title: Physical and functional interactions between STAP-2/BKS and STAT5.
abstract: Signal-transducing adaptor protein family of proteins (STAPs), which currently contains two members, are proposed to be adaptor molecules because of their pleckstrin homology (PH) and Src-homology 2 (SH2)-like domains. STAP-1 has been shown to interact with STAT5 and the tyrosine kinase Tec. With regard to STAP-2/BKS functions, immunoprecipitation experiments and intracellular stainings revealed STAP-2/BKS binds STAT5 in several types of cells. Mutational studies revealed that the PH- and SH2-like domains of STAP-2/BKS interacted with the C-terminal region of STAT5. STAP-2/BKS and STAT5 were found to constitutively co-localize in the cytoplasm of resting cells, but STAP-2/BKS was found to dissociate upon STAT5 phosphorylation, suggesting a role in regulating signaling of STAT5. The physiological role of these interactions is not fully understood, but in studies of overexpression of STAP-2/BKS, cytokine-induced tyrosine phosphorylation and transcriptional activation of STAT5 was diminished. In addition, thymocytes from STAP-2/BKS-deficient mice showed the enhanced interleukin-2-dependent cell growth. Taken together, STAP-2/BKS is an additional modulator of STAT5-mediated signaling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812 Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yumioka
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oritani
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoda
authors.forename: Mayu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minoguchi
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000737:chemistry; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000166:cytology; D013997:Time Factors; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D015533:Transcriptional Activation; D014162:Transfection; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007377:Interleukin-3; D008894:Milk Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; C413897:STAP2 protein, human; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor; C494092:STAT5A protein, human; D015534:Trans-Activators; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; D004921:Erythropoietin; D014443:Tyrosine; D005982:Glutathione Transferase