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PHOSPHORYLATION OF FODRIN (NONERYTHROID SPECTRIN) BY THE PURIFIED INSULIN RECEPTOR KINASE a b* a Takashi Kadowaki , Eisuke Nishida , Masato Kasuga c . a . b Tetsu Akivama , Fumzmaro Takaku , Masaharu Ishlkawa , Hikoichi Sakai b, Satish Kathuria d, and Yoko Fujita-Yamaguchi d aThe Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-i Hongo, Tokyo, Japan 113 b
Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-i Hongo, Tokyo, Japan 113
CMeiji College d Department
Received January
of Pharmacy,
1-35-23
Nozawa,
Tokyo,
Japan
of Molecular Genetics, City of Hope Research Duarte, California 91010
28,
154 Institute,
1985
SUMMARY: Fodrin (nonerythroid spectrin) from porcine brain was found to be phosphorylated on tyrosine residues b~ the purified insulin receptor kinase. The phosphorylation occurred in an insulin-sensitive manner with a physiologically relevant Km. The ~ (235 K) subunit of fodrin, but not the (240 K) subunit, was phosphorylated by the kinase. Neither the ~ (240 K) subunit nor the ~ (220 K) subunit of erythrocyte spectrin was phosphorylated under the same conditions. Fodrin phosphorylation by the purified insulin receptor kinase was markedly inhibited by F-actin. These data raise the possibility that tyrosine phosphorylation of fodrin plays some roles in the regulation of plasma membrane-microfilament interaction. ©1985Acad~iePress. Inc.
Tyrosine-specific retroviral polypeptide
transforming
proteins
growth factcrs
derived growth factor (7,8).
protein kinase activity
is important because and phenotypes
(i) and of some cellular receptors
such as epidermal
(3), insulin
Identification
of cellular
substrate proteins
they may be involved
proteins
growth factor
(4-6), and insulin-like
in normal and malignant
Cytoskeletal
is a property of many for
(2), plateletgrowth factor-I
for tyrosine
kinases
in the control of cell growth
cells.
are thought to participate
shape and motility but also in cell metabolism
not only in cell
and growth control.
It has
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Abbreviations: NaDodS04, sodium dodecyl sulfate; Hepes, 4(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazine ethanesulfonic acid.
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been shown that transformation of cells by peptide cytoskeletal of tyrosine the p u r i f i e d
growth
systems kinases
factors
(10-13)
in the cells. with
insulin
proteins.
(MAPs)
spectrin,
(9) and treatment
altered
organization
interactions
We p r e v i o u s l y
found that
native
tubulin
is known
to be composed
of ~
It has been shown that fodrin occurs
in most
the p l a s m a membrane
(15-18).
Thus,
mediating
membrane-microfilament
we report
that the p u r i f i e d
tyrosine
fodrin
phosphorylation
is thought
interactions.
of fodrin
receptor
(240 K)
ubiquitously
and it can cross-link
to be a prime
insulin
and
(14).
