title: Involvement of c-Src tyrosine kinase in SHP-1 phosphatase activation by Ang II AT2 receptors in rat fetal tissues.
abstract: Angiotensin II (Ang II) AT(2) receptors are abundantly expressed in rat fetal tissues where they probably contribute to development. In the present study we examine the effects of Ang II type 2 receptor stimulation on SHP-1 activation. Ang II (10(-7) M) elicits a rapid and transient tyrosine phosphorylation of SHP-1, maximal at 1 min, in a dose-dependent form, blocked by the AT(2) antagonist, PD123319. SHP-1 phosphorylation is followed in time by tyrosine dephosphorylation of different proteins, suggesting a sequence of events. Ang II induces association of SHP-1 to AT(2) receptors as shown by co-immunoprecipitation, Western blot and binding assays. SHP-1 activity was determined in immunocomplexes obtained with either anti-AT(2) or anti-SHP-1 antibodies, after Ang II stimulation (1 min), in correlation with the maximal level of SHP-1 phosphorylation. Interestingly, following receptor stimulation (1 min) c-Src was associated to AT(2) or SHP-1 immunocomplexes. Preincubation with the c-Src inhibitor PP2 inhibited SHP-1 activation and c-Src association, thus confirming the participation of c-Src in this pathway. We demonstrated here for the first time the involvement of c-Src in SHP-1 activation via AT(2) receptors present in an ex vivo model expressing both receptor subtypes. In this model, AT(2) receptors are not constitutively associated to SHP-1 and SHP-1 is not constitutively activated. Thus, we clearly establish that SHP-1 activation, mediated by the AT(2) subtype, involves c-Src and precedes protein tyrosine dephosphorylation, in rat fetal membranes.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Química, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas (IMIBIO-CONICET), Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina.
authors.forename: Sergio E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Leonardo R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.forename: Rodrigo S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Villarreal
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nahmias
authors.forename: Gladys M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ciuffo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000201:enzymology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044139:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D044139:Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src); D053824:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 6