Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: The SH2 domain of STAT5A is required for efficient binding to Src kinases. (A) Domain structure of fluorescently labeled STAT5A-eYFP. (B) Subcellular localization of STAT5A-eYFP in the absence or presence of Epo. HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably transfected with STAT5A-eYFP were stimulated with 1 U/ml Epo for 30 min and the localization of STAT5A-eYFP was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (C) Subcellular localization of STAT5A-eYFP (upper panel), STAT5A R618Q -eYFP (middle panel) and STAT3-eYFP (lower panel) was investigated in the presence of vSrc-dsRed. HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells were treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline and transfected with the indicated constructs and the distribution of fluorescently labeled fusion proteins was analyzed after 24 h by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (D) Quantification of the relative subcellular distribution of eYFP-labeled STAT3 and STAT5A constructs in HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP (B) and HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells transfected with STAT5A-eYFP, STAT5A R618Q -eYFP or STAT3-eYFP (C) . The expression of the HA-EpoR and vSrc-dsRed was induced with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 hours. Mean fluorescence intensities (MFI) of the cytoplasm and nucleus were determined using the Zen 2012 software and changes in the ratio between the compartments were plotted. The data shown are means ± SD of n = 30 cells and were statistically evaluated by Student’s t -test. ***p < 0.0005. n.s. = not significant. (E + F) HeLa T-REx FRT cells were co-transfected with plasmids coding for STAT5A-eYFP or STAT5A R618Q -eYFP and vSrc-dsRed or Hck-dsRed. Fluorescently labeled STAT5 was immunoprecipitated from cell lysates using a GFP antibody and analyzed by immunoblotting for the presence of vSrc-dsRed or Hck-dsRed 24 h after transfection. The expression and phosphorylation of STAT5A and vSrc/Hck proteins was analyzed in the whole cellular lysates (WCL) using antibodies against pY 416 -Src, Src, Hck, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B and GFP.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Binding Assay, Labeling, Stable Transfection, Transfection, Confocal Microscopy, Construct, Expressing, Fluorescence, Software, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: STAT5A binds to the phosphorylated activation loop of SFK. (A) Domain structure of vSrc-dsRed. Selected amino acids are highlighted. A multiple sequence alignment of the activation loop of SFK is shown. Autophosphorylation site is highlighted (red). (*) conserved amino acids, (:) similar properties . Bold characters highlight peptide sequence used for precipitation. (B + C) HeLa T-REx FRT cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with the indicated vSrc-dsRed variants. Phosphorylation was analyzed 24 h after transfection using antibodies against pY 416 -Src, Src, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B and STAT5A. CTRL = untransfected cells. (D) Quantification of relative subcellular distribution of STAT5A in HeLa T-REx FRT stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP and the indicated vSrc-dsRed mutants. Mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of eYFP-fluorescence in the cytoplasm and nucleus were determined using the Zen 2012 software and changes in the ratio between the compartments were plotted. Data show means ± SD of n = 10 cells and were statistically evaluated by Student’s t -test. ***p < 0.0005, **p < 0.005, *p < 0.05, n.s. = not significant. (E) HeLa T-REx FRT cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with vSrc K295N -dsRed or vSrc Y416F -dsRed. Subcellular distribution of STAT5A-eYFP was analyzed 24 h after transfection by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (F + G) HeLa T-REx FRT cells were co-transfected with plasmids coding for vSrc-dsRed (Hck-dsRed), vSrc K295N -dsRed (Hck K269N -dsRed) or vSrc Y416F -dsRed (Hck Y390F -dsRed) and STAT5A-eYFP. STAT5-eYFP was immunoprecipitated from cell lysates using a GFP antibody and analyzed by immunoblotting for the presence of vSrc-dsRed (Hck-dsRed) 24 h after transfection. Expression and phosphorylation of STAT5A and vSrc proteins was analyzed in the WCL using antibodies against pY 416 -Src, Src, Hck, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B and GFP. (s) short exposure, (l) long exposure. (H) HeLa T-REx FRT cells expressing STAT5A-eYFP or STAT5A R618Q -eYFP were lysed and incubated with a Src-peptide containing tyrosine- or phosphotyrosine 416. Precipitates and WCL were analyzed by immunoblotting using a GFP-specific antibody.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Activation Assay, Sequencing, Stable Transfection, Expressing, Transfection, Fluorescence, Software, Confocal Microscopy, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, Incubation

