Abstract
PZR is an immunoglobulin superfamily cell surface protein containing a pair of immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs. As a glycoprotein, PZR displays a strong association with concanavalin A (ConA), a member of the plant lectin family. Treatment of several cell lines with ConA caused tyrosine phosphorylation of a major cellular protein. Immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation studies indicated that this protein corresponded to PZR. Tyrosine phosphorylation of PZR was accompanied by recruitment of SHP-2 and was inhibited by PP1, a selective inhibitor of the Src family tyrosine kinases. Furthermore, c-Src was constitutively associated with PZR and was activated upon treatment of cells with ConA. Moreover, tyrosine phosphorylation of PZR was markedly enhanced in v-Src-transformed NIH-3T3 cells and was predominant in Escherichia coli cells co-expressing c-Src. Expression of an intracellular domain-truncated form of PZR in HT-1080 cells affected cell morphology and had a dominant negative effect on ConA-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of PZR, activation of c-Src, and agglutination of the cells. Together, the data indicate that PZR is a major receptor of ConA and has an important role in cell signaling via c-Src. Considering the various biological activities of ConA, the study of PZR may have major therapeutic implications.
Description
This is an Open Access article under the CC BY license.
Publisher
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Date of publication
Spring 12-20-2002
Language
english
Persistent identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4564
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Zhao, Runxiang; Guerrah, Abdelmadjid; Tang, Hua; and Zhao, Z. Joe, "Cell surface glycoprotein PZR is a major mediator of concanavalin A-induced cell signaling" (2002). School of Medical and Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations. Paper 6.
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4564