scholarly journals Active Akt and Functional p53 Modulate Apoptosis in Abelson Virus-Transformed Pre-B Cells

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 1636-1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Gong ◽  
Indira Unnikrishnan ◽  
Anuradha Raghavan ◽  
Kalindi Parmar ◽  
Naomi Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Temperature Shift ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Nonpermissive Temperature ◽  
Src Homology

ABSTRACT Suppression of apoptosis is an important feature of the Abelson murine leukemia virus (Ab-MLV) transformation process. During multistep transformation, Ab-MLV-infected pre-B cells undergo p53-dependent apoptosis during the crisis phase of transformation. Even once cells are fully transformed, an active v-Abl protein tyrosine kinase is required to suppress apoptosis because cells transformed by temperature-sensitive (ts) kinase mutants undergo rapid apoptosis after a shift to the nonpermissive temperature. However, inactivation of the v-Abl protein by a temperature shift interrupts signals transmitted via multiple pathways, making it difficult to identify those that are critically important for the suppression of apoptosis. To begin to dissect these pathways, we tested the ability of an SH2 domain Ab-MLV mutant, P120/R273K, to rescue aspects of the ts phenotype of pre-B cells transformed by the conditional kinase domain mutant. The P120/R273K mutant suppressed apoptosis at the nonpermissive temperature, a phenotype correlated with its ability to activate Akt. Apoptosis also was suppressed at the nonpermissive temperature by constitutively active Akt and in p53-null pre-B cells transformed with the ts kinase domain mutant. These data indicate that an intact Src homology 2 (SH2) domain is not critical for apoptosis suppression and suggest that signals transmitted through Akt and p53 play an important role in the response.

scholarly journals Absence of p53 Complements Defects in Abelson Murine Leukemia Virus Signaling

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 6208-6215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indira Unnikrishnan ◽  
Naomi Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
Murine Leukemia Virus ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Binding Pocket ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Abelson Murine Leukemia Virus ◽  
Murine Leukemia

ABSTRACT The v-Abl protein encoded by Abelson murine leukemia virus (Ab-MLV) induces transformation of pre-B cells via a two-stage process. An initial proliferative phase during which cells with limited tumorigenic potential expand is followed by a crisis period marked by high levels of apoptosis and erratic growth. Transformants that survive this phase emerge as fully malignant cells and usually contain mutations that disable the p53 tumor suppressor pathway. Consistent with the importance of p53 in this process, pre-B cells from p53 null animals bypass crisis. Thus, the transformation process reflects a balance between signals from the v-Abl protein that drive transformation and those coming from the cellular response to inappropriate growth. One prediction of this hypothesis is that Ab-MLV mutants that are compromised in their ability to transform cells may be less equipped to overcome the effects of p53. To test this idea, we examined the ability of the P120/R273K mutant to transform pre-B cells from wild-type, p53 null, and Ink4a/Arf null mice. The SH2 domain of the v-Abl protein encoded by this mutant contains a substitution that affects the phosphotyrosine-binding pocket, and this mutant is compromised in its ability to transform NIH 3T3 and pre-B cells, especially at 39.5°C. Our data reveal that loss of p53 or Ink4a/Arf locus products complements the transforming defect of the P120/R273K mutant, but it does not completely restore wild-type function. These results indicate that one important transforming function of v-Abl proteins is overcoming the effects of a functional p53 pathway.

scholarly journals Temperature-Sensitive Transformation by an Abelson Virus Mutant Encoding an Altered SH2 Domain

2001 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 1816-1823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celine A. Mainville ◽  
Kalindi Parmar ◽  
Indira Unnikrishnan ◽  
Li Gong ◽  
Glen D. Raffel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
Leukemia Virus ◽  
Binding Pocket ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Wild Type Virus ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Abelson Virus ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Abelson murine leukemia virus (Ab-MLV) encodes the v-Abl protein tyrosine kinase and induces transformation of immortalized fibroblast lines and pre-B cells. Temperature-sensitive mutations affecting the kinase domain of the protein have demonstrated that the kinase activity is absolutely required for transformation. Despite this requirement, mutations affecting other regions of v-Abl modulate transformation activity. The SH2 domain and the highly conserved FLVRES motif within it form a phosphotyrosine-binding pocket that is required for interactions between the kinase and cellular substrates. To understand the impact of SH2 alterations on Ab-MLV-mediated transformation, we studied the Ab-MLV mutant P120/R273K. This mutant encodes a v-Abl protein in which the βB5 arginine at the base of the phosphotyrosine-binding pocket has been replaced by a lysine. Unexpectedly, infection of NIH 3T3 or pre-B cells with P120/R273K revealed a temperature-dependent transformation phenotype. At 34°C, P120/R273K transformed about 10-fold fewer cells than wild-type virus of equivalent titer; at 39.5°C, 300-fold fewer NIH 3T3 cells were transformed and pre-B cells were refractory to transformation. Temperature-dependent transformation was accompanied by decreased phosphorylation of Shc, a protein that interacts with the v-Abl SH2 and links the protein to Ras, and decreased induction of c-Myc expression. These data suggest that alteration of the FLVRES pocket affects the ability of v-Abl to interact with at least some of its substrates in a temperature-dependent fashion and identify a novel type of temperature-sensitive Abelson virus.

