Sprouty proteins inhibit receptor-mediated activation of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C

Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Oct 1;21(19):3487-96. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E10-02-0123. Epub 2010 Aug 18.

Abstract

Sprouty (Spry) proteins are negative regulators of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling; however, their exact mechanism of action remains incompletely understood. We identified phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PLC)-γ as a partner of the Spry1 and Spry2 proteins. Spry-PLCγ interaction was dependent on the Src homology 2 domain of PLCγ and a conserved N-terminal tyrosine residue in Spry1 and Spry2. Overexpression of Spry1 and Spry2 was associated with decreased PLCγ phosphorylation and decreased PLCγ activity as measured by production of inositol (1,4,5)-triphosphate (IP(3)) and diacylglycerol, whereas cells deficient for Spry1 or Spry1, -2, and -4 showed increased production of IP(3) at baseline and further increased in response to growth factor signals. Overexpression of Spry 1 or Spry2 or small-interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of PLCγ1 or PLCγ2 abrogated the activity of a calcium-dependent reporter gene, suggesting that Spry inhibited calcium-mediated signaling downstream of PLCγ. Furthermore, Spry overexpression in T-cells, which are highly dependent on PLCγ activity and calcium signaling, blocked T-cell receptor-mediated calcium release. Accordingly, cultured T-cells from Spry1 gene knockout mice showed increased proliferation in response to T-cell receptor stimulation. These data highlight an important action of Spry, which may allow these proteins to influence signaling through multiple receptors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Animals
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / metabolism
  • Biomarkers / metabolism
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Diglycerides / metabolism
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / metabolism
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Intracellular Space / metabolism
  • Lectins, C-Type / metabolism
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / metabolism
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Phospholipase C gamma / metabolism*
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / metabolism*
  • T-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • ras Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • 1,2-diacylglycerol
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
  • Biomarkers
  • CD69 antigen
  • Diglycerides
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Lectins, C-Type
  • Membrane Proteins
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
  • Spry1 protein, mouse
  • Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Spry2 protein, mouse
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Phospholipase C gamma
  • ras Proteins
  • Calcium