Internalization of fibroblast growth factor receptor is inhibited by a point mutation at tyrosine 766.
Binding of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) to the fibroblast growth factor receptor leads to autophosphorylation of the receptor on several tyrosine residues. Wild-type FGF receptor 1 (flg) and a mutated receptor (Y766F), in which an autophosphorylation site (Tyr-766) was mutated to phenylalanine, were expressed in rat myoblasts and in hematopoietic Ba/F3 cells. It was found that the point mutation at Tyr-766 resulted in a decrease in FGF receptor internalization, as well as a reduction in both ligand-induced FGF receptor down-regulation and degradation. It has been shown previously that phosphorylation of Tyr-766 is essential for interaction with phospholipase C gamma and that the Y766F FGF receptor mutant is unable to stimulate phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis and Ca2+ release from internal stores. The results presented in this report indicate that Tyr-766 is also essential for cellular trafficking of FGF receptor.
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- Tyrosine
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor
- Phosphotyrosine
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mice
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Published In
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Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
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Related Subject Headings
- Tyrosine
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor
- Phosphotyrosine
- Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mice
- L Cells
- Heparin