Regulation of SPIN90 Phosphorylation and Interaction with Nck by ERK and Cell Adhesion
2003; Elsevier BV; Volume: 278; Issue: 52 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1074/jbc.m310974200
ISSN1083-351X
AutoresChol Seung Lim, Sung Hyun Kim, Jin Gyoung Jung, Jin Kyu Kim, Woo Keun Song,
Tópico(s)Signaling Pathways in Disease
ResumoSPIN90 is a widely expressed Nck-binding protein that contains one Src homology 3 (SH3) domain, three Pro-rich motifs, and a serine/threonine-rich region, and is known to participate in sarcomere assembly during cardiac myocyte differentiation. We used in vitro binding assays and yeast two-hybrid screening analysis to identify Nck, βPIX, Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), and ERK1 as SPIN90-binding proteins. It appears that βPIX, WASP, and SPIN90 form a complex that interacts with Nck in a manner dependent upon cell adhesion to extracellular matrix. The βPIX·WASP·SPIN90·Nck interaction was abolished in suspended and cytochalasin D-treated cells, but was recovered when cells were replated on fibronectin-coated dishes. The SPIN90·βPIX·WASP complex was stable, even in suspended cells, suggesting SPIN90 serves as an adaptor molecule to recruit other proteins to Nck at focal adhesions. In addition, we found that overexpression of the SPIN90 SH3 domain or Pro-rich region, respectively, abolished SPIN90·Nck and SPIN90·βPIX interactions, resulting in detachment of cells from extracellular matrix. SPIN90 was phosphorylated by ERK1, which was, itself, activated by cell adhesion and platelet-derived growth factor. Such phosphorylation of SPIN90 likely promotes the interaction of the SPIN90·βPIX·WASP complex and Nck. It thus appears that the interaction of the βPIX·WASP·SPIN90 complex with Nck is crucial for stable cell adhesion and can be dynamically modulated by SPIN90 phosphorylation that is dependent on cell adhesion and ERK activation. SPIN90 is a widely expressed Nck-binding protein that contains one Src homology 3 (SH3) domain, three Pro-rich motifs, and a serine/threonine-rich region, and is known to participate in sarcomere assembly during cardiac myocyte differentiation. We used in vitro binding assays and yeast two-hybrid screening analysis to identify Nck, βPIX, Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP), and ERK1 as SPIN90-binding proteins. It appears that βPIX, WASP, and SPIN90 form a complex that interacts with Nck in a manner dependent upon cell adhesion to extracellular matrix. The βPIX·WASP·SPIN90·Nck interaction was abolished in suspended and cytochalasin D-treated cells, but was recovered when cells were replated on fibronectin-coated dishes. The SPIN90·βPIX·WASP complex was stable, even in suspended cells, suggesting SPIN90 serves as an adaptor molecule to recruit other proteins to Nck at focal adhesions. In addition, we found that overexpression of the SPIN90 SH3 domain or Pro-rich region, respectively, abolished SPIN90·Nck and SPIN90·βPIX interactions, resulting in detachment of cells from extracellular matrix. SPIN90 was phosphorylated by ERK1, which was, itself, activated by cell adhesion and platelet-derived growth factor. Such phosphorylation of SPIN90 likely promotes the interaction of the SPIN90·βPIX·WASP complex and Nck. It thus appears that the interaction of the βPIX·WASP·SPIN90 complex with Nck is crucial for stable cell adhesion and can be dynamically modulated by SPIN90 phosphorylation that is dependent on cell adhesion and ERK activation. Adhesion to ECM 1The abbreviations used are: ECMextracellular matrixSPIN90SH3 protein interacting with Nck, 90 kDaWASPWiscott-Aldrich syndrome proteinBSAbovine serum albuminDMEMDulbecco's modified Eagle's mediumEGFepidermal growth factorERK1extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1FBSfetal bovine serumFNfibronectinGSTglutathione S-transferaseMAPKmitogen-activated protein kinasePAKp21-activated kinasePBSphosphate-buffered salinePDGFplatelet-derived growth factorPIXPAK-interacting exchange factorPMSFphenylmethylsulfonyl fluorideSH3/SH2 domainSrc homology 3/2 domainMBPmyelin basic proteinHAhemagglutinin.1The