title: Involvement of the membrane distal catalytic domain in pervanadate-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of receptor protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha.
abstract: Receptor protein-tyrosine phosphatase alpha, RPTPalpha, is a typical transmembrane protein-tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) with two cytoplasmic catalytic domains. RPTPalpha became strongly phosphorylated on tyrosine upon treatment of cells with the PTP inhibitor pervanadate. Surprisingly, mutation of the catalytic site Cys in the membrane distal PTP domain (D2), but not of the membrane proximal PTP domain (D1) that harbors the majority of the PTP activity, almost completely abolished pervanadate-induced tyrosine phosphorylation. Pervanadate-induced RPTPalpha tyrosine phosphorylation was not restricted to Tyr789, a known phosphorylation site. Cotransfection of wild-type RPTPalpha did not potentiate tyrosine phosphorylation of inactive RPTPalpha-C433SC723S, suggesting that RPTPalpha-mediated activation of kinase(s) does not underlie the observed effects. Mapping experiments indicated that pervanadate-induced tyrosine phosphorylation sites localized predominantly, but not exclusively, to the C-terminus. Our results demonstrate that RPTPalpha-D2 played a role in pervanadate-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of RPTPalpha, which may suggest that RPTPalpha-D2 is involved in protein-protein interactions.
authors.affiliation: Hubrecht Laboratory, Netherlands Institute for Developmental Biology, Uppsalalaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CT, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buist
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanchetot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: den Hertog
mesh_terms: D020134:Catalytic Domain; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D018241:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral; D010766:Phosphorylation; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D054630:Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 4; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D014638:Vanadates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C076715:pervanadate; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D014638:Vanadates; D014443:Tyrosine; C516841:PTPRA protein, human; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D054630:Receptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 4