PMID- 10597268 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000106 LR - 20131121 IS - 0950-9232 (Print) IS - 0950-9232 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 48 DP - 1999 Nov 18 TI - Regulation of BAD phosphorylation at serine 112 by the Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. PG - 6635-40 AB - The function of the pro-apoptotic molecule BAD is regulated by phosphorylation of two sites, serine-112 (Ser-112) and serine-136 (Ser-136). Phosphorylation at either site results in loss of the ability of BAD to heterodimerize with the survival proteins BCL-XL or BCL-2. Phosphorylated BAD binds to 14-3-3 and is sequestered in the cytoplasm. It has been shown that phosphorylation of BAD at Ser-136 is mediated by the serine/threonine protein kinase Akt-1/PKB which is downstream of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K). The signaling process leading to phophorylation of BAD at Ser-112 has not been identified. In this study, we show that phosphorylation of the two serine residues of BAD is differentially regulated. While Ser-136 phosphorylation is concordant with activation of Akt, Ser-112 phosphorylation does not correlate with Akt activation. Instead, we demonstrate that activated Ras and Raf, which are upstream of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), stimulate selective phosphorylation of BAD at Ser-112. Furthermore, phosphorylation of Ser-112, but not Ser-136 requires activation of the MAPK pathway as the MEK inhibitor, PD 98059, blocks EGF-, as well as activated Ras- or Raf-mediated phosphorylation of BAD at Ser-112. Therefore, the PI3K-Akt and Ras-MAPK pathways converge at BAD by mediating phosphorylation of distinct serine residues. FAU - Fang, X AU - Fang X AD - Department of Molecular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA. FAU - Yu, S AU - Yu S FAU - Eder, A AU - Eder A FAU - Mao, M AU - Mao M FAU - Bast, R C Jr AU - Bast RC Jr FAU - Boyd, D AU - Boyd D FAU - Mills, G B AU - Mills GB LA - eng GR - CA 64602/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Oncogene JT - Oncogene JID - 8711562 RN - 0 (BAD protein, human) RN - 0 (Bad protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) RN - 0 (bcl-Associated Death Protein) RN - 452VLY9402 (Serine) RN - EC 3.6.5.2 (ras Proteins) SB - IM MH - 3T3 Cells MH - Animals MH - Carrier Proteins/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Humans MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Mice MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2/chemistry/genetics/metabolism MH - Serine/*metabolism MH - bcl-Associated Death Protein MH - ras Proteins/*metabolism EDAT- 1999/12/22 09:00 MHDA- 2001/03/28 10:01 CRDT- 1999/12/22 09:00 PHST- 1999/12/22 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/03/28 10:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/12/22 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1038/sj.onc.1203076 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncogene. 1999 Nov 18;18(48):6635-40. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203076.