A novel role for farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase in fibroblast growth factor-mediated signal transduction.
Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPPS) catalyses the formation of a key cellular intermediate in isoprenoid metabolic pathways. Here we describe a novel role for this enzyme in fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-mediated signalling. We demonstrate the binding of FPPS to FGF receptors (FGFRs) using the yeast two-hybrid assay, pull-down assays and co-immunoprecipitation. ... The interaction between FPPS and FGFR is regulated by the cellular metabolic state and by treatment with FGF-2. Overexpression of FPPS inhibits FGF-2-induced cell proliferation, accompanied by a failure of the FGF-2-mediated induction of cyclins D1 and E. Overexpression of FPPS in fibroblasts also promotes increased farnesylation of Ras, and temporally extends FGF-2-stimulated activation of the Ras/ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) cascade. These data suggest that, in addition to its role in isoprenoid biosynthesis, FPPS may function as a modulator of the cellular response to FGF treatment.
Mesh Terms:
3T3 Cells, Alkyl and Aryl Transferases, Animals, Cell Cycle Proteins, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, Fibroblast Growth Factors, Geranyltranstransferase, Kinetics, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf, Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Recombinant Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Signal Transduction, Transfection, ras Proteins
3T3 Cells, Alkyl and Aryl Transferases, Animals, Cell Cycle Proteins, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, Fibroblast Growth Factors, Geranyltranstransferase, Kinetics, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf, Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Recombinant Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Signal Transduction, Transfection, ras Proteins
Biochem. J.
Date: Sep. 01, 2002
PubMed ID: 12020352
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