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Mol Cell Biol, July 1998, p. 3838-3850, Vol. 18, No. 7
Cancer Biology Program, Division of
Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
02215,1 and
Division of Basic
Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle,
Washington 981092
Received 20 January 1998/Returned for modification 2 March
1998/Accepted 9 April 1998
0270-7306/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Identification of Major Binding Proteins and
Substrates for the SH2-Containing Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase SHP-1
in Macrophages
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
SUMMARY
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The protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 is a critical regulator of macrophage biology, but its detailed mechanism of action remains largely undefined. SHP-1 associates with a 130-kDa tyrosyl-phosphorylated species (P130) in macrophages, suggesting that P130 might be an SHP-1 regulator and/or substrate. Here we show that P130 consists of two transmembrane glycoproteins, which we identify as PIR-B/p91A and the signal-regulatory protein (SIRP) family member BIT. These proteins also form separate complexes with SHP-2. BIT, but not PIR-B, is in a complex with the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R), suggesting that BIT may direct SHP-1 to the CSF-1R. BIT and PIR-B bind preferentially to substrate-trapping mutants of SHP-1 and are hyperphosphorylated in macrophages from motheaten viable mice, which express catalytically impaired forms of SHP-1, indicating that these proteins are SHP-1 substrates. However, BIT and PIR-B are hypophosphorylated in motheaten macrophages, which completely lack SHP-1 expression. These data suggest a model in which SHP-1 dephosphorylates specific sites on BIT and PIR-B while protecting other sites from dephosphorylation via its SH2 domains. Finally, BIT and PIR-B associate with two tyrosyl phosphoproteins and a tyrosine kinase activity. Tyrosyl phosphorylation of these proteins and the level of the associated kinase activity are increased in the absence of SHP-1. Our data suggest that BIT and PIR-B recruit multiple signaling molecules to receptor complexes, where they are regulated by SHP-1 and/or SHP-2.
INTRODUCTION
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Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) and protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) control the level of tyrosyl phosphorylation on cellular proteins (reviewed in references 38, 52, and 56). Although many substrates for PTKs have been identified, the specific targets of individual PTP family members, along with the consequences of protein dephosphorylation for cellular physiology, remain largely unknown. The finding that some PTPs possess SH2 domains suggested that these molecules might be recruited to specific phosphotyrosyl (pY) sites (via their SH2 domains), where their PTP domains could catalytically amplify or terminate phosphotyrosine-mediated signals (14, 37). Two vertebrate SH2-containing PTPs (SHPs), SHP-1 and SHP-2 (1), have been cloned and characterized (reviewed in reference 37). Despite their structural similarity, SHP-1 and SHP-2 appear to possess distinct biological functions (reviewed in references 3, 36 to 38, 52, and 56). SHP-2 is expressed ubiquitously and typically transmits positive (i.e., signal-enhancing) signals downstream of receptor tyrosine kinases, cytokine receptors, and multichain immune recognition receptors, although recent work suggests that it may have negative (i.e., signal-attenuating) effects in some pathways (33, 54). In contrast, SHP-1 is expressed predominantly in hematopoietic cells, where it negatively regulates multiple growth factor and cytokine signaling pathways (reviewed in references 36, 38 and 56).
Our current understanding of the role played by SHP-1 in hematopoietic cell signaling has been enhanced greatly by the study of mice harboring two different mutations in the SHP-1 gene, the so-called motheaten (me/me) or motheaten viable (mev/mev) mutations (50, 58). The me allele has a single base pair deletion within SHP-1, which leads to abnormal splicing and the generation of a premature stop codon, such that me/me mice are effectively null for SHP-1 protein. The mev mutation also leads to aberrant splicing with the generation of two aberrant forms of SHP-1 with disrupted catalytic domains: one with a 5-amino-acid deletion and the other with a 23-amino-acid insertion. Based on the crystal structure of PTP-1B (2), both mutant proteins produced by the mev mutation would be expected to show markedly compromised substrate binding and/or catalytic ability. Accordingly, mev/mev mice have been shown to exhibit substantially decreased SHP-1 catalytic activity (27, 58). Both me/me and mev/mev mice exhibit multiple abnormalities in hematopoietic cell development and function. The most notable of these abnormalities, and the cause of early death in these animals, is the expansion and inappropriate activation of macrophages and granulocytes (reviewed in references 3 and 37).
Previous work from several laboratories has implicated SHP-1 in the regulation of the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF-1R) signal transduction pathway. CSF-1, also known as macrophage colony-stimulating factor, is the major growth factor directing the proliferation, differentiation, and survival of cells of the mononuclear phagocyte lineage ex vivo and in vivo (reviewed in reference 51); hence, abnormal regulation of this pathway could contribute to the increased number of macrophages observed in me/me and mev/mev mice. Stimulation of the BAC1.2F5 macrophage cell line with CSF-1 results in tyrosine phosphorylation of SHP-1 (10, 59, 61). Although the CSF-1R itself probably phosphorylates SHP-1, association between SHP-1 and the CSF-1R has not been detected (10, 59, 61). More importantly, primary bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) from me/me mice are hypersensitive to the mitogenic effects of CSF-1, suggesting that SHP-1 negatively regulates CSF-1R signaling (10). The molecular details by which this regulation is effected and, in particular, the direct regulators and targets of SHP-1 remain largely unknown. A potentially attractive target is the CSF-1R itself, since it is hyperphosphorylated on tyrosine in me/me BMM (10). However, in the absence of a direct SHP-1-CSF-1R association, it is unclear how SHP-1 gains access to the CSF-1R. Other possible targets in this pathway include a group of Grb-2 SH3 domain-binding proteins that are hyperphosphorylated on tyrosine in me/me BMM (10). These proteins are likely to be recruited to tyrosyl-phosphorylated SHP-1 by virtue of its ability to bind the SH2 domains of Grb-2 (10).
Previously, we reported that SHP-1 constitutively coimmunoprecipitates with a 130-kDa tyrosine-phosphorylated species in murine BMM and some macrophage cell lines (10). This interaction, mediated via the SH2 domains of SHP-1, suggested that the 130-kDa species might be a regulator and/or substrate of SHP-1; thus, its identification and characterization are crucial to further understanding the mechanism of signal regulation by SHP-1 in macrophages. Previous attempts to identity this protein by immunoblotting eliminated c-Cbl, p130Cas, Jak2, Fak, Fps/Fes, GTPase-activating protein, Pyk2, SH2-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP), vinculin, and the interleukin-3 receptor beta chain (10, 55a).
Here we show that the 130-kDa band actually consists of two
transmembrane glycoproteins of different core sizes. We identify these
proteins as a SIRP (signal-regulatory protein) family member known as
BIT (brain immunoglobulin [Ig] like molecule with tyrosine-based activation motifs) (48) and PIR-B/p91A (22, 28),
a protein that shares sequence similarity with human killer cell
inhibitory receptors (KIRs), the Fc
receptor, and murine gp49B1.
