Abstract |
In Philadelphia chromosome-positive human leukemias, which include chronic myelogenous leukemia and some acute lymphocytic leukemias, the c-abl proto-oncogene on chromosome 9 becomes fused to the bcr gene on chromosome 22, and Bcr-Abl fusion proteins are produced. The Bcr sequences activate the Abl tyrosine kinase which is required for the transforming function of Bcr-Abl. The Bcr sequences also enhance an F-actin-binding activity associated with c-Abl. Here, we show that binding of c-Abl and Bcr-Abl proteins to actin filaments in vivo and in vitro is mediated by an evolutionarily conserved domain at the C-terminal end of c-Abl. The c-Abl F-actin-binding domain contains a consensus motif found in several other actin-crosslinking proteins. Mutations in the consensus motif are shown to abolish binding to F-actin. Bcr-Abl proteins unable to associate with F-actin have a reduced ability to transform Rat-1 fibroblasts and to abrogate the requirement for interleukin-3 in the lymphoblastoid cell line Ba/F3. In transformed cells, Bcr-Abl induces a redistribution of F-actin into punctate, juxtanuclear aggregates. The binding to actin filaments has important implications for the pathogenic and physiological functions of the Bcr-Abl and c-Abl proteins.
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Authors | J R McWhirter, J Y Wang |
Journal | The EMBO journal
(EMBO J)
Vol. 12
Issue 4
Pg. 1533-46
(Apr 1993)
ISSN: 0261-4189 [Print] England |
PMID | 8467803
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Interleukin-3
- MAS1 protein, human
- Microfilament Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl
- BCR protein, human
- Bcr protein, mouse
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcr
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Topics |
- Actin Cytoskeleton
(metabolism, ultrastructure)
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cell Division
(drug effects)
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
(genetics, metabolism)
- Cells, Cultured
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Consensus Sequence
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
(metabolism)
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interleukin-3
(pharmacology)
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
(genetics, metabolism)
- Mice
- Microfilament Proteins
(metabolism)
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
(metabolism)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl
(metabolism)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcr
- Rats
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins
(metabolism)
- Sequence Alignment
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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