title: The nonreceptor protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B binds to the cytoplasmic domain of N-cadherin and regulates the cadherin-actin linkage.
abstract: Cadherin-mediated adhesion depends on the association of its cytoplasmic domain with the actin-containing cytoskeleton. This interaction is mediated by a group of cytoplasmic proteins: alpha-and beta- or gamma- catenin. Phosphorylation of beta-catenin on tyrosine residues plays a role in controlling this association and, therefore, cadherin function. Previous work from our laboratory suggested that a nonreceptor protein tyrosine phosphatase, bound to the cytoplasmic domain of N-cadherin, is responsible for removing tyrosine-bound phosphate residues from beta-catenin, thus maintaining the cadherin-actin connection (). Here we report the molecular cloning of the cadherin-associated tyrosine phosphatase and identify it as PTP1B. To definitively establish a causal relationship between the function of cadherin-bound PTP1B and cadherin-mediated adhesion, we tested the effect of expressing a catalytically inactive form of PTP1B in L cells constitutively expressing N-cadherin. We find that expression of the catalytically inactive PTP1B results in reduced cadherin-mediated adhesion. Furthermore, cadherin is uncoupled from its association with actin, and beta-catenin shows increased phosphorylation on tyrosine residues when compared with parental cells or cells transfected with the wild-type PTP1B. Both the transfected wild-type and the mutant PTP1B are found associated with N-cadherin, and recombinant mutant PTP1B binds to N-cadherin in vitro, indicating that the catalytically inactive form acts as a dominant negative, displacing endogenous PTP1B, and rendering cadherin nonfunctional. Our results demonstrate a role for PTP1B in regulating cadherin-mediated cell adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balsamo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arregui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lilien
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002460:Cell Line; D002642:Chick Embryo; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014162:Transfection; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D051176:beta Catenin
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D015820:Cadherins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D015534:Trans-Activators; D051176:beta Catenin; D014443:Tyrosine; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases