Abstract:
:Signals transmitted by ERK MAP kinases regulate the functions of multiple substrates present in the nucleus and in the cytoplasm. ERK signals are optimized by scaffold proteins that modulate their intensity and spatial fidelity. Once phosphorylated, ERKs dimerize, but how dimerization impacts on the activation of the different pools of substrates and whether it affects scaffolds functions as spatial regulators are unknown aspects of ERK signaling. Here we demonstrate that scaffolds and ERK dimers are essential for the activation of cytoplasmic but not nuclear substrates. Dimerization is critical for connecting the scaffolded ERK complex to cognate cytoplasmic substrates. Contrarily, nuclear substrates associate to ERK monomers. Furthermore, we show that preventing ERK dimerization is sufficient for attenuating cellular proliferation, transformation, and tumor development. Our results disclose a functional relationship between scaffold proteins and ERK dimers and identify dimerization as a key determinant of the spatial specificity of ERK signals.
journal_name
Mol Celljournal_title
Molecular cellauthors
Casar B,Pinto A,Crespo Pdoi
10.1016/j.molcel.2008.07.024subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-09-05 00:00:00pages
708-21issue
5eissn
1097-2765issn
1097-4164pii
S1097-2765(08)00574-1journal_volume
31pub_type
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