Bcr/Abl P190 interaction with Spa-1, a GTPase activating protein for the small GTPase Rap1

Int J Mol Med. 2008 Oct;22(4):453-8.

Abstract

The Bcr/Abl oncogene is responsible for the development of Ph-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia in humans. Previous studies demonstrated that Bcr/Abl expression is associated with elevated levels of activated Rap1, a small GTPase. Levels of activated Rap1 are determined by a balance between GTPase activating and G-nucleotide exchange factor activity. We show that Bcr/Abl forms a protein-protein complex with Spa-1, a GTPase activating protein for Rap1, both in COS-1 cells as well as in primary lymphoblastic leukemia cells from a transgenic P190 BCR/ABL mouse model. The interaction between Spa-1 and P190 did not affect the tyrosine kinase activity of P190, nor did Spa-1 become phosphorylated on tyrosine as a result of the interaction. P190 and Spa-1 co-localized to peripheral actin structures in primary lymphoblasts and expression of Spa-1 in the leukemic lymphoblasts decreased the migration of these cells. The binding of Bcr/Abl to Spa-1 may cause aberrant subcellular location of Spa-1 and affect migration of these cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • COS Cells
  • Cattle
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Lineage
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / metabolism*
  • GTPase-Activating Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunoprecipitation
  • Mice
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / metabolism
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / pathology
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Transport
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl / metabolism
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • GTPase-Activating Proteins
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Sipa1 protein, mouse
  • Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl
  • Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins
  • rap1 GTP-Binding Proteins