title: Cbl escapes Cdc42-mediated inhibition by downregulation of the adaptor molecule betaPix.
abstract: The Pix/Cool proteins are involved in the regulation of cell morphology by binding to small Rho GTPases and kinases of the Pak family. Recently, it has been shown that betaPix/Cool-1 associates with the ubiquitin ligase Cbl, which appears to be a critical step in Cdc42-mediated inhibition of epidermal-growth-factor-receptor (EGFR) ubiquitylation and downregulation. Here we show that the SH3 domain of betaPix specifically interacts with a proline-arginine motif (PxxxPR) present within the ubiquitin ligase Cbl and Pak1 kinase. Owing to targeting of the same sequence, Cbl and Pak1 compete for binding to betaPix. In this complex, Cbl mediates ubiquitylation and subsequent degradation of betaPix. Our findings reveal a double feedback loop in which the Cdc42/betaPix complex blocks Cbl's ability to downregulate EGFR, while Cbl in turn promotes degradation of betaPix in order to escape this inhibition. Such a relationship provides a mechanism to fine-tune the kinetics of RTK endocytosis and degradation depending on the pool of active Cdc42 and the duration of EGFR signaling.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry II, University Hospital of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
authors.forename: M H H
authors.initials: MHH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Husnjak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szymkiewicz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haglund
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dikic
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D002460:Cell Line / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D004705:Endocytosis; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D018773:Genes, erbB-1; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D011485:Protein Binding; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D050721:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D064067:Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; D014162:Transfection; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000502:physiology*; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: C576606:ARHGEF7 protein, human; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D020662:Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D064067:Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors; C433810:SH3KBP1 protein, human; D025801:Ubiquitin; D050721:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl; D066246:ErbB Receptors; C515903:PAK1 protein, human; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D054462:p21-Activated Kinases; D020764:cdc42 GTP-Binding Protein; D020830:rac1 GTP-Binding Protein; C067419:CBL protein, human