BIT, but not PIR-B, coimmunoprecipitates with the CSF-1R, suggesting
that one of its functions may be to direct SHP-1 to the CSF-1R complex. However, other roles also seem likely. Our results indicate that BIT
and PIR-B are direct substrates of SHP-1 in vivo. In addition, BIT and
PIR-B coimmunoprecipitate with the same two, as yet unidentified, tyrosyl phosphoproteins, as well as an associated PTK activity. Tyrosyl
phosphorylation of these proteins and the level of the associated PTK
activity are enhanced in the absence of functional SHP-1. These data
suggest that BIT and PIR-B recruit SHP-1 and other signaling molecules
to the plasma membrane for the regulation of growth factor receptors
and perhaps other macrophage signaling complexes.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
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Cell culture. BAC1.2F5 (35), a simian virus 40 large-T-antigen-immortalized cell line that retains CSF-1 dependence and many other properties of primary murine BMM, was maintained in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum and 20% conditioned media from L cells (LCM) as a source of CSF-1. Primary BMM from 10- to 20-day-old C3HeB/FeJLe-a/a-Hcphme me/me, C57BL/6J-Hcphme-v mev/mev (Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine), or normal littermate mice were prepared and cultured as described previously (10). We also generated new, early-passage cell lines from mev/mev and normal mice (N and meV) by immortalizing primary BMM by using the retrovirus pZip-Tex (4), which directs expression of simian virus 40 large T antigen. For infections, a 1:1 mixture of medium and supernatant from confluent Psi 2 cells expressing Zip-Tex virus was added to a 10-cm-diameter dish of subconfluent primary BMM for 4 h at 37°C. Fresh medium was added, and the cells were passaged for several days. Clones were picked following dilution, and their growth was monitored in the absence and presence of LCM. Clones that retained dependence on LCM were expanded and used for this study.
SHP-1 bacterial expression constructs.
Constructs directing
the expression of glutathione S-transferase (GST) fusion
proteins containing wild-type SHP-1 and a Cys453
Ser (C453S) mutation
have been described elsewhere (42). The SHP-1 Asp419
Ala
mutation (D419A) was generated by PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Briefly,
the vector pGEX-2T-SHP-1, containing wild-type SHP-1 (44),
was used as a template with primer pairs
5'-CACCCGAGAGGTGGAGAAAGGC-3' plus
5'-GACCCCATGGGCGGGCCAG-3' (codon 419 underlined)
and 5'-GGGGCACTCCTAGGTTCAGGTTG-3' plus
5'CTGGCCCGCCCATGGGGTC-3' to generate 216- and
633-bp products, respectively. These products were used as templates in
a third reaction with the 5'/3' primer set
(5'-CACCCGAGAGGTGGAGAAAGGC-3' and
5'-GGGGCACTCCTAGGTTCAGGTTG-3'), and the product was digested with BglII and AvrII and subcloned into
BglII/AvrII-cut pGEX-2T-SHP-1. The Arg459
Met
(R459M) mutant was generated by using a similar strategy with the 3'/5'
primer set described above and the overlapping mutagenic
oligonucleotides 5'-GGTGCCTGTCATGCCGATGC-3'
(codon 459 underlined) and
5'-GCATCGGCATGACAGGCACC-3'. The final PCR
product was AvrII/BglII digested and ligated into
AvrII/BglII-digested pGEX-2T-SHP-1. An SHP-1
mutant in which residues 451 to 475 are deleted was generated; this
mutant (
P) lacks the PTP catalytic domain signature motif
(V451HCSAG) and thus should be catalytically inactive and
unable to bind substrates. Primer pairs for each reaction were
5'-CACCCGAGAGGTGGAGAAAGGC-3' plus
5'-GTCACAGTCCAGGCCCTTGATGATGGGCCCTGCGTGA-3' (underlined sequence denotes overlap) and
5'-AAGGGCCTGGACTGTGACATTG-3' plus
5'-GGGGCACTCCTAGGTTCAGGTTG-3'. The resulting overlapping fragments were used as template with the 5'/3' primer set (see above),
and the product was digested and subcloned into
AvrII/BglII-digested pGEX-2T-SHP-1. Transformants
(in Escherichia coli DH5
) were screened for the ability
to express the appropriately sized fusion protein following
isopropylthio-
-D-galactoside (IPTG) induction, and the
SHP-1 sequence in plasmids isolated from positive clones was confirmed
by automated dideoxynucleotide sequencing.
Antibodies. Affinity-purified antibodies directed against full-length SHP-1 (FL antibodies) or its C terminus (CTM antibodies) have been described previously (10, 31). Unless otherwise stated, FL antibodies, which predominantly recognize N-terminal determinants, were used for immunoprecipitations. Polyclonal antibodies against C-terminal peptides of SHP-1 and SHP-2, respectively, were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. Anti-SHP-1 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), used for immunoblotting, were purchased from Transduction Laboratories, and antiphosphotyrosine (anti-pTyr) MAb 4G10 was from Upstate Biotechnology, Inc. Rabbit polyclonal anti-CSF-1R antibodies were the generous gift of Martine Roussel (St. Jude's Cancer Research Center, Memphis, Tenn.) or were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. Rabbit polyclonal anti-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) antibodies were a gift from John Blenis (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.). Polyclonal antisera against rat SHPS-1 and murine PIR-B/p91A were generated as described below.
Cloning of rat SHPS-1 and murine PIR-B.
Full-length SHPS-1
(for SH2 phosphatase substrate 1)/SIRP
1 was cloned by reverse
transcription (RT)-PCR from rat brain total RNA by oligo(dT) priming,
using primers 5'-CGGAATTCGCCATGGAGCCCGCCGGC-3' (translation start site underlined) and
5'-CGGAATTCCCATTCACTTCCTCTGGAC-3' (stop codon
underlined). The generated fragment was cut with EcoRI and
cloned into the vector pBS (Stratagene).
Purification of GST fusion proteins.
GST fusion proteins
were expressed and affinity purified by using glutathione-agarose by
following standard techniques, with some minor modifications.
Typically, 300-ml cultures of particular pGEX clones in DH5
were
induced at an optical density at 600 nm of 0.7 to 1.0 with 0.1 mM IPTG.
Cells were grown at 37°C for 3 h, pelleted, and lysed in a
mixture containing 1% Triton X-100, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 150 mM
NaCl, 1 mM EDTA, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (20 µg/ml), and
lysozyme (0.5 mg/ml). The lysate was sonicated, and a soluble fraction
was prepared by centrifugation at 100,000 × g for 30 min at 4°C. Soluble material was incubated with glutathione-agarose
beads (Sigma) for 2 h at 4°C, and the beads were washed
extensively with lysis buffer followed by 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4)-150
mM NaCl.
Polyclonal antibody generation. To generate polyclonal antisera against rat SHPS-1, the SHPS-1 cytoplasmic domain (amino acids 403 to 511) was subcloned by PCR from a pBS vector containing the full-length cDNA (see above), using primers 5'-ACGGAATTCAGGCCAAGGGCTCAACTTCTTCC-3' and 5'-CGGAATTCCCATTCACTTCCTCTGGAC-3'. The resulting fragment was cut with EcoRI and ligated into EcoRI-digested pGEX-2T (Pharmacia). The GST fusion protein was expressed and purified as described above and then eluted from glutathione-agarose beads with 20 mM reduced glutathione (pH 7.4), dialyzed extensively, and concentrated in a Centricon-30 concentrator (Amicon). Rabbits were immunized with 400 µg of purified protein in complete Freund's adjuvant and boosted every 4 weeks with 400 µg of protein in incomplete Freund's adjuvant. First bleeds were made after the second boost, and titers were determined by immunoblotting of macrophage whole-cell lysates.
