B cell antigen receptor cross-linking induces tyrosine phosphorylation and membrane translocation of a multimeric Shc complex that is augmented by CD19 co-ligation

A. C. Lankester, G. M. van Schijndel, P. M. Rood, A. J. Verhoeven, R. A. van Lier

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Abstract

The SH2 domain-containing transforming Shc protein has been implicated in mitogenic signaling via several surface receptors through p21ras. Following tyrosine phosphorylation by either receptor or non-receptor tyrosine kinases, Shc may interact with the adaptor protein Grb2, which is linked to Sos1, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for human ras. Ligation of the antigen receptor complex on B cells (BCR) is known to activate various intracellular signaling pathways, which may accumulate in mitogenic responses. With respect to the initial steps, the activation of BCR-associated non-receptor tyrosine kinases appears to be indispensible. In this report we show that Shc proteins become tyrosine phosphorylated after BCR ligation on both transformed and normal human B cells. This is accompanied by the association of Shc with Grb2 proteins and a yet unidentified 145-kDa tyrosine phosphorylated protein. Subcellular fractionation revealed that this activation-induced multimeric Shc complex rapidly translocates towards the plasma membrane. Co-ligation of the BCR with the CD19 molecule results in a marked increase of these events, whereas CD19 cross-linking alone does not induce Shc tyrosine phosphorylation or translocation. Thus, in B cells the Shc complex may represent a molecular junction between the BCR and the mitogenic p21ras cascade
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2818-2825
JournalEuropean journal of immunology
Volume24
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1994

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