title: Inhibition of platelet-derived growth factor-mediated signal transduction by transforming ras. Suppression of receptor autophosphorylation.
abstract: The function of ras protein and its relationship to growth-factor mediated signal transduction remain unclear. The demonstration that the expression of transforming ras (v-ras) can block the stimulation of growth-related gene expression and cell division mediated by the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) may provide a model for the functional interation of ras with growth factor receptors. In the current studies, we have demonstrated that this blockade by v-ras of PDGF-BB signal transduction occurs very early in signal transduction, at the level of PDGF receptor autophosphorylation. Although the expression of PDGF receptor as detected by Western blot with anti-PDGF receptor antibody was not diminished in v-ras-transformed murine Balb/c 3T3 fibroblasts, the autophosphorylation of PDGF receptor in response to ligand (recombinant PDGF-BB homodimer) stimulation was profoundly suppressed. This same phenomenon of v-ras-mediated PDGF receptor autophosphorylation inhibition was also demonstrated in normal rat kidney fibroblasts. Further, factor(s) present in v-ras-expressing fibroblasts found in the membrane fractions of these cells can dominantly inhibit the autophosphorylation of the PDGF receptor obtained from normal fibroblasts. These findings suggest a role for ras in one of the earliest steps of the signal transduction pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Rake
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Quiñones
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Faller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D015689:Oncogene Protein p21(ras) / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D015689:Oncogene Protein p21(ras)