To prepare antiserum against PIR-B, a VP16 plasmid containing the cytoplasmic domain of PIR-B (amino acids 675 to 840) was cut with BamHI (5') and EcoRI (3'), gel purified, and cloned into the BamHI and EcoRI sites of pGEX-3X (Pharmacia). GST-PIR-B fusion protein was affinity purified from E. coli BL21 lysates and eluted from glutathione-agarose beads as described above. Rabbits were immunized and boosted with 500 µg of purified GST-PIR-B fusion protein as described above. Test bleeds were collected after the second through fourth boosts, and titers were determined by immunoblotting of FDC-P1 cell lysates.Immunoprecipitations and immunoblotting. To prepare whole-cell extracts, cells were washed in phosphate-buffered saline containing 2 mM sodium orthovanadate and lysed on plates in Nonidet P-40 (NP-40) lysis buffer (1% NP-40, 50 mM Tris-HCl [pH 7.4], 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM sodium orthovanadate, protease inhibitor cocktail [final concentrations, 10 µg of leupeptin, 1 µg of aprotinin, 1 µg of pepstatin, 1 µg of antipain, and 20 µg of phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride per ml]). Lysates were vortexed and incubated on ice for 15 min prior to immunoprecipitations. For cell fractionation, cells were homogenized in hypotonic lysis buffer (20 mM HEPES [pH 7.4], 5 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EDTA, 2 mM sodium orthovanadate, protease inhibitor cocktail). The crude nuclear pellet (P1) was obtained following centrifugation at 600 × g for 5 min. The resultant supernatant was subjected to centrifugation at 100,000 × g for 30 min, yielding crude microsomes (P100) and an S100 fraction. The P1 and P100 fractions were washed in hypotonic lysis buffer, resuspended in NP-40 lysis buffer, and precleared. Samples of each of these precleared fractions, representing the same number of cell equivalents, were subjected to immunoprecipitations with the indicated antibodies. For all other immunoprecipitations, precleared whole cell lysates were normalized for protein by using a bicinchoninic acid protein assay reagent kit (Pierce).
Immunoprecipitations were carried out by adding the appropriate antibodies plus protein A-Sepharose beads and incubating at 4°C for 2 to 3 h. Immune complexes were washed with NP-40 lysis buffer, resolved by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and transferred onto Immobilon-P membranes (Millipore). Immunoblots were blocked with 5% bovine serum albumin in TBST (10 mM Tris-HCl [pH 7.4], 150 mM NaCl, 0.05% Tween 20) for 1 h, incubated for 1 h with primary antibodies in TBST, washed three times for 10 min each in TBST, and then incubated for 1 h with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary antibodies (Amersham). Following further washes, immunoblots were visualized by using enhanced chemiluminescence reagents (Amersham).Lectin and GST fusion protein binding assays.
For lectin
binding assays, anti-SHP-1 immune complexes from 2 × 107 BAC1.2F5 cells were boiled for 2 min in 200 µl of
0.5% SDS-1%
-mercaptoethanol. A 40-µl aliquot of the
supernatant was removed as a control, while the remainder was diluted
10-fold in lectin binding buffer (1% NP-40, 50 mM Tris-HCl [pH 7.4],
150 mM NaCl, 0.2 mM sodium orthovanadate, 2 mM MnCl2, 1 mM
CaCl2). The sample was split into four and incubated for
1 h at 4°C with 0.25 mg of either Arachis hypogaea
(peanut) lectin, Lens culinaris (lentil) lectin,
concanavalin A, or wheat germ agglutinin. All lectins were cross-linked
to agarose beads and were purchased from Sigma. The beads were washed
in binding buffer, and bound protein was analyzed by SDS-PAGE (8% gel)
and anti-pTyr immunoblotting.
Deglycosylation of proteins in SHP-1 immunoprecipitates.
Anti-SHP-1 immunoprecipitates were denatured by boiling in 0.4%
SDS-1%
-mercaptoethanol for 2 min. Samples were diluted fourfold with endoglycosidase buffer (50 mM sodium phosphate [pH 7.2], 0.66%
NP-40, 2 mM sodium orthovanadate, plus protease inhibitor cocktail) and treated with 5 µl (1 U) of protein
N-endoglycosidase F (endo F) (PNGase F; Boehringer Mannheim)
for 1 h at 37°C or left untreated. Samples were then boiled in
sample buffer and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and anti-pTyr immunoblotting.
RT-PCR of SIRP family proteins. Total RNA was isolated by the guanidium isothiocyanate-CsCl centrifugation method (32). First-strand cDNA was synthesized from 5 µg of total RNA with the Superscript preamplification system (Gibco BRL), using oligo(dT) primers. Fifteen percent of this cDNA was used as template in PCRs with the following primer pairs: for full-length SIRP family clones, 5'-TACAGTGAATTCTCAGCCGCGGCCCATGGAGC-3' and 5'-AGCATGAGAATTCCATTCACTTCCTCTGGAC-3; for cloning of the 270-bp fragment corresponding to the least conserved region of the SIRP family proteins (residues 37 to 122 of murine SHPS-1), 5'-CAGAAGTGAAGGTGACTCAG-3' and 5'-TTCACACAGTAGTAGGTACC-3. PCR fragments were subcloned by blunt-end ligation into pUC19, and 10 random clones of each PCR product were subjected to automated sequencing.
Vaccinia virus expression system.
Recombinant vaccinia
viruses encoding wild-type SHP-1 and an epitope-tagged version of the
SHP-1 C453S mutant and the pSC-65 vaccinia virus vector used to
generate recombinant viruses have been described previously
(6). To subclone the D419A, R459M, and
P mutants of SHP-1
into a vaccinia virus vector (pSC-66), the mutants were first excised
from the appropriate pGEX-2T vector with EcoRI and ligated
into the vector pBS-KS+ (Stratagene). Mutant DNAs were then excised
with SalI and NotI and subcloned into pSC-66 that
had been digested with SalI and NotI. For
infections, 2 × 107 BAC1.2F5 cells were deprived of
CSF-1 for 12 h and then were left uninfected or were infected with
each virus (5 PFU/cell) for 6 h at 37°C. Control and infected
cells were stimulated with CSF-1 for 1 min or left unstimulated, washed
extensively with RPMI, lysed, and subjected to immunoprecipitation with
anti-SHP-1 CTM or anti-SHPS-1 antibodies. Immunoprecipitates were
analyzed by SDS-PAGE and anti-pTyr immunoblotting. SHP-1 and BIT
protein levels in whole-cell lysates and immunoprecipitates were
analyzed by immunoblotting with the appropriate antibodies.
Immune complex kinase assays and V8 endoprotease partial peptide
mapping.
BIT or PIR-B immunoprecipitates were washed once with
low-salt buffer (30 mM HEPES [pH 7.4], 10 mM MnCl2, 0.2 mM sodium orthovanadate) and then incubated with 20 µl of autokinase
buffer (30 mM HEPES [pH 7.4], 10 mM MnCl2, 0.2 mM sodium
orthovanadate, 10 µM [
-32P]ATP [final specific
activity, 5 µCi/mmol]) for various times, as indicated. Reactions
were terminated with sample buffer and analyzed by SDS-PAGE, anti-pTyr
immunoblotting, and autoradiography. For V8 mapping, in vitro-labeled
55- and 120-kDa bands from anti-SHPS-1 and anti-PIR-B
immunoprecipitates were excised from SDS-polyacrylamide gels and
rehydrated in a 1:4 dilution of stacking buffer containing 1 mM EDTA.
