Delle Donne, Rossella
(2015)
Ubiquitin-dependent control of Kinase Suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) signaling by the RING ligase praja2.
[Tesi di dottorato]
| Item Type: |
Tesi di dottorato
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| Resource language: |
English |
| Title: |
Ubiquitin-dependent control of Kinase Suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) signaling by the RING ligase praja2. |
| Creators: |
| Creators | Email |
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| Delle Donne, Rossella | rosselladelledonne@hotmail.it |
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| Date: |
30 March 2015 |
| Number of Pages: |
77 |
| Institution: |
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
| Department: |
Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche |
| Scuola di dottorato: |
Medicina molecolare |
| Dottorato: |
Patologia e fisiopatologia molecolare |
| Ciclo di dottorato: |
27 |
| Coordinatore del Corso di dottorato: |
| nome | email |
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| Avvedimento, Vittorio Enrico | avvedim@unina.it |
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| Tutor: |
| nome | email |
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| Feliciello, Antonio | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
30 March 2015 |
| Number of Pages: |
77 |
| Keywords: |
KSR1, praja2, ubiquitination |
| Settori scientifico-disciplinari del MIUR: |
Area 05 - Scienze biologiche > BIO/11 - Biologia molecolare
Area 06 - Scienze mediche > MED/04 - Patologia generale |
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| Date Deposited: |
09 Apr 2015 09:51 |
| Last Modified: |
07 May 2016 01:00 |
| URI: |
http://www.fedoa.unina.it/id/eprint/10272 |
| DOI: |
10.6092/UNINA/FEDOA/10272 |
Collection description
Kinase Suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) is an evolutionally conserved protein kinase that plays a fundamental role in mitogenic pathway. In response to Ras activation, KSR1 assembles a tripartite kinase complex that optimally transfers signals generated at cell membrane to downstream ERK signaling. The role of KSR1 in Ras signaling has been largely explored. However, the impact of attenuating signals on KSR1 was still elusive. Here, I contributed to identify a novel mechanism of ERK attenuation based on the ubiquitin-dependent control of KSR1. Stimulation of membrane receptors by growth factor induced a rapid poly-ubiquitination of KSR1, which paralleled the decay of ERK signaling. We identified praja2 as the principal E3 ligase that ubiquitinates KSR1. Interfering with praja2 expression or activity impeded KSR1 ubiquitination and sustained ERK signaling.
Thus, the dynamic interplay between the ubiquitin system and scaffold components of the Ras pathway contributes to shape the profile of ERK signaling, profoundly impacting on fundamental aspects of cell behavior.
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