DEMONSTRATION OF LIGAND-DEPENDENT SIGNALING BY THE ERBB-3 TYROSINE KINASE AND ITS CONSTITUTIVE ACTIVATION IN HUMAN BREAST-TUMOR CELLS

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作者
KRAUS, MH [1 ]
FEDI, P [1 ]
STARKS, V [1 ]
MURARO, R [1 ]
AARONSON, SA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA,DIPARTIMENTO MED SPERIMENTALE,I-00161 ROME,ITALY
关键词
GP180(ERBB-3); RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE; TYROSINE PHOSPHORYLATION; MITOGENIC SIGNALING; NEOPLASIA;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.90.7.2900
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The predicted human erbB-3 gene product is closely related to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and erbB-2, which have been implicated as oncogenes in model systems and human neoplasia. We expressed the erbB-3 coding sequence in NIH 3T3 fibroblasts and identified its product as a 180-kDa glycoprotein, gp180erbB-3. Tunicamycin and pulse-chase experiments revealed that the mature protein was processed by N-linked glycosylation of a 145-kDa erbB-3 core polypeptide. The intrinsic catalytic function of gp180erbB-3 was shown by its ability to autophosphorylate in vitro. Ligand-dependent signaling of its cytoplasmic domain was established employing transfectants that express a chimeric EGFR/erbB-3 protein, gp180EGFR/erbB-3. EGF induced tyrosine phosphorylation of the chimera and promoted soft agar colony formation of such transfectants. These findings combined with the detection of constitutive tyrosine phosphorylation of gp180erbB-3 in 4 of 12 human mammary tumor cell lines implicate the activated erbB-3 product in the pathogenesis of some human malignancies.
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页码:2900 / 2904
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