title: Calmodulin regulates intracellular trafficking of epidermal growth factor receptor and the MAPK signaling pathway.
abstract: The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a member of the tyrosine kinase receptor family involved in signal transduction and the regulation of cellular proliferation and differentiation. It is also a calmodulin-binding protein. To examine the role of calmodulin in the regulation of EGFR, the effect of calmodulin antagonist, W-13, on the intracellular trafficking of EGFR and the MAPK signaling pathway was analyzed. W-13 did not alter the internalization of EGFR but inhibited its recycling and degradation, thus causing the accumulation of EGF and EGFR in enlarged early endosomal structures. In addition, we demonstrated that W-13 stimulated the tyrosine phosphorylation of EGFR and consequent recruitment of Shc adaptor protein with EGFR, presumably through inhibition of the calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II). W-13-mediated EGFR phosphorylation was blocked by metalloprotease inhibitor, BB94, indicating a possible involvement of shedding in this process. However, MAPK activity was decreased by W-13; dissection of this signaling pathway showed that W-13 specifically interferes with Raf-1 activity. These data are consistent with the regulation of EGFR by calmodulin at several steps of the receptor signaling and trafficking pathways.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Biologia Cel.lular, Facultat de Medicina, Institut d'Investigacions August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 08036.
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tebar
authors.forename: Priam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Villalonga
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sorkina
authors.forename: Neus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agell
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sorkin
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Enrich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002147:Calmodulin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D018631:ras Proteins