Hwang HS, Hwang SG, Cho JH, Chae JS, Yoon KW, Cho SG, Choi EJ. CIIA functions as a molecular switch for the Rac1-specific GEF activity of SOS1.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012;
195:377-86. [PMID:
22042618 PMCID:
PMC3206349 DOI:
10.1083/jcb.201106138]
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Abstract
CIIA mediates the TGF-β–induced activation of SOS1–Rac1 signaling and cell migration.
Son of sevenless 1 (SOS1) is a dual guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that activates the guanosine triphosphatases Rac1 and Ras, which mediate signaling initiated by peptide growth factors. In this paper, we show that CIIA is a new binding partner of SOS1. CIIA promoted the SOS1–Rac1 interaction and inhibited the SOS1–Ras interaction. Furthermore, CIIA promoted the formation of an SOS1–EPS8 complex and SOS1-mediated Rac1 activation, whereas it inhibited SOS1-mediated activation of Ras. Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) up-regulated the expression of CIIA and thereby promoted the association between CIIA and SOS1 in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells. Depletion of CIIA in these cells by ribonucleic acid interference inhibited the TGF-β–induced interaction between SOS1 and EPS8, activation of Rac1, and cell migration. Together, these results suggest that CIIA mediates the TGF-β–induced activation of SOS1–Rac1 signaling and cell migration in A549 cells. They further show that CIIA functions as a molecular switch for the GEF activity of SOS1, directing this activity toward Rac1.
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