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Breakdown of endocytosis in the oncogenic activation of receptor tyrosine kinases

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Jasmine V. Abella 1,2 and Morag Park 1,2,3,*

Department of Biochemistry1, Medicine3, and Oncology4, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Molecular Oncology Group2, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A1, Canada 2. Running title: RTKs and cancer: escape from endocytic regulation *Corresponding Author. Mailing address: Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre, Rm 511, 1160 Pine Ave West, Montreal, H3A 1A3, Quebec, Canada. Tel: 514-398-5749 Fax: 514-398-6769 E-mail: [email protected].

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1 Copyright © 2009 by the American Physiological Society.

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Abstract

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There is increasing evidence to support the concept that the malignant behavior of many tumors is

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sustained by the deregulated activation of growth factor receptors. Activation of receptor tyrosine kinases

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(RTKs) by their respective ligand(s) initiates cellular signals which tightly modulate cell proliferation, survival,

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differentiation and migration to ensure normal tissue patterning. Uncontrolled activation of such signals can

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therefore have deleterious effects leading to oncogenesis. To date, deregulation of most RTKs have been

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implicated in the development of cancer although the mechanisms which lead to their deregulation are not yet

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fully understood (10). RTK endocytosis, the internalization and trafficking of receptors inside the cell, has long

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been established as a mechanism to attenuate RTK signaling. However, RTKs have been demonstrated that to

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continue to signal along the endocytic pathway, which contributes to the spatio-temporal regulation of signal

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transduction. This review will focus on recent advances linking defective endocytosis of RTKs in the

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development of cancer.

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Introduction

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RTKs are single pass transmembrane proteins whose intrinsic catalytic activity, to phosphorylate tyrosine

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residues, is regulated through ligand binding to the extracellular domain of the protein. Engagement with ligand

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promotes receptor dimerization or oligomerization, inducing conformational changes within the catalytic

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domain that allow binding of ATP and activation of the enzyme. Kinase activation first promotes

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phosphorylation of tyrosine residues within the activation loop of the catalytic domain, which helps to stabilize

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the activation state (66). The subsequent transphosphorylation of specific tyrosine residues located outside of

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the catalytic domain, generates phosphotyrosine dependent docking sites for proteins that contain SH2 or PTB

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domains. These domains recognize phosphotyrosine residues in the context of their surrounding amino acids

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(125) promoting the formation of a ligand dependent signaling complex. Proteins recruited to RTKs, include

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those with enzymatic activity, such as phospholipase C gamma (PLCγ), phosphatidylinositol 3' kinase (PI3K)

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and cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases of the Src superfamily. In addition, adaptor and scaffold proteins that lack

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enzymatic activity, act to assemble and recruit networks of signaling proteins to the RTK through the presence

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of additional protein-protein interaction domains (124). These signaling complexes relay and amplify signals

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that ultimately lead to changes in gene transcription, as well as non-transcriptional changes that promote

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remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton to alter cell shape, motility and adhesion (124).

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Multiple mechanisms lead to the oncogenic activation of RTKs. These include receptor amplification or

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transcriptional over-expression, chromosomal translocation, point mutation and the formation of an autocrine

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loop (85). Of the 58 genes encoding RTKs (10), somatic mutations have now been identified in each of these in

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human cancer (47). Many other studies have also begun to catalogue the expression of RTKs, correlating

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changes in expression with human malignancies (111, 173). However, it still remains to be tested whether these

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mutations or alterations in expression are selected for and contribute to tumor formation, or are simply

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passenger mutations. Genomic amplification, over-expression or mechanisms that inhibit receptor degradation,

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can result in an increased concentration of RTK levels at the cell surface. This in turn can lead to enhanced

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dimerization and activation of the receptor in the absence of ligand, as well as increased sensitivity to low levels

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of ligand. Members of the ErbB/epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family are commonly over-expressed

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in human tumors where ErbB2/HER2 is amplified in up to 20% of human breast cancers (114) and the

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ErbB1/EGFR in 80% of head and neck tumors, 40-50 % of giloblastomas, and less than 20% of various

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squamous cell carcinomas (46, 187, 192). Chromosomal translocations, which are prevalent in hematological

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malignancies, but also occur in solid tumors, generally fuse a protein dimerization motif to the cytosolic kinase

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domain of a RTK (106, 141, 161). This removes the extracellular ligand binding domain of the RTK, but results

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in a constitutively active receptor, mediated through protein dimerization in the absence of ligand (141).

