title: GIT1 functions as a scaffold for MEK1-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 activation by angiotensin II and epidermal growth factor.
abstract: Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway represented by extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2) and activation of the upstream kinase (MEK1) are critical events for growth factor signal transduction. c-Src has been proposed as a common mediator for these signals in response to both G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and tyrosine kinase-coupled receptors (TKRs). Here we show that the GPCR kinase-interacting protein 1 (GIT1) is a substrate for c-Src that associates with MEK1 in vascular smooth-muscle cells and human embryonic kidney 293 cells. GIT1 binding via coiled-coil domains and a Spa2 homology domain is required for sustained activation of MEK1-ERK1/2 after stimulation with angiotensin II and epidermal growth factor. We propose that GIT1 serves as a scaffold protein to facilitate c-Src-dependent activation of MEK1-ERK1/2 in response to both GPCRs and TKRs.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cardiovascular Research and Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Guoyong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haendeler
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Bradford C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Berk
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D051379:Mice; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016296:Mutagenesis; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D034622:RNA Interference; D051381:Rats; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; C485647:GIT1 protein, human; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; C120766:Git1 protein, mouse; C485648:Git1 protein, rat; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D000804:Angiotensin II; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048369:MAP Kinase Kinase 1; C482125:MAP2K1 protein, human; C482127:Map2k1 protein, mouse; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases