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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 276, Issue 5, 3333-3340, February 2, 2001

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Ligand-independent Dimerization and Activation of the Oncogenic Xmrk Receptor by Two Mutations in the Extracellular Domain^*

Ana Gómez, Claudia Wellbrock, Heidrun Gutbrod, Nicola Dimitrijevic^§, and Manfred Schartl^¶

From Physiological Chemistry I, Biocenter (Theodor Boveri Institute), University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany

Overexpression of the oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinase ONC-Xmrk is the first step in the development of hereditary malignant melanoma in the fish Xiphophorus. However, overexpression of its proto-oncogene counterpart (INV-Xmrk) is not sufficient for the oncogenic function of the receptor. Compared with INV-Xmrk, the ONC-Xmrk receptor displays 14 amino acid changes, suggesting the presence of activating mutations. To identify such activating mutations, a series of chimeric and mutant receptors were studied. None of the mutations present in the intracellular domain was found to be involved in receptor activation. In the extracellular domain, we found two mutations responsible for activation of the receptor. One is the substitution of a conserved cysteine (C578S) involved in intramolecular disulfide bonding. The other is a glycine to arginine exchange (G359R) in subdomain III. Either mutation leads to constitutive dimer formation and thereby to activation of the ONC-Xmrk receptor. Besides, the presence of these mutations slows down the processing of the Xmrk receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum, which is apparent as an incomplete glycosylation.

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