title: TULA: an SH3- and UBA-containing protein that binds to c-Cbl and ubiquitin.
abstract: Downregulation of protein tyrosine kinases is a major function of the multidomain protein c-Cbl. This effect of c-Cbl is critical for both negative regulation of normal physiological stimuli and suppression of cellular transformation. In spite of the apparent importance of these effects of c-Cbl, their own regulation is poorly understood. To search for possible novel regulators of c-Cbl, we purified a number of c-Cbl-associated proteins by affinity chromatography and identified them by mass spectrometry. Among them, we identified the UBA- and SH3-containing protein T-cell Ubiquitin LigAnd (TULA), which can also bind to ubiquitin. Functional studies in a model system based on co-expression of TULA, c-Cbl, and EGF receptor in 293T cells demonstrate that TULA is capable of inhibiting c-Cbl-mediated downregulation of EGF receptor. Furthermore, modulation of TULA concentration in Jurkat T-lymphoblastoid cells demonstrates that TULA upregulates the activity of both Zap kinase and NF-AT transcription factor. Therefore, our study indicates that TULA counters the inhibitory effect of c-Cbl on protein tyrosine kinases and, thus, may be involved in the regulation of biological effects of c-Cbl. Finally, our results suggest that TULA-mediated inhibition of the effects of c-Cbl on protein tyrosine kinases is caused by TULA-induced ubiquitylation and degradation of c-Cbl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
authors.forename: Elena A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Feshchenko
authors.forename: Evgeniya V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Smirnova
authors.forename: Gayathri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Swaminathan
authors.forename: Anjali M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Teckchandani
authors.forename: Rachana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Band
authors.forename: Xiaolong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Roland S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Annan
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Alexander Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Tsygankov
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D019556:COS Cells; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D015536:Down-Regulation; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D019169:Jurkat Cells; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D050721:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D020298:U937 Cells; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism*; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D014157:Transcription Factors; D025801:Ubiquitin; D050721:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; C067419:CBL protein, human