Retention in the Golgi apparatus and expression on the cell surface of Cfr/Esl-1/Glg-1/MG-160 are regulated by two distinct mechanisms

2011 ◽  
Vol 440 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichiro Miyaoka ◽  
Hidenori Kato ◽  
Kazuki Ebato ◽  
Shigeru Saito ◽  
Naoko Miyata ◽  
...  

Cfr (cysteine-rich fibroblast growth factor receptor) is an Fgf (fibroblast growth factor)-binding protein without a tyrosine kinase. We have shown previously that Cfr is involved in Fgf18 signalling via Fgf receptor 3c. However, as Cfr is also known as Glg (Golgi apparatus protein)-1 or MG-160 and occurs in the Golgi apparatus, it remains unknown how the distribution of Cfr is regulated. In the present study, we performed a mutagenic analysis of Cfr to show that two distinct regions contribute to its distribution and stability. First, the C-terminal region retains Cfr in the Golgi apparatus. Secondly, the Cfr repeats in the extracellular juxtamembrane region destabilizes Cfr passed through the Golgi apparatus. This destabilization does not depend on the cleavage and secretion of the extracellular domain of Cfr. Furthermore, we found that Cfr with a GPI (glycosylphosphatidylinositol) anchor was predominantly expressed on the cell surface in Ba/F3 cells and affected Fgf18 signalling in a similar manner to the full-length Cfr, indicating that the interaction of Cfr with Fgfs on the cell surface is important for its function in Fgf signalling. These results suggest that the expression of Cfr in the Golgi apparatus and on the plasma membrane is finely tuned through two distinct mechanisms for exhibiting different functions.

Development ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 1051-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Friesel ◽  
S.A. Brown

The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) play a role in Xenopus laevis embryonic development, particularly in the induction of ventral-type mesoderm. We have isolated a full-length cDNA from Xenopus that we have designated Xenopus fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (XFGFR-2), with significant amino acid sequence similarity to the previously described bek gene (FGFR-2). We expressed the XFGFR-2 cDNA in COS1 cells and showed that it functions as an FGF receptor by binding radiolabeled FGF-2. RNA gel blot analysis demonstrates that unlike Xenopus fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (XFGFR-1), XFGFR-2 mRNA expression begins during gastrulation and continues through early tadpole stages. Whole-mount in situ hybridization demonstrates that XFGFR-2 mRNA is localized to the anterior neural plate in early neurula stage embryos. Later in development, XFGFR-2 expression is found in the eye anlagen, midbrain-hindbrain boundary and the otic vesicle. In addition, XFGFR-2 transcripts are expressed in animal caps in a manner that is independent of mesoderm-inducing factors. These results indicate that XFGFR-2 may have a role in development that is distinct from that of XFGFR-1.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 214-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine B. Szarama ◽  
Ruben Stepanyan ◽  
Ronald S. Petralia ◽  
Nuria Gavara ◽  
Gregory I. Frolenkov ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 152 (6) ◽  
pp. 1307-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Reilly ◽  
Pamela A. Maher

Although growth factor receptors are generally thought to carry out their role in signal transduction at the cell surface, many of these transmembrane proteins translocate to the nucleus after ligand stimulation. Here, we show that the nuclear translocation of fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)1 occurs via a mechanism distinct from classical nuclear import but dependent on importin β, a component of multiple nuclear import pathways. Furthermore, we show that nuclear FGFR1 induces c-Jun and is involved in the regulation of cell proliferation. These data are the first description of a nuclear import pathway for transmembrane growth factor receptors and elucidate a novel signal transduction pathway from the cell surface to the nucleus.


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