The kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) has a fundamental role in mitogenic signaling by scaffolding components of the Ras/MAP kinase pathway. In response to Ras activation, KSR1 assembles a tripartite kinase complex that optimally transfers signals generated at the cell membrane to activate ERK. We describe a novel mechanism of ERK attenuation based on ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis of KSR1. Stimulation of membrane receptors by hormones or growth factors induced KSR1 polyubiquitination, which paralleled a decline of ERK1/2 signaling. We identified praja2 as the E3 ligase that ubiquitylates KSR1. We showed that praja2-dependent regulation of KSR1 is involved in the growth of cancer cells and in the maintenance of undifferentiated pluripotent state in mouse embryonic stem cells. The dynamic interplay between the ubiquitin system and the kinase scaffold of the Ras pathway shapes the activation profile of the mitogenic cascade. By controlling KSR1 levels, praja2 directly affects compartmentalized ERK activities, impacting on physiological events required for cell proliferation and maintenance of embryonic stem cell pluripotency.

praja2 regulates KSR1 stability and mitogenic signaling / Rinaldi, Laura; Delle Donne, R; Sepe, Maria; Porpora, M; Garbi, Corrado; Chiuso, F; Gallo, A; Parisi, Silvia; Russo, L; Bachmann, V; Huber, R. G; Stefan, E; Russo, Tommaso; Feliciello, Antonio. - In: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. - ISSN 2041-4889. - 7:5(2016), p. e2230. [10.1038/cddis.2016.109]

praja2 regulates KSR1 stability and mitogenic signaling

RINALDI, LAURA;SEPE, MARIA;GARBI, CORRADO;PARISI, SILVIA;RUSSO, TOMMASO;FELICIELLO, ANTONIO
2016

Abstract

The kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) has a fundamental role in mitogenic signaling by scaffolding components of the Ras/MAP kinase pathway. In response to Ras activation, KSR1 assembles a tripartite kinase complex that optimally transfers signals generated at the cell membrane to activate ERK. We describe a novel mechanism of ERK attenuation based on ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis of KSR1. Stimulation of membrane receptors by hormones or growth factors induced KSR1 polyubiquitination, which paralleled a decline of ERK1/2 signaling. We identified praja2 as the E3 ligase that ubiquitylates KSR1. We showed that praja2-dependent regulation of KSR1 is involved in the growth of cancer cells and in the maintenance of undifferentiated pluripotent state in mouse embryonic stem cells. The dynamic interplay between the ubiquitin system and the kinase scaffold of the Ras pathway shapes the activation profile of the mitogenic cascade. By controlling KSR1 levels, praja2 directly affects compartmentalized ERK activities, impacting on physiological events required for cell proliferation and maintenance of embryonic stem cell pluripotency.
2016
praja2 regulates KSR1 stability and mitogenic signaling / Rinaldi, Laura; Delle Donne, R; Sepe, Maria; Porpora, M; Garbi, Corrado; Chiuso, F; Gallo, A; Parisi, Silvia; Russo, L; Bachmann, V; Huber, R. G; Stefan, E; Russo, Tommaso; Feliciello, Antonio. - In: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. - ISSN 2041-4889. - 7:5(2016), p. e2230. [10.1038/cddis.2016.109]
praja2 regulates KSR1 stability and mitogenic signaling / Rinaldi, Laura; Delle Donne, R; Sepe, Maria; Porpora, M; Garbi, Corrado; Chiuso, F; Gallo, A; Parisi, Silvia; Russo, L; Bachmann, V; Huber, R. G; Stefan, E; Russo, Tommaso; Feliciello, Antonio. - In: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. - ISSN 2041-4889. - 7:5(2016), p. e2230. [10.1038/cddis.2016.109]
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