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Chromosomal translocation of the platelet derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGFRβ) with the dimerization

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motif of Tel, a member of the ETS family of transcription factors, results in constitutive activity of the receptor

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and is associated with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia or chronic myelogenous leukemia (44, 106). Tumor

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cells are also found to express both the RTK and its cognate ligand, resulting in continuous receptor activation.

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In human breast carcinomas, the Met RTK and its ligand, the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) are both

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expressed in the tumor cells and this autocrine loop correlates with the histological grade of the tumor and

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reduced survival (28). The co-expression of EGFR with one of its ligands, EGF or transforming growth factor

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alpha (TGFα), in primary lung adenocarcinomas correlates with reduced survival rates of patients (168).

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Similarly, high co-expression of EGFR family ligands (TGFα, EGF and amphiregulin) correlates with larger

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tumor diameter and high histological grade in a large number of breast cancers, highlighting the importance of

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this RTK family in tumor progression (137). Point mutations occur in both the cytosolic domain as well as the

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extracellular domain of RTKs. These can activate RTKs through a variety of mechanisms. These include

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mutations that promote receptor dimerization in the absence of ligand (65, 95), mutations that relieve auto-

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inhibition of the kinase domain allowing catalytic activity in the absence of ligand (67) or increasing sensitivity

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to ligand (65). Recently, it has become clear that mutations that uncouple RTKs from down-modulation,

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resulting in delayed ligand induced degradation of RTKs, are associated with numerous cancers, underscoring

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the importance of this mechanism of regulation of RTKs (129).

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TERMINATION OF RTK SIGNALING

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Activation of a RTK on the plasma membrane by ligand initiates both a signal transduction cascade as

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well as mechanisms to modulate receptor signaling and down-regulate the RTK. These involve receptor

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dephosphorylation as well as entry into the endocytic trafficking pathway, in general for subsequent degradation

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in the lysosome (1, 183).

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Regulation of RTKs through Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases. Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) can

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regulate RTK signals in both a positive and negative manner. The PTP SHP-2 is essential for growth factor

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induced activation of the MAPK pathway (104, 116), whereas dephosphorylation of the insulin receptor or Met

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RTK by PTP-1B negatively regulates receptor signaling (34, 79, 150). PTPs also regulate RTKs in a ligand-

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independent manner, by keeping receptors inactive at the plasma membrane (74, 138) and PTP-1B has been

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shown to dephosphorylate the Flt3 RTK (Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3) as it traffics through the synthetic pathway

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(155). Although it is clear that PTPs are important physiological regulators of RTKs, they may play a more

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important role in modulating signal intensity than in terminating signals. Interestingly, internalization of the

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EGFR from the plasma membrane is required for dephosphorylation by PTP-1B, which is tethered to the

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endoplasmic reticulum (50), demonstrating that EGFR internalization and dephosphorylation are coordinated

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processes. The Met RTK is dephosphorylated prior to being degraded, suggesting that dephosphorylation is a

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regulated event and not merely the consequence of receptor degradation (150). However, whether PTPs directly

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regulate endocytosis of RTKs still remains to be determined.

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Down-regulation of RTKs through the endocytic pathway. The endocytic pathway was established to act as the

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major mechanism for down-regulation of the EGFR (182). Although several distinct pathways for RTK

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internalization have been identified (107), these are as yet not extensively studied for RTKs and for the

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purposes of this review, we shall focus solely on the clathrin-dependent pathway. Following ligand stimulation,

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internalized receptors are subject to two distinct fates: 1) recycle back to the plasma membrane or 2)

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degradation via the lysosomal pathway (Figure 1). The first identified and best-studied route for entry of RTKs

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into the cell is the clathrin-dependent pathway. Briefly, receptor-ligand complexes are recruited by adaptor

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molecules such as AP-2, Eps15 and CIN85 into clathrin-coated pits (CCPs) within the plasma membrane

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(Figure 1). These pits eventually bud into the cell to form clathrin-coated vesicles (CCVs) through a scission

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event catalyzed by the enzyme dynamin. CCVs shed their clathrin coat and deliver receptors to the endosomal

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network. At this point, receptors may become uncoupled from their ligand due to a decrease in pH and recycle

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back to the plasma membrane or progress down the endocytic pathway to be sorted for lysosomal degradation

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(42). The rapid removal of RTKs from the cell surface and the subsequent targeting to lysosomal compartments

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is important to prevent sustained activation from both the plasma membrane (182) and on endocytic vesicles

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(23), which can lead to cell transformation (103) and tumorigenesis (129).

