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The receptor tyrosine kinase TrkB signals without dimerization at the plasma membrane

2018; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 11; Issue: 529 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/scisignal.aao4006

1937-9145

Eitan Erez Zahavi, Noam Steinberg, Topaz Altman, Michael Chein, Yuvraj Joshi, Tal Gradus-Pery, Eran Perlson,

Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Tropomyosin-related tyrosine kinase B (TrkB) is the receptor for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and provides critical signaling that supports the development and function of the mammalian nervous system. Like other receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs), TrkB is thought to signal as a dimer. Using cell imaging and biochemical assays, we found that TrkB acted as a monomeric receptor at the plasma membrane regardless of its binding to BDNF and initial activation. Dimerization occurred only after the internalization and accumulation of TrkB monomers within BDNF-containing endosomes. We further showed that dynamin-mediated endocytosis of TrkB-BDNF was required for the effective activation of the kinase AKT but not of the kinase ERK1/2. Thus, we report a previously uncharacterized mode of monomeric signaling for an RTK and a specific role for the endosome in TrkB homodimerization.