title: UNC-51-like kinase regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2/3.
abstract: UNC-51-like kinases (ULK) are members of an evolutionarily conserved sub-family of ubiquitously expressed serine/threonine-specific protein kinases. Here we report that fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate (FRS) 2/3 are novel ULK2 carboxy-terminal domain interacting proteins. FRS2/3 are homologs that function as adaptor proteins to mediate signaling of multiple receptor tyrosine kinases. ULK2 interacts with the phospho-tyrosine binding (PTB) domain of FRS2/3. We demonstrate that siRNA targeting ULK2 in mouse P19 cells results in elevated FGFR1 mediated FRS3 and SHP2 tyrosyl phosphorylation. In addition, RNAi-mediated decrease in ULK2 causes increased interaction between FGFR1 and FRS3. ULK2 phosphorylates FRS2/3 in vitro, suggesting that ULK2 mediated phosphorylation may be a mechanism of FRS2/3 regulation. The data presented support a model in which ULK2, by interaction with FRS2/3 and inhibition of SynGAP, functions to negatively regulate tyrosyl phosphorylation of signaling proteins downstream of FGFR1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, 3323 MSRB III Box 0606, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0606, USA.
authors.forename: Adam W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: Anne B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Vojtek
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000071189:Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011485:Protein Binding; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C485162:Frs3 protein, mouse; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C484512:Syngap1 protein, mouse; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D014443:Tyrosine; C401061:Ulk2 protein, mouse; C496354:Fgfr2 protein, mouse; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D000071189:Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C112444:Ulk1 protein, mouse; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C516725:Ptpn11 protein, mouse