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: SFK-mediated cytoplasmic localization of STAT5A is dominant over BCR-ABL induced nuclear accumulation. (A) HeLa T-REx BCR-ABL cells were transiently transfected with STAT5A-eYFP and either treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 h to induce BCR-ABL expression (lower panel) or left untreated (upper panel). Fixation was performed with methanol. Fixed cells were stained for BCR-ABL using a cABL-specific primary antibody and a secondary antibody conjugated to Alexa Fluor-405. The subcellular distribution of STAT5A-eYFP was analyzed by confocal microscopy. Scale bars: 20 μm. (B) The subcellular distribution of STAT5A-eYFP was investigated in the presence of vSrc-dsRed (upper panel), vSrc K295N -dsRed (middle panel) or vSrc Y416F -dsRed (lower panel) in HeLa T-REx BCR-ABL cells that were treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 h. Fixation was performed with methanol. Fixed cells were stained for BCR-ABL using an Abl-specific primary antibody and a secondary antibody conjugated to Alexa Fluor-405. Scale bars: 20 μm. (C) HeLa T-REx BCR-ABL cells were co-transfected with vSrc-dsRed, or the respective kinase activity affecting mutants vSrc K295N -dsRed or vSrc Y416F -dsRed and STAT5A-eYFP. The cells were either treated with 5 ng/ml doxycycline for 24 h (lanes 1–3) to induce the expression of BCR-ABL or left untreated (lane 4). Protein expression and phosphorylation in the cellular extracts was investigated by immunoblotting with antibodies against pY 412 -cABL, cABL, pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B, STAT5A, pY 416 -Src and Src. α-Tubulin served as a loading control.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Transfection, Expressing, Staining, Confocal Microscopy, Activity Assay, Western Blot

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: Binding of STAT5A to Src kinases interferes with dimerization. (A) HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with STAT5A-FLAG. The cells were treated with 5 ng/ml doxyxcyline for 24 h to induce the expression of the HA-tagged EpoR and stimulated with 5 U/ml Epo for 30 minutes or left untreated. HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were transfected with STAT5A-FLAG. The expression of vSrc-dsRed was induced for 8 h with 5 ng/ml doxycycline or the cells were left untreated. STAT5A-eYFP was immunoprecipitated from cell lysates using a GFP antibody and analyzed by immunoblotting for the presence of STAT5A-FLAG. The expression and phosphorylation of STAT5A-eYFP and STAT5A-FLAG was analyzed in the WCL using antibodies against pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B, GFP and the FLAG-tag. (B) HeLa T-REx HA-EpoR cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP were treated with 5 ng/ml doxyxcyline for 24 h to induce the expression of the human EpoR and stimulated with 5 U/ml Epo for 30 minutes or left untreated. HeLa T-REx vSrc-dsRed cells stably expressing STAT5A-eYFP or a STAT5A S710F -eYFP were treated with 5 ng/ml doxyxcline for 8 h or the cells were left untreated. Cellular extracts were prepared under native conditions and STAT5A-eYFP dimers were separated from monomers by blue native PAGE electrophoresis (NP). STAT5A-eYFP dimer complexes were measured by the detection of the eYFP fluorescence. The cellular extracts were subjected to immunoblotting using antibodies against pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B, STAT5A, Src and the HA-tag of the EpoR. (C) Confocal microscopy analysis of HeLa T-REx FRT cells co-expressing vSrc-dsRed together with STAT5A S710F -eYFP (upper panel), a serine phosphorylation mimicking mutant STAT5A S710D -eYFP (middle panel) or a serine phosphorylation deficient mutant STAT5A S710A -eYFP (lower panel). Methanol fixation was performed 24 h after transfection. Scale bars: 20 μm.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Binding Assay, Stable Transfection, Expressing, Transfection, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot, FLAG-tag, Blue Native PAGE, Electrophoresis, Fluorescence, Confocal Microscopy, Mutagenesis

Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling : CCS

Article Title: Src family kinases interfere with dimerization of STAT5A through a phosphotyrosine-SH2 domain interaction

doi: 10.1186/s12964-014-0081-7

Figure Lengend Snippet: Activated SFK interfere with dimerization and nuclear translocation of pSTAT5A in BCR-ABL expressing cells. Left scheme: Classical activation of the JAK2-STAT5A signaling pathway downstream of the EpoR. Right scheme: BCR-ABL directly phosphorylates STAT5A Y694 resulting in STAT5A dimerization, nuclear accumulation and finally target gene expression . In the presence of BCR-ABL, a predominantly cytoplasmic localization of pSTAT5A is achieved (i) upon binding to the scaffolding adaptor Gab2 resulting in pro-survival signaling through PI3K/Akt activation and (ii) through binding of the STAT5A SH2 domain to the phosphorylated activation loop of SFK, a mechanism that interferes with STAT5A dimerization and subsequent nuclear accumulation. Constitutively active STAT5A S710F escapes the SFK-mediated cytoplasmic retention. Flashes indicate phosphorylation events.

Article Snippet: Anti-pY 694/699 -STAT5A/B (#9351), anti-pY 416 -Src (#2101), anti-pY 412 -Abl (#2865), anti-Hsp70 (#4872, Cell Signaling, Beverly, USA), anti-STAT5A (clone #5073, rabbit polyclonal antiserum was kindly provided by Richard Moriggl, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research (LBI-CR), Vienna, Austria), anti-GFP (600-103-215, Rockland, Gilbertsville, USA), anti-FLAG (F3165), anti-α-tubulin (T5168, Sigma, St. Louis, USA), anti-GAPDH (sc-32233), anti-Abl (sc-131), anti-Hck (sc-72), anti-cSrc (sc-19, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, USA), anti-vSrc (MABS193, Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA) and anti-HA (MMS-101R, Covance, Princeton, New Jersey, USA) antibodies were used for immunoblotting.

