Adapter protein SH2B1beta binds filamin A to regulate prolactin-dependent cytoskeletal reorganization and cell motility

Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Jul;25(7):1231-43. doi: 10.1210/me.2011-0056. Epub 2011 May 12.

Abstract

Prolactin (PRL) regulates cytoskeletal rearrangement and cell motility. PRL-activated Janus tyrosine kinase 2 (JAK2) phosphorylates the p21-activated serine-threonine kinase (PAK)1 and the Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing adapter protein SH2B1β. SH2B1β is an actin-binding protein that cross-links actin filaments, whereas PAK1 regulates the actin cytoskeleton by different mechanisms, including direct phosphorylation of the actin-binding protein filamin A (FLNa). Here, we have used a FLNa-deficient human melanoma cell line (M2) and its derivative line (A7) that stably expresses FLNa to demonstrate that SH2B1β and FLNa are required for maximal PRL-dependent cell ruffling. We have found that in addition to two actin-binding domains, SH2B1β has a FLNa-binding domain (amino acids 200-260) that binds directly to repeats 17-23 of FLNa. The SH2B1β-FLNa interaction participates in PRL-dependent actin rearrangement. We also show that phosphorylation of the three tyrosines of PAK1 by JAK2, as well as the presence of FLNa, play a role in PRL-dependent cell ruffling. Finally, we show that the actin- and FLNa-binding-deficient mutant of SH2B1β (SH2B1β 3Δ) abolished PRL-dependent ruffling and PRL-dependent cell migration when expressed along with PAK1 Y3F (JAK2 tyrosyl-phosphorylation-deficient mutant). Together, these data provide insight into a novel mechanism of PRL-stimulated regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and cell motility via JAK2 signaling through FLNa, PAK1, and SH2B1β. We propose a model for PRL-dependent regulation of the actin cytoskeleton that integrates our findings with previous studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / chemistry
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / metabolism*
  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement*
  • Cell Surface Extensions / metabolism
  • Contractile Proteins / metabolism*
  • Cytoskeleton / metabolism*
  • Filamins
  • Humans
  • Janus Kinase 2 / metabolism
  • Microfilament Proteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Prolactin / pharmacology*
  • Prolactin / physiology
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • Protein Transport
  • p21-Activated Kinases / metabolism

Substances

  • Actins
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Contractile Proteins
  • Filamins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Protein Isoforms
  • SH2B1 protein, human
  • Prolactin
  • JAK2 protein, human
  • Janus Kinase 2
  • PAK1 protein, human
  • p21-Activated Kinases