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Ubiquitin. Historically, protein ubiquitination has been demonstrated to target proteins for degradation by the

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26S proteasome (37). It is now clear however, that ubiquitin plays a pivotal role in the endocytic pathway to

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target RTKs for lysosomal degradation. Protein ubiquitination can have several functions based on the type of

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ubiquitin chain attached (185). Ubiquitin chains are formed through the subsequent addition of ubiquitin

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moieties onto specific lysine residues on ubiquitin. Ubiquitin chains formed through the addition to lysine 63,

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(K63), adopt an extended linear conformation that has been demonstrated to have non-proteolytic functions and

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act as a protein scaffold (27, 176). Lysine 48 (K48) linked chains have a very different topology, adopting a

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closed conformation (29). Whereas K48 linked ubiquitin chains are a signal for proteasomal degradation, K63

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chains and mono or multi-mono-ubiquitination of proteins is not. Mono-ubiquitin and K63-linked chains act as

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a docking sites for proteins which contain ubiquitin interacting domains or motifs (185). The discovery of

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domains able to bind to ubiquitin is expanding rapidly, bringing the current total to 16 (69). It is evident that

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different domains have different affinities for the type of ubiquitin linkage and this undoubtedly provides an

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important level of regulation in the ubiquitin-signaling pathway, which parallels that of protein phosphorylation

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(185).

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Initial studies in yeast demonstrated that receptor ubiquitination is required for internalization of

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transmembrane proteins (58, 81, 142). Subsequently, using the cell surface uracil permease transporter as a

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model, it was established that although mono-ubiquitination was sufficient to induce transporter endocytosis,

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K63-linked polyubiquitin chains were required for efficient endocytosis and transporter turnover (43). Later

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studies in mammalian cells however, proved that receptor ubiquitination is not essential for internalization (2,

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26, 62) but may regulate this process (158). Instead, in mammalian cells, mono-ubiquitination or K63-

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polyubiquitination of RTKs is required to target them for efficient lysosomal degradation (7, 12, 49, 63, 105,

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110, 177). Both mono-ubiquitin and K63-linked ubiquitin chains, act as sorting signals that are recognized by

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proteins of the ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) complex, which contain ubiquitin

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interacting motifs (UIM) (184, 185). ESCRTs recruit and orchestrate receptors for internalization into the

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endosomal lumen, creating a multi-vesicular body (MVB) (Figure 1) (17). For example, Hrs (Hepatocyte

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Growth Factor regulated tyrosine kinase substrate) and STAM (Signal Transducing Adaptor Molecule) are part

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of the ESCRT-0 complex and both contain UIMs (59, 174). These recognize ubiquitinated RTKs and recruit

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them onto a specific domain on the endosomal membrane, defined by a flat bilayered clathrin lattice (147)

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(Figure 1). Once recruited onto this limiting membrane, ubiquitinated receptors are processed by ESCRT

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complexes I to III, which contain several ubiquitin binding proteins including, TSG101 (Tumor Susceptibility

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Gene 101) as well as others (167). ESCRT complexes can recruit deubiquitinating enzymes, which may be

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required to remove ubiquitin from RTKs prior to their internalization into the endosomal lumen (4, 97, 144).

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Upon internalization into the MVB, fusion with lysosomes results in RTK degradation through the action of

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lumenal acid-dependent proteases (76, 132). Disruption of RTK ubiquitination or of the ESCRT complex,

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therefore, has the potential to enhance receptor stability, prolong signaling and induce cell transformation.

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Role of Cbl in RTK down-regulation. The E3-ubiquitin ligase Cbl, acts as a key negative regulator of RTKs,

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promoting the ubiquitination of activated receptors to target them for efficient internalization into MVBs and

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subsequent lysosomal degradation. In mammals, the Cbl family of ubiquitin ligases consists of c-Cbl, Cbl-b

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and Cbl-3 (115). All three members are highly homologous in their amino-terminus, which consists of a

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tyrosine kinase binding (TKB) domain, containing a variant SH2 domain which engages with specific

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phosphotyrosine residues in RTKs. A RING domain follows the TKB and mediates transfer of ubiquitin to the

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RTK (169). Recruitment of Cbl to RTKs leads to Cbl phosphorylation which is required for efficient E3-ligase

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activity (93).

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Loss of function of Cbl proteins in human cancer. Cbl was first identified as a retroviral oncogene (v-Cbl)

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from the Cas NS-1 retrovirus, which induces pre-B-cell lymphomas and myelogenous leukemia in mice (86).

