title: Tob-mediated cross-talk between MARCKS phosphorylation and ErbB-2 activation.
abstract: The biochemical path for the activation of ErbB-2 by PKC activator was investigated in MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells. We found that PMA-induced phosphorylation of myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS) increased its binding with Tob that exerts an anti-proliferative effect through the binding with ErbB-2. The phosphorylation site domain (PSD) of MARCKS was relevant to its interaction with Tob. Decreased binding of Tob with ErbB-2 and subsequent activation of ErbB-2 were observed in MDA-MB-231 cells in response to PMA treatment. The present study proposes that MARCKS phosphorylation by PKC removes Tob from ErbB-2 by increasing its binding affinity with Tob, and thereby activates the ErbB-2 mediated signal transduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin Cho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: La
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Meadows
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Joe
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D000076250:Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D000076250:Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate; D011506:Proteins; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C000619710:MARCKS protein, human; C098669:TOB1 protein, human