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Mol. Cell. Biol., 01 1998, 161-177, Vol 18, No. 1
AM O'Reilly and BG Neel
SHP-2 is a positive component of many receptor tyrosine kinase signaling
pathways. The related protein-tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) SHP- 1 usually
acts as a negative regulator. The precise domains utilized by SHP-2 to
transmit positive signals in vivo and the basis for specificity between
SHP-1 and SHP-2 are not clear. In Xenopus, SHP-2 is required for mesoderm
induction and completion of gastrulation. We investigated the effects of
SHP-2 mutants and SHP-2/SHP-1 chimeras on basic fibroblast growth
factor-induced mesoderm induction. Both SH2 domains and the PTP domain are
required for normal SHP-2 function in this pathway. The N-terminal SH2
domain is absolutely required, whereas the C-terminal SH2 contributes to
wild-type function. The C-terminal tyrosyl phosphorylation sites and
proline-rich region are dispensable, arguing against adapter models of
SHP-2 function. Although the SH2 domains contribute to SHP-2 specificity,
studies of SHP chimeras reveal that substantial specificity resides in the
PTP domain. Thus, PTP domains exhibit biologically relevant specificity in
vivo, and noncatalytic and catalytic domains of PTPs contribute to
specificity in a combinatorial fashion.
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Structural determinants of SHP-2 function and specificity in Xenopus mesoderm induction
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. aoreilly@bidmc.harvard.edu
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