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The Journal of Immunology, 2005, 174: 6233-6237.
Copyright © 2005 by The American Association of Immunologists

A New Tyrosine Phosphorylation Site in PLC{gamma}1: The Role of Tyrosine 775 in Immune Receptor Signaling

Carmen J. Serrano, Laurie Graham, Karen DeBell, Rashmi Rawat, Maria Concetta Veri1, Ezio Bonvini1, Barbara L. Rellahan2 and Ilona G. Reischl

Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health Campus, Bethesda, MD 20892


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Phospholipase C{gamma} (PLC{gamma}) is a ubiquitous gatekeeper of calcium mobilization and diacylglycerol-mediated events induced by the activation of Ag and growth factor receptors. The activity of PLC{gamma} is regulated through its controlled membrane translocation and tyrosine (Y) phosphorylation. Four activation-induced tyrosine phosphorylation sites have been previously described (Y472, Y771, Y783, and Y1254), but their specific roles in Ag receptor-induced PLC{gamma}1 activation are not fully elucidated. Unexpectedly, we found that the phosphorylation of a PLC{gamma}1 construct with all four sites mutated to phenylalanine was comparable with that observed with wild-type PLC{gamma}1, suggesting the existence of an unidentified site(s). Sequence alignment with known phosphorylation sites in PLC{gamma}2 indicated homology of PLC{gamma}1 tyrosine residue 775 (Y775) with PLC{gamma}2 Y753, a characterized phosphorylation site. Tyrosine 775 was characterized as a phosphorylation site using phospho-specific anti-Y775 antiserum, and by mutational analysis. Phosphorylation of Y775 did not depend on the other tyrosines, and point mutation of PLC{gamma}1 Y775, or the previously described Y783, substantially reduced AgR-induced calcium, NF-AT, and AP-1 activation. Mutation of Y472, Y771, and Y1254 had no effect on overall PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation or activation. Although the concomitant mutation of Y775 and Y783 abolished downstream PLC{gamma}1 signaling, these two tyrosines were sufficient to reconstitute the wild-type response in the absence of functional Y472, Y771, and Y1254. These data establish Y775 as a critical phosphorylation site for PLC{gamma}1 activation and confirm the functional importance of Y783.


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An early consequence of ligand-induced activation of a variety of cell surface receptors is the activation of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C{gamma} (PLC{gamma}).3 The PLC{gamma} isoforms {gamma}1 and {gamma}2 are downstream of receptors with intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity, such as the growth factor receptors for epidermal growth factor and plasma-derived growth factor (PDGF), and receptors without intrinsic kinase activity, such as the B and T cell Ag receptors (BCR and TCR, respectively). The latter depend on the recruitment of non-receptor tyrosine kinases for their activation (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). PLC{gamma} is a cytoplasmic enzyme that requires membrane translocation and tyrosine phosphorylation for its activation. T cells predominantly express the PLC{gamma}1 isoform, PLC{gamma}2 is expressed at high levels in B cells (2, 6, 7). The activated enzyme hydrolyzes phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate to form inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG). DAG participates in the activation of the RasGRP/PKC effector pathways leading to activation of the transcription factor AP-1 (reviewed in Ref. 8). IP3 mediates intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, which is required for downstream events such as activation of the transcription factor NF-AT (8, 9). Both the Ca2+ and DAG signaling pathways are required for T cell cytokine production and proliferation.

Four phosphorylated tyrosines (pY) have been characterized in PLC{gamma}1 Y472, Y771, Y783, and Y1254 (amino acid numbering is based on the sequence of the bovine protein), after epidermal growth factor and PDGF receptor stimulation (10, 11) and in response to TCR activation (12). Studies in both receptor systems demonstrated a requirement for PLC{gamma}1 Y783 phosphorylation in phosphoinositide breakdown (12) and gene induction (13). In addition, early studies indicated Y1254 was needed for maximal growth factor-induced stimulation, while Y771 was proposed as a negative regulator. However, in later studies, the role of these two tyrosines has been questioned (14).

In an effort to resolve these issues, we initiated a study that investigated what effect mutation of each site individually or in combination had on PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation and activation after Ag receptor (AgR) stimulation. Because previous work from our laboratory had indicated that activation requirements for PLC{gamma}1 were similar for TCR or BCR stimulation (15), models using both receptor systems were analyzed. These studies resulted in the identification of a new phosphorylation site (Y775) that is required for AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 activation. Our data indicate that phosphorylation of Y775 and Y783 play equally important roles in the activation of PLC{gamma}1 and further suggest that Y472, Y771, and Y1254 are not required for PLC{gamma}1-mediated Ca2+ mobilization or activation of the DAG signaling pathway.


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Cells and reagents

Jurkat E6.1 (T cell line), Jurkat TAg (16), Jurkat J{gamma}1 (PLC{gamma}1-deficient Jurkat) (13), P10–14 (17) (DT40-derivative B cell line deficient in PLC{gamma}1 and {gamma}2) and stable PLC{gamma}1 P10–14 transfectants were maintained in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 10% FBS, 25 mM HEPES,1 mM sodium pyruvate, 1x non-essential amino acids (Biosource), and 2 mM L-glutamine. The anti-TCR Ab C305 (IgM) was a gift from A. Weiss (University of California, San Francisco, CA), the anti-hemagglutinin (HA) Ab 12CA5 from A. Weissman (National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD) and the NF-AT and AP-1 luciferase reporter gene constructs from G. Crabtree (Stanford University, Stanford, CA). Purified goat-anti-chicken IgM was purchased from Bethyl Laboratories, anti-pY Ab 4G10 from Upstate Biotechnology, anti-pY783 from Cell Signaling Technology, and anti-HA 3F10 from Roche. The anti-pY775 rabbit serum was generated through a commercial contract with Biosource International by immunizing rabbits with the peptide Ac-YGAL(pY)EGRNPGF(Ahx)C-amide. The serum was purified on an agarose gel, eluted with low pH glycine, and quantitated spectrophotometrically at 280 nm.

DNA plasmids, transfections, and generation of stable transfectans

The construction of vectors expressing bovine PLC{gamma}1 in pBluescript II-SK (pBluSK) and HA-tagged PLC{gamma}1 (PLC{gamma}1-HA) in pCIneo (Promega) has been previously described (15). Tyrosine (Y) to phenylalanine (F) mutations on PLC{gamma}1 were created using the QuickChange site-directed mutagenesis kit (Stratagene) or by subcloning fragments with the point mutations created with this kit. Transfections were performed by electroporation (15). Tyrosine to phenylalanine mutation constructs were named by a 5-letter code, according to the numerical sequence of tyrosines Y472, Y771, Y775, Y783, and Y1254, where "Y" indicates retained tyrosines and "F" indicates tyrosines that have been mutated to phenylalanine (e.g., WT corresponds to "YYYYY", the single mutation of 775 or 783 are YYFYY and YYYFY, respectively). Stable P10–14 lines were generated by transfection with 20 µg of the indicated pCIneo PLC{gamma}1-HA construct and 2 µg of pBABEpuro (18) followed by selection with puromycin (Sigma-Aldrich).

Cell activation, immunoprecipitation, and immunoblotting

Transfected Jurkat cells were cultured at 0.5 x 106/ml for 18 h and subjected to Ficoll separation. For stimulation, 107 Jurkat cells were treated with medium or C305 Ab for 2 min at 37°C. P10–14 were stimulated with anti-IgM for 1 min at 37°C. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were obtained from the National Institute of Health blood bank. RBC were removed by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation, and the cells were stimulated overnight with 2 µg/ml PHA. PHA was then removed, and the cells were cultured for 6 days in 20 U/ml IL-2. PHA blasts (3 x 107 cells/point) were incubated with the anti-TCR antibody, OKT3 (150 µg/ml; eBioscience) on ice for 20 min, washed, and then cross-linked with a goat anti-mouse IgG Ab for 3 min at 37°C. Cells were then lysed, immunoprecipitated, and resolved by SDS-PAGE followed by immunoblot analysis and chemiluminescent detection as previously described (15).

Reporter gene assays

Jurkat cells were transfected with 5 µg of the respective PLC{gamma}1-HA construct and 5 µg of an NF-AT or AP-1 plasmid containing a luciferase reporter. After 18 h, the cells were distributed in duplicate wells of a 24-well plate containing either medium alone, C305 Ab (an optimized amount precoated to the plate, overnight at 4°C) or 10 nM PMA and 1 µM ionomycin (NF-AT) or PMA alone (AP-1). Luciferase activity was measured as previously described (15).

Calcium mobilization

Cells were suspended in HBSS supplemented with 1% FBS and 10 mM HEPES. They were loaded with Indo-1/AM (Molecular Probes) at 30°C for 30 min, washed and adjusted to 1 x 106/ml. Calcium flux was measured on a BD Biosciences LSR flow cytometer equipped with a helium-cadmium laser (325 UV). Cell loading was assessed by stimulation with ionomycin; equal ionomycin responses were a prerequisite for the continuation of the experiments. P10–14 cells and P10–14 cells stably reconstituted with wild-type (WT) PLC{gamma}1 served as negative and positive controls, respectively, in each experiment. Appropriate band-pass filters were used, and the data were analyzed using FlowJo software (Tree Star).


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Tyrosine 775 of PLC{gamma}1 is phosphorylated upon TCR and BCR activation

To address the contribution of the previously described PLC{gamma}1 tyrosine (Y) phosphorylation sites in AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation, PLC{gamma}1 mutants were generated in which tyrosines 472, 771, 783, or 1254 were replaced by phenylalanine (F) individually or in combination, and the constructs were ectopically expressed in the Jurkat TAg cell line. The degree of AgR-induced phosphorylation of each mutant was then compared with that observed with WT PLC{gamma}1 by anti-HA immunoprecipitation, and immunoblotting with the anti-pY Abs 4G10 (Fig. 1A) or PY20 (unpublished data) (16). None of the individual Y to F point mutations impaired the overall phosphorylation of PLC{gamma}1 (Fig. 1A). Surprisingly, a PLC{gamma}1 construct in which all four tyrosines had been mutated to phenylalanine was still found to be heavily phosphorylated upon TCR stimulation (67% of WT, Fig. 1B). The same results were observed after anti-IgM induced activation of the PLC{gamma}-deficient P10–14 cell line stably reconstituted with WT PLC{gamma}1 or the PLC{gamma}1 Y to F mutant constructs (unpublished data). These data suggest the existence of one or more unidentified AgR-induced tyrosine phosphorylation sites within PLC{gamma}1.



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FIGURE 1. Identification of a new, putative tyrosine phosphorylation site in PLC{gamma}1. A and B, Jurkat cells were transiently transfected with 20 µg of WT PLC{gamma}1-HA or the indicated HA-PLC{gamma}1 mutant construct and stimulated with C305 as indicated for 2 min at 37°C. Anti-HA immunoprecipitates were resolved by SDS-PAGE and blotted with anti-pY (4G10). The membrane was then stripped and reprobed with anti-HA as shown. Y to F mutants represent PLC{gamma}1 constructs with single tyrosine to phenylalanine substitutions in the indicated tyrosine. PLC{gamma}1 FFYFF has Y472, Y771, Y783, and Y1254 mutated to phenylalanine, and PLC{gamma}1 FFFFF has Y472, Y771, Y775, Y783, and Y1254 mutated to phenylalanine. Phosphorylation to protein ratios were calculated for FFYFF and FFFFF normalized to WT and compared across experiments (n = 6)–FFYFF retained 67.2% SEM 7.9, FFFFF 22.6% SEM 6.2 of WT values. Black bars represent lanes that were rearranged for reasons of presentation but stem from the same experiment and film.

 
Multiple BCR-induced phosphorylation sites have been identified for PLC{gamma}2, including Y753 and Y759, which reside in the region between the carboxy Src homology 2 (SH2C) domain and the Src homology 3 (SH3) domain of PLC{gamma}2 (19, 20, 21, 22). The tyrosine phosphorylation sites on PLC{gamma}1 were characterized by phosphopeptide mapping and sequencing (10, 11) and PLC{gamma}1 Y771 and Y783 were suggested as the homologues to PLC{gamma}2 Y753 and Y759 (14, 19, 22, 23). Upon reassessment of the sequences, we proposed that PLC{gamma}1 Y775 rather than PLC{gamma}1 Y771 was the more likely equivalent for PLC{gamma}2 Y753 (Fig. 2A).



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FIGURE 2. AgR-induced phosphorylation of PLC{gamma}1 Y775. A, Sequence alignment of human PLC{gamma}2 (P16885), human PLC{gamma}1 (P19174), and bovine PLC{gamma}1 (P08487). B, The indicated HA-tagged PLC{gamma}1 constructs were immunoprecipitated from stably transfected P10–14 cells, which were either left unstimulated or were stimulated with anti-IgM Ab for 2 min at 37°C. Anti-HA precipitates were split into three equal parts, resolved on SDS-PAGE gels, transferred and blotted with either anti-pY775, anti-pY775 plus antigenic peptide, or anti-pY775 plus non-phosphorylated antigenic peptide as indicated. Each membrane was stripped and reprobed with anti-HA. Each panel originates from one film, black bars indicate the deletion of lanes that where in between those shown. C, Endogenous PLC{gamma}1 was immunoprecipitated from resting or stimulated (2 min, 37°C) E6.1 Jurkat cells, and controls of P10–14 cells stably transfected with either WT PLC{gamma}1 or PLC{gamma}1 Y775F were included. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were stimulated with OKT3 for 3 min, 37°C. Membranes were blotted with rabbit anti-pY775, stripped, and reprobed with anti-PLC{gamma}1 Ab. Black bars represent lanes that were rearranged for reasons of presentation but stem from the same experiment and film.

 
To investigate whether PLC{gamma}1 Y775 was indeed an AgR-induced phosphorylation site, we engineered a PLC{gamma}1 mutant in which Y775 was mutated to phenylalanine in combination with Y472, Y771, Y783, and Y1254. We adopted a 5-letter code for the various constructs, listing the respective tyrosines/phenylalanines in ascending amino acid order. As an example, the construct cited above with all the previously characterized phosphorylation sites exchanged for phenylalanine is named FFYFF and the construct with the additional Y775F mutation is referred to as FFFFF.

The AgR-induced phosphorylation of the FFYFF construct (Y775 intact) was measured at 67% of WT as detected by 4G10, whereas the PLC{gamma}1 FFFFF construct with the additional mutation of Y775 showed marked reduction to 23% of WT in transiently transfected Jurkat cells (Fig. 1B) or in a stable PLC{gamma}1 FFFFF expressing P10–14 cell line (unpublished data). These data strongly suggested that Y775 is an AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation site.

To confirm Y775 as a true phosphorylation site, we generated a rabbit polyclonal phospho-specific Y775 Ab (anti-pY775) and tested the antibody’s reactivity on anti-HA immunoprecipitates from the stable PLC{gamma}1-expressing P10–14 cell lines. Anti-pY775 showed no reactivity on PLC{gamma}1 immunoprecipitated from resting cells, but yielded a single immunoreactive band at the m.w. of PLC{gamma}1 after immunoprecipitation of HA-PLC{gamma}1 from activated cells (Fig. 2B). No phosphorylation of the FFFFF construct was observed with anti-pY775 and little or no phosphorylation of the YYFYY construct (Y775F). Binding of anti-pY775 to PLC{gamma}1 from activated cells was blocked by the phosphorylated peptide used as the immunogen for Ab production but not by its non-phosphorylated counterpart (Fig. 2B). Similar results were seen in Jurkat cells transiently transfected with the respective PLC{gamma}1 constructs (unpublished data). In addition, Y775 was phosphorylated on endogenous PLC{gamma}1 after anti-TCR stimulation of Jurkat cells, PHA blasts generated from human peripheral blood lymphocytes (Fig. 2C), or mouse CD4+ lymphocytes (unpublished data). Although the reactivity of anti-pY775 was substantially higher in PLC{gamma}1 constructs with intact Y775, the Ab also exhibited a low level of reactivity with the YYFYY construct in stimulated P10–14 cells (Fig. 2B). This low level of cross-reactivity was not observed in T cells, nevertheless, we routinely included the WT and YYFYY PLC{gamma}1 constructs as controls in experiments that used the anti-pY775 antibody. Phosphorylation of Y775 did not require the presence of Y783 (Fig. 2B), nor did the phosphorylation of Y783 require Y775 (unpublished data). These data indicate that PLC{gamma}1 Y775 is phosphorylated upon TCR and BCR stimulation and that its phosphorylation contributes to the signal intensity observed with anti-phosphotyrosine antibodies, such as 4G10. Furthermore, Y775 phosphorylation is independent of the presence of the other four tyrosines, as there was no alteration in its level of phosphorylation in the FFYFF construct compared with WT PLC{gamma}1 (Fig. 2B).

Y775 and Y783 phosphorylation is required for PLC{gamma}1-dependent calcium mobilization

PLC{gamma}1 Y783, and its counterpart Y759 in PLC{gamma}2, has been shown by several groups to be important for receptor-mediated activation of PLC{gamma}1 (14, 19, 20, 22, 23). The role of other tyrosines is less clear. Data from Kim et al. (14) suggested that after PDGF receptor (PDGFR) stimulation, mutation of Y1254 inhibited, and mutation of Y771 enhanced PLC{gamma}1 activity. Recent work from this group, however, raises questions about the significance of Y771 and Y1254 phosphorylation in terms of PLC{gamma}1 activity after both AgR and PDGFR stimulation (23). For PLC{gamma}2 activation there is also contradictory data on the role of Y1197 and Y1217 (20, 22) which may be analogous to Y1254 in PLC{gamma}1. To delineate the functional importance of the tyrosine sites for in vivo AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 activation, we first investigated the requirement for each tyrosine in BCR-induced Ca2+ mobilization in stable transfectants of the P10–14 cell line. This B cell line was chosen because it is devoid of PLC{gamma}1 and PLC{gamma}2 and thus has no Ca2+ mobilization, while the PLC{gamma}1-deficient Jurkat T cell line, J{gamma}1, has residual detectable calcium responses due to endogenous PLC{gamma}2 (13). Clones with matching levels of HA-PLC{gamma}1 and BCR expression were used. All clones responded equally well to stimulation with ionomycin (unpublished data). The positive control cell line expressing WT PLC{gamma}1 showed a characteristic pattern of Ca2+ signaling upon BCR activation (Fig. 3A). As expected, neither the parental PLC{gamma}-deficient P10–14 cell line (Null), nor the PLC{gamma}1 FFFFF expressing cell line mobilized Ca2+ after BCR cross-linking (Fig. 3A). Significantly, a single mutation in either Y775 or Y783 resulted in a dramatic decrease in BCR-induced Ca2+ mobilization, whereas the single mutation of Y771 had no effect on the Ca2+ response (Fig. 3B). Mutation of both Y775 and Y783 to phenylalanine in the context of intact Y472, Y771 and Y1254 (PLC{gamma} 1 YYFFY) produced a PLC{gamma}1 construct that was incapable of mediating a BCR-induced Ca2+ flux (Fig. 3C). Conversely, a PLC{gamma}1 construct that had Y472, Y771 and Y1254 mutated to phenylalanine, but had intact Y775 and Y783 residues (PLC{gamma}1 FFYYF) mediated a BCR-induced Ca2+ response that was comparable to WT PLC{gamma}1 (Fig. 3D). These data confirm the importance of Y783 in PLC{gamma}1 activation and indicate that Y775 plays an equally important role in AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 activation. Data from the PLC{gamma}1 FFYYF and YYFFY constructs suggest that, of the known tyrosine phosphorylation sites in PLC{gamma}1, Y775 and Y783 are both required and sufficient for full AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 activation.



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FIGURE 3. PLC{gamma}1 Y775 and Y783 are required for BCR-induced calcium mobilization. P10–14 stable cell lines expressing the indicated PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation mutant were loaded with Indo-1/AM and stimulated with anti-IgM Ab. The ratio of fluorescence emission at 405 and 495 nm was plotted as a function of time. In total, three stable clones per construct were tested at least three times. The representative kinetics in A, B, and D are from the same experiment. WT PLC{gamma}1 and parental P10–14 cells (null) served as positive and negative controls, respectively, in each experiment.

 
Both Y775 and Y783 are required for PLC{gamma}1-dependent gene transcription events

To further delineate the impact of PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation on downstream signaling events, we measured the transcriptional activation of NF-AT and AP-1 using luciferase reporter gene assays. For this purpose, the PLC{gamma}1-deficient Jurkat cell line, J{gamma}1 (13), was transiently cotransfected with either an NF-AT- or AP-1-driven luciferase reporter construct, and the respective PLC{gamma}1 Y to F mutant. The cells were subsequently activated through the TCR with C305, and the luciferase activity measured (Fig. 4, A and B). J{gamma}1 cells are able to generate small but detectable NF-AT and AP-1 responses, which are probably mediated by low levels of PLC{gamma}2 in these cells (13). PLC{gamma}1 FFFFF was therefore included in all experiments to control for this background activity. Cells transfected with WT PLC{gamma}1 and PLC{gamma}1 FFYYF showed robust NF-AT activation when stimulated with C305 compared with non-stimulated cells (Fig. 4A). No activity was observed in the double Y775 and Y783 mutant (PLC{gamma}1 YYFFY). The single Y775F construct (YYFYY) had reduced TCR-induced NF-AT activation whereas the response of PLC{gamma}1 Y783F (YYYFY) was comparable with that observed with PLC{gamma}1 FFFFF, suggesting that it was incapable of inducing NF-AT activation. Conversely, PLC{gamma}1 FFFYF retained a marginal level of activity, whereas PLC{gamma}1 FFYFF had baseline NF-AT activation. Similar results were obtained in transiently transfected P10–14 cells (Fig. 4C). These data suggest that phosphorylation of both tyrosines is required for PLC{gamma}1 to mediate full NF-AT activation.



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FIGURE 4. PLC{gamma}1 Y775 and Y783 are required for PLC{gamma}1-dependent AgR-induced transcriptional events. A, PLC{gamma}1-deficient J{gamma}1 Jurkat cells were transiently transfected with NF-AT luciferase reporter plasmid and the indicated PLC{gamma}1 expression plasmid. Cells were cultured in medium and stimulated with C305 Ab or PMA plus ionomycin. NF-AT activation was normalized to the maximal activity obtained with PMA plus ionomycin in each sample for intra- and interexperimental comparison. B, J{gamma}1 cells were transiently transfected with AP-1-luciferase reporter plasmid and the indicated PLC{gamma}1 expression plasmid. Cells were cultured in medium and stimulated with C305 mAb or PMA. AP-1 activation was normalized to the maximal activity obtained with PMA in each sample. C, PLC{gamma}1-deficient P10–14 cells were transiently transfected with NF-AT luciferase reporter plasmid and the indicated PLC{gamma}1 expression plasmid. Cells were cultured in medium, stimulated with anti-IgM Ab, or PMA plus ionomycin. NF-AT activation was normalized to the maximal activity obtained with PMA plus ionomycin for each construct and normalized to WT for cross-experimental comparison. All panels show the mean and SEM of three experiments, and in all cases, cells were transfected with 5 µg of reporter plasmid and 5 µg of the respective PLC{gamma}1 construct.

 
PLC{gamma}1 phosphorylation requirements for TCR-induced AP-1 activation were similar to those for NF-AT activation (Fig. 4B). Both Y775 and Y783 were required for AP-1 activation. Cells transfected with PLC{gamma}1 YYFFY displayed baseline TCR-induced AP-1 responses whereas activation of those transfected with FFYYF was comparable with WT PLC{gamma}1 control cells (Fig. 4B).

These results definitively identify Y775 as a new, functionally important phosphorylation site on PLC{gamma}1. They further indicate that phosphorylation of both Y775 and Y783 is required for PLC{gamma}1 activation as measured by AgR-induced Ca2+ flux, NF-AT and AP-1 activation. Y775 and Y783 are therefore identified as the primary regulatory tyrosines for both the IP3-mediated Ca2+ flux and the DAG-mediated activation of the PKC/RasGRP pathway. No role for AgR-induced Y472, Y771, and Y1254 phosphorylation is apparent from our data, suggesting that phosphorylation of these sites is not required for AgR-induced PLC{gamma}1 activation. In addition, our data suggest that the phosphorylation of Y775 occurs independently of the other tyrosine residues and that it does not affect the phosphorylation of Y783.

These results underscore the importance of tyrosine phosphorylation for the activation of PLC{gamma}1. Additional work is required to distinguish whether phosphorylation alters the intramolecular conformation of PLC{gamma}1 (24), its substrate recognition (12) or protein/protein interactions that are required for activation (25).

Furthermore, although we have shown that Y775 is phosphorylated after TCR engagement in human peripheral T cells and mouse CD4+ T cells, the role that Y775 plays in PLC{gamma}1 activation during T and B cell development and lymphocyte activation in vivo remains to be confirmed. Our data emphasize the importance of using site-specific anti-pY Abs for the analysis of proteins with multiple tyrosine phosphorylation sites and delineate the critical roles of Y775 and Y783 for PLC{gamma}1 function.


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We thank Drs. P. Schwartzberg and W. J. Wu for critically reading the manuscript.


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The authors have no financial conflict of interest.


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The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. This article must therefore be hereby marked advertisement in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.

1 Current address: MacroGenics, 1500 East Gude Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Back

2 Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Barbara L. Rellahan, Division of Monoclonal Antibodies, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health Campus, Building 29B, HFD-123, 29 Lincoln Drive, MSC-4555, Bethesda, MD 20892-4555. E-mail address: rellahan{at}cber.fda.gov Back

3 Abbreviations used in this paper: PLC{gamma}, phospholipase C{gamma}; PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor; IP3, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate; DAG, diacylglycerol; HA, hemagglutinin; pY, phosphotyrosine; WT, wild type. Back

Received for publication December 15, 2004. Accepted for publication March 3, 2005.


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