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Mutations in Cbl in general, act to disable the ubiqitin ligase activity, yet allow the recruitment of Cbl to its

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substrates such as RTKs. Such mutations uncouple RTKs from Cbl mediated ubiquitination and efficient

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lysosomal degradation. Several distinct mutations in Cbl have now been identified in patients with acute

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myeloid leukemia, acute non-lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) and in an ANLL transgenic mouse model (11, 152,

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159). These mutations all cluster around exon 8, resulting in missense mutations in the linker-region or deletion

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of a portion of the RING finger and result in impaired ubiquitin ligase activity (152). Where studied, expression

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of these mutant Cbl proteins, induce a ligand-independent activation of the Flt3 RTK by inhibiting its

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ubiquitination and internalization (152).

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In addition to mutations within Cbl, several mechanisms that sequester Cbl from RTKs have also been

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identified in cancer (Figure 1). The small GTPase Cdc42, involved in actin remodeling, can also inhibit Cbl

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mediated EGFR down-regulation through sequestration of Cbl via a complex involving Beta-Pix (190). The

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adaptor protein Sprouty 2, is phosphorylated upon EGF stimulation and binds to the c-Cbl TKB domain (38, 51).

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This interaction sequesters Cbl from activated EGFRs, decreasing RTK ubiquitination and internalization and

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promoting sustained EGF induced MAPK activation (30, 38, 48, 146). Cortactin, which links the actin

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cytoskeleton to the endocytic machinery, is over-expressed in breast and head and neck carcinomas due to the

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frequent amplification of the chromosome 11q13 region in these malignancies (123, 156). Over-expression of

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cortactin in HeLa cells result in a marked inhibition of Cbl mediated ubiquitination and down-regulation of the

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EGFR, correlating with a reduction in Cbl phosphorylation and recruitment to the EGFR (172). Moreover,

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depletion of cortactin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines accelerated EGFR down-regulation

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and attenuated MAPK signaling (172). Members of the EGFR family are frequently activated in cervical

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cancers induced by human papillomavirus type (HPV) (77). Interestingly, E5, an oncoprotein encoded by

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HPV16, can form a complex with the EGFR (70) and has been demonstrated to enhance the activation and

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signaling of the EGFR through several mechanisms including disruption of the endocytic pathway (165, 171)

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and more recently, by preventing Cbl recruitment and ubiquitination of the EGFR, resulting in delayed down-

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regulation of the receptor (197). Finally, several other proteins have also been shown to sequester Cbl away

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from mediating RTK down-regulation by inducing Cbl degradation. The CD28 receptor enhances T-cell

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receptor signaling by enhancing the down-regulation of both c-Cbl and Cbl-b (3, 198). The tyrosine kinases Src

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and Hck, can also interact with c-Cbl resulting in the ubiquitination and degradation of both proteins (6, 61,

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196). Cbl family members can also interact with the HECT E3 ligases Nedd4 and AIP4 (Itch), which result in

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proteasomal degradation of Cbl (18, 99).

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RTK mutations in human cancer uncouple Cbl mediated ubiquitination

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Several RTKs, including the epidermal growth factor (EGF), hepatocyte growth factor/Met, platelet

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derived growth factor (PDGF), colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) and stem cell factor/ c-Kit receptors recruit

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the E3-ligase Cbl upon activation and are subsequently ubiquitinated (35, 75, 88, 94, 108, 179, 186, 195). All of

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these RTKs have been implicated in the development of cancer and in several cases, oncogenic activation of

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these RTKs in human cancers can be linked to loss of receptor ubiquitination. The TKB domain of Cbl is

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recruited to a phosphotyrosine residue of the Met, EGF and c-Kit receptors (93, 105, 128). Substitution of this

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tyrosine for a phenylalanine residue uncouples direct Cbl binding to these receptors and inhibits receptor

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ubiquitination (105, 128, 181).

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Met/HGF RTK in lung cancer. In the case of the Met receptor, loss of Cbl mediated ubiquitination results in a

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receptor that can still internalize but is not efficiently degraded and is now transforming (2, 128). This non-

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ubiquitinated mutant receptor (Y1003F) is no longer targeted to the ESCRT complex and instead remains on the

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endosomal membrane where it leads to sustained activation of the Ras-MAPK pathway (2). Importantly, several

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somatic intronic mutations have been identified in non-small-cell lung cancers that result in the excision of exon

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14 encoding the Cbl-TKB binding site and are subsequently poorly ubiquitinated (82, 98, 122)}.