scholarly journals FLR-4, a Novel Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase, Regulates Defecation Rhythm in Caenorhabditis elegans

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 1355-1365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaya Take-uchi ◽  
Yuri Kobayashi ◽  
Koutarou D. Kimura ◽  
Takeshi Ishihara ◽  
Isao Katsura
Keyword(s):  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Temperature Shift ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Missense Mutations ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Hydrophobic Region ◽  
Pharyngeal Muscles ◽  
Unique Structural Feature

The defecation behavior of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is controlled by a 45-s ultradian rhythm. An essential component of the clock that regulates the rhythm is the inositol trisphosphate receptor in the intestine, but other components remain to be discovered. Here, we show that the flr-4 gene, whose mutants exhibit very short defecation cycle periods, encodes a novel serine/threonine protein kinase with a carboxyl terminal hydrophobic region. The expression of functional flr-4::GFP was detected in the intestine, part of pharyngeal muscles and a pair of neurons, but expression of flr-4 in the intestine was sufficient for the wild-type phenotype. Furthermore, laser killing of the flr-4–expressing neurons did not change the defecation phenotypes of wild-type and flr-4 mutant animals. Temperature-shift experiments with a temperature-sensitive flr-4 mutant suggested that FLR-4 acts in a cell-functional rather than developmental aspect in the regulation of defecation rhythms. The function of FLR-4 was impaired by missense mutations in the kinase domain and near the hydrophobic region, where the latter allele seemed to be a weak antimorph. Thus, a novel protein kinase with a unique structural feature acts in the intestine to increase the length of defecation cycle periods.

scholarly journals The common src homology region 2 domain of cytoplasmic signaling proteins is a positive effector of v-fps tyrosine kinase function.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4131-4140 ◽  
Author(s):  
C A Koch ◽  
M Moran ◽  
I Sadowski ◽  
T Pawson
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Intramolecular Interaction ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Homology Region ◽  
Src Homology ◽  
Type V

A conserved noncatalytic domain SH2 (for src homology region 2) is located immediately N terminal to the kinase domains of all cytoplasmic protein-tyrosine kinases. We found that the wild-type v-fps SH2 domain stimulated the enzymatic activity of the adjacent kinase domain 10-fold and functioned as a powerful positive effector of catalytic and transforming activities within the v-fps oncoprotein (P130gag-fps). Partial proteolysis of P130gag-fps and supporting genetic data indicated that the v-fps SH2 domain exerts its effect on catalytic activity through an intramolecular interaction with the kinase domain. Amino acid alterations in the SH2 domain that impaired kinase function interfered with association of the SH2 domain with the kinase domain. Deletion of a conserved octapeptide motif converted the v-fps SH2 domain from an activator to an inhibitor of tyrosine kinase activity. This latent inhibitory activity of v-fps SH2 has functional implications for phospholipase C-gamma and p21ras GTPase-activating protein, both of which have two distinct SH2 domains suggestive of complex regulation. In addition to regulating the specific activity of the kinase domain, the SH2 domain of P130gag-fps was also found to be required for the tyrosine phosphorylation of specific cellular proteins, notably polypeptides of 124 and 62 kilodaltons. The SH2 domain therefore appears to play a dual role in regulation of kinase activity and recognition of cellular substrates.

