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Cloning of p97/Gab2, the major SHP2-binding protein in hematopoietic cells, reveals a novel pathway for cytokine-induced gene activation

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Abstract

Several components in cytokine signaling remain unidentified. We report the cloning and initial characterization of one such component, p97, a widely expressed scaffolding protein distantly related to Drosophila DOS and mammalian Gab1. Upon cytokine, growth factor, or antigen receptor stimulation, p97 becomes tyrosyl phosphorylated and associates with several SH2 domain-containing proteins, including SHP2. Expression of p97 mutants unable to bind SHP2 blocks cytokine-induced c-fos promoter activation, inhibiting Elk1-mediated and STAT5-mediated transactivation. Surprisingly, such mutants do not inhibit MAPK activation. Our results identify p97 as an important regulator of receptor signaling that controls a novel pathway to immediate-early gene activation and suggest multiple functions for SHP2 in cytokine receptor signaling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)729-740
Number of pages12
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume2
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1998
Externally publishedYes

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