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EGFR family in glioblastoma. In a similar manner to the Met RTK, uncoupling the EGFR from Cbl mediated

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ubiquitination by loss of the Cbl binding site (Y1045F), induces stronger mitogenic signals when compared to

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the ubiquitinated wild-type receptor (181). The EGFR receptor is amplified in up to 40% of glioblastomas, and

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in many cases the amplified EGFR bears mutations (31, 33, 188). One common alteration involves truncation of

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the EGFR (EGFRvV) generating a receptor that lacks the Cbl-TKB binding site at Y1045 (41). The most

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common mutation, deletion of exons 2-7, located in the extracellular domain, generates a truncated EGFR

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(EGFRvIII), which no longer binds ligand and lacks the dimerization arm of the EGFR (84, 166). However,

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many studies have demonstrated that this receptor is constitutively phosphorylated, albeit to weaker degree

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when compared to ligand stimulated wild type EGFR (32, 64, 154) and can induce cell transformation in vitro

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and in vivo (8, 113, 117). Several reports have shown that the EGFRvIII is uncoupled from Cbl-mediated

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ubiquitination and/or exhibits low rates of internalization (45, 52, 64, 154). The direct Cbl binding site Y1045

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was shown to be hypo-phosphorylated thereby compromising Cbl recruitment and receptor ubiquitination (52).

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Although one study supports that EGFRvIII is appropriately down-regulated by the Cbl family of E3-ligases

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suggesting that an alternative mechanism of oncogenic activation may be responsible (20). In addition,

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EGFRvIII was unable to induce phosphorylation of adaptor molecules important for EGFR internalization (e.g.

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Eps15), resulting in enhanced retention on the plasma membrane, and delayed degradation when compared to

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the wild-type EGFR (45). The low but constitutive autophopshorylation-dependent signaling of the EGFRvIII

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coupled with inefficient down-regulation could explain the transforming ability of this variant receptor. EGFR

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mutants bearing various deletions in the C-terminal tail, where Cbl is recruited, have also been identified in

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glioblastomas (41) and these receptors would therefore be predicted to be poorly ubiquitinated and inefficiently

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down-regulated.

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EGFR family in breast cancer. Under physiological conditions, Cbl is poorly recruited to other EGFR family

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members (HER/ErbB2, 3, 4), which are not targeted for efficient degradation in the lysosome (9, 92, 131).

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ErbB2, for which there is no known ligand, forms heterodimers with other EGFR family members, the preferred

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partner being the EGFR. ErbB2 is considered endocytosis impaired, however the mechanism behind this defect

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is still under debate. Several studies demonstrate that ErbB2 is retained at the plasma membrane (9, 60, 91, 162),

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whereas others have reported rapid recycling of ErbB2 (5, 16, 55, 56, 80, 89). Since ErbB2 is amplified in

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human cancers such as breast and ovary (36, 114), the ability to stimulate down-regulation of ErbB2 as a

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therapeutic strategy has been an active area of research. The discovery that treatment of tumor cells over-

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expressing HER2 with anti-HER2 antibodies lead to a decrease in cell growth (25) ignited research into this

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field. Many studies have now shown that monoclonal antibodies can enhance receptor down-regulation through

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the endocytic pathway (21, 153) possibly by promoting an interaction between Cbl and HER2 resulting in

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receptor ubiquitination and degradation (80). Herceptin (Trastuzumab), is an example of a humanized

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monoclonal antibody against HER2, which is currently being administered with chemotherapy in the treatment

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of metastatic breast cancer patients (68). The chaperone Hsp90 interacts with ErbB2 and this association retains

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the receptor at the plasma membrane (15). Pharmacological inhibitors of Hsp90 such as Geldanamycin, have

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been effective in increasing ErbB2 down-regulation by inducing recruitment of the E3-ligase CHIP to ErbB2

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and inducing its ubiquitination and cleavage (90, 91, 191, 199). Geldanamycin is currently being evaluated in

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clinical trials. Importantly, the combined use of Trastuzumab with an Hsp90 inhibitor induced recruitment of

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both Cbl and CHIP E3-ligases resulting in higher levels of ErbB2 ubiquitination and degradation than with

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individual treatments (133).

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Amplification of ErbB2 drives the formation of EGFR/ErbB2 heterodimers. This reduces ligand induced

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endocytosis and degradation of the EGFR and leads to enhanced EGFR levels at the plasma membrane (53, 112,

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180, 189). Mechanistically, EGFR/ErbB2 heterodimers lead to a reduction in Cbl recruitment, enhance receptor

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recycling thereby decreasing the efficiency of lysosomal degradation of the EGFR (89, 112). Ligand activated

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EGFR/ErbB2 heterodimers also show decreased capacity to induce the formation of clathrin-coated pits,

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resulting in decreased rates of internalization and prolonged EGFR signaling at the plasma membrane (53). The

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retention of the complex at the plasma membrane may also prevent receptor dephosphorylation by tyrosine

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phosphatases present on endo-membranes, thereby promoting sustained EGFR activation (120). In contrast,

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EGFR homodimers, which recruit and become actively ubiquitinated by Cbl, have a greater propensity to

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continue down the endocytic pathway and are targeted for degradation in the lysosome (89, 189).

