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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 283, Issue 19, 13031-13034, May 9, 2008
Identification of a Critical Tyrosine Residue in Caspase 8 That Promotes Cell Migration*
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| ABSTRACT |
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| INTRODUCTION |
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Initial evidence that caspase 8 had broader function than simply inducing apoptosis was provided by findings that caspase 8 knock-out mice are embryonic lethal due to defects in cardiac maturation (4). Subsequent studies using tissue-specific knock-out of caspase 8 have provided additional evidence. In the case of T cells, for example, alterations in proliferation and signaling have been observed (5–7). Caspase 8 expression has also been linked to integrin-mediated cell migration, with loss of caspase 8 being associated with defects in cell motility (8, 9).
We previously observed caspase 8 to be recruited to a complex with unligated integrins, leading to non-canonical activation of the procaspase zymogen (10). In contrast to these results, we reported that cell stimulation with survival-promoting growth factors such as epidermal growth factor led to Src-mediated phosphorylation of caspase 8 on tyrosine 380, inhibiting apoptotic function (11). Because epidermal growth factor and other growth factors are known to stimulate integrin-mediated cell migration as well as survival (12), we speculated that phosphorylation might act as a switch controlling caspase 8 function. Our studies revealed that tyrosine 380 was phosphorylated during integrin-mediated cell adhesion and, moreover, that mutation of this residue abrogated recruitment to lamellae and caspase-8 mediated promotion of cell migration. Mechanistically, tyrosine 380 appears critical for binding to Src homology 2 (SH2)2 domains, providing an explanation for recruitment of this procaspase zymogen to the membrane. The results may have important implications in cell fate determination among migratory cells in vivo.
| EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES |
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Immunofluorescence Studies—Cells were permitted to attach to coverslips coated with fibronectin for 1 h, such that they were confluent. Cells were then wounded with a pipette tip and cells allowed to begin to migrate into the wound for 1 h. Alternatively, cells were plated at subconfluence and allowed to migrate randomly. In either case, cells were fixed and permeabilized in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing 0.1% Nonidet P-40-1% paraformaldehyde for 5 min and then blocked at room temperature for 90 min in the presence 3% BSA-PBS solution (PBS/BSA). Cells were then stained with polyclonal antibody to caspase 8 (BD Biosciences) (1:100) or polyclonal antibody specific for pY380 (1:100) (11) for 1 h. After washing several times in PBS/BSA, the cells were exposed to secondary antibody specific for rabbit (1:300)(Sigma). In some cases, cells were coincubated with TOPRO (500 ng/ml) to stain DNA and resolve nuclei. Samples were mounted and imaged on a Nikon cS1 confocal microscope.
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Immunoprecipitaiton and Immunoblot Analysis—Cells were lysed in complete radioimmunoprecipitation (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4, 100 mM NaCl, 0.1% SDS, and 1% Nonidet P-40 containing complete protease inhibitor mixture (Roche Applied Science) as well as 50 mM NaF and 5 mM Na3VO4 centrifuged briefly to remove debris. Protein concentration was determined by BCA assay. For immunoblot analysis, 25 µg of protein was boiled in Laemmli buffer and resolved on 10% gel. For immunoprecipitation analysis 500 µg of protein was incubated with 2 µgof specific antibody (BD Bioscience anti-caspase 8) or 2 µg of glutathione S-transferase-SH2 fusion protein for 1 h. Complexes were precipitated with 25 µl of protein A/G (Pierce) or glutathione beads (GE Healthcare), respectively. Beads were washed three times, eluted in boiling Laemmli buffer, and then resolved on 10% SDS-PAGE gels. Gels were immunoblotted with rabbit antisera to caspase 8 (1:2000; generated at the University of California San Diego) or Src 416 1:300 (Millipore) or with monoclonal antibody to GFP (Covance) or pY380 (11) as previously described (1:250).
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| RESULTS AND DISCUSSION |
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To extend and confirm these results, we constructed GFP-tagged caspase 8 proteins and reconstituted physiological levels of expression of these constructs in the caspase 8-deficient NB7 neuroblastoma cells. We observed localization of GFP-tagged caspase 8 to the lamellae (Fig. 1C) but no recruitment of GFP alone (Fig. 1D). Using the GFP-tagged truncation mutants, we observed that expression of the catalytic domain was sufficient for recruitment to lamella. However, caspase catalytic activity per se was not necessary for the localization, as a C360A mutant of caspase 8 that is enzymatically inert was recruited to membrane ruffles similar to the holoprotein (Fig. 1E). By contrast, GFP-tagged amino-terminal death effector domains did not localize to the periphery but instead were found to form "death effector filaments" in the cytosol, as previously reported (14) (Fig. 1F). Accordingly, expression of the catalytic domain promoted neuroblastoma cell migration, whereas expression of the death effector domains did not (Fig. 1G). The results are important, as the death effector domains are critical for interactions with the death-inducing signaling complex, downstream of the ligation of death receptors such as CD95 (1). In this case, however, recruitment of caspase 8 to the periphery via the catalytic domain would leave the death effector domains available to interact with other proteins. This may have important implications for regulating cell fate during cell migration.
We previously reported that stimulation of cells with epidermal growth factor leads to caspase 8 phosphorylation on tyrosine 380 by the kinase Src (11). Interestingly, among migrating cells, we observed co-staining of Src and caspase 8 in the leading lamellae, indicating that Src and C8 can selectively colocalize during cell migration (Fig. 1H). Extending this observation, we found a selective enrichment of phosphorylated caspase 8 at the leading edge of migrating cells using our pY380 antisera (11) (Fig. 1I). Consistent with our previous observations, no cleavage of caspase 8 was seen.
