title: Regulation of chemotaxis by the platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta.
abstract: Chemotaxis is an important component of wound healing, development, immunity and metastasis, yet the signalling pathways that mediate chemotaxis are poorly understood. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) acts both as a mitogen and a chemoattractant. Upon stimulation, the tyrosine kinase PDGF receptor-beta (PDGFR-beta) autophosphorylates and forms a complex that includes SII2(Src homology 2)-domain-containing proteins such as the phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C-gamma, Ras-GTPase-activating protein (GAP), and phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase. Specific tyrosine-to-phenylalanine substitutions in the PDGFR-beta can prevent binding of one SH2-domain-containing protein without affecting binding of other receptor-associated proteins. Here we use phospholipase C-gamma and PDGFR-beta mutants to map specific tyrosines involved in both positive and negative regulation of chemotaxis towards the PDGF-BB homodimer. Our results indicate that a delicate balance of migration-promoting (phospholipase C-gamma and phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase) and migration-suppressing (GAP) activities are recruited by the PDGFR-beta to drive chemotaxis towards PDGF-BB.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kundra
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Escobedo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazlauskas
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Zetter
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D000077214:Becaplermin; D016466:CHO Cells; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
chemical_list: D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011506:Proteins; D020574:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D000077214:Becaplermin; D014443:Tyrosine; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D010738:Type C Phospholipases