TGF-[beta] activates Erk MAP kinase signalling through direct phosphorylation of ShcA

Erk1/Erk2 MAP kinases are key regulators of cell behaviour and their activation is generally associated with tyrosine kinase signalling. However, TGF-beta stimulation also activates Erk MAP kinases through an undefined mechanism, albeit to a much lower level than receptor tyrosine kinase stimulation...

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Published in:The EMBO journal 2007-09, Vol.26 (17), p.3957
Main Authors: Lee, Matt K, Pardoux, Cécile, Hall, Marie C, Lee, Pierre S, Warburton, David, Jing Qing, Smith, Susan M, Derynck, Rik
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cellular biology
Kinases
Molecular biology
Signal transduction
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Summary:Erk1/Erk2 MAP kinases are key regulators of cell behaviour and their activation is generally associated with tyrosine kinase signalling. However, TGF-beta stimulation also activates Erk MAP kinases through an undefined mechanism, albeit to a much lower level than receptor tyrosine kinase stimulation. We report that upon TGF-beta stimulation, the activated TGF-beta type I receptor (TbetaRI) recruits and directly phosphorylates ShcA proteins on tyrosine and serine. This dual phosphorylation results from an intrinsic TbetaRI tyrosine kinase activity that complements its well-defined serine-threonine kinase function. TGF-beta-induced ShcA phosphorylation induces ShcA association with Grb2 and Sos, thereby initiating the well-characterised pathway linking receptor tyrosine kinases with Erk MAP kinases. We also found that TbetaRI is tyrosine phosphorylated in response to TGF-beta. Thus, TbetaRI, like the TGF-beta type II receptor, is a dual-specificity kinase. Recruitment of tyrosine kinase signalling pathways may account for aspects of TGF-beta biology that are independent of Smad signalling.
ISSN:0261-4189
1460-2075
DOI:10.1038/sj.emboj.7601818