abbreviations used are: ECMextracellular matrixSPIN90SH3 protein interacting with Nck, 90 kDaWASPWiscott-Aldrich syndrome proteinBSAbovine serum albuminDMEMDulbecco's modified Eagle's mediumEGFepidermal growth factorERK1extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1FBSfetal bovine serumFNfibronectinGSTglutathione S-transferaseMAPKmitogen-activated protein kinasePAKp21-activated kinasePBSphosphate-buffered salinePDGFplatelet-derived growth factorPIXPAK-interacting exchange factorPMSFphenylmethylsulfonyl fluorideSH3/SH2 domainSrc homology 3/2 domainMBPmyelin basic proteinHAhemagglutinin. plays a critical role in many important biological processes, including embryonic development, cell adhesion and migration, and cell growth and differentiation (1Hynes R.O. 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But to date few in vivo ligands for the SH3 domain or Pro-rich region of SPIN90 have been identified.With the aim of understanding better the function of SPIN90, we set out to identify proteins that interact with SPIN90 using in vitro binding assays and yeast two-hybrid screening. We found that SPIN90 has the capacity to mediate formation of protein complexes containing βPIX, WASP, and Nck and that this effect is highly dependent on cell adhesion.EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURESMaterials—Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM), fetal bovine serum (FBS), antibiotic/antimycotics, complete Freund's adjuvant, incomplete Freund's adjuvant, and trypsin-EDTA were all obtained from Invitrogen. Anti-ERK1 monoclonal antibody was from Zymed Laboratories Inc. and BD Transduction Laboratories; anti-phospho-ERK1 monoclonal antibody was from Cell Signaling Technology; and anti-phospho-Ser antibody was from Upstate Biotechnology. Horseradish peroxidase-labeled anti-mouse immunoglobulin G (IgG) and fluorescein isothiocyanate- or tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG were from Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratory. Protein A-Sepharose and glutathione-agarose 4B fast flow were from Amersham Biosciences. Spectra/Por (molecularporous membrane tubing) was from Spectrum Medical Industries, Inc. Primers for PCR and sequencing were synthesized at Genotech. TnT T7-coupled reticulocyte lysate system was from Promega. [γ-32P]ATP, [35S]methionine ([35S]Met) and H3[32P]O4 were from PerkinElmer Life Sciences. Rat brain MATCHMAKER cDNA library was from Clontech. PDGF-BB was from Sigma.HeLa Cell Culture—HeLa cells were grown in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS and 100 units/ml antibiotic/antimycotic and maintained at 37 °C in 5% CO2 incubator. For suspension cultures, cells were detached from plates using trypsin-EDTA and collected in DMEM containing 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) and 2 mg/ml soybean trypsin inhibitor. The collected cells were resuspended in DMEM-BSA, and incubated at 37 °C in suspension with gentle rotation for the indicated times. For replating after 2 h in suspension, cells were placed onto dishes coated with 20 μg/ml FN for the indicated times. In some cases, cells were serum-starved for 18 h in serum-free DMEM and then exposed to 20 ng/ml PDGF for indicated times.Yeast Two-hybrid Screening—Yeast two-hybrid screening assays were performed according to the manufacturer's instructions with some previously described modification (25Fields S. Song O. Nature. 1989; 340: 245-246Crossref PubMed Scopus (4822) Google Scholar). The full-length SPIN90 cDNA (amino acids 1-722) was amplified using PCR and subcloned into pGBKT7 (a bait vector containing a GAL4 DNA-binding domain; GAL4 BD), after which a rat brain cDNA library in pACT2 (GAL4 activating domain-containing vector; GAL4 AD) was screened. Briefly, cells cotransfected with pGBKT7/SPIN90 bait vector and pACT2/GAL4 AD library were plated on Trp-, Leu- plates and Trp-, Leu-, Ade-, His--plates, and colonies were allowed to grow at 30 °C for 3-5 day. Positive colonies were selected based on their large size on Trp-, Leu-, Ade-, His- plates. To confirm the real interaction between