title: Gas1 reduces Ret tyrosine 1062 phosphorylation and alters GDNF-mediated intracellular signaling.
abstract: The present results show that the expression of Growth Arrest Specific1 (Gas1) in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells significantly inhibits the increased phosphorylation of tyrosine 1062 of the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase induced by glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). We also observed that Gas1 significantly reduces the activation of Akt. GDNF and members of its family of ligands (GFLs), signal through a molecular complex consisting of one of its receptors (GFRalphas) and the Ret receptor tyrosine kinase. GDNF is a key component to preserve several cell populations in the nervous system, including dopaminergic and motor neurons, and also participates in the survival and differentiation of peripheral neurons such as enteric, sympathetic and parasympathetic. On the other hand, Gas1 is a molecule involved in cell arrest that can induce apoptosis when over-expressed in different cell lines, including cells of neuronal and glial origin. Although, Gas1 is widely expressed during development, its role in vivo has not yet been clearly defined. We recently showed the structural homology between Gas1 and GFRalphas, thus suggesting that the physiological role of Gas1 is that of modulating the biological responses induced by GDNF and/or other members of this family of signaling molecules. The results of this work are consistent with the hypothesis of Gas1 acting as a negative modulator of GDNF signaling.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Avenida IPN # 2508, México 07360, D.F., Mexico.
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: López-Ramírez
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Domínguez-Monzón
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segovia
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051097:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007120:Immunochemistry; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051096:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C096192:GAS1 protein, human; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D051097:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Receptors; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D014443:Tyrosine; D051096:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret; C099282:RET protein, human; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt