title: Identification of tyrosine 620 as the major phosphorylation site of myelin-associated glycoprotein and its implication in interacting with signaling molecules.
abstract: Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) is a myelin-specific cell adhesion molecule of the immunoglobulin supergene family and is tyrosine-phosphorylated in the developing brain. To define the role of MAG in signal transduction, the tyrosine phosphorylation sites were analyzed. The major tyrosine phosphorylation residue was identified as Tyr-620, which was found to interact specifically with the SH2 domains of phospholipase C (PLC gamma). This domain may represent a novel protein binding motif that can be regulated by tyrosine phosphorylation. MAG also specifically bound the Fyn tyrosine kinase, suggesting that MAG serves as a docking protein that allows the interaction between different signaling molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Afar
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Almazan
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009185:Myelin Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000378:metabolism*; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051076:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D009185:Myelin Proteins; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014443:Tyrosine; C494960:Fyn protein, mouse; C494961:Fyn protein, rat; D051076:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn; D010738:Type C Phospholipases