title: Geldanamycin-induced destabilization of Raf-1 involves the proteasome.
abstract: The Raf-1-MEK-MAPK pathway plays an important role in transducing extracellular growth factor signaling into altered nuclear transcription factor function. The benzoquinone ansamycin Geldanamycin (GA) specifically binds to the heat shock protein HSP90 and alters its complex with Raf-1. This leads to a decrease in Raf-1 levels and to disruption of the Raf-1-MEK-MAPK signaling pathway. The enhanced degradation of Raf-1 protein was prevented by inhibitors of the proteasome, while inhibition of lysosomal or other proteases was ineffective. Raf-1 that was protected from GA-induced degradation was of higher molecular weight and showed a laddering pattern consistent with its polyubiquitination. Unlike Raf-1 in untreated cells, the protein was insoluble in Triton X100- or NP40-based buffers. Signaling through this pathway was inhibited by GA, concomitant with loss of Raf-1 protein, but was restored if Raf-1 was protected from GA-induced degradation by proteasome inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. tschulte@helix.nih.gov
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Neckers
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D016227:Benzoquinones; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004795:Enzyme Stability / Q000187:drug effects; D047029:Lactams, Macrocyclic; D051379:Mice; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011809:Quinones / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016227:Benzoquinones; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors; D047029:Lactams, Macrocyclic; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D011809:Quinones; D019908:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D003546:Cysteine Endopeptidases; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex; C001277:geldanamycin