scholarly journals Role of Tyrosine Kinase Activity of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in the Lysophosphatidic Acid-stimulated Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway

1998 ◽  
Vol 273 (23) ◽  
pp. 14468-14475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jess M. Cunnick ◽  
Jay F. Dorsey ◽  
Todd Standley ◽  
James Turkson ◽  
Alan J. Kraker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Lysophosphatidic Acid ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Kinase Pathway

Activation of c-fos gene expression by a kinase-deficient epidermal growth factor receptor

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 7527-7534
Author(s):  
E R Eldredge ◽  
G M Korf ◽  
T A Christensen ◽  
D C Connolly ◽  
M J Getz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Ligand Stimulation

The intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been shown to be responsible for many of the pleiotropic intracellular effects resulting from ligand stimulation [W.S. Chen, C.S. Lazar, M. Poenie, R.Y. Tsien, G.N. Gill, and M.G. Rosenfeld, Nature (London) 328:820-823, 1987; A.M. Honegger, D. Szapary, A. Schmidt, R. Lyall, E. Van Obberghen, T.J. Dull, A. Ulrich, and J. Schlessinger, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:4568-4571, 1987]. Recently, however, it has been shown that addition of ligand to cells expressing kinase-defective EGFR mutants can result in the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (R. Campos-González and J.R. Glenney, Jr., J. Biol. Chem. 267:14535-14538, 1992; E. Selva, D.L. Raden, and R.J. Davis, J. Biol. Chem. 268:2250-2254, 1993), as well as stimulation of DNA synthesis (K.J. Coker, J.V. Staros, and C.A. Guyer, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:6967-6971, 1994). Moreover, mitogen-activated protein kinase has been shown to phosphorylate the transcription factor p62TCF in vitro, leading to enhanced ternary complex formation between p62TCF, p67SRF, and the c-fos serum response element (SRE) [H. Gille, A.D. Sharrocks, and P.E. Shaw, Nature (London) 358:414-417, 1992]. On the basis of these observations, we have investigated the possibility that the intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity of the EGFR may not be necessary for transcriptional activation mediated via p62TCF. Here, we demonstrate that a kinase-defective EGFR mutant can signal ligand-induced expression of c-fos protein and that a significant component of this induction appears to be mediated at the transcriptional level. Investigation of transcriptional activation mediated by the c-fos SRE shows that this response is impaired by mutations in the SRE which eliminate binding of p62(TCF). These data indicate that information inherent in the structure of the EGFR can be accessed by ligand stimulation independent of the receptor's catalytic kinase function.

scholarly journals Activation of c-fos gene expression by a kinase-deficient epidermal growth factor receptor.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 7527-7534 ◽  
Author(s):  
E R Eldredge ◽  
G M Korf ◽  
T A Christensen ◽  
D C Connolly ◽  
M J Getz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Transcriptional Activation ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Growth Factor Receptor ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase Activity ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Ligand Stimulation

The intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been shown to be responsible for many of the pleiotropic intracellular effects resulting from ligand stimulation [W.S. Chen, C.S. Lazar, M. Poenie, R.Y. Tsien, G.N. Gill, and M.G. Rosenfeld, Nature (London) 328:820-823, 1987; A.M. Honegger, D. Szapary, A. Schmidt, R. Lyall, E. Van Obberghen, T.J. Dull, A. Ulrich, and J. Schlessinger, Mol. Cell. Biol. 7:4568-4571, 1987]. Recently, however, it has been shown that addition of ligand to cells expressing kinase-defective EGFR mutants can result in the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (R. Campos-González and J.R. Glenney, Jr., J. Biol. Chem. 267:14535-14538, 1992; E. Selva, D.L. Raden, and R.J. Davis, J. Biol. Chem. 268:2250-2254, 1993), as well as stimulation of DNA synthesis (K.J. Coker, J.V. Staros, and C.A. Guyer, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:6967-6971, 1994). Moreover, mitogen-activated protein kinase has been shown to phosphorylate the transcription factor p62TCF in vitro, leading to enhanced ternary complex formation between p62TCF, p67SRF, and the c-fos serum response element (SRE) [H. Gille, A.D. Sharrocks, and P.E. Shaw, Nature (London) 358:414-417, 1992]. On the basis of these observations, we have investigated the possibility that the intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity of the EGFR may not be necessary for transcriptional activation mediated via p62TCF. Here, we demonstrate that a kinase-defective EGFR mutant can signal ligand-induced expression of c-fos protein and that a significant component of this induction appears to be mediated at the transcriptional level. Investigation of transcriptional activation mediated by the c-fos SRE shows that this response is impaired by mutations in the SRE which eliminate binding of p62(TCF). These data indicate that information inherent in the structure of the EGFR can be accessed by ligand stimulation independent of the receptor's catalytic kinase function.

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