TY - JOUR
T1 - Targeted mutation of serine 697 in the Ret tyrosine kinase causes migration defect of enteric neural crest cells
AU - Asai, Naoya
AU - Fukuda, Toshifumi
AU - Wu, Zaiqi
AU - Enomoto, Atsushi
AU - Pachnis, Vassilis
AU - Takahashi, Masahide
AU - Costantini, Frank
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - The RET receptor tyrosine kinase plays a critical role in the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS) and the kidney. Upon glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) stimulation, RET can activate a variety of intracellular signals, including the Ras/ mitogen-activated protein kinase, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/ AKT, and RAC1/JUN NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways. We recently demonstrated that the RAC1/JNK pathway is regulated by serine phosphorylation at the juxtamembrane region of RET in a cAMP-dependent manner. To determine the importance of cAMP-dependent modification of the RET signal in vivo, we generated mutant mice in which serine residue 697, a putative protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation site, was replaced with alanine (designated S697A mice). Homozygous S697A mutant mice lacked the ENS in the distal colon, resulting from a migration defect of enteric neural crest cells (ENCCs). In vitro organ culture showed an impaired chemoattractant response of the mutant ENCCs to GDNF. JNK activation by GDNF but not ERK, AKT and SRC activation was markedly reduced in neurons derived from the mutant mice. The JNK inhibitor SP600125 and the PKA inhibitor KT5720 suppressed migration of the ENCCs in cultured guts from wild-type mice to comparable degrees. Thus, these findings indicated that cAMP-dependent modification of RET function regulates the JNK signaling responsible for proper migration of the ENCCs in the developing gut.
AB - The RET receptor tyrosine kinase plays a critical role in the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS) and the kidney. Upon glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) stimulation, RET can activate a variety of intracellular signals, including the Ras/ mitogen-activated protein kinase, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/ AKT, and RAC1/JUN NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways. We recently demonstrated that the RAC1/JNK pathway is regulated by serine phosphorylation at the juxtamembrane region of RET in a cAMP-dependent manner. To determine the importance of cAMP-dependent modification of the RET signal in vivo, we generated mutant mice in which serine residue 697, a putative protein kinase A (PKA) phosphorylation site, was replaced with alanine (designated S697A mice). Homozygous S697A mutant mice lacked the ENS in the distal colon, resulting from a migration defect of enteric neural crest cells (ENCCs). In vitro organ culture showed an impaired chemoattractant response of the mutant ENCCs to GDNF. JNK activation by GDNF but not ERK, AKT and SRC activation was markedly reduced in neurons derived from the mutant mice. The JNK inhibitor SP600125 and the PKA inhibitor KT5720 suppressed migration of the ENCCs in cultured guts from wild-type mice to comparable degrees. Thus, these findings indicated that cAMP-dependent modification of RET function regulates the JNK signaling responsible for proper migration of the ENCCs in the developing gut.
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U2 - 10.1242/dev.02616
DO - 10.1242/dev.02616
M3 - Article
C2 - 17050626
AN - SCOPUS:33845873043
VL - 133
SP - 4507
EP - 4516
JO - Development (Cambridge)
JF - Development (Cambridge)
SN - 0950-1991
IS - 22
ER -