Phosphorylation of the C-Raf N Region Promotes Raf Dimerization.

Abstract:

:The activation of Raf kinases by the small GTPase Ras requires two major sets of phosphorylations. One set lies within the activation loop, and the other lies within the N-terminal acidic region (N region). In the most abundant isoform of Raf, C-Raf, N-region phosphorylations occur on serine 338 (S338) and tyrosine 341 (Y341) and are thought to provide allosteric activation of the Raf dimer. We show that the phosphorylations of these N-region sites does not require C-Raf dimerization, but rather, they precede dimerization. One of these phosphorylations (phospho-Y341) is required for C-Raf dimerization, and this action can be replicated by phosphomimetic mutants both in vivo and in vitro The role of the phosphorylation of Y341 in promoting Raf dimerization is distinct from its well-known function in facilitating S338 phosphorylation. In Ras mutant pancreatic cancer cell lines, the phosphorylation and dimerization of C-Raf are basally elevated. Dimerization is thought to contribute to their elevated growth rate through their activation of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase (extracellular signal-regulated kinase [ERK]) signaling cascade. Blocking the tyrosine phosphorylation of C-Raf with Src family inhibitors blocks growth, basal dimerization, and ERK activation in these cells. We suggest that the kinases mediating C-Raf Y341 phosphorylation are potential candidate drug targets in selected Ras-dependent cancers.

journal_name

Mol Cell Biol

authors

Takahashi M,Li Y,Dillon TJ,Kariya Y,Stork PJS

doi

10.1128/MCB.00132-17

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-09-12 00:00:00

issue

19

eissn

0270-7306

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1098-5549

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MCB.00132-17

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37

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