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Angiotensin II is the major effector peptide of the renin-angiotensin system, and it exerts its physiologic functions via a G protein-coupled cell surface receptor called AT1. We found that in rat aortic smooth muscle cells, angiotensin II stimulated the formation of Ras-GTP, Ras-Raf-1 complex formation, and the tyrosine phosphorylation of two important Ras GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), p120 Ras-GAP and p190 Rho-GAP. Electroporation of anti-pp60c-src antibody into cultured, adherent smooth muscle cells blocked the angiotensin II stimulation of Ras-GAP and Rho-GAP tyrosine phosphorylation. In contrast electroporation of antibodies against c-Yes or c-Fyn had no effect. Anti-pp60c-src antibody also blocked angiotensin II-stimulated Ras activation and Ras-Raf-1 complex formation. These data strongly suggest that a G protein-coupled receptor such as the AT1 receptor can activate the Ras protein cascade via the tyrosine kinase pp60c-src.
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PMID:Angiotensin II controls p21ras activity via pp60c-src. 862 2

Most cell types, including vascular smooth muscle cells and rat kidney mesangial cells, are controlled mainly by two types of cell surface receptors: (a) single membrane-spanning tyrosine kinase receptors for growth factors and (b) seven-transmembrane G-protein linked receptors for vasoactive peptides such as angiotensin II, vasopressin, and endothelin. These vasoactive peptide hormones also act as growth factors in normal and abnormal cell development. However, in contrast to the growth factor receptors (e.g., epidermal growth factor receptor and platelet-derived growth factor receptor), the G-protein linked receptors, such as the angiotensin II AT1 receptor, lack cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domains. Nevertheless, angiotensin II has recently been demonstrated to cause increased tyrosine phosphorylation of numerous proteins in several cellular systems. For example, angiotensin II has been reported to induce the tyrosine phosphorylation of the gamma-isoform of phospholipase C, pp120, pp125FAK, and members of the janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway. Furthermore, angiotensin II seems to modulate the activity of the soluble cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase pp60c-src, and this tyrosine kinase has been implicated in the phosphorylation of some of the above proteins. Understanding the biochemistry of tyrosine phosphorylation involved in G-protein coupled receptors, such as the AT1 receptor, may therefore lead to the development of new pharmacological interventions important in cardiovascular diseases.
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PMID:The role of tyrosine phosphorylation in angiotensin II mediated intracellular signaling and cell growth. 882 Apr 3