Growth factor receptor binding protein 14 inhibition triggers insulin-induced mouse hepatocyte proliferation and is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma

Knockdown of growth factor receptor binding protein 2 (Grb2) by RNA interference strongly inhibits clathrin-mediated endocytosis of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). To gain insights into the function of Grb2 in EGFR endocytosis, we have generated cell lines in which endogenous Grb2 was replaced by yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)-tagged Grb2 expressed at the physiological level. In these cells, Grb2-YFP fully reversed the inhibitory effect of Grb2 knockdown on EGFR endocytosis and, moreover, trafficked together with EGFR during endocytosis. Overexpression of Grb2-binding protein c-Cbl did not restore endocytosis in Grb2-depleted cells. However, EGFR endocytosis was rescued in Grb2-depleted cells by chimeric proteins consisting of the Src homology (SH) 2 domain of Grb2 fused to c-Cbl. The “knockdown and rescue” analysis revealed that the expression of Cbl-Grb2/SH2 fusions containing RING finger domain of Cbl restores normal ubiquitylation and internalization of the EGFR in the absence of Grb2, consistent with the important role of the RING domain in EGFR endocytosis. In contrast, the carboxy-terminal domain of Cbl, when attached to Grb2 SH2 domain, had 4 times smaller endocytosis-rescue effect compared with the RING-containing chimeras. Together, the data suggest that the interaction of Cbl carboxy terminus with CIN85 has a minor and a redundant role in EGFR internalization. We concluded that Grb2-mediated recruitment of the functional RING domain of Cbl to the EGFR is essential and sufficient to support receptor endocytosis.

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SH2-Bα is an insulin-receptor adapter protein and substrate that interacts with the activation loop of the insulin-receptor kinase

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bj3350103 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 335 (1) ◽

pp. 103-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Kei KOTANI ◽

Peter WILDEN ◽

Tahir S. PILLAY

Keyword(s):

Growth Factor ◽

Insulin Receptor ◽

Receptor Binding ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Growth Factor Receptor ◽

Sh2 Domain ◽

Activation Loop ◽

Adapter Protein ◽

Insulin Signalling Pathway ◽

Receptor Binding Protein

We identified SH2-Bα as an insulin-receptor-binding protein based on interaction screening in yeast hybrid systems and co-precipitation in cells. SH2-Bα contains pleckstrin-homology (‘PH’) and Src homology 2 (SH2) domains and is closely related to APS (adapter protein with a PH domain and an SH2 domain) and lnk, adapter proteins first identified in lymphocytes. SH2-Bα is ubiquitously expressed and is present in rat epididymal adipose tissue, liver and skeletal muscle, physiological sites of insulin action. On SDS/PAGE, SH2-Bα migrates at a molecular mass of 98 kDa, although the predicted size of SH2-Bα is 79.6 kDa. Insulin causes an electrophoretic mobility shift. SH2-Bα can be immunoprecipitated using anti-(insulin receptor) antibody from insulin-stimulated cells. Anti-phosphotyrosine antibody or the growth factor receptor-binding protein 2 (Grb2) SH2 domain precipitate SH2-Bα after insulin stimulation, suggesting that SH2-Bα is tyrosine-phosphorylated and may be a substrate for the insulin receptor. The SH2-Bα SH2 domain did not interact with insulin-receptor substrate (IRS) proteins or epidermal-growth-factor receptor. Mutation of the juxtamembrane and C-terminus of the insulin receptor did not abolish the interaction with the SH2 domain. This was further confirmed using a panel of activation-loop single point mutants where mutation of Tyr1158, Tyr1162 and Tyr1163 abolished interaction. Thus SH2-Bα is a likely component in the insulin-signalling pathway and may function as an alternative signalling protein by interacting with the activation loop of the insulin-receptor cytoplasmic domain.

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The Cross-Talk between Angiotensin and Insulin Differentially Affects Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase- and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Mediated Signaling in Rat Heart: Implications for Insulin Resistance

Endocrinology ◽

10.1210/en.2003-0788 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 144 (12) ◽

pp. 5604-5614 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

José B. C. Carvalheira ◽

Vivian C. Calegari ◽

Henrique G. Zecchin ◽

Wilson Nadruz ◽

Regina B. Guimarães ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Growth Factor ◽

Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽

Receptor Binding ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Growth Factor Receptor ◽

Zucker Rats ◽

Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase ◽

Obese Rats ◽

Obese Zucker Rats ◽

Receptor Binding Protein

Abstract Insulin and angiotensin II (AngII) may act through overlapping intracellular pathways to promote cardiac myocyte growth. In this report insulin and AngII signaling, through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) and MAPK pathways, were compared in cardiac tissues of control and obese Zucker rats. AngII induced Janus kinase 2 tyrosine phosphorylation and coimmunoprecipitation with insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) and IRS-2 as well as an increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS and its association with growth factor receptor-binding protein 2. Simultaneous treatment with both hormones led to marked increases in the associations of IRS-1 and -2 with growth factor receptor-binding protein 2 and in the dual phosphorylation of ERK1/2 compared with the administration of AngII or insulin alone. In contrast, an acute inhibition of both basal and insulin-stimulated PI 3-kinase activity was induced by both hormones. Insulin stimulated the phosphorylation of MAPK equally in lean and obese rats. Conversely, insulin-induced phosphorylation of Akt in heart was decreased in obese rats. Pretreatment with losartan did not change insulin-induced activation of ERK1/2 and attenuated the reduction of Akt phosphorylation in the heart of obese rats. Thus, the imbalance between PI 3-kinase-Akt and MAPK signaling pathways in the heart may play a role in the development of cardiovascular abnormalities observed in insulin-resistant states, such as in obese Zucker rats.

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