title: Interferon gamma-dependent transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor.
abstract: The present report provides evidence that, in A431 cells, interferon gamma (IFNgamma) induces the rapid (within 5 min), and reversible, tyrosine phosphorylation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). IFNgamma-induced EGFR transactivation requires EGFR kinase activity, as well as activity of the Src-family tyrosine kinases and JAK2. Here, we show that IFNgamma-induced STAT1 activation in A431 and HeLa cells partially depends on the kinase activity of both EGFR and Src. Furthermore, in these cells, EGFR kinase activity is essential for IFNgamma-induced ERK1,2 activation. This study is the first to demonstrate that EGFR is implicated in IFNgamma-dependent signaling pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intracellular Signaling and Transport, Institute of Cytology of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg 194064, Russia. lenbur87@mail.ru
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burova
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vassilenko
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dorosh
authors.forename: Ilya
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gonchar
authors.forename: Nikolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nikolsky
mesh_terms: D004789:Enzyme Activation; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053614:Janus Kinase 2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015533:Transcriptional Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D050794:STAT1 Transcription Factor; C494079:STAT1 protein, human; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D053614:Janus Kinase 2; D019061:src-Family Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3