title: Association of the signaling adaptor FRS2 with fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (Fgfr1) is mediated by alternative splicing of the juxtamembrane domain.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) are a family of transmembrane tyrosine kinases involved in signaling via interactions with the family of fibroblast growth factors. Alternative splicing of the juxtamembrane region of FGFR1-3 leads to the inclusion or exclusion of two amino acids, valine and threonine, the VT site. The presence or absence of VT (VT+ or VT-, respectively) affects the signaling potential of the receptor. The VT+ receptor isoform is required for Erk2 phosphorylation, a component of the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. FRS2 is an adaptor protein that links FGFRs to the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway. FRS2 interacts with a region of the juxtamembrane domain of FGFR1 that includes the alternatively spliced VT site. We investigated the interaction of FRS2 with murine Fgfr1 juxtamembrane domain. We showed the alternatively spliced VT motif, at the juxtamembrane domain of Fgfr1 is required for FRS2 interaction with Fgfr1. Activation of signaling pathways from FRS2 is likely to be regulated by controlling the Fgfr1/FRS2 interaction through alternative splicing of the VT motif of Fgfr1.
authors.affiliation: School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Helen R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Burgar
authors.forename: Helen D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Joanna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Elsden
authors.forename: Maria D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lalioti
authors.forename: John K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Heath
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D017931:DNA Primers; C106534:FRS2 protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; C496348:FGFR1 protein, human; C496349:Fgfr1 protein, mouse; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1