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ArticleMolecular cell2022

Receptor tyrosine kinases regulate signal transduction through a liquid-liquid phase separated state.

Chi-Chuan Lin, Kin Man Suen, Polly-Anne Jeffrey, Lukasz Wieteska, Jessica A Lidster, Peng Bao, Alistair P Curd, Amy Stainthorp, Caroline Seiler, Hans Koss and 5 more

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Article in Molecular cell, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 87 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Chi-Chuan LinSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: c.c.lin@leeds.ac.uk.
Kin Man SuenSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK.
Polly-Anne JeffreySchool of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Lukasz WieteskaSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Jessica A LidsterSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Peng BaoSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Alistair P CurdSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Amy StainthorpSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Caroline SeilerSchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Hans KossInstitute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK; Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK.
Eric MiskaWellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK.
Zamal AhmedDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Stephen D EvansSchool of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
Carmen Molina-ParísSchool of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
John E LadburySchool of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: j.e.ladbury@leeds.ac.uk.
University of Leeds · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GBThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/S015787/1Cancer Research UK 22356Cancer Research UK C57233/A22356Medical Research Council MR/K015613/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recruitment of signaling proteins into activated receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) to produce rapid, high-fidelity downstream response is exposed to the ambiguity of random diffusion to the target site. Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) overcomes this by providing elevated, localized concentrations of the required proteins while impeding competitor ligands. Here, we show a subset of phosphorylation-dependent RTK-mediated LLPS states. We then investigate the formation of phase-separated droplets comprising a ternary complex including the RTK, (FGFR2); the phosphatase, SHP2; and the phospholipase, PLCγ1, which assembles in response to receptor phosphorylation. SHP2 and activated PLCγ1 interact through their tandem SH2 domains via a previously undescribed interface. The complex of FGFR2 and SHP2 combines kinase and phosphatase activities to control the phosphorylation state of the assembly while providing a scaffold for active PLCγ1 to facilitate access to its plasma membrane substrate. Thus, LLPS modulates RTK signaling, with potential consequences for therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Signal TransductionPhosphorylationsrc Homology DomainsTyrosineProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11TyrosineFGFR2kinase activityLiquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS)phosphatase activityphospholipase activityPlcγ1Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs)Shp2

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PMID35231400
PMCPMC8937303
OpenAlexW4221057441

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