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Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 1999, p. 1784-1799, Vol. 19, No. 3
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

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

Christiane R. Maroun,1 Marina Holgado-Madruga,2 Isabelle Royal,1 Monica A. Naujokas,1 Tanya M. Fournier,3 Albert J. Wong,2,4 and Morag Park1,3,5,*

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.


* 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.


Molecular and Cellular Biology, March 1999, p. 1784-1799, Vol. 19, No. 3
0270-7306/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.



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