Polarized distribution of Bcr-Abl in migrating myeloid cells and co-localization of Bcr-Abl and its target proteins

Oncogene. 1999 Feb 4;18(5):1165-76. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202407.

Abstract

Bcr-Abl plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Philadelphia chromosome-positive leukemia. Although a large number of substrates and interacting proteins of Bcr-Abl have been identified, it remains unclear whether Bcr-Abl assembles multi-protein complexes and if it does where these complexes are within cells. We have investigated the localization of Bcr-Abl in 32D myeloid cells attached to the extracellular matrix. We have found that Bcr-Abl displays a polarized distribution, colocalizing with a subset of filamentous actin at trailing portions of migrating 32D cells, and localizes on the cortical F-actin and on vesicle-like structures in resting 32D cells. Deletion of the actin binding domain of Bcr-Abl (Bcr-AbI-AD) dramatically enhances the localization of Bcr-Abl on the vesicle-like structures. These distinct localization patterns of Bcr-Abl and Bcr-Abl-AD enabled us to examine the localization of Bcr-Abl substrate and interacting proteins in relation to Bcr-Abl. We found that a subset of biochemically defined target proteins of Bcr-Abl redistributed and co-localized with Bcr-Abl on F-actin and on vesicle-like structures. The co-localization of signaling proteins with Bcr-Abl at its sites of localization supports the idea that Bcr-Abl forms a multi-protein signaling complex, while the polarized distribution and vesicle-like localization of Bcr-Abl may play a role in leukemogenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Actins / isolation & purification
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing*
  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport*
  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Adhesion
  • Cell Compartmentation*
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Polarity*
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / genetics
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / isolation & purification*
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein
  • Intracellular Membranes / metabolism
  • Leukemia, Experimental
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive*
  • Mice
  • Protein Binding / genetics
  • Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl
  • Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins
  • Signal Transduction
  • Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases*

Substances

  • Actins
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport
  • GRB2 Adaptor Protein
  • Grb2 protein, mouse
  • Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Shc Signaling Adaptor Proteins
  • Shc1 protein, mouse
  • Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing, Transforming Protein 1
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-cbl
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
  • Cbl protein, mouse