Gel slices were inserted into the wells of a 15% polyacrylamide gel
(containing 1 mM EDTA) and overlaid with 0, 10, 50, or 200 ng of
endoprotease Glu-C (V8 protease; Boehringer Mannheim) in 1:4 stacking
buffer. Cleavage products were resolved and then analyzed by
autoradiography.
RESULTS
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Characterization of SHP-1-associated P130. Previously, we observed a broad, 130-kDa phosphotyrosyl band (P130) in SHP-1 immunoprecipitates from BMM and BAC1.2F5 cell lysates. To further characterize P130, we first determined its intracellular location. SHP-1 immunoprecipitates were prepared from P1 (crude nuclear/cytoskeletal), P100 (microsomal), and S100 (cytoplasmic) fractions, generated from starved or CSF-1-stimulated (1 min) cells (Fig. 1A). In starved cells, the SHP-1-P130 complex localized mostly to the P100 fraction, although a small fraction (<5%) was found in the P1 fraction. In contrast, SHP-1 immunoblotting revealed that greater than 90% of the SHP-1 is cytosolic. Thus, P130 is associated with a small pool of membrane-associated SHP-1. This membrane-associated pool of SHP-1 also is more highly tyrosyl phosphorylated than the SHP-1 residing in the cytoplasmic compartment (S100). Upon CSF-1 stimulation, the SHP-1-P130 complex was found in both the P1 and P100 fractions. Some CSF-1R molecules also partitioned into the P1 fraction upon CSF-1 stimulation (Fig. 1A). The increase in SHP-1-P130 complex and CSF-IR in the P1 fraction most likely represents changes in cytoskeletal organization that occur upon CSF-1 stimulation, with consequent alteration of the cell fractionation properties of macrophages, rather than translocation into the nucleus. Interestingly, upon CSF-1 stimulation, a small amount of a tyrosyl-phosphorylated band with a molecular size of ~160 kDa also could be detected in SHP-1 immunoprecipitates. This band comigrated with the CSF-1R (Fig. 1A), suggesting that SHP-1-P130 may associate transiently with the CSF-1R (see below).
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(1-3)N-acetylgalactosamine, the disaccharide
residue preferentially recognized by peanut lectin, whereas it probably
contains
-mannose and
-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine.
We also examined whether P130 could bind to SHP-2. Using SHP-2
C-terminal peptide-specific antibodies, which do not cross-react with
SHP-1, we observed tyrosyl-phosphorylated P130 in immunoprecipitates from lysates of asynchronous BAC1.2F5 cells (Fig. 1C, lane 4). The
SHP-2-associated P130 species had biochemical (e.g., same core
molecular size after endo F treatment) and immunological properties
similar to those of the SHP-1-associated P130 (data not shown),
suggesting that both SHPs associate with the same tyrosyl-phosphorylated glycoprotein. However, the SHP-1-P130 and SHP-2-P130 complexes appear to be distinct, as revealed by sequential immunodepletion experiments (Fig. 1C). Under conditions where SHP-1
(and hence the SHP-1-associated P130) was immunodepleted from lysates
by using SHP-1-specific antibodies (lanes 1 and 2), SHP-2-associated
P130 was still immunoprecipitated from the cleared lysate (lane 3).
Conversely, P130 coimmunoprecipitated with SHP-1 from lysates cleared
of SHP-2-associated P130 (lane 4 to 6). In addition to demonstrating
the existence of separate SHP-P130 complexes, these data suggest that
more P130 associates with SHP-1 than with SHP-2 in randomly growing
macrophages.
Characterization and identification of P130 in primary BMM. Although BAC1.2F5 cell P130 appeared to consist of a single tyrosyl-phosphorylated glycoprotein, different results were obtained upon analysis of normal primary BMM or two newly derived macrophage cell lines. These N and meV lines were generated by infecting BMM from normal and mev/mev mice, respectively, with ZipTex retrovirus and screening for cell clones that retained CSF-1 dependence (see Materials and Methods). Upon endo F treatment of SHP-1 immunoprecipitates from primary BMM or from either of these cell lines, a tyrosyl-phosphorylated core protein of 110 kDa was apparent in addition to the 70-kDa doublet observed in BAC1.2F5 cells (Fig. 2A). Interestingly, both the 70- and 110-kDa core proteins appeared hyperphosphorylated in the meV line compared with the N line (see below).
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member of the SIRP family (26); a protein cloned
independently and termed BIT (48) is another member of this
family (see below). The 110-kDa core protein had properties reminiscent
of the myeloid cell- and B-cell-specific glycoprotein PIR-B (for paired
Ig-like receptor B) (28), also known as p91A
(22). PIR-B also is an ITIM-containing Ig superfamily member
and is distantly related to human KIRs, which have been previously
shown to associate with SHP-1 (6, 17, 40).
To test whether the two associating proteins that comprise P130 were
SHPS-1 and PIR-B, we generated rabbit polyclonal antibodies directed
against GST-SHPS-1 and GST-PIR-B fusion proteins. Given the strong
sequence similarity between SIRPs that possess cytoplasmic domains
(26), anti-SHPS-1 antibodies should cross-react with most,
if not all, family members. The anti-SHPS-1 antisera reacted with P130
and its 70-kDa deglycosylated form in anti-SHP-1 immunoprecipitates prepared from early-passage immortalized macrophage cell lines, BAC1.2F5 cells, and primary BMM (Fig. 2B and data not shown). Thus, at
least a portion of P130 consists of a SIRP-related protein. The amount
of anti-SHPS-1-reactive 130-kDa protein in anti-SHP-1 immunoprecipitates was a small fraction of that present in anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates, indicating that only a relatively minor percentage of total SHPS-1 was in a complex with SHP-1 under steady-state growth
conditions (Fig. 2B, left panel). Conversely, the amount of
tyrosyl-phosphorylated P130 was greater in SHP-1 immunoprecipitates than in SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates (Fig. 2B, middle panel). Therefore, SHP-1 basally associates with a small but highly phosphorylated pool of
the total SHPS-1-related protein.
Reprobing the same blot with anti-PIR-B antisera revealed an
immunoreactive band in anti-SHP-1 immunoprecipitates at 130 kDa in the
absence of endo F and at 110 kDa following deglycosylation (Fig. 2B,
right panel). Thus, SHPS-1 and PIR-B both associate basally with SHP-1
in primary macrophages and in newly generated macrophage cell lines. We
failed to detect PIR-B in SHP-1 immunoprecipitates from BAC1.2F5 cells
(data not shown), consistent with our earlier observation that only a
single deglycosylated core protein could be detected in SHP-1
immunoprecipitates from this cell line (Fig. 1B). The absence of
SHP-1-associated PIR-B in BAC1.2F5 cells is likely to reflect the very
low levels of PIR-B protein expressed in these cells (data not shown).
Our failure to detect PIR-B in anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates or SHPS-1
in anti-PIR-B immunoprecipitates (Fig. 2B) argues that SHP-1 forms
distinct complexes with each of these binding proteins.
