scholarly journals Helicobacter Pylori Targets the EPHA2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in Gastric Cells Modulating Key Cellular Functions

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Leite ◽  
Miguel S. Marques ◽  
Joana Melo ◽  
Marta T. Pinto ◽  
Bruno Cavadas ◽  
...  

Helicobacter pylori, a stomach-colonizing Gram-negative bacterium, is the main etiological factor of various gastroduodenal diseases, including gastric adenocarcinoma. By establishing a life-long infection of the gastric mucosa, H. pylori continuously activates host-signaling pathways, in particular those associated with receptor tyrosine kinases. Using two different gastric epithelial cell lines, we show that H. pylori targets the receptor tyrosine kinase EPHA2. For long periods of time post-infection, H. pylori induces EPHA2 protein downregulation without affecting its mRNA levels, an effect preceded by receptor activation via phosphorylation. EPHA2 receptor downregulation occurs via the lysosomal degradation pathway and is independent of the H. pylori virulence factors CagA, VacA, and T4SS. Using small interfering RNA, we show that EPHA2 knockdown affects cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesion, invasion, and angiogenesis, which are critical cellular processes in early gastric lesions and carcinogenesis mediated by the bacteria. This work contributes to the unraveling of the underlying mechanisms of H. pylori–host interactions and associated diseases. Additionally, it raises awareness for potential interference between H. pylori infection and the efficacy of gastric cancer therapies targeting receptors tyrosine kinases, given that infection affects the steady-state levels and dynamics of some receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their signaling pathways.

Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 2753-2753
Author(s):  
Kerstin M Kampa ◽  
Tanja Grandl ◽  
Sandra Mueller ◽  
Emmanuel Normant ◽  
Michael Walter ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 2753 Poster Board II-729 Activating mutations of the KIT class III receptor tyrosine kinases are associated with core binding factor leukemias (CBF AML), systemic mastocytosis (SM), gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), melanomas, seminoma/dysgerminoma and sinonasal natural killer/T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite the encouraging therapeutic potential of KIT-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), resistance leading to disease progression occurs in many patients, specifically after TKI monotherapy. We hypothesized that resistance to therapy is promoted by activation of alternative signaling pathways which override TKI inhibition. To explore the downstream signaling pathways of class III receptor tyrosine kinases, we performed unbiased phoshoproteomic analyses of mutant FLT3 or KIT leukemia and mastocytosis cell lines before and after TKI treatment. Tantalizingly, immunoaffinity purification of phosphopeptides followed by tandem mass spectrometry following KIT-inhibition with Imatinib at IC90 (100nM) revealed a significant upregulation of phosphorylation levels of peptides identified as members of the heat shock protein (HSP) family. Of interest, mRNA GeneChip® Array analysis of hematopoietic Ba/F3 cells transfected with either a mutant KIT isoform (D816V) or a mutant FLT3 isoform (ITD) and treated with TKI revealed significant downregulation of HSP family members in the FLT3 model – but stable mRNA levels in the KIT model. Taken together, our phosphoproteome and mRNA data suggest a protective function of HSP in mutant-KIT tumors treated with TKI. Next we studied the antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of the HSP90 inhibitor IPI-504, a 17-AGG-derivative, in mutant-KIT cell models. IPI-504 potently inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis with an IC50 of 0.5 up to 5μM depending on the KIT isoform. Importantly, combination of IPI-504 with TKIs resulted in potentiation of the antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects achieved by either drug alone. Antitumor efficacy in combination therapy was observed even at HSP90 inhibitor concentrations that did not display antitumor activity if administered alone. In conclusion, our model suggests that inhibition of KIT affects heat shock protein activity serving to stabilize the functionality of targeted autoactivated receptor tyrosine kinases, which provides a potential mechanism for resistance to TKI therapy. Importantly, we provide a rationale to combine TKI with (low-dose) HSP-inhibitors such as IPI-504 to optimize TKI therapy. Disclosures: Normant: Infinity: Employment.