The common src homology region 2 domain of cytoplasmic signaling proteins is a positive effector of v-fps tyrosine kinase function

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4131-4140
Author(s):  
C A Koch ◽  
M Moran ◽  
I Sadowski ◽  
T Pawson
Keyword(s):  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Tyrosine Kinases ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Intramolecular Interaction ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Homology Region ◽  
Src Homology ◽  
Type V

A conserved noncatalytic domain SH2 (for src homology region 2) is located immediately N terminal to the kinase domains of all cytoplasmic protein-tyrosine kinases. We found that the wild-type v-fps SH2 domain stimulated the enzymatic activity of the adjacent kinase domain 10-fold and functioned as a powerful positive effector of catalytic and transforming activities within the v-fps oncoprotein (P130gag-fps). Partial proteolysis of P130gag-fps and supporting genetic data indicated that the v-fps SH2 domain exerts its effect on catalytic activity through an intramolecular interaction with the kinase domain. Amino acid alterations in the SH2 domain that impaired kinase function interfered with association of the SH2 domain with the kinase domain. Deletion of a conserved octapeptide motif converted the v-fps SH2 domain from an activator to an inhibitor of tyrosine kinase activity. This latent inhibitory activity of v-fps SH2 has functional implications for phospholipase C-gamma and p21ras GTPase-activating protein, both of which have two distinct SH2 domains suggestive of complex regulation. In addition to regulating the specific activity of the kinase domain, the SH2 domain of P130gag-fps was also found to be required for the tyrosine phosphorylation of specific cellular proteins, notably polypeptides of 124 and 62 kilodaltons. The SH2 domain therefore appears to play a dual role in regulation of kinase activity and recognition of cellular substrates.

scholarly journals B Cell Adaptor Containing Src Homology 2 Domain (Bash) Links B Cell Receptor Signaling to the Activation of Hematopoietic Progenitor Kinase 1

2001 ◽  
Vol 194 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiyo Tsuji ◽  
Mariko Okamoto ◽  
Koichi Yamada ◽  
Noriaki Okamoto ◽  
Ryo Goitsuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphorylation ◽  
Phosphorylation Site ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor ◽  
Src Homology 2 ◽  
Bcr Signaling ◽  
Src Homology ◽  
Src Homology 2 Domain

The B cell adaptor containing src homology 2 domain (BASH; also termed BLNK or SLP-65), is crucial for B cell antigen receptor (BCR)-mediated activation, proliferation, and differentiation of B cells. BCR-mediated tyrosine-phosphorylation of BASH creates binding sites for signaling effectors such as phospholipase Cγ (PLCγ)2 and Vav, while the function of its COOH-terminal src homology 2 domain is unknown. We have now identified hematopoietic progenitor kinase (HPK)1, a STE20-related serine/threonine kinase, as a protein that inducibly interacts with the BASH SH2 domain. BCR ligation induced rapid tyrosine-phosphorylation of HPK1 mainly by Syk and Lyn, resulting in its association with BASH and catalytic activation. BCR-mediated activation of HPK1 was impaired in Syk- or BASH-deficient B cells. The functional SH2 domain of BASH and Tyr-379 within HPK1 which we identified as a Syk-phosphorylation site were both necessary for interaction of both proteins and efficient HPK1 activation after BCR stimulation. Furthermore, HPK1 augmented, whereas its kinase-dead mutant inhibited IκB kinase β (IKKβ) activation by BCR engagement. These results reveal a novel BCR signaling pathway leading to the activation of HPK1 and subsequently IKKβ, in which BASH recruits tyrosine-phosphorylated HPK1 into the BCR signaling complex.

scholarly journals SH2 Domain-Mediated Interaction of Inhibitory Protein Tyrosine Kinase Csk with Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-HSCF

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Wang ◽  
Serge Lemay ◽  
Schickwann Tsai ◽  
André Veillette
Keyword(s):  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Kinase ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Protein ◽  
Protein Tyrosine

ABSTRACT The protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) Csk is a potent negative regulator of several signal transduction processes, as a consequence of its exquisite ability to inactivate Src-related PTKs. This function requires not only the kinase domain of Csk, but also its Src homology 3 (SH3) and SH2 regions. We showed previously that the Csk SH3 domain mediates highly specific associations with two members of the PEP family of nonreceptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), PEP and PTP-PEST. In comparison, the Csk SH2 domain interacts with several tyrosine phosphorylated molecules, presumed to allow targetting of Csk to sites of Src family kinase activation. Herein, we attempted to understand better the regulation of Csk by identifying ligands for its SH2 domain. Using a modified yeast two-hybrid screen, we uncovered the fact that Csk associates with PTP-HSCF, the third member of the PEP family of PTPs. This association was documented not only in yeast cells but also in a heterologous mammalian cell system and in cytokine-dependent hemopoietic cells. Surprisingly, the Csk–PTP-HSCF interaction was found to be mediated by the Csk SH2 domain and two putative sites of tyrosine phosphorylation in the noncatalytic portion of PTP-HSCF. Transfection experiments indicated that Csk and PTP-HSCF synergized to inhibit signal transduction by Src family kinases and that this cooperativity was dependent on the domains mediating their association. Finally, we obtained evidence that PTP-HSCF inactivated Src-related PTKs by selectively dephosphorylating the positive regulatory tyrosine in their kinase domain. Taken together, these results demonstrate that part of the function of the Csk SH2 domain is to mediate an inducible association with a PTP, thereby engineering a more efficient inhibitory mechanism for Src-related PTKs. Coupled with previously published observations, these data also establish that Csk forms complexes with all three known members of the PEP family.