Since SHPS-1 is one of a family of molecules (SIRPs) (26),
we asked whether the component of P130 that was immunoreactive with
anti-SHPS-1 antibodies represented a single protein or several SIRP
family members. Although the known SIRPs show a high degree of overall
sequence similarity, a region within the first Ig domain of these
proteins is the most divergent. To determine which SIRP family
member(s) are expressed in murine macrophages and thus were candidates
for the SHPS-1-related protein that coimmunoprecipitates with SHP-1, we
used primers flanking this divergent region to prime RT-PCRs for
SIRP-related cDNA fragments. A single PCR fragment was generated (data
not shown). Sequence analysis of multiple independent clones of this
fragment revealed a single sequence (data not shown), which was
identical to murine BIT (PID accession no. D85785) and distinct from
murine SHPS-1 (PID accession no. D87967). Using primers flanking the
BIT translation start and stop codons in RT-PCRs, we also obtained
multiple independent full-length BIT cDNAs from macrophage mRNA. The
same primer sets, when used in RT-PCRs with NIH 3T3 cell RNA, generated
clones that were distinct from murine BIT but were identical to murine
SHPS-1 (data not shown). Taken together, our data suggest that
macrophages express mainly (if not entirely) a single SIRP (murine
BIT). By inference, we conclude that the anti-SHPS-1-reactive band that associates with SHP-1 (and SHP-2) is largely, if not entirely, comprised of BIT. Although our anti-SHPS-1 and anti-PIR-B antibodies are not capable of immunodepleting BMM lysates of their respective antigens, based on the fraction of each of the two proteins
immunodepleted by each antibody, and the absence of phosphotyrosyl
bands other than the 70- and 110 kDa species following endo F
treatment, we conclude that BIT and PIR-B are the only two major
proteins contributing to P130.
BIT is in a complex with the CSF-1R in murine macrophages. Our previous studies suggested that the CSF-1R may be a substrate for SHP-1 (10). However, the CSF1-R does not associate directly with the SH2 domains of SHP-1 (10, 59, 61) (see the introduction), and so it remained unclear how SHP-1 might access the CSF-1R. In our initial studies characterizing the SHP-1-associated P130 species, we noted the appearance of a weak tyrosyl-phosphorylated band with a molecular size of ~160 kDa in SHP-1 immunoprecipitates from CSF-1-stimulated cells. This 160-kDa phosphotyrosyl protein comigrated with the tyrosyl-phosphorylated CSF-1R (Fig. 1A), raising the possibility that P130 associates with the CSF-1R, thereby delivering SHP-1 to the receptor.
To test this possibility, we first examined anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates from starved and CSF-1-stimulated primary BMM. Upon 1 min of CSF-1 stimulation, a broad 160-kDa tyrosyl-phosphorylated protein appeared in anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates (Fig. 3A); this protein coimmunoprecipitated with the tyrosyl-phosphorylated CSF-1R (data not shown). This association was transient, with no coimmunoprecipitating band detectable 10 min after CSF-1 stimulation (Fig. 3A). When anti-CSF-1R immunoprecipitates were immunoblotted for BIT (using anti-SHPS-1 antibodies), broad bands were detected at 130 and ~70 kDa after endo F treatment (Fig. 3B). These data suggest that BIT and CSF-1R are associated in macrophages, since the bands were not detectable in nonimmune antiserum immunoprecipitates (Fig. 3B). We were unable to detect the CSF-1R by immunoblotting of anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates, most likely because of the poor sensitivity of our anti-CSF-1R antibodies in immunoblot assays. Interestingly, BIT and the CSF-1R were present in a complex independent of stimulation, although (as expected) tyrosyl-phosphorylated CSF-1R was detectable only in anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates following CSF-1 stimulation (compare Fig. 3A and B). Much more tyrosyl-phosphorylated CSF-1R was detected in anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates than in anti-SHP-1 immunoprecipitates (data not shown). Since our anti-SHP-1 antibodies immunodeplete SHP-1 from macrophage lysates, whereas our anti-SHPS-1 antibodies remove only ~60% of BIT (data not shown), these data suggest that the CSF-1R may form a direct complex with BIT.
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BIT and PIR-B are substrates of SHP-1.
It has been proposed
that SHPS-1 and possibly other SIRP family members are SHP-2 substrates
as well as binding proteins (18, 26). In addition, Dos (the
daughter of sevenless gene product), which binds to the
Drosophila homolog of SHP-2, Csw (the corkscrew gene product) (16, 43), has been reported to be a Csw
substrate (23, 46). These findings suggest that SHP-binding
proteins may also be SHP substrates. To determine whether BIT and/or
PIR-B might be substrates for SHP-1, we first treated SHP-1
immunoprecipitates containing BIT and PIR-B with recombinant
GST-SHP-1. Tyrosyl phosphorylation of both proteins was reduced upon
SHP-1 treatment, indicating that SHP-1 can dephosphorylate these
proteins in vitro (data not shown). BIT and PIR-B bind to SHP-1 via the
latter's SH2 domains. However, if either of the 130-kDa proteins is an
SHP-1 substrate, it should also have affinity for the SHP-1 PTP domain.
To distinguish between SH2 domain and PTP domain binding, we compared
the abilities of phosphotyrosyl proteins to bind to GST fusion proteins
of wild-type SHP-1 with two catalytically inactive mutants (D419A and
C453S) (Fig. 4A). By
analogy with enzymological and structural studies of other PTP family
members (reviewed in reference 13), such as PTP-1B
(2, 15, 25) and PTP-PEST (19), these SHP-1 mutants would be expected to lose all (C453S) or nearly all (D419A) catalytic activity while retaining the ability to bind substrates. Such
so-called substrate-trapping mutants have been used to identify in vivo
substrates for several PTPs (15, 19; reviewed in
references 13, 38, and 56). The
tyrosyl-phosphorylated 130-kDa phosphotyrosyl species bound better to
the C453S and D419A mutants than to wild-type SHP-1 (Fig. 4B, lanes 1 to 4). This suggests an interaction with both the catalytic cleft and
the SH2 domains of SHP-1. Incubation with the active site competitor
vanadate resulted in release of bound protein, confirming that binding
can occur at the active site as well as the SH2 domains. Moreover,
vanadate elution of P130 from the D419A mutant was more efficient than
from the C453S (Fig. 4B, lanes 5 to 10). Since vanadate forms a
covalent bond with the catalytic cysteinyl residue of PTPs (24,
25), it would be expected to have higher affinity for the D419A
mutant (which retains this cysteinyl residue) than for the C453S
mutant. Vanadate also was more effective at eluting P130 from the D419A mutant compared to wild-type SHP-1. Most likely, this observation can
be explained by known features of the PTP catalytic mechanism: upon
substrate binding, the so-called WPD loop (which, in SHP-1, contains
D419) moves by nearly 10 Å toward the active-site cysteinyl residue,
thus allowing D419 to serve as the general acid in catalysis. In the
wild-type enzyme, this would lead to charge repulsion between the
incoming general acid aspartyl residue and the negatively charged
vanadate. This repulsive interaction is missing in the D419A mutant,
making it likely that it would have a higher affinity for vanadate.
