Csk-binding protein (Cbp) negatively regulates epidermal growth factor-induced cell transformation by controlling Src activation

Oncogene. 2006 Sep 7;25(40):5495-506. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209554. Epub 2006 Apr 24.

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Src tyrosine kinase cooperate in regulating EGFR-mediated cell signaling and promoting cell transformation and tumorigenesis in pathological conditions. Activation of Src is tightly regulated by the C-terminal Src kinase (Csk). The Csk-binding protein (Cbp) is a ubiquitously expressed transmembrane protein. Its functions include suppression of T-cell receptor activation through recruiting Csk and inhibiting Src family kinase (SFK). However, a potential role of Cbp in EGF-induced cell activities has not been investigated. Here, we report that EGF-stimulation-induced Cbp tyrosine phosphorylation followed by Cbp-Csk association, in a SFK-dependent manner. Expression of wild-type (wt) Cbp remarkably suppressed EGF-induced activation of Src, ERK1/2, and Akt-1 enzymes, and NIH3T3 cell transformation, as well as colony formation of a breast cancer cell line (MDA-MB-468) in soft agar. In contrast, expression of CbpY317F or knockdown endogenous Cbp in NIH3T3 cells by RNA interference significantly enhanced EGF-induced activation of these enzymes and cell transformation. In addition, overexpression of multiple receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs)-induced Cbp tyrosine phosphorylation. These results demonstrate that Cbp functions as a negative regulator of cell transformation and tumor cell growth through downregulation of Src activation, suggesting that Cbp might be broadly involved in RTKs-activated signaling pathways and tumorigenesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CSK Tyrosine-Protein Kinase
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism*
  • Caveolin 1 / metabolism
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / metabolism*
  • Corticosterone
  • Down-Regulation
  • Epidermal Growth Factor / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • NIH 3T3 Cells
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src) / metabolism*
  • RNA Interference
  • Signal Transduction
  • Transfection
  • src-Family Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • Caveolin 1
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Epidermal Growth Factor
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • CSK Tyrosine-Protein Kinase
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src)
  • src-Family Kinases
  • CSK protein, human
  • Corticosterone