scholarly journals Characterization ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae dna2Mutants Suggests a Role for the Helicase Late in S Phase

1997 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2519-2537 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Fiorentino ◽  
Gerald R. Crabtree
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Synthetic Lethality ◽  
Temperature Shift ◽  
Synthesis Temperature ◽  
Kinase Domain ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Chromosome Loss ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Dependent Manner

The TOR proteins, originally identified as targets of the immunosuppressant rapamycin, contain an ATM-like “lipid kinase” domain and are required for early G1 progression in eukaryotes. Using a screen to identify Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants requiring overexpression of Tor1p for viability, we have isolated mutations in a gene we call ROT1 (requires overexpression of Tor1p). This gene is identical toDNA2, encoding a helicase required for DNA replication. As with its role in cell cycle progression, both the N-terminal and C-terminal regions, as well as the kinase domain of Tor1p, are required for rescue of dna2 mutants. Dna2 mutants are also rescued by Tor2p and show synthetic lethality withtor1 deletion mutants under specific conditions. Temperature-sensitive (Ts) dna2 mutants arrest irreversibly at G2/M in a RAD9- andMEC1-dependent manner, suggesting that Dna2p has a role in S phase. Frequencies of mitotic recombination and chromosome loss are elevated in dna2 mutants, also supporting a role for the protein in DNA synthesis. Temperature-shift experiments indicate that Dna2p functions during late S phase, although dna2mutants are not deficient in bulk DNA synthesis. These data suggest that Dna2p is not required for replication fork progression but may be needed for a later event such as Okazaki fragment maturation.

scholarly journals Hematopoietic cell phosphatase, SHP-1, is constitutively associated with the SH2 domain-containing leukocyte protein, SLP-76, in B cells.

1996 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 457-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Mizuno ◽  
T Katagiri ◽  
K Hasegawa ◽  
M Ogimoto ◽  
H Yakura
Keyword(s):  
B Cells ◽  
B Cell ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatase ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Hematopoietic Cell ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Sh2 Domains ◽  
Src Homology

Src homology region 2 (SH2) domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1; previously named HCP, PTP1C, SH-PTP1, and SHP) is a cytosolic protein tyrosine phosphatase that contains two SH2 domains. Recent data have demonstrated that the gene encoding SHP-1 is mutated in motheaten (mc) and viable motheaten (mc') mice resulting in autoimmune disease. More recently, SHP-1 has been shown to negatively regulate B cell antigen receptor (BCR)-initiated signaling. To elucidate potential mechanisms of SHP-1 action in BCR signal transduction, we studied proteins that interact with SHP-1 in B cells. Both anti-SHP-1 antibody and the two SH2 domains of SHP-1 expressed as glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins precipitated at least three phosphoproteins of approximately 75, 110, and 150 kD upon anti-immunoglobulin M stimulation of the WEHI-231 immature B cell line. Binding of SHP-1 to the 75- and 110-kD proteins appeared to be mediated mainly by the NH2-terminal SH2 domain of SHP-1, whereas both the NH2- and COOH-terminal SH2 domains are required for maximal binding to the 150-kD protein. Immunoprecipitation and Western blot analysis revealed that the SHP-1-associated 75-kD protein is the hematopoietic cell-specific, SH2-containing protein SLP-76. Further, this protein-protein association was constitutively observed and stable during the early phase of BCR signaling. However, significant tyrosine phosphorylation of SLP-76 as well as of SHP-1 was observed after BCR ligation. Constitutive association of SHP-1 with SLP-76 could also be detected in normal splenic B cells. Collectively, these results suggest possible mechanisms by which SHP-1 may modulate signals delivered by BCR engagement.

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