Rubio Ignacio, Rennert Knut, Wittig Ute, Wetzker Reinhard
Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Drackendorfer Strasse 1, 07747 Jena, Germany.
Biochem J. 2003 Dec 15;376(Pt 3):571-6. doi: 10.1042/BJ20031410.
The topology of the signalling pathway linking the G-protein-coupled receptor agonist lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) to extracellular-signal-regulated kinase activation remains undeciphered. In the present study, we report that analysis of LPA signals at the level of Ras-GTP formation and Ras nucleotide exchange discriminates true mediatory signals from permissive activities that do not participate in signal relay. Hence, whereas pertussis toxin (PTX) treatment impairs stimulation of nucleotide exchange, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibition does not compromise LPA-induced acceleration of nucleotide exchange, but instead attenuates basal nucleotide turnover on Ras. Our data indicate that LPA activation of Ras proceeds via PTX-sensitive G(i/o)-proteins and requires a permissive input from basal EGFR activity.
将G蛋白偶联受体激动剂溶血磷脂酸(LPA)与细胞外信号调节激酶激活相联系的信号通路拓扑结构仍未被破解。在本研究中,我们报告称,在Ras-GTP形成和Ras核苷酸交换水平上对LPA信号进行分析,可区分真正的介导信号与不参与信号传递的允许性活动。因此,尽管百日咳毒素(PTX)处理会损害核苷酸交换的刺激,但表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)抑制并不会损害LPA诱导的核苷酸交换加速,反而会减弱Ras上的基础核苷酸周转。我们的数据表明,LPA对Ras的激活通过对PTX敏感的G(i/o)蛋白进行,并且需要基础EGFR活性的允许性输入。