Techniques: Translocation Assay, Expressing, Activation Assay, Binding Assay, Scaffolding

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Functional Characterization of Cnidarian HCN Channels Points to an Early Evolution of I h

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142730

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Families of inward currents recorded from Xenopus oocytes expressing NvHCN1 (left) and NvHCN2 (right) in response to 4 s hyperpolarizing voltage steps ranging from -40 to -120 mV in 10 mV increments. The holding potential was -30 mV and tail currents were recorded at -50 mV. Scale bars indicate time and current size and the -100 mV sweep is indicated with an arrow. (B) GV curves for NvHCN1 and NvHCN2. Fractional open probability (G/G MAX ) was measured from isochronal tail currents recorded at -50 mV after 4 s hyperpolarizing steps to the indicated voltages as shown in (A). Data are normalized and show mean ± S.E.M. of measurements from individual cells. The smooth curves show single Boltzmann fits. V 50 , slope values and sample numbers are reported in .

Article Snippet: Data were fitted with a single Boltzmann in Origin 2015 (OriginLab, Northampton, MA) using the equation f (V) = ( I 1 − I 2 )/(1 + e (V − V50) / s ) + I 2 , where V 50 represents is the half activation voltage, s is the slope factor, and I 1 and I 2 represent the lower and upper asymptotes.

Techniques: Expressing

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Functional Characterization of Cnidarian HCN Channels Points to an Early Evolution of I h

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142730

Figure Lengend Snippet: Boltzmann fit parameters for NvHCN1 and NvHCN2 GV curves.

Article Snippet: Data were fitted with a single Boltzmann in Origin 2015 (OriginLab, Northampton, MA) using the equation f (V) = ( I 1 − I 2 )/(1 + e (V − V50) / s ) + I 2 , where V 50 represents is the half activation voltage, s is the slope factor, and I 1 and I 2 represent the lower and upper asymptotes.

Techniques:

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Functional Characterization of Cnidarian HCN Channels Points to an Early Evolution of I h

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142730

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Examples of currents recorded in response to 4 s -100 mV voltage steps before (black) and after (red) bath application of 2 mM 8-Br-cAMP (-30 mV holding potential, tails recorded at 0 mV). (B) Half activation times at -100 mV for NvHCN1 and NvHCN2 before (black) and after (red) the addition of 2 mM 8-Br-cAMP. (C) 75% deactivation time at 10 mV for NvHCN1 and NvHCN2 with (red) and without (black) 2 mM 8-Br-cAMP. (D,E) GV curves for NvHCN1 and NvHCN2 with (red) and without (black) 2 mM 8-Br-cAMP. All data show mean ± S.E.M. and smooth curves in D and E show single Boltzmann fits of the data (parameters and sample number reported in ). Sample numbers for (C) and (D) are shown on data bars. **Significance at p < 0.01 (t-test); ns, no significant difference.

Article Snippet: Data were fitted with a single Boltzmann in Origin 2015 (OriginLab, Northampton, MA) using the equation f (V) = ( I 1 − I 2 )/(1 + e (V − V50) / s ) + I 2 , where V 50 represents is the half activation voltage, s is the slope factor, and I 1 and I 2 represent the lower and upper asymptotes.

Techniques: Activation Assay

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Functional Characterization of Cnidarian HCN Channels Points to an Early Evolution of I h

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142730

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Normalized current traces recorded in response to a 4 s -100 mV voltage step for control (black) and with PIP 2 depletion by CiVSP (red). The holding voltage was -30 mV and tails were recorded at -50 mV. CiVSP was activated with a 2 s step to + 60 mV 400 ms prior to the hyperpolarizing current step. (B) Half activation time at -100 mV for NvHCN1 control (black) and for CiVSP-dependent PIP 2 depletion (red). (C) 75% deactivation time at +10 mV for NvHCN1 controls (black) and for PIP 2 depletion (red). (D) GV curves for NvHCN1 controls and NvHCN1 + CiVSP-dependent PIP 2 depletion. All data show mean ± S.E.M.; ** in B and C indicates significant difference (p < 0.01, t-test, n = 7–9). Smooth curves in D show single Boltzmann fits of the data; fit parameters and sample numbers are reported in .

Article Snippet: Data were fitted with a single Boltzmann in Origin 2015 (OriginLab, Northampton, MA) using the equation f (V) = ( I 1 − I 2 )/(1 + e (V − V50) / s ) + I 2 , where V 50 represents is the half activation voltage, s is the slope factor, and I 1 and I 2 represent the lower and upper asymptotes.

Techniques: Control, Activation Assay