. These well-differentiated, transport-competent cell lines demonstrated the growth, immortalization, and differentiation potential of normal, adult, human proximal tubule cells and consequently have wide applicability in cell biology and renal physiology.
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PMID:Growth, immortalization, and differentiation potential of normal adult human proximal tubule cells. 1474 22

The epidermal growth factor receptor ligands transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) and amphiregulin are delivered to the basolateral surface of polarized epithelial cells where they are cleaved by TACE/ADAM17. Basolateral sorting information resides in their cytoplasmic tail domains, but tail-interacting proteins required for basolateral trafficking have not been identified. Naked (NKD)1 and NKD2 are mammalian homologs of Drosophila Naked Cuticle, which negatively regulates canonical Wnt signaling by binding Dishevelled. We present evidence that NKD2, but not NKD1, binds to basolateral sorting motifs in the cytoplasmic tail of TGF alpha. Processing and cell-surface delivery of TGF alpha are accelerated in NKD2-overexpressing Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. NKD2 is myristoylated on glycine, the second residue. On expression of myristoylation-defective (G2A) NKD2, neither NKD2 nor TGF alpha appears at the basolateral plasma membrane of polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney cells; however, membrane staining for TGF alpha is restored on silencing expression of this mutant NKD2. Amphiregulin does not interact with NKD2 and retains its basolateral localization in G2A-NKD2-expressing cells, as do Na(+), K(+) ATPase alpha 1 and E-cadherin. These data identify an unexpected function for NKD2, i.e., myristoylation-dependent escort of TGF alpha to the basolateral plasma membrane of polarized epithelial cells.
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PMID:Myristoylated Naked2 escorts transforming growth factor alpha to the basolateral plasma membrane of polarized epithelial cells. 1506 3

Because beneficial effects of digitalis treatment in breast cancer patients have been suggested by epidemiological studies, we explored the mechanism of the growth inhibitory effects of these drugs on the estrogen receptor-negative human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-435 s. Ouabain concentrations (100 nM or lower) that caused less than 25% inhibition of the pumping function of Na+/K+-ATPase had no effect on cell viability but inhibited proliferation. At the same concentrations, ouabain 1) activated Src kinase and stimulated the interaction of Src and Na+/K+-ATPase with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); 2) caused a transient and then a sustained activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2); 3) increased the expression of p21Cip1 but decreased that of p53; and 4) activated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) but not p38 kinase. These data, in conjunction with our previous findings on the signaling role of Na+/K+-ATPase in other cells, suggest that ouabain-induced activation/transactivation of Src/EGFR by Na+/K+-ATPase leads to activation of ERK1/2, the resulting increase in the level of cell cycle inhibitor p21Cip1, and growth arrest. Cooperation of JNK with ERK1/2 in this process is also suggested. Digoxin and digitoxin concentrations close to or at the therapeutic plasma levels had effects on proliferation and ERK1/2 similar to those of ouabain, supporting the proposed potential value of digitalis drugs for the treatment of breast cancer.
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PMID:Digitalis-induced signaling by Na+/K+-ATPase in human breast cancer cells. 1560 3

Yeast Vps24p (vacuolar protein sorting) is part of a protein complex suggested to function in sorting/trafficking during endocytosis. We have characterized a mammalian homolog of the yeast protein, mVps24p, and examined its role in epidermal growth factor receptor trafficking. Endogenous mVps24p was distributed in both cytosol and in puncta and partially colocalized with markers for the trans-Golgi network. Adventitious expression of hrs or a mVps4p mutant deficient in ATPase activity caused a redistribution of both mVps24p and the M6PR to the resultant clustered/enlarged early endosomes. Expression of an mVps24p N-terminal fragment, that interacts with phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate but not with mVps4p, produces enlarged early endosomes. More importantly, the mVps24p N-terminal fragment resulted in not only enhanced recycling, but also decreased degradation of the EGF receptor. These findings are consistent with a model in which mVps24p has a role in trafficking from the early endosome.
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PMID:mVps24p functions in EGF receptor sorting/trafficking from the early endosome. 1570 91

Gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) have been implicated as probable risk factors in epithelial ovarian carcinomas, most of which are derived from ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). Since epidermal growth factor (EGF) increases the growth of ovarian surface epithelial cells, we determined the effect of gonadotropins on the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). We investigated the basal levels of EGFR mRNA and protein, and the mechanisms involved in the regulation of EGFR at the transcriptional and translational levels by FSH and LH. The immortalized OSE cell lines (IOSE) derived from normal OSE cells by transfecting SV40 T-antigen (IOSE-80 and IOSE-80PC, a post-crisis line) and ovarian cancer cell lines were employed. A significantly lower level of EGFR was observed in both IOSE-80 and IOSE-80PC cells when compared with the ovarian cancer cell lines, OVCAR-3 and SKOV-3. Treatment of IOSE-80PC cells with FSH and LH (10(-7) and 10(-6) g/ml) resulted in a significant increase in EGFR mRNA at 24 h and EGFR protein at 48 h, whereas the treatment with gonadotropins for 24-48 h induced a mild increase in EGFR in OVCAR-3, but not in SKOV-3 cells. In addition, IOSE-80PC cells treated with gonadotropins and EGF (10 nM) exhibited an additive stimulation of mitogenesis. Further, FSH and LH significantly increased activities of various kinases at 5-10 min, and pre-treatments with LY294002 (an inhibitor of PI3K) or PD98059 (an inhibitor of ERK1/2) partially blocked the gonadotropin-induced up-regulation of EGFR in IOSE-80PC cells. We investigated whether the effect of gonadotropins on EGFR mRNA levels is induced by increased transcription and/or by altered mRNA stability. Treatment of IOSE-80PC cells with FSH (10(-7) and 10(-6) g/ml) significantly enhanced the activity of the EGFR promoter (120 and 140% increase, respectively) at 24 h, and treatment with LH (10(-7) g/ml) for 24 h induced an increase in the activity of EGFR promoter (30%) in these cells. On the other hand, LH resulted in a significant increase in EGFR mRNA stability in the decay curves. Taken together, these results suggest that the effect of gonadotropins on the expression of EGFR may affect cell growth via ERK-1/-2 and PI3K pathways in pre-neoplastic ovarian surface epithelial cells, and that FSH and LH increase EGFR mRNA by different mechanisms. The former increased EGFR gene transcription essentially, whereas the latter mainly enhanced EGFR mRNA stability.
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PMID:Gonadotropins upregulate the epidermal growth factor receptor through activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases and phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinase in human ovarian surface epithelial cells. 1594 12

Gefitinib (Iressa) is a selective epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor and is used for the treatment of lung cancer. Recently, we discovered that it inhibits the breast cancer resistance protein, which is an ATP-binding cassette transporter. P-glycoprotein (Pgp) also pumps multiple types of drugs out of the cell using energy generated from ATP, and confers multidrug resistance on cancer cells. This study was designed to examine whether gefitinib inhibits the function of Pgp. We used multidrug resistant PC-6/PTX lung cancer and MCF-7/Adr breast cancer cells which overexpress Pgp and measured their drug sensitivity and drug-efflux function by tetrazolium assay and flowcytometry, respectively. In addition, the drug-stimulated ATPase activity of Pgp was measured using insect membranes that express human Pgp. Epidermal growth factor receptor was expressed in MCF-7/Adr, but not in PC-6/PTX cells, and the overexpression of Pgp did not confer resistance to gefitinib to both cell types. However, clinically achievable levels of gefitinib moderately reversed the Pgp-mediated resistance to paclitaxel and docetaxel in Pgp overexpressing cells. In addition, gefitinib increased the intracellular accumulation of the Pgp substrate rhodamine-123 in resistant cells, and activated ATPase in a preparation of pure Pgp-expressing membrane. These findings suggest that gefitinib directly interacts with Pgp and inhibits its function. Gefitinib may clinically inhibit the excretion of Pgp substrate drugs including anticancer agents, and its drug-interaction should therefore be considered.
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PMID:Gefitinib, an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, directly inhibits the function of P-glycoprotein in multidrug resistant cancer cells. 1595 94

We previously reported that phosphorylated cofilin-triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) complex interacts with Na,K-ATPase and enhances the pump activity through the phosphorylation of cofilin via Rho-mediated signaling pathway. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the dephosphorylation of cofilin may be induced through Na,K-ATPase inhibition by ouabain. The phosphorylation level of cofilin by ouabain which decreases in a time- and dose-dependent manner in various human cell lines, remains unchanged by pretreatment with Src inhibitor, PP2; epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, AG1478; Raf-1 kinase (Raf) inhibitor, GW5074; and ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitor, PD98059, and by transfection of Ras dominant negative mutant (RasN17). This suggests that ouabain dephosphorylates cofilin through the Src/EGFR/Ras/Raf/MEK pathway. Ouabain activates Ras/Raf/MEK pathway, but down-regulates Rho kinase (ROCK)/LIM kinase (LIMK)/cofilin pathway, implying that there may be a cross-talk by ouabain between the Ras/Raf/MEK and the ROCK/LIMK/cofilin pathways. Immunofluorescence and flow cytometry suggest that ouabain-induced active form of cofilin may be involved in cytoskeletal reorganization and cell volume regulation. Thus, these findings demonstrate a new molecular mechanism for the dephosphorylation of cofilin through the inhibition of Na,K-ATPase by ouabain.
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PMID:Molecular mechanism of cofilin dephosphorylation by ouabain. 1671 81


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