and ~ (235 K) subunits. cells underlying
of
us to study
kinase p h o s p h o r y l a t e s
proteins
nonerythroid
induce
This p r o m p t e d
cytoskeletal
receptor
microtubule-associated Fodrin,
of cells by retroviruses
candidate
F-actin
for proteins
In this communication, kinase
can catalyze
the
in vitro.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Insulin receptor was p u r i f i e d 2500-fold to near h o m o g e n e i t y from Triton X-100 solubilized human placental membranes by sequential affinity chromatography on wheat germ a g g l u t i n i n - S e p h a r o s e and insulin-Sepharose, as described p r e v i o u s l y (19). Fodrin was isolated from porcine brains by the m e t h o d of Davis and Bennett (20) with a modification. Briefly, fodrin was extracted at low ionic strength, and then p u r i f i e d by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration on Sepharose CL-4B, and p h o s p h o c e l l u l o s e chromatography. Spectrin, was extracted from bovine erythrocyte ghosts and p u r i f i e d by gel filtration on Sepharose CL-4B (21). R a b b i t skeletal muscle actin was p r e p a r e d by the m e t h o d of Spudich and Watt (22), and further p u r i f i e d by gel filtration on Sephadex G-100 as p r e v i o u s l y described (23). [y_32p] ATP was from N e w E n g l a n d Nuclear. Porcine insulin was from Eli Lilly Co.. Purified insulin receptor kinase (i-5 pl of a solution c o n t a i n i n g 0.1-0.5 pg of protein) was incubated with or w i t h o u t 10-7M insulin for 45 m i n at 25°C and pH 7.4 in 60 D1 of the standard p h o s p h o r y l a t i o n m i x t u r e containing 40 mM Hepes, 0.i % Triton X-100, MnCI 2 (3 mM), and MgCl 2 (i0 mM). To this solution i-I0 ~g of fodrin or erythrocyte spectrin was added and incubated for 30 sec. Then, p h o s p h o r y l a t i o n reaction was i n i t i a t e d by adding i00 ~M ~ 32p] ATP (10-20 ~Ci/nmol). After incubation for i0 to 180 min at 25°C, the reaction was t e r m i n a t e d by adding u n l a b e l e d ATP (Sigma) to a final c o n c e n t r a t i o n of 2 m M and 30 ~i of 5-fold c o n c e n t r a t e d Laemmli sample buffer (24) containing 100 mM dithiothreitol, then b o i l i n g this m i x t u r e for 3 min. The samples were analyzed by N a D o d S O 4 / p o l y a c r y l a m i d e gel e l e c t r o p h o r e s i s followed by autoradiography. P h o s p h o a m i n o acids were identified as d e s c r i b e d p r e v i o u s l y (6). The p h o s p h o r y l a t e d p r o t e i n s were eluted from the gels by e l e c t r o p h o r e s i s and subjected to acid h y d r o l y s i s in 6N HCI for 1.5 h at ll0°C. The p h o s p h o a m i n o acids were resolved by electrophoresis at pH 3.5 followed by autoradiography.
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RESULTS Incubation revealed
one
of t h e p u r i f i e d
32p-labeled
Incubation
of t h i s
of
ATP
[~_32p]
incorporated was
into
(6).
spectrin
(5 Vg)
(10-7M)
revealed
in t h e s e examine
that there
preparations the action
(Fig.
purified
incubated
in the p r e s e n c e
ATP.
insulin
Under
B
C
D
E
FODRIN
F
This
~-subunit
fodrin
(5 ~g)
o f M n 2+ a n d M g 2+ f o l l o w e d conditions,
H
I
we
insulin
of
kinase
insulin activity
G a n d H).
on purified
and each of the
32p
or erythrocyte
C a n d D, kinase
of
addition
phosphoprotein
or presence
lanes
i, lane A).
before
o f the
i, l a n e s receptor
[ y_ 32p ] A T P
(Fig.
insulin
o r no e n d o g e n o u s
receptor
these
G
to the
with
in the a m o u n t
in t h e a b s e n c e
COOMASSIE BLUE INSULIN RECEPTOR (+) (-) (+) (-} c+) INSULIN (-) (+) (-) (+) (-) (+) (-) (+) (-) (+) 10-TM
A
10-7M
is l i t t l e
of insulin
spectrin,
[~_32p]
ATP
with
l, l a n e B).
of purified
[~_32p]
kinase
an M r = 9 5 , 0 0 0
increase
(Fig.
to c o r r e s p o n d
with
with
a 3- to 4- f o l d
Incubation
receptor
preparation
this protein
shown previously
receptor
polypeptide
receptor
caused
insulin
To
fodrin
substrates
and
were
by the addition
found phosphorylation
of
o f the
32p-AUTORADIOGRAPHY (+} M.W
J
SPECTRIN
(-)
(+)
A
B
(-3
(+>
(-) (+) (-)
C
D
E
(-)
(+)
(-) (+) (-) (+)
F
G
FODRIN
Fig. I. Phosphorylation of fodrin by the purified insulin receptor kinase. Porcine brain fodrin (5 ~g, lanes C-F) or bovine erythrocyte spectrin (5 ~g, lanes G-J) was incubated with 0 . 1 H g of insulin receptor kinase in the presence or absence of 10-7M insulin. Other assay conditions were described under "MATERIALS AND METHODS". The reaction products were analyzed by NaDodSO4-5 % polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by autoradiography. Direct counting of each subunit band of fodrin excised from the gel cofirmed preferential phosphorylation of ~ (235 K) subunit (-insulin, ~ (240 K) 26 cpm, (235 K) 156 cpm; +insulin, ~ 37 cpm, ~ 798 cpm).
