Department of Molecular Oncology, Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, California 94080, USA.
J Biol Chem. 2011 Sep 16;286(37):32762-74. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.239384. Epub 2011 Jul 22.
Although the signal transduction mechanisms of the receptor tyrosine kinase MET are well defined, less is known about its close relative RON. MET initiates intracellular signaling by autophosphorylation on specific cytoplasmic tyrosines that form docking sites for the adaptor proteins Grb2 and Gab1. Grb2 binds directly and is essential for all of the biological activities of MET. Gab1 docks either directly or indirectly via Grb2 and controls only a subset of MET functions. Because MET and RON possess similar adaptor binding sites, it was anticipated that their adaptor interactions would be conserved. Here we show that in contrast to MET, RON relies primarily on Gab1 for signal transmission. Surprisingly, disruption of the Grb2 docking site of RON or Grb2 depletion augments activity, whereas enhancement of Grb2 binding attenuates Gab1 recruitment and signaling. Hence, RON and MET differ in their adaptor interactions; furthermore, Grb2 performs a novel antagonistic role in the context of RON signaling.
虽然受体酪氨酸激酶 MET 的信号转导机制已经得到很好的定义,但对于其近亲 RON 的了解较少。MET 通过自身磷酸化特定的细胞质酪氨酸来启动细胞内信号转导,这些酪氨酸形成衔接蛋白 Grb2 和 Gab1 的对接位点。Grb2 直接结合并对 MET 的所有生物学活性都是必需的。Gab1 通过 Grb2 直接或间接对接,仅控制 MET 功能的一部分。由于 MET 和 RON 具有相似的衔接蛋白结合位点,因此预计它们的衔接蛋白相互作用将是保守的。在这里,我们表明与 MET 相反,RON 主要依赖 Gab1 进行信号传递。令人惊讶的是,RON 的 Grb2 对接位点的破坏或 Grb2 的耗竭增强了活性,而 Grb2 结合的增强则减弱了 Gab1 的募集和信号转导。因此,RON 和 MET 在衔接蛋白相互作用上存在差异;此外,Grb2 在 RON 信号转导的背景下发挥了新的拮抗作用。