1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haleh Vahidi Samiei

Many laboratories, using a variety of organisms, have contributed to deciphering the identity and the order of the components leading from ligand-bound receptor tyrosine kinases to various intracellular events, including changes in gene expression. The gaps have only been filled recently. This minireview summarizes the findings and points out the degree of conservation of the same pathway in distant organisms, both at the molecular level and in terms of the consecutive steps. The review also looks at points at which this pathway might be diverging and points onto which other pathways might be converging. These interactions are not always clear cut, and understanding them will be the challenge for the future.Key words: signal transduction, receptor tyrosine kinase, RAS, RAF, MAP kinase.


2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 7429-7441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Elowe ◽  
Sacha J. Holland ◽  
Sarang Kulkarni ◽  
Tony Pawson

ABSTRACT Activation of the EphB2 receptor tyrosine kinase by clustered ephrin-B1 induces growth cone collapse and neurite retraction in differentiated NG108 neuronal cells. We have investigated the cytoplasmic signaling events associated with EphB2-induced cytoskeletal reorganization in these neuronal cells. We find that unlike other receptor tyrosine kinases, EphB2 induces a pronounced downregulation of GTP-bound Ras and consequently of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. A similar inhibition of the Ras-MAPK pathway was observed on stimulation of endogenous EphB2 in COS-1 cells. Inactivation of Ras, induced by ephrin B1 stimulation of NG108 neuronal cells, requires EphB2 tyrosine kinase activity and is blocked by a truncated form of p120-Ras GTPase-activating protein (p120-RasGAP), suggesting that EphB2 signals through the SH2 domain protein p120-RasGAP to inhibit the Ras-MAPK pathway. Suppression of Ras activity appears functionally important, since expression of a constitutively active variant of Ras impaired the ability of EphB2 to induce neurite retraction. In addition, EphB2 attenuated the elevation in ERK activation induced by attachment of NG108 cells to fibronectin, indicating that the EphB2 receptor can modulate integrin signaling to the Ras GTPase. These results suggest that a primary function of EphB2, a member of the most populous family of receptor tyrosine kinases, is to inactivate the Ras-MAPK pathway in a fashion that contributes to cytoskeletal reorganization and adhesion responses in neuronal growth cones.


Toxins ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chichirau ◽  
Diechler ◽  
Posselt ◽  
Wessler

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) has been identified as a leading cause of gastric cancer, which is one of the most frequent and malignant types of tumor. It is characterized by its rapid progression, distant metastases, and resistance to conventional chemotherapy. A number of receptor tyrosine kinases and non-receptor tyrosine kinases have been implicated in H. pylori-mediated pathogenesis and tumorigenesis. In this review, recent findings of deregulated EGFR, c-Met, JAK, FAK, Src, and c-Abl and their functions in H. pylori pathogenesis are summarized.


Author(s):  
Li Chen ◽  
Xiangyi Kong ◽  
Yi Fang ◽  
Shishir Paunikar ◽  
Xiangyu Wang ◽  
...  

Discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinases (DDRs) are a class of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), and their dysregulation is associated with multiple diseases (including cancer, chronic inflammatory conditions, and fibrosis). The DDR family members (DDR1a-e and DDR2) are widely expressed, with predominant expression of DDR1 in epithelial cells and DDR2 in mesenchymal cells. Structurally, DDRs consist of three regions (an extracellular ligand binding domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular region containing a kinase domain), with their kinase activity induced by receptor-specific ligand binding. Collagen binding to DDRs stimulates DDR phosphorylation activating kinase activity, signaling to MAPK, integrin, TGF-β, insulin receptor, and Notch signaling pathways. Abnormal DDR expression is detected in a range of solid tumors (including breast, ovarian, cervical liver, gastric, colorectal, lung, and brain). During tumorigenesis, abnormal activation of DDRs leads to invasion and metastasis, via dysregulation of cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, secretion of cytokines, and extracellular matrix remodeling. Differential expression or mutation of DDRs correlates with pathological classification, clinical characteristics, treatment response, and prognosis. Here, we discuss the discovery, structural characteristics, organizational distribution, and DDR-dependent signaling. Importantly, we highlight the key role of DDRs in the development and progression of breast and ovarian cancer.