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H
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subunit,
lane E).
but not the ~
Insulin
(10-7M)
stimulated
of fodrin by a p p r o x i m a t e l y the ~
(240 K)
subunit
was p h o s p h o r y l a t e d (I0-7M)
was detected
by insulin (Fig.
receptor
i, lanes
little
for 180 min.
kinase
These
phosphorylates
same assay conditions
in the absence
phosphorylation
phosphorylation
reaction
purified
were almost Since
kinase
kinase
insulin Several and
under the
kinase
revealed
exclusively
is known
Insulin
in the presence
to interact
for substrates
(10-TM)
stimulated
change
of
the
in affinity
(Fig.
2).
by
of insulin
(10-7M)
(15-18),
it appears
3). with actin
phosphorylation
to addition
This
that were p h o s p h o r y l a t e d
(Fig.
of F-actin.
prior
was i n c o r p o r a t e d
that the Km of fodrin
in the presence
to know whether
a
for 180 m i n in the p r e s e n c e
reported
in fodrin
tyrosine
reached
kinase was 0.4 ~M fodrin.
the Vmax with little
kinase
receptor
1.7 ~g of fodrin was p h o s p h o r y l a t e d
analysis receptor
30 m i n
although
0.20 mol of p h o s p h a t e
(25-27).
receptor
fodrin with F - a c t i n
F-actin
~-actinin,
for at least
of the insulin
receptor
acid residues
fodrin
that purified
10-7M insulin,
insulin
Kinetic
to be of importance altered
of
When
by increasing
insulin
alone was
as used for the
such as vinculin,
is lower than those p r e v i o u s l y
The amino
of insulin
to cross-link
receptor
neither
spectrin
form of fodrin molecule.
5-10 min.
by insulin
receptor
conditions
of fodrin was linear
and I00 ZM ATP,
per mol of fodrin.
insulin
When fodrin
by insulin
or p r e s e n c e
by 0.5 ~g of p u r i f i e d of 10-7M insulin
of erythrocyte
I and J).
proteins
of the ~-subunit
level w i t h i n
In contrast,
irrespective
data indicate
i,
(data not shown).
The p h o s p h o r y l a t i o n
Km value
subunit
(Fig.
of ~ subunit
kinase
native
filamin were not p h o s p h o r y l a t e d
maximal
I, lane F).
or no loss of the ability
other m i c r o f i l a m e n t - r e l a t e d
either
(Fig.
at 25°C under the same solution
kinase reaction,
receptor
5-fold
of fodrin
the p h o s p h o r y l a t i o n
nor the ~ (220 K)
pretreatment
inct~ated
(240 K) subunit,
As shown
in Fig.
of p u r i f i e d
496
of fodrin
could be
4, incubation
insulin
receptor
of
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P-Ser P-Thr
12 I1 1Q
P-Tyr o/
7
E
--
/ 5
/
~
withIgsulin
origin Fig. 2. Lineweaver-Burk plot of the phosphorylation of fodrin by the purified insulin receptor kinase. The initial velocity of phosphorylation of fodrin was estimated during a 30 min incubation in the presence (-- :) or absence (o---o) of 10-7M insulin as described under "MATERIALS AND METHODS". The following concentrations (ZM) of fodrin were used: 0.15, 0.2, 0.3, 0.45, 0.6. The molecular weight of fodrin was assumed to be 475 K (~+B). Fig. 3. Phosphoamino acids analysis of phosphorylated fodrin. 30 ~g of fodrin was phosphorylated by 0.5 ~g of insulin receptor kinase for 180 min at 25°C in the presence of 10-7M insulin. Phosphoamino acids analysis was performed as described under "MATERIALS AND METHODS".
kinase
caused
a marked
in t h e p r e s e n c e a n d C)
of
In contrast,
on phosphorylation
to interact
in the phosphorylation
4, l a n e s B a n d D)
10-7M insulin.
by F-actin known
(Fig.
reduction
and absence only
specifically
with
actin
(Fig.
a slight
of exogenously
added
(Fig.