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ErbB2/ErbB3 partnership in breast cancer may be important for the aggressive nature of cancers with ErbB2

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amplification, due to the increased retention of the ErbB2/ErbB3 complex at the plasma membrane by ErbB2

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coupled with the enhanced mitogenic signaling of ErbB3. Many therapeutic strategies are now based on

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disrupting heterodimerization of the endocytosis deficient receptor ErbB2, by using humanized monoclonal

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antibodies such as pertuzumab (39). These have been effective is rescuing the efficient down-regulation of the

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EGFR and ErbB3 receptors through the endocytic pathway (39, 148).

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Kit and CSF-1 RTKs. In a similar manner to the Met and EGF receptors, deletion of a Cbl TKB binding site

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(Y568) greatly enhances the transforming and mitogenic activity of the stem cell RTK (c-Kit) (57). Many

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mutations in the juxtamembrane domain of c-Kit identified in human gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs),

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relieve auto-inhibition by the juxtamembrane domain resulting in ligand-independent activation of the receptor

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(14). Such mutations would also result in loss of Cbl recruitment and impaired down-regulation, which may

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contribute to the oncogenicity of these mutant receptors. Loss of the Cbl TKB binding site has also been

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implicated in the oncogenic deregulation of the colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) in

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myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia (139) where mutation of the Cbl TKB binding site (Y698),

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enhances the transforming activity of the CSF-1R (143). Notably, the EGFR, c-Kit and CSF-1R were first

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identified as the transforming agent of oncogenic retroviruses v-erb-B, v-Kit and v-Fms respectively (24, 54,

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193). These viral oncogenes lack the tyrosine residues required for recruitment of Cbl (102, 129, 186) indicating

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that mutations found in RTKs which uncouple them from Cbl mediated down-regulation, is an evolutionary

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conserved pathway that is selected for during tumorigenesis.

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Chromosomal Translocations; mistargeting of RTKs from the endocytic pathway.

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Chromosomal translocations resulting in ligand independent activation of RTKs occur most frequently

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in hematologic malignancies (106) but also in solid tumors (161). The PDGFR, FGFR1, Trk and RET receptor

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families are frequent targets of chromosomal translocations (106). In general, these events fuse the catalytic

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domain of RTKs with a dimerization motif derived from another gene. This promotes constitutive dimerization

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and activation of the kinase in the absence of ligand (141). With the exception of FIG-ROS, which is targeted to

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the Golgi (13), all RTK-derived fusion proteins, where studied, have lost their amino-terminal signal peptide

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and transmembrane domain to target them to the plasma membrane. Consequently, these RTK variants are

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localized to the cytosol. Hence, even if they still recruit Cbl and become ubiquitinated, they fail to enter the

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endocytic pathway and thus escape down-regulation through lysosomal degradation (Figure 1). For example,

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one of these chimeric RTK oncoproteins (Tpr-Met), which loses the Cbl TKB binding site following

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chromosomal translocation, is not reduced in its transforming ability upon the insertion of Cbl-TKB site (101).

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However, targeting this receptor to the plasma membrane is able to attenuate its oncogenic activity (101), by

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reconstituting the ability of this chimeric-receptor to enter the endocytic pathway, highlighting the importance

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of RTK endocytosis in receptor down-regulation.

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Cellular stress and receptor down-regulation

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Oxidative stress is a common feature of transformed cells and represents an imbalance in redox

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homeostasis. There is now accumulating evidence that cellular stress signals result in aberrant activation and

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localization of the EGFR, generating an environment whereby the EGFR no longer undergoes degradation. An

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increase in free radical concentration can have deleterious effects on cellular functions by damaging DNA

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(strand breakage), proteins (peptide cleavage) and lipids (lipid peroxidation) (87). Under conditions of high

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hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels, in response to EGF, the EGFR is aberrantly phosphorylated, no longer

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recruits Cbl and hence becomes uncoupled from ubiquitin-mediated degradation (136). In addition, engagement

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with Eps15, a component of the internalization machinery that is partly dependent on ubiquitin-mediated

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interactions, is decreased (22). In addition, oxidative stress activates the Src tyrosine kinase, which can promote

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proteasome-dependent degradation of Cbl (196) and therefore may also contribute to the impaired

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ubiquitination of the EGFR and endocytic adaptors. Under these conditions, the EGFR remains at the plasma

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membrane for a prolonged period of time (78) and once internalized, is retained in a peri-nuclear compartment,

