title: Signal characteristics of G protein-transactivated EGF receptor.
abstract: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase recently was identified as providing a link to mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in response to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonists in Rat-1 fibroblasts. This cross-talk pathway is also established in other cell types such as HaCaT keratinocytes, primary mouse astrocytes and COS-7 cells. Transient expression of either Gq- or Gi-coupled receptors in COS-7 cells allowed GPCR agonist-induced EGFR transactivation, and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-generated signals involved the docking protein Gab1. The increase in SHC tyrosine phosphorylation and MAPK stimulation through both Gq- and Gi-coupled receptors was reduced strongly upon selective inhibition of EGFR function. Inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase did not affect GPCR-induced stimulation of EGFR tyrosine phosphorylation, but inhibited MAPK stimulation, upon treatment with both GPCR agonists and low doses of EGF. Furthermore, the Src tyrosine kinase inhibitor PP1 strongly interfered with LPA- and EGF-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and MAPK activation downstream of EGFR. Our results demonstrate an essential role for EGFR function in signaling through both Gq- and Gi-coupled receptors and provide novel insights into signal transmission downstream of EGFR for efficient activation of the Ras/MAPK pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz 18A, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daub
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wallasch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lankenau
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrlich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ullrich
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000819:agonists / Q000235:genetics*; D051380:GRB2 Adaptor Protein; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go / Q000378:metabolism; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D051380:GRB2 Adaptor Protein; D019206:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-Go; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011506:Proteins; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014443:Tyrosine; D019061:src-Family Kinases; C108123:4-amino-5-(4-methylphenyl)-7-(tert-butyl)pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidine; C098587:GAB1 protein, human; C495948:GRB2 protein, human; C490897:Gab1 protein, mouse; C490896:Gab1 protein, rat; C495949:Grb2 protein, mouse