SPIN90 and ERK1, pGBKT7/SPIN90 bait vector was co-transfected into yeast cells with pACT2/ERK1 vector. The transfectants were then plated as described above and analyzed.GST Pull-down Assays—To assess in vitro binding, full-length inserts of SPIN90, βPIX, or WASP were subcloned into pRSET, a bacterial expression vector, and translated in vitro using the TnT T7-coupled reticulocyte lysate system. The radiolabeled products were incubated with purified glutathione S-transferase (GST) or GST fusion proteins (GST-Nck, β1 integrin, or SPIN90) bound to glutathione beads. All incubations were carried out in binding buffer (20 mm Tris, pH 8.0, 1 mm EDTA, 150 mm NaCl, 0.2% Nonidet P-40, 1 mm phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), 50 μg/ml aprotinin, 50 μg/ml leupeptin, 50 μg/ml pepstatin) for 6 h at 4 °C. The glutathione beads were then washed four times in PBS containing 1% Triton X-100, and the radiolabeled proteins bound to the beads were solubilized by addition of an SDS sample buffer in the presence of reducing agent and subjected to 8% SDS-PAGE.Purification GST Fusion Proteins and Generation of Anti-Nck and Anti-βPIX Antibodies—To generate antibodies, the cDNA corresponding to the three SH3 domains of Nck (amino acids 1-251) or the SH3 domain of βPIX (amino acids 1-63) were amplified by PCR and subcloned, in-frame, into pGEX4T-1 vector for GST fusion protein expression. GST-Nck three SH3 or GST-βPIX SH3 fusion proteins were then overexpressed in bacteria and purified using glutathione-agarose 4B beads, after which the purified proteins were used as an immunogen for antibody production. After the fourth injection into rabbits, the serum specificity was tested by immunoblot analysis, after which it was further purified by affinity chromatography.Immunoblot Analysis—Cells were lysed by boiling in a lysis buffer (1% SDS, 1 mm sodium orthovanadate, 10 mm NaF, 10 mm Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 1 mm PMSF, 10 mm leupeptin, 1.5 mm pepstatin, and 1 mm aprotinin), after which detergent-insoluble materials were removed by centrifugation at 12,000 × g for 10 min. Protein concentrations in the soluble fraction were measured using a bicinchoninic acid (BCA) Protein Assay Reagent kit (Pierce). Constant amounts of protein were then separated on SDS-PAGE and transferred to polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (Bio-Rad). The membranes were then blocked for 1 h with 5% nonfat dry milk or 3% BSA (for phospho-Ser or phospho-ERK1 antibodies) in 10 mm Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 100 mm NaCl, and 0.1% Tween 20, after which they were incubated first with the respective primary antibodies and then with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-rabbit or anti-mouse IgG. The antigen·antibody complexes were detected with the Enhanced Chemiluminescence (ECL) reagents (Amersham Biosciences). In some cases, blots were stripped by heating to 60 °C for 30 min in stripping buffer (100 mm β-mercaptoethanol, 2% SDS, and 62.5 mm Tris-HCl, pH 6.7) and reprobed.Co-immunoprecipitation—Cells were washed three times with cold PBS and extracted for 1 h at 4 °C in extraction buffer (10 mm Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 5 mm EDTA, 150 mm NaCl, 1 mm sodium orthovanadate, 10 mm NaF, 1% Triton X-100, 10% glycerol, 1 mm CaCl2, 1 mm MgCl2) supplemented with protease inhibitors. The extracts were then clarified by centrifugation for 10 min at 12,000 × g, and the protein concentrations in the supernatants were determined using BCA. Samples containing 1 mg of total protein were then taken for subsequent immunoprecipitation overnight, followed by an additional 4-h incubation at 4 °C with protein A-Sepharose beads. The immunoprecipitates were extensively washed with the same extraction buffer and then subjected to SDS-PAGE and immunoblot analysis.Immunokinase Assay for Active ERK1—To assay ERK1 kinase activity (26Seger R. Ahn N.G. Boulton T.G. Yancopoulos G.D. Panayotatos N. Radziejewska E. Ericsson L. Bratlien R.L. Cobb M.H. Krebs E.G. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 1991; 88: 6142-6146Crossref PubMed Scopus (233) Google Scholar), HeLa cells were washed with cold PBS and extracted by sonication in lysis buffer (20 mm Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 150 mm NaCl, 1 mm EDTA, 1 mm EGTA, 1% Triton X-100, 2.5 mm sodium pyrophosphate, 1 mm β-glycerolphosphate, 1 mm vanadate, 1 μg/ml aprotinin, 1 μg/ml leupeptin, and 1 μg/ml pepstatin, 1 mm PMSF), after which the cell lysates were collected by centrifugation for 10 min at 4 °C, and the protein content was determined with BCA. Phospho-ERK1 was then immunoprecipitated from samples containing 400 μg of protein by incubation with 2 μg of monoclonal anti-phospho-ERK1 antibody overnight with gentle rocking at 4 °C, after which 30 μl of 50% protein A beads were added to the immunocomplexes and incubated for 2 h at 4 °C. After centrifuging the mixture for 1 min at 1000 × g, the beads were washed twice with 500 μl of lysis buffer, and then twice with kinase buffer (25 mm Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mm β-glycerolphosphate, 2 mm dithiothreitol, 0.1 mm vanadate, and 10 mm MgCl2, 1 mm PMSF). After centrifuging again for 1 min at 1000 × g, immunocomplexes were incubated in 30 μl of kinase buffer contained 5 μCi/μl [γ-32P]ATP and 2 μg of substrate proteins (GST, myelin basic protein (MBP), or GST-SPIN90) for 30 min at 30 °C. The samples were then boiled and centrifuged, and the supernatants were mixed with 4× SDS sample buffer, boiled for 3 min, and subjected to SDS-PAGE (8-12%). The gels were then dried and exposed in a MAC BAS (Fuji) as indirect autoradiography to check band intensity for 6 h or on x-ray film (Kodak) overnight.In Vivo Labeling—HeLa cells were metabolically labeled under exponential growth conditions. After washing the cells in PBS, they were incubated for 6 h at 37 °C in 6 ml of phosphate-free DMEM containing 5% FBS. Thereafter, 1 mCi of 32Pi (10 mCi/ml) was added to the medium (200 μCi/ml), and the cells were incubated for 4 h at 37 °C to metabolically label the proteins. In some experiments, labeled cells were washed in PBS, harvested, placed in suspension for 2 h, and then replated onto FN-coated dishes in the same 32P-labeling medium and allowed to attach for 2 h. Cells were extracted in extraction buffer and further analyzed as described above.Transfection and Cell Adhesion Assays—cDNAs encoding the SPIN90 SH3 domain (HA-SPIN90 SH3; amino acids 1-61), Pro-rich motifs containing the Ser/Thr-rich region (HA-SPIN90 PR; amino acids 146-279), or C-terminal region (HA-SPIN90 C-term; amino acids 280-722) were amplified by PCR and subcloned into pcDNA3-HA vector for HA-tagged mammalian expression. Each construct was transfected into HeLa cells using LipofectAMINE according to the manufacturer's protocol (Invitrogen). For cell adhesion assays, transfected cells were detached, incubated in suspension for 2 h, and replated onto FN-coated dishes and allowed to adhere for 2 h at 37 °C. Non-adherent cells were removed by washing twice with PBS, after which the adherent cells were fixed for 5 min in methanol and counted under a microscope.RESULTSIdentification of Proteins Associating with SPIN90 in Vitro and in Vivo—Using in vitro and in vivo binding assays, we have identified several proteins that interact with SPIN90. GST pull-down analysis carried out with in vitro-translated proteins showed that SPIN90 co-precipitated with GST-Nck,-βPIX, and -WASP, but not GST-β1 integrin (Fig. 1, A-D). Subsequent co-immunoprecipitation analysis confirmed that SPIN90 does indeed associate with Nck, β1 integrin, βPIX, and WASP (Fig. 1, E-H), suggesting that SPIN90 participates in β1 integrin-mediated signaling via protein-protein interactions. SPIN90 is unlikely to bind to β1 integrin directly, however, because amino acid sequence analysis revealed these proteins each to contain multiple Pro-rich motifs and SH3 domains (Fig. 1I).Interaction between SPIN90 and Nck Is Adhesion-dependent—To test the dependence of the SPIN90·Nck interaction on cell adhesion, lysates from adherent or detached cells were subjected to co-immunoprecipitation assays. SPIN90 