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actively signaling (78). Other cellular stresses, such as UV irradiation or inflammatory cytokines induce serine

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and threonine phosphorylation of the EGFR on a short segment of its C-terminal tail by the p38 stress-induced

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kinase (121, 178, 200). Under these conditions, the EGFR is not ubiquitinated nor targeted for degradation, but

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is internalized. In response to UV irradiation, the EGFR undergoes sustained serine/threonine phosphorylation,

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is internalized and retained on early endosomes (121, 200). The inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor

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alpha (TNFα) induces transient serine/threonine phosphorylation of the EGFR, which is rapidly recycled upon

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receptor internalization (200). Both processes are ubiquitin independent and therefore uncouple the receptor

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from a degradative pathway. The identification of this alternate mechanism of EGFR induced internalization

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has important implications for cancer therapy since chemotherapeutic agents which have been shown to activate

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p38 (96), could induce internalization of the EGFR, making tumors refractory to anti-receptor antibody

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therapies such as Erbitux and Herceptin that target the extracellular domain of the receptor (200).

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Activity of the ubiquitin activating and conjugating enzymes, E1 and E2 are also regulated by the redox

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status of the cell (73, 157). Treatment of tissue with hydrogen peroxide leads to diminished levels of

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endogenous ubiquitin-protein conjugates (73). This is due to S-thiolation of the active-site sulfydryl groups

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during oxidative stress, which prevents the formation of E1-ubiquitin and E2-ubiquitin intermediates (119), the

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first two steps in the ubiquitination pathway. Any decrease in the cellular capacity to ubiquitinate proteins

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would disrupt multiple cellular processes including RTK down-regulation.

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Disruption of the endocytic machinery

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In addition to mutations that uncouple RTKs from efficient down-regulation through the endocytic

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pathway, disruption in any of the components of this pathway could effectively delay the internalization,

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trafficking and degradation of RTKs. Indeed, there is growing evidence to support a role for aberrant

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endocytosis in the development of human cancers. For example, the endocytic adaptor, HIP1 (Huntington

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interacting protein 1) is over-expressed in several human cancers including breast, prostate and colon tumors

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and is associated with poor clinical outcome (135). HIP1 is a clathrin adaptor, which promotes clathrin

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assembly during CCP formation (Figure 1). Over-expression of HIP1 in NIH3T3 mouse fibroblasts results in

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enhanced levels of RTKs at the plasma membrane, most likely by interfering with clathrin mediated

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internalization (71, 134). Under these conditions EGFR levels remained stable and EGF stimulation resulted in

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sustained activation of both MAPK and PI3K pathways, leading to cell transformation. Another endocytic

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adaptor protein, Numb, (149, 151) is involved in regulating the endocytosis of several transmembrane proteins,

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including the Notch receptor, EGFR and beta-integrins (72, 118, 151),(160). Numb is lost in 50% of human

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primary breast carcinomas due to its proteasomal degradation and results in an increase in Notch signaling (126).

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Since expression of Numb fragments inhibits EGF and transferrin receptor internalization, it is likely that in

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tumors where Numb is degraded, EGFR signaling will also be up-regulated (151). Interestingly, several other

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endocytic proteins, including, Eps15, CALM (clathrin assembly myeloid lymphoid leukemia) and Endophilin II

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have been identified as chimeric fusion proteins as a result of chromosomal translocations in a variety of human

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leukemias (19) (Figure 1). Although disruption of endocytosis has not yet been demonstrated to be the

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mechanism for oncogenic activation, many of these chimeric proteins would no longer be targeted to the correct

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subcellular location to carry out their normal function. In addition, such chimeric proteins may also act in a

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dominant negative manner and sequester other important proteins from the endocytic pathway.

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Under hypoxic conditions in tumors, many RTKs exhibit prolonged activation through an unknown

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mechanism, contributing to oncogenesis (40, 83, 127). Under conditions of hypoxia, endocytosis of the EGFR

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becomes attenuated due to inefficient early endosome fusion (194). This occurs through the HIF (hypoxia-

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inducible-factor) dependent down-regulation in transcription of the rabaptin-5 gene (194), an effector of the

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early endosome Rab5 GTPase (Figure 1) (164). Importantly, rabaptin-5 RNA levels from human primary clear-

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cell renal carcinoma and breast tumors with a hypoxic signature were significantly down-regulated compared to

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normal tissue (194).