4,
of fodrin
both
4, l a n e s A
effect
was observed
casein which
is n o t
l a n e s E - H).
DISCUSSION The
~ (235 K)
phosphorylated
on tyrosine
The phosphorylation physiologically
subunit
of purified residues
occurred
relevant
Km.
native
fodrin
by purified
insulin
in an insulin-stimulated In view
of that both
497
was
found to be receptor
manner
fodrin
with
kinase. a
and insulin
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3Zp-AUTORADIOGRAPHY CASEIN
(-)
ACTIN
(+)
(-)
INSULIN (10-7M)
(+)
(_) -
(+) (_) (+) ~
(_)
(+)
(_) (+)
(_) (+)
~
<-- FODRIN •<- INSULIN RECEPTOR
waeltle
ACTIN CASEIN
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Fig. 4. Effects of F-actin on phosphorylation of fodrin by the purified insulin receptor kinase. Fodrin (5 ~g) was preineubated at 25°C for 15 min with (lanes C and D, lanes G and H) or without (lanes A and B, lanes E and F) F-actin (15 ~g) in the standard mixture in which the enzyme and ATP were omitted. The reaction was then initiated by the addition of purified insulin receptor kinase and ~ 32p] ATP, and incubations were carried out at 25°C for 30 min in the presence (lanes A-D) and absence (lanes E-H) of casein (30 Ug)- The reaction products were analyzed by NaDodSO4-12 % polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by autoradiography. The result of direct counting of each protein band excised from the gel was as follows: lane E, fodrin 233 cpm, casein 3212 cpm; lane F, fodrin 510 cpm, casein 7524 cpm; lane G, fodrin 38 cpm, casein 2562 cpm; lane H, fodrin 75 cpm, casein 5910 cpm.
r e c e p t o r k i n a s e are l o c a t e d at the inner s u r f a c e of p l a s m a m e m b r a n e , it is r e a s o n a b l e to e x p e c t t h a t this f o d r i n p h o s p h o r y l a t i o n b y the i n s u l i n r e c e p t o r k i n a s e r e a l l y o c c u r s in vivo.
Indeed, p r e l i m i n a r y
e x p e r i m e n t s h a v e s u g g e s t e d t h a t the ~ (235 K) s u b u n i t of f o d r i n e x i s t s as a p h o s p h o p r o t e i n in c u l t u r e d c e l l s . * * * It has b e e n r e p o r t e d t h a t t r a n s f o r m a t i o n of c e l l s b y r e t r o v i r u s e s and t r e a t m e n t of c e l l s by e p i d e r m a l g r o w t h f a c t o r growth factor
(11,12), a n d i n s u l i n
(i0), p l a t e l e t - d e r i v e d
(13) can i n f l u e n c e g r e a t l y the
o r g a n i z a t i o n of a c t i n f i l a m e n t a n d a c t i n - m e m b r a n e i n t e r a c t i o n .
Since
r e t r o v i r a l t r a n s f o r m i n g p r o t e i n s and r e c e p t o r s of t h e s e p e p t i d e g r o w t h
,w,
T. K a d o w a k i , M. K a s u g a ;
E. N i s h i d a , T. A k i y a m a , H. Sakai, F. Takaku, Unpublished observation.
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factors are tyrosine kinases,
it is tempting to speculate that the
effect of transformation and growth factors on the structure
of actin
is caused by tyrosine phosphorylation of proteins involved in the regulation of actin polymerization,
actin filament cross-linking
and/or actin-membrane interaction.
In this sense, marked inhibition
of fodrin phosphorylation in the Presence of F-actin is of great interest. Whether tyrosine phosphorylation of fodrin by several tyrosine kinases could alter its function is currently investigated in our laboratory.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work has been supported by grant (82R 273) from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International to M.K., grants (57440004, 5878016) from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan to E.N. and H.S., and grants (AM 20770,AM 34427) from National Institutes of Health to Y.F-Y. We are grateful to M. Kagami and Y. Fujita for their technical assistance.
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