immunoprecipitates from stably adherent cells contained readily detectable levels of Nck, but no Nck associated with SPIN90 was detected in suspended or cytochalasin D-treated cells (Fig. 2A). Moreover, when lysates from cells placed in suspension for various times were subjected to co-immunoprecipitation, dissociation of SPIN90 from Nck was found to be more than 90% complete within 30 min after cell detachment, and their association was undetectable within 60 min. Notably, this effect was rapidly reversed by replating the cells on FN-coated dishes (Fig. 2B).Fig. 2Cell adhesion-dependent interaction of SPIN90 with Nck.A, SPIN90 immunoprecipitates from adherent, suspended, and adherent cells pretreated for 30 min with 5 μm cytochalasin D were immunoblotted with anti-SPIN90 or anti-Nck antibody. B, SPIN90 immunoprecipitates from adherent and suspended cells and cells replated on FN-coated dishes for the indicated times were immunoblotted anti-SPIN90, anti-Nck, anti-βPIX, or anti-WASP antibody. C and D, WASP (C) or Nck (D) immunoprecipitates from suspended or replated cells were immunoblotted with anti-βPIX or anti-Nck antibody.View Large Image Figure ViewerDownload Hi-res image Download (PPT)By contrast, SPIN90, βPIX, and WASP remained associated in suspended cells. Likewise, the interaction between βPIX and WASP was apparent in both suspended and replated cells. The interaction between Nck and WASP was not detected in suspended cells and only weakly detected in replated cells (Fig. 2C); the interaction between βPIX and Nck was also absent in suspended cells, but was strongly detected in replated cells (Fig. 2D). Taken together, these results suggest that SPIN90, βPIX, and WASP make up a molecular complex that interacts with Nck in a manner dependent on cell adhesion.SPIN90·Nck Interaction Is Dynamically Regulated by ERK1 Activation—Among the proteins isolated by yeast two-hybrid screening using a rat brain cDNA library and full-length SPIN90 as bait was ERK1, which was identified as binding to SPIN90 (Fig. 3A). GST pull-down assays and co-immunoprecipitation analysis confirmed that ERK1 does indeed bind to SPIN90 both in vitro and in vivo (Fig. 3, B and C). Furthermore, consistent with earlier reports that ERK activity is regulated by cell adhesion (27Howe A.K. Aplin A.E. Juliano R.L. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 2002; 12: 30-35Crossref PubMed Scopus (248) Google Scholar), we found that phospho-ERK1/2 was undetectable in suspended cells but that levels of phospho-ERK1/2 increased for up to 120 min after replating the cells on FN (Fig. 4A). Pre-treating the cells with PD98059, an ERK inhibitor, before replating blocked the increases in ERK1/2 activation (Fig. 4B).Fig. 3Interaction of SPIN90 with ERK1.A, ERK1 was isolated by yeast two-hybrid screening using a rat brain cDNA library with SPIN90 as bait. B, [35S]Met-labeled,invitro-translatedERK1 was incubated with purified GST-SPIN90 or GST protein immobilized on glutathione-agarose beads, after which GST pull-down assays were carried out. Bound proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and visualized by autoradiography. C, to confirm the association of SPIN90 and ERK1, in vivo, HeLa cell lysates were immunoprecipitated with anti-SPIN90 antibody, and immunoblotted with anti-SPIN90 or anti-ERK antibody.View Large Image Figure ViewerDownload Hi-res image Download (PPT)Fig. 4Interaction of SPIN90 and Nck is dependent on SPIN90 phosphorylation by ERK.A, adherent HeLa cells were detached, incubated in suspension for 2 h, and replated on FN-coated dishes for the indicated times, after which the lysates were immunoblotted with anti-ERK1/2 or anti-phospho-ERK1/2 antibody. B, treatment with PD98059 (10 or 30 μm), a specific MEK inhibitor, suppressed ERK activation by cell adhesion. C, the lysates from adherent, suspended, and replated cells, with or without 30 μm PD98059 pretreatment, were immunoprecipitated with anti-SPIN90 antibody and then immunoblotted with anti-phospho-Ser antibody. For in vivo labeling, HeLa cells were metabolically labeled with [32P]orthophosphate and treated as described above. 