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Several studies in Drosophila have uncovered tumor suppressor roles for components of the ESCRT

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machinery. Mutant cells for either the protein erupted (TSG101, ESCRT I), vsp25 (ESCRT II component) or

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dVps4 (ATPase, ESCRT III), lose cell polarity and contain an accumulation of actively signaling ubiquitinated

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receptors (Notch and Thickveins) on endosomes (109, 140, 170, 175). Aberrant receptor signaling leads to

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ectopic secretion of cytokine-like molecules that induce proliferation of surrounding wild-type cells.

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Importantly, when apoptosis of mutant cells is inhibited, these cells begin to over-proliferate, reminiscent of

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precancerous cells which require a second mutation to develop into a tumor (109, 140, 170, 175).

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Conclusions and Perspectives

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Deregulation of RTK endocytosis is clearly emerging as a mechanism of oncogenic activation that is selected

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for in human cancers. Much work has now demonstrated that deviation of RTKs from clathrin-mediated

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endocytosis can lead to cell transformation. However, the number of identified internalization pathways

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available to RTKs has multiplied over the past decade (107). As yet, we do not have a clear understanding of

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what signals regulate which pathway is taken and how each pathway impacts on RTK signaling and stability.

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Furthermore, we know very little of the contribution of each pathway in cancer progression. It is therefore

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paramount that we develop a better understanding of how RTKs traffic normally and how these processes are

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disrupted in cancer. This knowledge will benefit us greatly in developing new therapeutic strategies and

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identifying new potential targets.

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Acknowledgments

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We thank members of the Park lab for their comments and critical reading of the manuscript. Morag Park is

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supported by operating grants from the National Cancer Institute of Canada with money from the Canadian

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Cancer Society, Canadian Institutes of Health Research and from a Terry Fox New Frontiers Group grant. She

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holds the Diane and Sal Guerrera Chair in Cancer Genetics. Jasmine Abella was supported by a fellowship from

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the US Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Initiative (DAMD17-99-1-9284).

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Figure Legend

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Figure 1. RTK down-regulation through the endocytic pathway. Growth factor activation of RTKs results in

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receptor phosphorylation and recruitment of the E3 ligase Cbl. Cbl mediates ubiquitination of RTKs and

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perhaps some endocytic adaptor molecules, which gather RTKs into clathrin-coated pits (CCPs), (Green RTKs).

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AP-2 (adaptor protein -2), CIN85 (Cbl-interacting protein, 85kDa), Eps15 (EGFR pathway substrate 15).

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Uncoupling RTKs from Cbl-mediated ubiquitination (Red RTKs) can have moderate to no effect on RTK

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internalization, depending on the RTK. CCPs bud into the cytosol to form clathrin-coated vesicles (CCVs).

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CCVs eventually shed their clathrin coat and fuse with early endosomes. RTKs can either be recycled back up

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to the membrane, particularly if they are not ubiquitinated, or continue down the endocytic pathway.

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Ubiquitinated RTKs are recognized by components of the ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for

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transport) machinery, which recruit receptors onto a flat bilayered clathrin lattice on the sorting endosome.

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RTKs are subsequently sorted for internalization into the endosomal lumen. Non-ubiquitinated RTKs are not

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efficiently recruited for internalization and can remain on the endosomal membrane as active signaling

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molecules. Endosomes that become filled with intralumenal vesicles containing RTKs, known as multivesicular

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bodies (MVBs), fuse with lysosomes to degrade the lumenal contents. Chimeric RTKs, which result from

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chromosomal translocations, are no longer targeted to the plasma membrane, precluding them from down-

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regulation through the endocytic pathway. If these chimeric fusion proteins are ubiquitinated (mono or K63),

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they are not recognized by components of the 26S proteasome for degradation. Cbl may be sequestered from

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mediating RTK ubiquitination by proteins such as Src, Sprouty2, cortactin, E5 and β-Pix. Proteins of the

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endocytic pathway written in orange have been identified in human cancers as being mutated, over or under-

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expressed or are frequent substrates for chromosomal translocations. Endophillin II is recruited to the plasma

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membrane by CIN85 and induces negative membrane curvature to produce CCPs (130, 163). HIP1 (Huntington

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interacting protein 1), CALM/Ap180 (clathrin assembly myeloid lymphoid leukemia), Numb are clathrin coat

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adaptor molecules. Rabaptin5 is a Rab5 GAP involved in regulating endosome fusion (164) and has been found

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as a chromosomal translocation product with the PDGFRβ (100). Hrs (Hepatocyte Growth Factor regulated

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tyrosine kinase substrate), STAM (Signal Transducing Adaptor Molecule), Eps15, Eps15b is the isoform, which

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functions in ESCRT0 (145), HCRP1 (Hepatocellular Carcinoma Related Protein 1) and TSG101 (Tumor

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Susceptibility Gene 101).

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