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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
52
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-12-25
pubmed:abstractText
In this study we initially examined the interaction between CD44v3 (a hyaluronan (HA) receptor) and Vav2 (a guanine nucleotide exchange factor) in human ovarian tumor cells (SK-OV-3.ipl cell line). Immunological data indicate that both CD44v3 and Vav2 are expressed in SK-OV-3.ipl cells and that these two proteins are physically linked as a complex in vivo. By using recombinant fragments of Vav2 and in vitro binding assays, we have detected a specific binding interaction between the SH3-SH2-SH3 domain of Vav2 and the cytoplasmic domain of CD44. In addition, we have observed that the binding of HA to CD44v3 activates Vav2-mediated Rac1 signaling leading to ovarian tumor cell migration. Further analyses indicate that the adaptor molecule, growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 (Grb2) that is bound to p185(HER2) (an oncogene product), is also associated with the CD44v3-Vav2 complex. HA binding to SK-OV-3.ipl cells promotes recruitment of both Grb2 and p185(HER2) to the CD44v3-Vav2 complex leading to Ras activation and ovarian tumor cell growth. In order to determine the role of Grb2 in CD44v3 signaling, we have transfected SK-OV-3.ipl cells with Grb2 mutant cDNAs (e.g. Delta N-Grb2 that has a deletion in the amino-terminal SH3 domain or Delta C-Grb2 that has a deletion in the carboxyl-terminal SH3 domain). Our results clearly indicate that the SH3 domain deletion mutants of Grb2 (i.e. the Delta N-Grb2 (and to a lesser extent the Delta C-Grb2) mutant) not only block their association with p185(HER2) but also significantly impair their binding to the CD44v3-Vav2 complex and inhibit HA/CD44v3-induced ovarian tumor cell behaviors. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that the interaction of CD44v3-Vav2 with Grb2-p185(HER2) plays an important role in the co-activation of both Rac1 and Ras signaling that is required for HA-mediated human ovarian tumor progression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD44, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CD44V3,8-10, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GRB2 Adaptor Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GRB2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Guanosine Triphosphate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hyaluronic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, erbB-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/VAV2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
48679-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Antigens, CD44, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-GRB2 Adaptor Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Guanosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Hyaluronic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Ovarian Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-vav, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Radioligand Assay, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Receptor, erbB-2, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-rac1 GTP-Binding Protein, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-ras GTPase-Activating Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11606575-src Homology Domains
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Hyaluronan promotes CD44v3-Vav2 interaction with Grb2-p185(HER2) and induces Rac1 and Ras signaling during ovarian tumor cell migration and growth.
pubmed:affiliation
Enocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of California and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94121, USA. lillyb@itsa.ucsf.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't