32P-Labeled SPIN90 was immunoprecipitated with anti-SPIN90 antibody, separated by 8% SDS-PAGE, and detected by autoradiography. D, cells treated as described above were lysed and immunoprecipitated with anti-Nck antibody, and the precipitants were immunoblotted with anti-Nck or SPIN90 antibody.View Large Image Figure ViewerDownload Hi-res image Download (PPT)We next examined SPIN90 phosphorylation in adherent, detached, and replated cells in the absence and presence of 30 μm PD98059. Using in vivo labeling, we detected SPIN90 phosphorylation in both adherent and replated cells, but weak phosphorylation of SPIN90 was detected in detached or PD98059-treated cells. In addition, Ser-phosphorylation of SPIN90 was routinely detected in SPIN90 precipitants from adherent cells, but was abolished by cell detachment or PD98059 treatment (Fig. 4C). We were not able to test for the presence of Thrphosphorylation because of the absence of available antibodies. In parallel experiments, a strong interaction between SPIN90 and Nck was detected in adherent and replated cells, whereas their interaction almost disappeared in detached and PD98059-treated cells (Fig. 4D).That ERK1 phosphorylated SPIN90 was confirmed by in vitro kinase assays showing that immunoprecipitates obtained using anti-phospho-ERK1 antibody in adherent or replated cells were able to phosphorylate purified GST-SPIN90 protein and MBP, and this effect was blocked by detaching the cells or pretreating them with PD98059 (Fig. 5, A and B). Thus, the interaction of SPIN90 and Nck apparently coincides with an ERK1-catalyzed change in the phosphorylation state of SPIN90 during cell adhesion.Fig. 5SPIN90 is phosphorylated by ERK1-immuncomplex in vitro.A, adherent, suspended, and replated cells, with or without PD98059 (10 or 30 μm) pretreatment, were lysed and immunoprecipitated with anti-phospho-ERK1 antibody. Immunoprecipitants were then incubated in kinase buffer containing 5 μCi/μl [γ-32P]ATP and 2 μg of substrate protein (GST-SPIN90, GST, or MBP). Samples were then separated by SDS-PAGE and visualized by autoradiography. B, relative band intensities (GST-SPIN90 and MBP) were determined by densitometry.View Large Image Figure ViewerDownload Hi-res image Download (PPT)Relationship between SPIN90·Nck Interaction and ERK1 Activation by PDGF—It is known that ERK1 can be activated by a variety of growth factors, including PDGF (28Leopoldt D. Yee Jr., H.F. Saab S. Rozengurt E. J. Cell. Physiol. 2000; 183: 208-220Crossref PubMed Scopus (14) Google Scholar). We found that activation of ERK1 by 20 ng/ml PDGF reached to the maximum within 10 min and decreased thereafter (Fig. 6A) and that the interaction of SPIN90 and Nck followed the same time course (Fig. 6B). AG1295 is a specific PDGF receptor antagonist that reversibly inhibits PDGF by competitively binding it its receptor. We found that AG1295 inhibited ERK1 activation by PDGF, as well as the interaction of SPIN90 and Nck (Fig. 6C). Likewise, 30 μm PD98059 specifically inhibited both PDGF-induced ERK1 activation and SPIN90·Nck interaction (Fig. 6D). By contrast, AG1478, an epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor antagonist, was less able to inhibit the interaction of SPIN90 and Nck (Fig. 6C). These findings clearly indicate that SPIN90 can be a substrate for ERK1 and that its phosphorylation by ERK1 likely modulates SPIN90·Nck interaction.Fig. 6Modulation of SPIN90·Nck interaction by ERK1 activated by PDGF.A, serum-starved HeLa cells were incubated with 20 ng/ml PDGF for the indicated times, after which the lysates were immunoblotted with anti-ERK1, anti-phospho-ERK1/2, or anti-SPIN90 antibody. B, lysates from cells treated with PDGF for the indicated times were immunoprecipitated with anti-Nck antibody and immunoblotted with anti-Nck or SPIN90 antibody. C, PDGF-treated cells were incubated with AG1478, an EGF receptor inhibitor, or AG1295, a PDGF receptor inhibitor, after which the lysates were immunoblotted with anti-ERK1 or phospho-ERK1 antibody. The sam
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