Transformation by oncogenic mutants and ligand-dependent activation of FLT3 wild-type requires the tyrosine residues 589 and 591

PURPOSE: Mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinase FLT3 are found in up to 30% of acute myelogenous leukemia patients and are associated with an inferior prognosis. In this study, we characterized critical tyrosine residues responsible for the transforming potential of active FLT3-receptor mutants and ligand-dependent activation of FLT3-WT.

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We performed a detailed structure-function analysis of putative autophosphorylation tyrosine residues in the FLT3-D835Y tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutant. All tyrosine residues in the juxtamembrane domain (Y566, Y572, Y589, Y591, Y597, and Y599), interkinase domain (Y726 and Y768), and COOH-terminal domain (Y955 and Y969) of the FLT3-D835Y construct were successively mutated to phenylalanine and the transforming activity of these mutants was analyzed in interleukin-3-dependent Ba/F3 cells. Tyrosine residues critical for the transforming potential of FLT3-D835Y were also analyzed in FLT3 internal tandem duplication mutants (FLT3-ITD)and the FLT3 wild-type (FLT3-WT) receptor.

RESULT: The substitution of the tyrosine residues by phenylalanine in the juxtamembrane, interkinase, and COOH-terminal domains resulted in a complete loss of the transforming potential of FLT3-D835Y-expressing cells which can be attributed to a significant reduction of signal tranducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) phosphorylation at the molecular level. Reintroduction of single tyrosine residues revealed the critical role of Y589 and Y591 in reconstituting interleukin-3-independent growth of FLT3-TKD-expressing cells. Combined mutation of Y589 and Y591 to phenylalanine also abrogated ligand-dependent proliferation of FLT3-WT and the transforming potential of FLT3-ITD-with a subsequent abrogation of STAT5 phosphorylation.

CONCLUSION: We identified two tyrosine residues, Y589 and Y591, in the juxtamembrane domain that are critical for the ligand-dependent activation of FLT3-WT and the transforming potential of oncogenic FLT3 mutants.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 14(2008), 14 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 4437-45

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vempati, Sridhar [VerfasserIn]
Reindl, Carola [VerfasserIn]
Wolf, Ulla [VerfasserIn]
Kern, Ruth [VerfasserIn]
Petropoulos, Konstantin [VerfasserIn]
Naidu, Vegi M [VerfasserIn]
Buske, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Hiddemann, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]
Kohl, Tobias M [VerfasserIn]
Spiekermann, Karsten [VerfasserIn]

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42HK56048U
Fiz1 protein, mouse
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
STAT5 Transcription Factor
Tyrosine

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Date Completed 16.09.2008

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-1873

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM180915797