title: Regulation of bad phosphorylation and association with Bcl-x(L) by the MAPK/Erk kinase.
abstract: Phosphorylation of the Bcl-2 family protein Bad may represent an important bridge between survival signaling by growth factor receptors and the prevention of apoptosis. Bad phosphorylation was examined following cytokine stimulation, which revealed phosphorylation on a critical residue, serine 112, in a MEK-dependent manner. Furthermore, Bad phosphorylation also increased on several sites distinct from serine 112 but could not be detected on serine 136, previously thought to be a protein kinase B/Akt-targeted residue. Serine 112 phosphorylation was shown to be absolutely required for dissociation of Bad from Bcl-x(L). These results demonstrate for the first time in mammalian cells the involvement of the Ras-MAPK pathway in the phosphorylation of Bad and the regulation of its function.
authors.affiliation: Jack Bell Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3Z6, Canada.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Scheid
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duronio
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016923:Cell Death; D002460:Cell Line; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010768:Phosphoserine; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D012694:Serine; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D051025:bcl-Associated Death Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein
chemical_list: C494819:BAD protein, human; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005419:Flavonoids; D010748:Phosphopeptides; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D051025:bcl-Associated Death Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D010768:Phosphoserine; D012694:Serine; C482128:MAP2K2 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C494918:AKT1 protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D048370:MAP Kinase Kinase 2; C482125:MAP2K1 protein, human; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; C093973:2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one