Integrin-mediated substrate attachment, and associated cell "spreading" via the extension of lamella, promotes Src activation (15) as well as the recruitment of caspase 8 to the periphery (supplemental material). Attachment leads to Src activation in the NB7 cells, as reported by antisera to pY416 in the Src kinase activation loop (Fig. 2A) (15). Therefore, we tested whether substrate attachment influenced caspase 8 phosphorylation on tyrosine 380. As shown (Fig. 2B), caspase 8 phosphorylation was observed in a time-dependent manner following fibronectin attachment but caspase 8 remained unphosphorylated in nonadherent cells (left lane). The data suggested that phosphorylation of Tyr-380 may be important for localization to the periphery. Consistent with this, attachment to a fibronectin substrate induced the formation of a co-precipitable Src- and caspase 8-containing complex that was absent among nonadherent cells (Fig. 2C). To evaluate the role of Tyr-380 more directly, we generated a GFP-tagged Y380F mutant refractory to Src phosphorylation (11) and examined its localization in NB7 cells. In contrast to wild-type caspase 8, Y380F did not efficiently localize to lamella (Fig. 2D) or promote migration (Fig. 2E). In agreement, Y380F caspase 8 did not associate with Src (11).3 The results together implicate Tyr-380 as a critical residue mediating caspase 8 recruitment to lamella leading to enhanced cell migration.
Tyrosine 380 is present within a linkage region in the catalytic domain of caspase 8, between the p10 and p18 subunits. The site is subject to proteolytic cleavage during caspase dimerization and the initiation of programmed cell death (2). No cleavage of caspase 8 is associated with recruitment to the membrane, suggesting that phosphorylation of Tyr-380 prevents caspase recognition of this site. Although our previous work supports the concept that Tyr-380 phosphorylation inhibits caspase 8 activation (11), this site is not located within either of the "caspase recognition" sites identified in the linker, and thus it seems unlikely to interfere with caspase recognition. However, phosphorylation-induced conformational changes could act distal to Tyr-380, preventing C8 activation or proteolysis. Alternatively, phosphorylation on Tyr-380 could promote interactions of this region of the caspase with other proteins, providing steric barriers to peptide cleavage.
The observation of the Src-caspase 8 complex supported the concept that caspase 8 could be sequestered within a signaling complex (Fig. 2C). Motif searches on caspase 8 revealed Tyr-380 as both a putative Src phosphorylation site (11) and a putative SH2 binding site (SEEQP-pYLEM DLSS). To directly test whether this region of C8 could interact with the SH2 domain of Src, we generated recombinant SH2 domains fused to GST for use in pulldown assays. Using this approach, we were able to isolate a caspase 8-containing complex associated with the Src SH2 domain (Fig. 2F). In contrast to Src, the SH2 domains of Abl and Grb2 were not able to pull down caspase 8. These results indicate that certain SH2 domains, such as that present in Src, can interact with caspase 8. To determine whether the putative binding site at Tyr-380 was necessary for this interaction, we next used the Src SH2 domain to probe lysates from target cells expressing wild-type or Y380F caspase 8. Although expressed at high levels, the Y380F mutant was not isolated in pulldown assays using the Src SH2 domain. Thus, consistent with our previous results implicating Tyr-380 in localization and cell migration, Tyr-380 is essential for interactions with SH2 domains.
Together, our studies identify Tyr-380 as a critical residue effecting interaction with SH2 domains, localization to the cell periphery, and promotion of cell migration. The phosphorylation of Tyr-380 may occur following epidermal growth factor stimulation or expression of active Src kinase (11), both of which are known to induce cell migration. However, here we show that phosphorylation also occurs spontaneously during cell attachment to substrate, consistent with integrin-mediated Src activation (15). Although inhibition of Src by expression of dominant negative variants or by pharmacological inhibitors blocks cell migration,4 this occurs in both C8-expressing and -deficient cell lines, consistent with multiple roles for Src in migration. However, it appears that the selective promotion of cell migration by caspase 8 requires the activity of Src or a Src family kinase.
Our results demonstrate association of the Src SH2 domain, but not the SH2 domains of Abl or Grb2, with caspase 8. The simplest model for C8-mediated enhancement of cell migration would be simply direct binding of caspase 8 to Src, thereby maintaining Src in an "open," and therefore active, confirmation (16). However, we observe only a slight elevation of active Src in C8-expressing cells,3 and therefore we believe it is likely that caspase 8 may potentiate cell migration via other mechanisms. To this end, we expect that a methodical screen of SH2 domains that interact selectively with pY380 will be useful in further elucidating the mechanisms by which caspase 8 influences migration.
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The on-line version of this article (available at http://www.jbc.org) contains a supplemental figure. ![]()
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed: Moores UCSD Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Drive, MC0803, La Jolla, CA 92093-0803. Tel.: 858-822-1150; Fax: 858-822-2630; E-mail: dstupack{at}ucsd.edu.
2 The abbreviations used are: SH2, Src homology 2; GFP, green fluorescent protein; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline; FACS, fluorescence-activated cell sorter. ![]()
3 D. Barilla, unpublished observations. ![]()
4 D. Stupack, unpublished data. ![]()
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