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Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 1999, p. 1784-1799, Vol. 19, No. 3
Departments of
Medicine,1
Oncology,5 and
Biochemistry,3 Molecular Oncology Group,
Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada H3A 1A1, and Departments of Microbiology and
Immunology2 and
Pharmacology,4 Kimmel Cancer Institute,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Received 10 August 1998/Returned for modification 23 September
1998/Accepted 30 November 1998
Stimulation of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) receptor tyrosine
kinase, Met, induces mitogenesis, motility, invasion, and branching
tubulogenesis of epithelial and endothelial cell lines in culture. We
have previously shown that Gab1 is the major phosphorylated protein
following stimulation of the Met receptor in epithelial cells that
undergo a morphogenic program in response to HGF. Gab1 is a member of
the family of IRS-1-like multisubstrate docking proteins and, like
IRS-1, contains an amino-terminal pleckstrin homology domain, in
addition to multiple tyrosine residues that are potential binding sites
for proteins that contain SH2 or PTB domains. Following stimulation of
epithelial cells with HGF, Gab1 associates with phosphatidylinositol
3-kinase and the tyrosine phosphatase SHP2. Met receptor mutants that
are impaired in their association with Gab1 fail to induce branching
tubulogenesis. Overexpression of Gab1 rescues the Met-dependent
tubulogenic response in these cell lines. The ability of Gab1 to
promote tubulogenesis is dependent on its pleckstrin homology domain.
Whereas the wild-type Gab1 protein is localized to areas of cell-cell
contact, a Gab1 protein lacking the pleckstrin homology domain is
localized predominantly in the cytoplasm. Localization of Gab1 to areas
of cell-cell contact is inhibited by LY294002, demonstrating that
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity is required. These data show
that Gab1 is an important mediator of branching tubulogenesis
downstream from the Met receptor and identify phosphatidylinositol
3-kinase and the Gab1 pleckstrin homology domain as crucial for
subcellular localization of Gab1 and biological responses.
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The Gab1 PH Domain Is Required for Localization of
Gab1 at Sites of Cell-Cell Contact and Epithelial Morphogenesis
Downstream from the Met Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Molecular
Oncology Group, Royal Victoria Hospital, 687 Pine Ave. West, Rm H5.10,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A1. Phone: (514) 842-1231 ext. 5845. Fax: (514) 843-1478. E-mail: morag{at}lan1.molonc.mcgill.ca.
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