Quantitative Model of Ras-phosphoinositide 3-kinase Signalling Cross-talk Based on Co-operative Molecular Assembly.
From: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905, USA.
The Biochemical journal
- Publish Date: Jan 2006
- ISSN: 1470-8728
- Volume: 393
- Issue: Pt 1
- Pages: 235-43
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Kaur Harjeet, Park Chang Shin, Lewis Jodee M, et al. Quantitative Model of Ras-phosphoinositide 3-kinase Signalling Cross-talk Based on Co-operative Molecular Assembly.. Biochem. J. Jan 2006;393:235-43
Abstract
In growth-factor-stimulated signal transduction, cell-surface receptors recruit PI3Ks (phosphoinositide 3-kinases) and Ras-specific GEFs (guanine nucleotide-exchange factors) to the plasma membrane, where they produce 3’-phosphorylated phosphoinositide lipids and Ras-GTP respectively. As a direct example of pathway networking, Ras-GTP also recruits and activates PI3Ks. To refine the mechanism of Ras-PI3K cross-talk and analyse its quantitative implications, we offer a theoretical model describing the assembly of complexes involving receptors, PI3K and Ras-GTP. While the model poses the possibility that a ternary receptor-PI3K-Ras complex forms in two steps, it also encompasses the possibility that receptor-PI3K and Ras-PI3K interactions are competitive. In support of this analysis, experiments with platelet-derived growth factor-stimulated fibroblasts revealed that Ras apparently enhances the affinity of PI3K for receptors; in the context of the model, this suggests that a ternary complex does indeed form, with the second step greatly enhanced through membrane localization and possibly allosteric effects. The apparent contribution of Ras to PI3K activation depends strongly on the quantities and binding affinities of the interacting molecules, which vary across different cell types and stimuli, and thus the model could be used to predict conditions under which PI3K signalling is sensitive to interventions targeting Ras.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase, Animals, Mice, Models, Biological, NIH 3T3 Cells, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Signal Transduction, ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
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