Notably, a similar explanation has been proposed to explain the greater
ability of D
A mutants to serve as substrate traps (reviewed in
references 13, 38, and 56). No
detectable amounts of P130 bound to either wild-type or mutant versions
of the isolated PTP domain of SHP-1 (data not shown), suggesting that
the SH2 domain(s) are necessary for P130 recruitment.
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P is an internal deletion in the PTP domain spanning the active-site
cysteine. R459M should disrupt an interaction known to be critical for
binding phosphate (2, 53); the analogous mutation in PTP-1B
leads to a marked increase in Km, consistent
with a significant decrease in affinity for binding substrates, along
with a dramatic decrease in catalytic activity (15).
Expression of nontrapping mutants should permit SH2 but not PTP
domain-mediated protection.
Indeed, cells expressing the D419A trapping mutant exhibited a far
greater increase in tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT than those expressing
either the R459M or
P mutant (Fig. 4D, top panel). These differences
were not due to the levels of immunoprecipitated SHP-1 (middle panel)
or the levels of expression of the various SHP-1 mutants (lower panel).
Notably, cells expressing either R459M or
P displayed significant
protection of tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT compared to empty
virus-infected cells. This level of protection presumably was afforded
by the increased levels of the SHP-1 SH2 domains in the
mutant-expressing cells and emphasizes the importance of distinguishing
between SH2 and PTP domain protection when evaluating the effects of
SHP trapping mutants (see Discussion). The effects of the various SHP-1
mutants on BIT tyrosyl phosphorylation were not restricted to
SHP-1-associated BIT but rather affected the whole cellular pool of
tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT. This was revealed by comparing BIT tyrosyl
phosphorylation in anti-SHPS-1 immunoprecipitates (Fig. 4E). In
agreement with the previous experiments, BIT tyrosyl phosphorylation
was markedly higher in cells expressing the D419A trapping mutant
compared to wild-type, R459M, or
P forms of SHP-1. These in vivo
protection assay data, together with the in vitro binding/vanadate
elution experiments, strongly suggest binding of BIT to the PTP active
site and, by inference, indicate that BIT is a bona fide substrate
of SHP-1 in macrophages in vivo. Unfortunately, the same analysis
could not be easily applied to PIR-B, since we fail to detect
significant levels of this protein in BAC1.2F5 cells. Nevertheless,
other data (see below) suggest that PIR-B also is an SHP-1 substrate.
Tyrosyl phosphorylation of BIT and PIR-B in
mev/mevand me/me
BMM.
Further evidence that BIT and PIR-B are in vivo
substrates of SHP-1 was provided by studies of BMM from
me
/me
mice. The forms of SHP-1
expressed in me
/me
mice have
greatly reduced catalytic activity due to mutations within the PTP
domain (see the introduction). Targets of SHP-1 in vivo would be
expected to be hyper-phosphorylated in
me
/me
BMM. Notably, however,
the me
/me
forms of SHP-1
retain the potential to bind tyrosyl phosphoproteins via their SH2
domains; i.e., they can provide SH2 domain-mediated protection against
dephosphorylation by other cellular PTPs. Thus, the
me
/me
forms of SHP-1 should
behave like the R459M and
P nontrapping mutants of SHP-1. To test
these predictions, we examined the tyrosyl phosphorylation status of
BIT and PIR-B in BMMs from
me
/me
mice and their normal
littermates. Consistent with the notion that these proteins are in vivo
substrates of SHP-1, both were found to be hyperphosphorylated in
me
/me
BMM (Fig.
5A).
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/me
lysates were not
analyzed in our earlier studies. To resolve this apparent
contradiction, we directly assessed BIT and PIR-B tyrosyl
phosphorylation in me/me BMM. Consistent with our previous work, both proteins consistently showed a lower level of tyrosyl phosphorylation in me/me BMM (Fig. 5B). This decrease in BIT
and PIR-B tyrosyl phosphorylation was most apparent when
immunoprecipitates of each of these proteins were treated with endo F
to separate the 130-kDa proteins from an associated
tyrosyl-phosphorylated 120-kDa protein (see below). Although at first
glance these findings appear to conflict with the idea that BIT and
PIR-B are SHP-1 substrates, it is likely that the loss of SH2 domain
protection in me/me cells allows dephosphorylation of BIT
and PIR-B by other cellular PTPs, resulting in the observed
hypophosphorylation. Such a model would predict that different tyrosyl
phosphorylation sites on BIT and PIR-B may be preferred substrates for
different PTPs (see Discussion).
BIT and PIR-B associate with additional phosphotyrosyl proteins in
macrophages.
Two non-endo F-sensitive phosphotyrosyl proteins,
with apparent molecular sizes of 120 kDa (P120) and 55 kDa (P55),
consistently coimmunoprecipitated with BIT and PIR-B (Fig. 5). The P120
protein in particular was much more easily visualized following endo F treatment of BIT or PIR-B immunoprecipitates (Fig. 5B). Interestingly, in contrast to BIT and PIR-B, these proteins were hyperphosphorylated in both me/me and
me
/me
primary BMM; hence, they
are possible substrates of SHP-1. Alternatively, association of these
proteins with BIT and PIR-B may be regulated by BIT and PIR-B tyrosyl
phosphorylation. Attempts to identify P55 and P120 by using a battery
of antibodies directed against similarly sized proteins have been
unsuccessful. Immunoblotting experiments indicate that P55 is unlikely
to be Hck, Fgr, Lyn, or p55Shc, whereas P120 does not appear to be Fak,
Pyk2, c-Abl, c-Cbl, or p130Cas. BIT and PIR-B
immunoprecipitates also contained an associated kinase activity (Fig.
6A, left panel). Interestingly, the major bands labeled in the in vitro kinase assay comigrated with P55 and P120
(Fig. 6A, right panel). Phosphoamino acid analysis revealed that the
associated kinase activity(ies) was predominantly a PTK(s) (data not
shown). Thus, P55, P120, or both may possess PTK activity. Interestingly, me/me BMM exhibit enhanced BIT- and
PIR-B-associated PTK activity, consistent with the notion that SHP-1
regulates the activity of the BIT and PIR-B-associated PTK. To
determine whether the same two proteins coimmunoprecipitated with BIT
and PIR-B, we subjected the 32P-labeled 120- and 55-kDa
bands generated by in vitro kinase assay to partial V8 endoprotease
digestion and mapping (Cleveland analysis). Separation of the
proteolytic products, followed by autoradiography, confirmed that the
BIT and PIR-B coimmunoprecipitating P55 and P120 proteins were
identical (Fig. 6B). We conclude that at least two additional
phosphotyrosyl proteins, one or both of which may be a PTK, are
associated with both BIT and PIR-B and that these proteins represent
additional potential targets of SHP-1.
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DISCUSSION
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Perhaps the most important physiological functions of SHP-1 are to regulate macrophage proliferation and activation. Mice with absent (me/me) or defective (mev/mev) SHP-1 have increased numbers of abnormally activated macrophages, which accumulate in multiple tissues, most notably the lungs. There, together with activated neutrophils, they cause a fatal interstitial pneumonia (reviewed in references 3 and 37). Although earlier work demonstrated intrinsic (i.e., cell-autonomous) signaling defects in me/me BMM (10, 12, 50), including dysregulation of the alpha interferon (12) and CSF-1R (10) signaling pathways, the molecular details by which regulation is normally effected remain largely unknown. Defining major SHP-1 binding proteins and/or substrates in macrophages should provide key insights into SHP-1 regulation and action.
