title: Identification and characterization of novel substrates of Trk receptors in developing neurons.
abstract: Neurotrophins influence growth and survival of specific populations of neurons through activation of Trks, members of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. In this report, we describe the identification and characterization of two substrates of Trk kinases, rAPS and SH2-B, which are closely related Src homolog 2 (SH2) domain-containing signaling molecules. rAPS and SH2-B are substrates of TrkB and TrkC in cortical neurons and SH2-B is a substrate of TrkA in sympathetic neurons. Moreover, rAPS and SH2-B bind to Grb2, and both are sufficient to mediate NGF induction of Ras, MAP kinase (MAPK), and morphological differentiation of PC12 cells. Lastly, antibody perturbation and transient transfection experiments indicate that SH2-B, or a closely related molecule, is necessary for NGF-dependent signaling in neonatal sympathetic neurons. Together, these observations indicate that rAPS and SH2-B mediate Trk signaling in developing neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riccio
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ginty
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D020917:Receptor, trkA; D020813:Receptor, trkB; D020812:Receptor, trkC; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D033942:Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D017475:Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor; C518910:SH2B1 protein, human; C492010:SH2B1 protein, rat; C107249:SH2B2 protein, human; C488161:Sh2b2 protein, mouse; C488162:Sh2b2 protein, rat; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020917:Receptor, trkA; D020813:Receptor, trkB; D020812:Receptor, trkC