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The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 (PTPN11) directs neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling throughout schwann cell development

Item Type:Article
Title:The tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 (PTPN11) directs neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling throughout schwann cell development
Creators Name:Grossmann, K.S. and Wende, H. and Paul, F.E. and Cheret, C. and Garratt, A.N. and Zurborg, S. and Feinberg, K. and Besser, D. and Schulz, H. and Peles, E. and Selbach, M. and Birchmeier, W. and Birchmeier, C.
Abstract:The nonreceptor tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 (PTPN11) has been implicated in tyrosine kinase, cytokine, and integrin receptor signaling. We show here that conditional mutation of Shp2 in neural crest cells and in myelinating Schwann cells resulted in deficits in glial development that are remarkably similar to those observed in mice mutant for Neuregulin-1 (Nrg1) or the Nrg1 receptors, ErbB2 and ErbB3. In cultured Shp2 mutant Schwann cells, Nrg1-evoked cellular responses like proliferation and migration were virtually abolished, and Nrg1-dependent intracellular signaling was altered. Pharmacological inhibition of Src family kinases mimicked all cellular and biochemical effects of the Shp2 mutation, implicating Src as a primary Shp2 target during Nrg1 signaling. Together, our genetic and biochemical analyses demonstrate that Shp2 is an essential component in the transduction of Nrg1/ErbB signals.
Keywords:ErbB2/3, Myelination, Tyrosine Kinase Receptors, Animals, Mice
Source:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
ISSN:0027-8424
Publisher:National Academy of Sciences
Volume:106
Number:39
Page Range:16704-16709
Date:29 September 2009
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0904336106
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