title: Galpha and Gbeta gamma require distinct Src-dependent pathways to activate Rap1 and Ras.
abstract: The Src tyrosine kinase is necessary for activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) by the beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, isoproterenol. In this study, we examined the role of Src in the stimulation of two small G proteins, Ras and Rap1, that have been implicated in isoproterenol's signaling to ERKs. We demonstrate that the activation of isoproterenol of both Rap1 and Ras requires Src. In HEK293 cells, isoproterenol activates Rap1, stimulates Rap1 association with B-Raf, and activates ERKs, all via PKA. In contrast, the activation by isoproterenol of Ras requires Gbetagamma subunits, is independent of PKA, and results in the phosphoinositol 3-kinase-dependent activation of AKT. Interestingly, beta-adrenergic stimulation of both Rap1 and ERKs, but not Ras and AKT, can be blocked by a Src mutant (SrcS17A) that is incapable of being phosphorylated and activated by PKA. Furthermore, a Src mutant (SrcS17D), which mimics PKA phosphorylation at serine 17, stimulates Rap1 activation, Rap1/B-Raf association, and ERK activation but does not stimulate Ras or AKT. These data suggest that Rap1 activation, but not that of Ras, is mediated through the direct phosphorylation of Src by PKA. We propose that the beta(2)-adrenergic receptor activates Src via two independent mechanisms to mediate distinct signaling pathways, one through Galpha(s) to Rap1 and ERKs and the other through Gbetagamma to Ras and AKT.
authors.affiliation: Vollum Institute, and the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Philip J S
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Stork
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010769:Phosphothreonine / Q000378:metabolism; D019000:Phosphotyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection; D020827:rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D018909:src Homology Domains; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C118981:G-protein Beta gamma; D044387:GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits; D044388:GTP-Binding Protein gamma Subunits; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D010769:Phosphothreonine; D019000:Phosphotyrosine; D019061:src-Family Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins; D020827:rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins; D007545:Isoproterenol