SH3 domains are excellent models for probing folding and protein interactions. This thesis describes NMR studies of several SH3 domains, including the N-terminal SH3 domain of the Drosophila adaptor protein Drk (drkN SH3 domain), the SH3 domain of the proto-oncogene tyrosine-kinase Fyn, and the SH3 domains of the human adaptor protein CIN85, involved in Cbl-mediated downregulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and other receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). The drkN SH3 domain is an ideal system for studying disordered states. The unique quality of this isolated domain is that it exists in an approximately 50/50 equilibrium between its folded and unfolded states under non-denaturating buffer conditions. Interestingly, the single T22G mutation dramatically stabilizes the domain. Here the NMR structures of the drkN SH3 domain and its T22G mutant are determined and compared in order to illuminate the causes of the marginal stability of the domain. Solvent exposure of the folded and the unfolded drkN SH3 domains are probed and compared with a novel NMR technique using molecular oxygen dissolved in solution as a paramagnetic probe. The changes in partial molar volume along the folding trajectories of the drkN SH3 and Fyn SH3 domains are also studied and analyzed here in terms of changes in protein hydration and packing accompanying folding. Finally, the interactions between the SH3 domains of CIN85 and ubiquitin are discussed. All three are shown to bind ubiquitin. The structure of the SH3-C domain in complex with ubiquitin is presented and the effect of disruption of ubiquitin binding on ubiquitination of CIN85 and EGFR in vivo is discussed. SH3 domains are easily amendable to a wide range of NMR approaches and provide a good system for development and testing of novel methods. Through the use of these approaches significant insights into details of SH3 domain structure, stability, mechanisms of folding and cellular function have been gained.

SH3 domains are excellent models for probing folding and protein interactions. This thesis describes NMR studies of several SH3 domains, including the N-terminal SH3 domain of the Drosophila adaptor protein Drk (drkN SH3 domain), the SH3 domain of the proto-oncogene tyrosine-kinase Fyn, and the SH3 domains of the human adaptor protein CIN85, involved in Cbl-mediated downregulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and other receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). The drkN SH3 domain is an ideal system for studying disordered states. The unique quality of this isolated domain is that it exists in an approximately 50/50 equilibrium between its folded and unfolded states under non-denaturating buffer conditions. Interestingly, the single T22G mutation dramatically stabilizes the domain. Here the NMR structures of the drkN SH3 domain and its T22G mutant are determined and compared in order to illuminate the causes of the marginal stability of the domain. Solvent exposure of the folded and the unfolded drkN SH3 domains are probed and compared with a novel NMR technique using molecular oxygen dissolved in solution as a paramagnetic probe. The changes in partial molar volume along the folding trajectories of the drkN SH3 and Fyn SH3 domains are also studied and analyzed here in terms of changes in protein hydration and packing accompanying folding. Finally, the interactions between the SH3 domains of CIN85 and ubiquitin are discussed. All three are shown to bind ubiquitin. The structure of the SH3-C domain in complex with ubiquitin is presented and the effect of disruption of ubiquitin binding on ubiquitination of CIN85 and EGFR in vivo is discussed. SH3 domains are easily amendable to a wide range of NMR approaches and provide a good system for development and testing of novel methods. Through the use of these approaches significant insights into details of SH3 domain structure, stability, mechanisms of folding and cellular function have been gained.

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La phosphoinositide phosphatase SHIP2 est une protéine capable de moduler le PI(3,4,5)P3, le PI(4,5)P2 et le PI(3,4)P2 qui sont des phosphoinositides importants lors des remaniements membranaires de la cellule. La régulation de la composition en phosphoinositides des membranes permettant l’assemblage de complexes protéiques est primordiale pour la génération de protrusions essentielles pour la migration et l’invasion cellulaire. D’autre part, SHIP2 possède des propriétés d’échafaudage permettant sa participation à plusieurs complexes multi-protéiques et à son ancrage à des localisations subcellulaires spécifiques. Plusieurs études ont montré que SHIP2 pouvait jouer un rôle dans le développement de certains cancers dont le cancer du sein. Au cours de ce travail, nous avons mis en évidence deux nouveaux partenaires de SHIP2 :IRSp53 et CIN85. Ces deux protéines participent respectivement à la formation d’invadopode et à l’endocytose. IRSp53 et CIN85 lient la même région C-terminale riche en prolines (PRR-II) de SHIP2, mais toutefois pas par les mêmes séquences. Cette région contient plusieurs motifs consensus permettant l’interaction de SHIP2 avec plusieurs autres partenaires connus comme l’intersectine, une protéine impliquée dans l’endocytose et Mena, un partenaire commun de SHIP2 et d’IRSp53 impliqué dans l’invasion cellulaire. Nous avons également montré que la mutation de la F1053 située dans la PRR-II de SHIP2 est, essentielle pour la liaison à l’intersectine, impliquée dans la stabilité de la liaison avec Mena et IRSp53 mais pas impliquée dans la liaison de CIN85. De plus, nous montrons qu’à la différence d’IRSp53 qui n’en possède qu’un, CIN85 possède trois domaines SH3 mais ne doit lier que deux motifs dans la PRR-II de SHIP2 afin d’assurer sa complète interaction.Dans les cellules dérivées du cancer du sein MDA-MB-231, nous avons montré que Mena n’est pas nécessaire pour l’interaction entre SHIP2 et IRSp53. Cependant, nous avons observé que l’absence de Mena dans les MDA-MB-231 diminue l’organisation du cytosquelette d’actine-filamenteuse et modifie la localisation subcellulaire de SHIP2 et IRSp53 en augmentant leur concentration à la membrane. Ces données renforcent l’hypothèse que SHIP2 participent à la formation de complexes multi-protéiques qui pourraient favoriser (1) la capacité d’élongation de l’actine de Mena, (2) la courbure de la membrane induite par IRSp53, (3) la production de PI(3,4)P2 par SHIP2 lui-même et (4) le recrutement d’autres protéines participant aux remaniements de la membrane. L’ubiquitination de SHIP2 que nous avons également étudiée pourrait aussi être un élément de régulation de ces complexes. La poursuite de l’étude de la spécificité d’interaction de SHIP2 pour ses divers partenaires dans un contexte pathologique pourrait donc aider à la compréhension de la dynamique des interactions protéiques essentielles au développement de tumeurs et de leurs métastases. / Doctorat en Sciences biomédicales et pharmaceutiques (Médecine) / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

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<p>Protein ubiquitination is an evolutionary conserved mechanism that controls a wide variety of cellular functions. Polyubiquitinated proteins are generally degraded in the proteasome, whereas monoubiquitination controls various other cellular processes, including endocytosis and endosomal sorting.</p><p>Termination of signaling by activated receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) largely occurs via their endocytosis and subsequent lysosomal degradation, processes accompanied by receptor ubiquitination. Cbl family proteins are major ubiquitin ligases that promote RTK ubiquitination and downregulation. We showed that epidermal growth factor (EGF) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors are monoubiquitinated at multiple sites following their ligand-induced activation and that a single ubiquitin is sufficient for both receptor internalization and degradation. Cbl also controls EGF receptor (EGFR) downregulation by binding to CIN85, which recruits endophilins to EGFR/Cbl complexes. In the complex with activated EGFRs, Cbl directs monoubiquitination of CIN85, and the entire complex is targeted for degradation in the lysosome. We propose that multiple monoubiquitination of activated receptors and associated protein complexes ensures proper receptor sorting towards the lysosome. Importantly, the functions of Cbl are also negatively controlled in order to maintain cellular homestasis. Sprouty2 blocks EGFR downregulation by sequestering Cbl from activated EGFRs. We showed that Sprouty2 also associates with CIN85 and that this binding is required for efficient inhibition of EGFR ubiquitination and endocytosis. </p><p>Cbl is also implicated in other aspects of RTK signaling, including organization of the actin cytoskeleton. We found that growth factor receptor signals promote lamellipodia formation in neuronal cells via a complex containing Cbl, the adaptor protein ArgBP2 and Pyk2. The lamellipodia formation required intact lipid rafts and the recruitment of Crk and PI(3)K to tyrosine phosphorylated Cbl.</p><p>In conclusion, our findings contribute to a better understanding of monoubiquitin signals in downregulation of RTKs and point at a role of Cbl in the regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics.</p>

Protein ubiquitination is an evolutionary conserved mechanism that controls a wide variety of cellular functions. Polyubiquitinated proteins are generally degraded in the proteasome, whereas monoubiquitination controls various other cellular processes, including endocytosis and endosomal sorting. Termination of signaling by activated receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) largely occurs via their endocytosis and subsequent lysosomal degradation, processes accompanied by receptor ubiquitination. Cbl family proteins are major ubiquitin ligases that promote RTK ubiquitination and downregulation. We showed that epidermal growth factor (EGF) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) receptors are monoubiquitinated at multiple sites following their ligand-induced activation and that a single ubiquitin is sufficient for both receptor internalization and degradation. Cbl also controls EGF receptor (EGFR) downregulation by binding to CIN85, which recruits endophilins to EGFR/Cbl complexes. In the complex with activated EGFRs, Cbl directs monoubiquitination of CIN85, and the entire complex is targeted for degradation in the lysosome. We propose that multiple monoubiquitination of activated receptors and associated protein complexes ensures proper receptor sorting towards the lysosome. Importantly, the functions of Cbl are also negatively controlled in order to maintain cellular homestasis. Sprouty2 blocks EGFR downregulation by sequestering Cbl from activated EGFRs. We showed that Sprouty2 also associates with CIN85 and that this binding is required for efficient inhibition of EGFR ubiquitination and endocytosis. Cbl is also implicated in other aspects of RTK signaling, including organization of the actin cytoskeleton. We found that growth factor receptor signals promote lamellipodia formation in neuronal cells via a complex containing Cbl, the adaptor protein ArgBP2 and Pyk2. The lamellipodia formation required intact lipid rafts and the recruitment of Crk and PI(3)K to tyrosine phosphorylated Cbl. In conclusion, our findings contribute to a better understanding of monoubiquitin signals in downregulation of RTKs and point at a role of Cbl in the regulation of cytoskeleton dynamics.