Syk dependent phosphorylation of CLEC-2: a novel mechanism of hemitam signalling.

Sonia Severin, Alice Pollitt, Leyre Navarro-Nunez, Craig Nash, D Mourão-Sá, JA Eble, Yotis Senis, Steve Watson

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Abstract

The C-type lectin-like receptor CLEC-2 signals via phosphorylation of a single cytoplasmic YXXL sequence known as a hem-immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (hemITAM). In this study, we show that phosphorylation of CLEC-2 by the snake toxin rhodocytin is abolished in the absence of the tyrosine kinase Syk but is not altered in the absence of the major platelet Src family kinases, Fyn, Lyn, and Src, or the tyrosine phosphatase CD148, which regulates the basal activity of Src family kinases. Further, phosphorylation of CLEC-2 by rhodocytin is not altered in the presence of the Src family kinase inhibitor PP2, even though PLCγ2 phosphorylation and platelet activation are abolished. A similar dependence of phosphorylation of CLEC-2 on Syk is also seen in response to stimulation by an IgG mAb to CLEC-2, although interestingly CLEC-2 phosphorylation is also reduced in the absence of Lyn. These results provide the first definitive evidence that Syk mediates phosphorylation of the CLEC-2 hemITAM receptor with Src family kinases playing a critical role further downstream through the regulation of Syk and other effector proteins, providing a new paradigm in signaling by YXXL-containing receptors.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4107-4116
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume286
Issue number6
Early online date22 Nov 2010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Feb 2011

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