In this report, we have shown that P130, the major phosphotyrosyl
protein associated with SHP-1 in BMM, is comprised of two transmembrane
glycoproteins, PIR-B and BIT. Some macrophage cell lines (e.g.,
BAC1.2F5) express low levels of PIR-B and consequently have only
SHP-1-BIT complexes. BIT and PIR-B also associate with SHP-2, as well
as two other, as yet unidentified phosphotyrosyl proteins (P120 and
P55) and a PTK activity, which targets P120 and P55 in vitro and may be
intrinsic to one or both of them. P120 and P55 may be recruited to BIT
and PIR-B so that they can be regulated by SHP-1. Contrary to our
previous prediction (10), experiments with
substrate-trapping and nontrapping mutants of SHP-1 and analyses of
me
/me
mice clearly indicate
that BIT and PIR-B are SHP-1 substrates as well as SHP-1-binding
proteins. Despite these shared properties, however, BIT and PIR-B
probably have distinct functions in macrophages. BIT, for example, is
present in a complex with the CSF-1R and may target SHP-1 to activated
receptor complexes; as yet we have no evidence that PIR-B can play a
similar role.
The SIRP family, of which SHPS-1 and BIT are members, is a group of highly similar glycoproteins containing Ig domains, some of which also have intracellular segments with multiple tyrosyl residues (26). SIRPs were initially defined as SHP-2-binding proteins. When SHP-1 was overexpressed ectopically in a rat fibroblastic cell line (18), it could form a complex with SHPS-1; however, the physiological significance of this interaction remained unclear. Our results indicate that SIRP interactions with SHP-1 do, in fact, occur in primary cells under physiological levels of expression of both proteins. Interestingly, one region within SIRP ectodomains is the most variable. Such a hypervariable region might serve as a ligand-binding domain and/or a domain that functions as the ligand for another cell surface molecule. Intriguingly, a recent study showed that purified BIT could promote cerebral cortical neurite extension (48), suggesting that BIT may be a ligand for an undefined neuronal receptor. It will be important to search for potential BIT ligands on cells that interact with macrophages in vivo. Alternatively, BIT may bind an extracellular matrix component. The constitutive tyrosyl phosphorylation of BIT may be thus misleading; it could simply reflect the fact that our experiments were performed with adherent macrophages.
PIR-B (also called p91A) is similar in topography to SIRPs, although it
contains three more Ig domains and its sequence is only distantly
related. Unlike SIRPs, which are widely expressed (18, 26),
PIR-B expression is restricted to myeloid and B cells (22).
PIR-B had been predicted to bind either or both of the SHPs (22,
28). We now have shown that such interactions do exist under
physiologically relevant conditions in macrophages; similar
interactions also take place in B cells (35a). The structure of PIR-B predicts it also may serve as a ligand and/or a receptor. Although distantly related to Fc
R and KIRs, PIR-B does not bind to
immune complexes, the ligands for Fc receptors (22), nor has
it been shown to bind to major histocompatibility complex antigens, the
ligands for KIRs (5). Given their divergence in sequence and
structure, the BIT (and SIRPs in general) and PIR-B ectodomains
probably interact with distinctly different classes of proteins.
In contrast, the cytoplasmic domains of BIT and PIR-B may deliver
similar types of downstream signals. Both proteins bind SHP-1 and SHP-2
in BMM, but immunodepletion experiments clearly establish that the
SHP-2-BIT and SHP-1-BIT complexes are distinct (Fig. 1C). Consistent
with these findings, tyrosyl residues within the BIT (Y436 and Y477)
and PIR-B (Y794) cytoplasmic domains conform to the ITIM consensus
(6, 7). ITIMs, which consist of I/V-X-pY-X-X-L/V/I, are
binding sites for SHP-1, SHP-2, and the inositol monophosphatase SHIP
(for reviews, see references 5, 8, 49, and
55). Preliminary studies indicate that PIR-B also
binds to SHIP (9a); similar studies are under way for BIT.
The reason why the SHP-1-BIT (SHP-1-PIR-B) and SHP-2-BIT
(SHP-2-PIR-B) complexes are distinct could be that the two SHPs
compete for the same binding site(s). Alternatively, the two SHPs may
bind to distinct sites on BIT and/or PIR-B. In that case, each SHP
could, in principle, dephosphorylate the other's binding site(s),
resulting in mutually exclusive complexes. This model would be
consistent with previous reports indicating that SHPS-1/SIRP
1 is an
SHP-2 substrate in nonhematopoietic cells, together with our
demonstration that BIT is an SHP-1 substrate in macrophages (Fig. 4 and
5). Mapping of the binding sites for the SHPs on BIT and PIR-B and
tryptic phosphopeptide analysis of BIT and PIR-B in normal and
me/me BMM should resolve these issues.
The physiological functions of BIT and PIR-B complexes remain to be
determined. Other ITIM-containing proteins (e.g., CD22 and KIR) deliver
inhibitory signals to multichain immune recognition receptors (for
reviews, see references 5, 11, 36, 49, and
56). Studies with SHP-1-deficient DT40 B cells
strongly suggest that KIR-mediated inhibition requires SHP-1
(41). By analogy, SIRPs also may play an inhibitory
function. Overexpression of SHPS-1/SIRP
1 was reported to inhibit
growth factor-induced mitogenic signaling in epithelial and
fibroblastic cell lines (26). Since fibroblasts lack SHP-1
(34, 44, 60), SIRP-mediated inhibition would have to be
mediated by SHP-2 or another SIRP-binding protein. However, it remains
unclear whether these overexpression studies reflect a bona fide
physiological function for this SIRP (or SIRPs in general) or a
gratuitous effect of the overexpressed protein. Indeed, our data
suggest that SIRPs may compete with other SHP-binding proteins (e.g.,
P97/P100 [9, 20, 55b]).
