The Drosophila SHC adaptor protein is required for signaling by a subset of receptor tyrosine kinases |
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Authors: | Luschnig S Krauss J Bohmann K Desjeux I Nüsslein-Volhard C |
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Affiliation: | Max-Planck-Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie, Abteilung Genetik, Tübingen, Germany. stefan.luschnig@tuebingen.mpg.de |
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Abstract: | Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) transduce signals via cytoplasmic adaptor proteins to downstream signaling components. We have identified loss-of-function mutations in dshc, the Drosophila homolog of the mammalian adaptor protein SHC. A point mutation in the phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domain completely abolishes DSHC function and provides in vivo evidence for the function of PTB domains. Unlike other adaptor proteins, DSHC is involved in signaling by only a subset of RTKs: dshc mutants show defects in Torso and DER but not Sevenless signaling, which is confirmed by epistasis experiments. We show by double-mutant analysis that the adaptors DOS, DRK, and DSHC act in parallel to transduce the Torso signal. Our results suggest that DSHC confers specificity to receptor signaling. |
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