2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (20) ◽  
pp. 2269-2282
Author(s):  
Lauren Foltz ◽  
Juan Palacios-Moreno ◽  
Makenzie Mayfield ◽  
Shelby Kinch ◽  
Jordan Dillon ◽  
...  

Different receptor tyrosine kinases employ shared downstream cell signaling pathways to induce differentiation or proliferation. The scaffold protein, PAG1 controls SRC-family kinase (SFK) activity in lipid rafts, and new data show that PAG1 also influences SFK sequestration in multivesicular bodies and is required for neuronal differentiation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
Lawaly Maman Manzo ◽  
Moudirat Lawaly ◽  
Lui YU

Aberrant increased expression and activation of receptor tyrosine kinases occur frequently in human carcinomas. Several small molecules targeting receptor tyrosine kinases, which have crucial roles in the growth factor signaling that promote tumor progression in various malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), are currently in clinical development. Therapeutic strategies include inhibition of growth factor tyrosine kinase function. Drugs of this type include those that target the epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase, those that target vascular endothelial growth factor receptors tyrosine kinase and those that target anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase. In this review we first discuss the role of receptor tyrosine kinases in human malignancies, and focus on discussing the potential use of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors and the vascular endothelial growth factor receptors tyrosine kinase inhibitors in NSCLC. In addition, we discuss the contribution of growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors to the clinically observed resistance, and toxicity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 626
Author(s):  
Julie Bolcaen ◽  
Shankari Nair ◽  
Cathryn H. S. Driver ◽  
Tebatso M. G. Boshomane ◽  
Thomas Ebenhan ◽  
...  

Glioblastoma (GB) remains the most fatal brain tumor characterized by a high infiltration rate and treatment resistance. Overexpression and/or mutation of receptor tyrosine kinases is common in GB, which subsequently leads to the activation of many downstream pathways that have a critical impact on tumor progression and therapy resistance. Therefore, receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (RTKIs) have been investigated to improve the dismal prognosis of GB in an effort to evolve into a personalized targeted therapy strategy with a better treatment outcome. Numerous RTKIs have been approved in the clinic and several radiopharmaceuticals are part of (pre)clinical trials as a non-invasive method to identify patients who could benefit from RTKI. The latter opens up the scope for theranostic applications. In this review, the present status of RTKIs for the treatment, nuclear imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy of GB is presented. The focus will be on seven tyrosine kinase receptors, based on their central role in GB: EGFR, VEGFR, MET, PDGFR, FGFR, Eph receptor and IGF1R. Finally, by way of analyzing structural and physiological characteristics of the TKIs with promising clinical trial results, four small molecule RTKIs were selected based on their potential to become new therapeutic GB radiopharmaceuticals.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 1077-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muneyoshi Futami ◽  
Quan-sheng Zhu ◽  
Zakary L. Whichard ◽  
Ling Xia ◽  
Yuehai Ke ◽  
...  

Abstract Src activation involves the coordinated regulation of positive and negative tyrosine phosphorylation sites. The mechanism whereby receptor tyrosine kinases, cytokine receptors, and integrins activate Src is not known. Here, we demonstrate that granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) activates Lyn, the predominant Src kinase in myeloid cells, through Gab2-mediated recruitment of Shp2. After G-CSF stimulation, Lyn dynamically associates with Gab2 in a spatiotemporal manner. The dephosphorylation of phospho-Lyn Tyr507 was abrogated in Shp2-deficient cells transfected with the G-CSF receptor but intact in cells expressing phosphatase-defective Shp2. Auto-phosphorylation of Lyn Tyr396 was impaired in cells treated with Gab2 siRNA. The constitutively activated Shp2E76A directed the dephosphorylation of phospho-Lyn Tyr507 in vitro. Tyr507 did not undergo dephosphorylation in G-CSF–stimulated cells expressing a mutant Gab2 unable to bind Shp2. We propose that Gab2 forms a complex with Lyn and after G-CSF stimulation, Gab2 recruits Shp2, which dephosphorylates phospho-Lyn Tyr507, leading to Lyn activation.


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