Grb2 mediates semaphorin-4D-dependent RhoA inactivation.

Signaling through the semaphorin 4D (Sema4D) receptor plexin-B1 is modulated by its interaction with tyrosine kinases ErbB-2 and Met. In cells expressing the plexin-B1-ErbB-2 receptor complex, ligand stimulation results in the activation of small GTPase RhoA and stimulation of cellular migration. By contrast, in cells expressing plexin-B1 and Met, ligand ...
stimulation results in an association with the RhoGTPase-activating protein p190 RhoGAP and subsequent RhoA inactivation--a process that involves the tyrosine phosphorylation of plexin-B1 by Met. Inactivation of RhoA is necessary for Sema4D-mediated inhibition of cellular migration. It is, however, unknown how plexin-B1 phosphorylation regulates RhoGAP interaction and activity. Here we show that the activation of plexin-B1 by Sema4D and its subsequent tyrosine phosphorylation by Met creates a docking site for the SH2 domain of growth factor receptor bound-2 (Grb2). Grb2 is thereby recruited into the plexin-B1 receptor complex and, through its SH3 domain, interacts with p190 RhoGAP and mediates RhoA deactivation. Phosphorylation of plexin-B1 by Met and the recruitment of Grb2 have no effect on the R-RasGAP activity of plexin-B1, but are required for Sema4D-induced, RhoA-dependent antimigratory effects of Sema4D on breast cancer cells. These data show Grb2 as a direct link between plexin and p190-RhoGAP-mediated downstream signaling.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Antigens, CD, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Movement, Enzyme Activation, GRB2 Adaptor Protein, HEK293 Cells, Humans, MCF-7 Cells, Molecular Sequence Data, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met, Receptors, Cell Surface, Semaphorins, Signal Transduction, Transfection, rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
J. Cell. Sci.
Date: Aug. 01, 2012
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