Nevertheless, several lines of evidence suggest that the BIT-SHP-1
complex regulates CSF-1R signaling, possibly by targeting SHP-1 to the
CSF-1R. BMM lacking SHP-1 are hypersensitive to CSF-1 and display
aberrant CSF-1R tyrosyl phosphorylation (10). The CSF-1R
associates constitutively with BIT (Fig. 3B). However, it is difficult
to detect tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT in CSF-1R immunoprecipitates. This
could reflect greater sensitivity of anti-SHPS-1 antibodies compared
with anti-pTyr antibodies, but it is more likely that most of the BIT
associated with the CSF-1R (especially prior to stimulation) is not
tyrosyl phosphorylated. This is consistent with the small percentage of
BIT that is tyrosyl phosphorylated (Fig. 2B), whereas the BIT signal in
anti-CSF-1R immunoprecipitates (which do not immunodeplete CSF-1R under
our conditions) is quite strong (Fig. 3B). Unphosphorylated,
CSF-1R-associated BIT would not be able to bind SHP-1; thus, SHP-1
would not be expected to regulate basal (i.e., unstimulated) CSF-1R
tyrosyl phosphorylation, in agreement with our previous studies
(10). Upon CSF-1 stimulation, we expect that
CSF-1R-associated BIT becomes tyrosyl phosphorylated, either directly
by the CSF-1R or by a CSF-1R-activated PTK. This leads to recruitment
of SHP-1 to the complex and CSF1-R dephosphorylation. Consistent with
this model, a band with a size identical to the CSF-1R is detected in
both BIT (Fig. 3A) and SHP-1 (Fig. 1) immunoprecipitates only upon CSF-1 stimulation. The kinetics of this transient association are
consistent with the rapid dephosphorylation of the CSF-1R normally
observed upon CSF-1 stimulation (Fig. 1A and 3A, reference 10, and data not shown). Consistent with the
predictions of this model, CSF1-stimulated CSF-1R tyrosyl
phosphorylation is increased and sustained in me/me BMM
(10). Even in the complete absence of SHP-1, the CSF-1R is
tyrosyl dephosphorylated eventually. This could be due to the action of
BIT-bound SHP-2 (Fig. 1C), since overexpression of SHPS-1/SIRP
1 in
fibroblastic cells (which lack SHP-1) antagonizes transformation by
v-fms, the viral oncogene derived from the CSF-1R
(26). However, if SHP-2 subserves this function, the
distinct hematopoietic phenotypes of mice lacking SHP-1
(me/me mice) (reviewed in references 3
and 37) and embryonal stem cells expressing
defective SHP-2 (markedly diminished hematopoiesis) (45)
argue that SHP-1-BIT and SHP-2-BIT complexes are biologically
nonequivalent. Our failure to detect CSF-1R-PIR-B complexes argues for
distinct functions for PIR-B-SHP-1 and BIT-SHP-1 complexes. Given the
similarity of PIR-B to KIR, gp49B1, and Fc
R, an intriguing
possibility is that BIT regulates receptor tyrosine kinase signaling,
whereas PIR-B may negatively regulate other receptor signaling systems
(e.g., macrophage multichain immune recognition receptors such as Fc
receptors).
Several lines of evidence clearly establish BIT as an SHP-1 substrate.
SHP-1 dephosphorylates BIT in vitro. BIT binds to substrate-trapping mutants of SHP-1 in vitro and is preferentially eluted by the active
site competitor vanadate (Fig. 4B). Compelling evidence that BIT is an
in vivo target of SHP-1 is provided by our finding that trapping
mutants of SHP-1 bind substantially more tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT
than nontrapping mutants (Fig. 4C to E). Notably, BIT is more tyrosyl
phosphorylated in cells expressing nontrapping mutants of SHP-1 than in
empty virus-infected cells (Fig. 4D and E). Presumably, the increased
concentration of the SHP-1 SH2 domains, which bind to
tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT (10), increases BIT
phosphorylation by protecting these sites from other PTPs, including
the vaccinia virus protein VH-1. This SH2 protection is distinct from
active site PTP domain protection and presents a special problem for examining potential targets of SHPs. Our results show that only when
trapping and nontrapping mutants are compared can increased tyrosyl
phosphorylation of a potential SHP-1 target be interpreted confidently.
Consistent with the effects of nontrapping mutants of SHP-1 in BAC1.2F5
cells, BIT is hyperphosphorylated in
me
/me
mice (Fig. 5A). The
effect of the SHP-1 mutants on PIR-B tyrosyl phosphorylation could not
be evaluated in BAC1.2F5 cells, which lack significant PIR-B
expression, and we have found it difficult to infect primary BMM with
vaccinia viruses. Nevertheless, the hyperphosphorylation of PIR-B in
me
/me
BMM (Fig. 5A) suggests
that PIR-B is likely to be an SHP-1 substrate.
An apparent paradox was posed by the finding that levels of BIT and
PIR-B tyrosyl phosphorylation are decreased in me/me BMM (Fig. 5B). We suspect that the explanation for this paradox is that the
sites on BIT and PIR-B bound by SHP-1 are distinct from those that it
dephosphorylates (Fig. 7). In normal BMM,
SHP-1 is bound to these proteins via its SH2 domains, while its PTP domain dephosphorylates the other sites. Tyrosyl-phosphorylated BIT
(and PIR-B) in such cells represents BIT (PIR-B) phosphorylated mainly
on its SHP-1 binding sites. In
me
/me
BMM, or in the presence
of nontrapping SHP-1 mutants, the sites to which the SH2 domains of
SHP-1 bind are still occupied and thus protected from dephosphorylation
(SH2 protection), while the other tyrosines accumulate phosphate
because they cannot be dephosphorylated by defective SHP-1. In
me/me mice, however, sites normally occupied by the SHP-1
SH2 domains are now accessible to dephosphorylation by other PTPs.
Additional phosphate may accumulate on the site(s) normally
dephosphorylated by SHP-1, but there still could be a net decrease in
overall BIT/PIR-B phosphorylation if, under normal conditions, the
stoichiometry of phosphorylation of the sites bound by the SH2 domains
is higher than those normally targeted by the catalytic domain (Fig.
7). Notably, BIT (PIR-B) tyrosyl phosphorylation in cells expressing
trapping mutants of SHP-1 might be expected to be even higher than in
me
/me
BMM, due to an
additional PTP domain protection of sites normally targeted by SHP-1
(Fig. 7). This model argues that SHP-1 has preference not only for
specific phosphotyrosyl proteins but for specific phosphorylation sites
on these proteins. Moreover, it implies that multiple PTPs target BIT
and PIR-B. Proof of this hypothesis will require phosphotryptic mapping
studies and identification of other PTPs that target BIT and PIR-B.
Notably, however, we have shown that SHP-2 associates with both of
these proteins. In addition, recent experiments indicate that BIT and,
to a lesser extent, PIR-B are hyperphosphorylated in CD45-deficient BMM
(55b), raising the possibility that they are substrates for
this receptor PTP as well.
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Together, our results suggest that BIT and PIR-B function, at least in part, to target SHP-1 (and potentially SHP-2 and SHIP) to various membrane receptor complexes, but they probably have a more complicated role in macrophage signal transduction. Likewise, although the ability of SHP-1 to dephosphorylate BIT and PIR-B might be part of an autoregulatory and/or homeostatic mechanism to control the level of SHP-1 associated with these proteins, it seems more likely that SHP-1-mediated dephosphorylation has the more subtle and sophisticated function of controlling signaling complexes assembled on BIT and PIR-B. Such signaling complexes may include P55 and P120 and/or the associated PTK activity. Since tyrosyl phosphorylation of these proteins also is enhanced (and the associated PTK activity is increased) in me/me BMM, they may be substrates of SHP-1 and/or be phosphorylated by PTKs that are SHP-1 substrates. Further work will be required to identify these proteins, their mechanism of association with BIT and PIR-B, their biological function, and their importance in regulating the normal physiological functions that are disrupted in me/me mice.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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We thank Alana O'Reilly and Sue Miller for helpful comments on the manuscript, and we thank Susan Cohen for secretarial assistance.
This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants PO1-DK50654 and R01 CA49152 (to B.G.N.) and R01-CA40987 (to L.R.R.). H.G. was supported by NRSA grant CA72144 and M.J.S.N. was supported by NRSA grant CA65048 from the National Institutes of Health. J.F.T. is a Fellow of the Leukemia Society of America.
FOOTNOTES
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: HIM 1043, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Phone: (617) 667-2901. Fax: (617) 667-0610. E-mail: jtimms{at}bidmc.harvard.edu.
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