title: Inhibition and restoration of prolactin signal transduction by suppressors of cytokine signaling.
abstract: Prolactin (PRL) has been shown to activate the cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase Janus kinase 2 (Jak2) and the subsequent recruitment of various signaling molecules including members of the signal transducer and activator of transcription family of transcription factors. Recently, an expanding family of cytokine-inducible inhibitors of signaling has been identified that initially included four members: suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-1, SOCS-2, SOCS-3, and cytokine-inducible src homology domain 2 (SH-2) proteins. The present study analyzes the role of these members in PRL signaling. Constitutive expression of SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 suppressed PRL-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription 5-dependent gene transcription, and Jak2 tyrosine kinase activity was greatly reduced in the presence of SOCS-1 or SOCS-3. SOCS-1 was shown to associate with Jak2, whereas SOCS-2 was associated with the prolactin receptor. Co-transfection studies were conducted to further analyze the interactions of SOCS proteins. SOCS-2 was shown to suppress the inhibitory effect of SOCS-1 by restoring Jak2 kinase activity but did not affect the inhibitory effect of SOCS-3 on PRL signaling. Northern blot analysis revealed that SOCS-3 and SOCS-1 genes were transiently expressed in response to PRL, both in vivo and in vitro, whereas the expression of SOCS-2 and CIS genes was still elevated 24 h after hormonal stimulation. We thus propose that the early expressed SOCS genes (SOCS-1 and SOCS-3) switch off PRL signaling and that the later expressed SOCS-2 gene can restore the sensitivity of cells to PRL, partly by suppressing the SOCS-1 inhibitory effect.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U344, Faculté de Médecine Necker, 156 rue de Vaugirard, 75730 Paris Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pezet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edery
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009154:Mutation; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013489:Suppression, Genetic; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D011388:Prolactin; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D011506:Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D000071222:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 Protein; D000071223:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 Protein; D050826:Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014157:Transcription Factors; C108944:SOCS1 protein, human; C106643:SOCS2 protein, human; C106644:SOCS3 protein, human; C491590:Socs1 protein, mouse; C491409:Socs2 protein, mouse; C491411:Socs3 protein, mouse; C507924:JAK2 protein, human; C507926:Jak2 protein, mouse