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A Hotspot Phosphorylation Site on SHP2 Drives Oncoprotein Activation and Drug Resistance.

Prashath Karunaraj, Remkes Scheele, Malcolm L Wells, Ruchita Rathod, Ipek Simay Gokulu, Sophia Abrahamson, Lila Taylor, Lamia Chowdhury, Abiha Kazmi, Weixiao Song and 4 more

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Prashath KarunarajHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Remkes ScheeleHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Malcolm L WellsDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ruchita RathodHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ipek Simay GokuluHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6086-7368
Sophia AbrahamsonHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-2164-4181
Lila TaylorHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-4028-8107
Lamia ChowdhuryHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Abiha KazmiHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Weixiao SongWuXi AppTec, Suzhou, China.
Peter HornbeckCell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA.
Jing LiCell Signaling Technology, Danvers, MA, USA.
Anum GlasgowDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0938-881X
Neil VasanHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

Base-Editing the Cancer Kinome to Enable Drug DiscoveryDP2CA290245 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Neil Vasan · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Mapping and rewiring protein allosteryR00GM135529 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GLASGOW, ANUM AZAM · 2022 to 2024
$747k
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA290245NIGMS NIH HHS R00 GM135529
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Abstract

SHP2 is a phosphatase and a critical mediator of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)-driven RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. Despite promising preclinical data, SHP2 inhibitors have shown minimal clinical efficacy, with no defined clinical mechanisms of primary resistance. Here, we elucidate phosphorylation of SHP2 at tyrosine 62 (pY62) as a hotspot phosphorylation site in the proteome and RTK-driven tumor types in patients. We demonstrate that SRC family kinases directly phosphorylate SHP2 at Y62, downstream of but not directly phosphorylated by RTKs. Using biochemical and biophysical analyses, we show that SHP2 Y62D enforces an open, active conformation, resulting in constitutive phosphatase activation that is sufficient to activate MAPK signaling and confer resistance to allosteric SHP2 inhibitors. These findings establish that SHP2 pY62 is a phosphorylation hotspot phenocopying mutational activation, a mechanism of primary resistance to SHP2 inhibitors, and a cancer drug target distinct from wildtype SHP2.

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PMCPMC12340909

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