M-CSF regulates the cytoskeleton via recruitment of a multimeric signaling complex to c-Fms Tyr-559/697/721

J Biol Chem. 2007 Jun 29;282(26):18991-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M610937200. Epub 2007 Apr 9.

Abstract

M-CSF is known to induce cytoskeletal reorganization in macrophages and osteoclasts by activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and c-Src, but the detailed mechanisms remain unclear. We find, unexpectedly, that tyrosine (Tyr) to phenylalanine (Phe) mutation of Tyr-721, the PI3K binding site in the M-CSF receptor c-Fms, fails to suppress cytoskeletal remodeling or actin ring formation. In contrast, mutation of c-Fms Tyr-559 to Phe blocks M-CSF-induced cytoskeletal reorganization by inhibiting formation of a Src Family Kinase SFK.c-Cbl.PI3K complex and the downstream activation of Vav3 and Rac, two key mediators of actin remodeling. Using an add-back approach in which specific Tyr residues are reinserted into c-Fms inactivated by the absence of all seven functionally important Tyr residues, we find that Tyr-559 is necessary but not sufficient to transduce M-CSF-dependent cytoskeletal reorganization. Furthermore, this same add-back approach identifies important roles for Tyr-697 and Tyr-721 in collaborating with Tyr-559 to recruit a multimeric signaling complex that can transduce signals from c-Fms to the actin cytoskeleton.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Actin Cytoskeleton / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Animals
  • Cell Movement / physiology
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Cytoskeleton / metabolism*
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / metabolism*
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / cytology
  • Macrophages / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Osteoclasts / cytology
  • Osteoclasts / metabolism
  • Phenylalanine / genetics
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl / metabolism
  • Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / chemistry
  • Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / genetics
  • Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*
  • Tyrosine / genetics
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Tyrosine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
  • src-Family Kinases
  • Cbl protein, mouse