title: Src tyrosine kinase signaling antagonizes nuclear localization of FOXO and inhibits its transcription factor activity.
abstract: Biochemical experiments in mammalian cells have linked Src family kinase activity to the insulin signaling pathway. To explore the physiological link between Src and a central insulin pathway effector, we investigated the effect of different Src signaling levels on the Drosophila transcription factor dFOXO in vivo. Ectopic activation of Src42A in the starved larval fatbody was sufficient to drive dFOXO out of the nucleus. When Src signaling levels were lowered by means of loss-of-function mutations or pharmacological inhibition, dFOXO localization was shifted to the nucleus in growing animals, and transcription of the dFOXO target genes d4E-BP and dInR was induced. dFOXO loss-of-function mutations rescued the induction of dFOXO target gene expression and the body size reduction of Src42A mutant larvae, establishing dFOXO as a critical downstream effector of Src signaling. Furthermore, we provide evidence that the regulation of FOXO transcription factors by Src is evolutionarily conserved in mammalian cells.
authors: 1] Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland [2] Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, Program Unit Development and Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Developmental Biology, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
authors: Margret H
authors: MH
authors: Bülow
authors: Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, Department of Molecular Brain Physiology and Behavior, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
authors: Torsten R
authors: TR
authors: Bülow
authors: Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, Program Unit Development and Genetics, Laboratory for Molecular Developmental Biology, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Hoch
authors: Life and Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, Department of Molecular Brain Physiology and Behavior, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Pankratz
authors: Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors: Martin A
authors: MA
authors: Jünger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071316:Forkhead Box Protein O3; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C477334:FOXO protein, Drosophila; D000071316:Forkhead Box Protein O3; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; C474033:FoxO3 protein, mouse; D007211:Indoles; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; C416927:SU 6656; D013449:Sulfonamides; C410006:Thor protein, Drosophila; D011972:Receptor, Insulin; D016392:Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src); C100382:Src42A protein, Drosophila; D019061:src-Family Kinases