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Mol. Cell. Biol., Jan 1998, 152-160, Vol 18, No. 1
AR Comer, SM Ahern-Djamali, JL Juang, PD Jackson and FM Hoffmann
Drosophila Enabled (Ena) is a member of a family of cytoskeleton-
associated proteins including mammalian vasodilator-stimulated
phosphoprotein and murine Enabled that regulate actin cytoskeleton
assembly. Mutations in Drosophila ena were discovered as dominant genetic
suppressors of mutations in the Abelson tyrosine kinase (Abl), suggesting
that Ena and Abl function in the same pathway or process. We have
identified six tyrosine residues on Ena that are phosphorylated by Abl in
vitro and in vivo. Mutation of these phosphorylation sites to phenylalanine
partially impaired the ability of Ena to restore viability to ena mutant
animals, indicating that phosphorylation is required for optimal Ena
function. Phosphorylation of Ena by Abl inhibited the binding of Ena to SH3
domains in vitro, suggesting that one effect of Ena phosphorylation may be
to modulate its association with other proteins.
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Phosphorylation of Enabled by the Drosophila Abelson tyrosine kinase regulates the in vivo function and protein-protein interactions of Enabled
McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and Laboratory of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
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