title: Inhibition of tyrosine phosphatases antagonizes CD95-mediated apoptosis.
abstract: Ligation of the CD95 receptor resulted in a transient increase of cellular tyrosine phosphorylation. The inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases by pervanadate, a potent activator of B cells and T cells through the induction of tyrosine phosphorylation and downstream signaling events in the activation cascade, antagonized CD95-triggered apoptosis. Pervanadate exerted its inhibitory effect only during the early phase of apoptosis prior to the CD95-induced decrease of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential. Inhibition of tyrosine phosphatases delayed the cleavage and activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3 and antagonized the tyrosine dephosphorylation of the CD95 receptor-associated phosphoproteins p61 and p89/92. In contrast, ligation of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor resulted in a continuous tyrosine dephosphorylation of cellular proteins. Pervanadate-induced tyrosine phosphorylation increased the TNF-alpha-induced cytotoxicity and NF-kappaB activation, suggesting that it stimulates early signaling events prior to the separation of the two signaling pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunochemistry, German Cancer Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hehner
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ratter
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dröge
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schmitz
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D016328:NF-kappa B; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019014:fas Receptor; D014443:Tyrosine; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases