Oncoprotein-mediated signalling cascade stimulates c-Jun activity by phosphorylation of serines 63 and 73.

AUTOR(ES)

Smeal, T

RESUMO

In resting cells, c-Jun is phosphorylated on five sites. Three of these sites reside next to its DNA binding domain and negatively regulate DNA binding. In response to expression of oncogenic Ha-Ras, phosphorylation of these sites decreases, while phosphorylation of two other sites within c-Jun's activation domain is greatly enhanced. Phosphorylation of these residues, serines 63 and 73, stimulates the transactivation function of c-Jun and is required for oncogenic cooperation with Ha-Ras. We now show that the same changes in c-Jun phosphorylation are elicited by a variety of transforming oncoproteins with distinct biochemical activities. These oncoproteins, v-Sis, v-Src, Ha-Ras, and Raf-1, participate in a signal transduction pathway that leads to increased phosphorylation of serines 63 and 73 on c-Jun. While oncogenic Ha-Ras is a constitutive stimulator of c-Jun activity and phosphorylation, the normal c-Ha-Ras protein is a serum-dependent modulator of c-Jun's activity. c-Jun is therefore a downstream target for a phosphorylation cascade involved in cell proliferation and transformation.

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