title: Differential FAK phosphorylation at Ser-910, Ser-843 and Tyr-397 induced by angiotensin II, LPA and EGF in intestinal epithelial cells.
abstract: A rapid increase in the tyrosine phosphorylation of the non-receptor tyrosine kinase FAK is a prominent early event in fibroblasts stimulated by a variety of signaling molecules. However, a variety of epithelial cells, including intestinal epithelial cells, show a high basal level of tyrosine phosphorylated FAK that is only slightly further increased by addition of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonists or growth factors. In this study, we determined whether these stimuli could elicit FAK phosphorylation at serine residues, including Ser-910 and Ser-843. Our results show that multiple agonists including angiotensin II (ANGII), lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), phorbol esters and EGF induced a striking stimulation of FAK phosphorylation at Ser-910 in rat intestinal epithelial IEC-18 cells via an ERK-dependent pathway. In striking contrast, none of these stimuli promoted a significant further increase in FAK phosphorylation at Tyr-397 in these cells. These results were extended using cultures of polarized human colonic epithelial T84 cells. We found that either carbachol or EGF promoted a striking ERK-dependent phosphorylation of FAK at Ser-910, but these agonists caused only slight stimulation of FAK at Tyr-397 in T84 cells. In addition, we demonstrated that GPCR agonists also induced a dramatic increase of FAK phosphorylation at Ser-843 in either IEC-18 or T84 cells. Our results indicate that Ser-910 and Ser-843, rather than Tyr-397, are prominent sites differentially phosphorylated in response to neurotransmitters, bioactive lipids, tumor promoters and growth factors in intestinal epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-178622, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sinnett-Smith
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rozengurt
mesh_terms: D000809:Angiotensins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D015759:Ionomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000819:agonists; D012694:Serine / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000809:Angiotensins; D008246:Lysophospholipids; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D014443:Tyrosine; D012694:Serine; D015759:Ionomycin; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D002217:Carbachol; D051416:Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; C032881:lysophosphatidic acid