| Project/Area Number |
09044349
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Joint Research |
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| Research Field |
Cell biology
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| Research Institution | Kurume University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIMURA Akihiko Kurume University, Institute of Life Science, Professor, 分子生命科学研究所, 教授 (90182815)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAYEUX Patri Institute Cochin de Genetique Moleculair, 主任研究員
IHLE James St. Jude Children's Hospital生化学部, 部長
YASUKAWA Hideo Kurume University, Institute of Life Science, Assistant, 分子生命科学研究所, 助手 (60289361)
OHTSUBO Motoaki Kurume University, Institute of Life Science, Assistant, 分子生命科学研究所, 助手 (10211799)
JAMES Ihle St.Jude Children's Hospital, Department of Biochemistiry, Professor
PATRICK Mayeux Institute Cochin de Genetique Moleculaire, Department of Cancer Research, Profes
NEWMANN Dror TelAviv大学, 医学部, 講師
三澤 宏之 久留米大学, 分子生命科学研究所, 助手 (00289505)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1997 – 1998
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1998)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥7,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1997: ¥4,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000)
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| Keywords | JAK / STAT / Cytokine / SH2 domain / Tyrosine Kinase / Transgenic mouse / Knockout mouse / Ubiquitin / りん酸化 / 情報伝達 / CISファミリー |
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| Research Abstract |
A variety of cytokines utilizes Janus kinase (JAK) and the signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) family of transcription factors, to exert their biological functions. The tyrosinephosphorylated STATs form homo- or heterodimers and translocate into the nucleus, then activate target genes. Compared with other kinases, little is known about cellular regulators of the JAKs. The CIS (cytokine-indelible SH2 protein) family of proteins that w found recently has been implicated in regulating signal transduction by a variety of cytokines, The first member of this family, CIS1 was cloned as an immediate early gene responding to a number of cytokines including erythropoietin (EPO), interleukin 2 (1L2), 1L3 and GM-CSF, and is regulated by STAT5. CIS1 binds to the tyrosine phosphorylated IL3 and EPO receptors, and negatively regulates STAT5, The second family member was independently cloned by three groups and is termed JAB, SOCS-1, or SSI-1 (6, 20, 29). JAB is induced by IFNgam
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ma and inhibits lFN as wellas IL6 signaling. JAB and CIS directly bind to the kinase domain of JAKs, thereby inhibiting the kinase activity. In collaboration with Dr. Ihie's group, we already created JAB and CIS3 genes knockout mice and we are analyzing them now. We demonstrate that JAB specifically binds to the tyrosine residue (Y1007) in the activation loop of JAK2 whose phosphorylation is required for activation of kinase activity. An additional N-terminal 12 amino acid region (kinase inhibitory region) of JAB also contributes to high affinity binding to the JAK2 tyrosine kinase domain and is required for inhibition of JAK2 signaling and kinase activity. Our studies define a novel type of regulation of tyrosine kinases and might provide a basis for the design of specific tyrosine kinase inhibitors, On the other hand, it has not been clear how CIS1 suppresses STAT5 activation. We reported that CIS1 binds to the region of the EPO receptor containing the second tyrosine residue (Y401). One of the mechanisms is simply masking the STAT5 binding sites on the receptor. The other possibility is that CIS1 accelerates degradation of the receptor-CIS1 complex by the ubiquitin-proteaspme pathway. Further study is necessary to elucidate the mechanism of STAT5 inhibition by CIS1. Less
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