TY - JOUR
T1 - Sphingosine Kinase Type 1 Induces G12/13-mediated Stress Fiber Formation, yet Promotes Growth and Survival Independent of G Protein-coupled Receptors
AU - Olivera, Ana
AU - Rosenfeldt, Hans M.
AU - Bektas, Meryem
AU - Wang, Fang
AU - Ishii, Isao
AU - Chun, Jerold
AU - Milstien, Sheldon
AU - Spiegel, Sarah
PY - 2003/11/21
Y1 - 2003/11/21
N2 - Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is the ligand for a family of specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that regulate a wide variety of important cellular functions, including growth, survival, cytoskeletal rearrangements, and cell motility. However, whether it also has an intracellular function is still a matter of great debate. Overexpression of sphingosine kinase type 1, which generated S1P, induced extensive stress fibers and impaired formation of the Src-focal adhesion kinase signaling complex, with consequent aberrant focal adhesion turnover, leading to inhibition of cell locomotion. We have dissected biological responses dependent on intracellular S1P from those that are receptor-mediated by specifically blocking signaling of Gαq, Gαi, Gα12/13, and Gβγ subunits, the G proteins that S1P receptors (S1PRs) couple to and signal through. We found that intracellular S1P signaled "inside out" through its cell-surface receptors linked to G12/13-mediated stress fiber formation, important for cell motility. Remarkably, cell growth stimulation and suppression of apoptosis by endogenous S1P were independent of GPCRs and inside-out signaling. Using fibroblasts from embryonic mice devoid of functional S1PRs, we also demonstrated that, in contrast to exogenous S1P, intracellular S1P formed by overexpression of sphingosine kinase type 1 promoted growth and survival independent of its GPCRs. Hence, exogenous and intracellularly generated S1Ps affect cell growth and survival by divergent pathways. Our results demonstrate a receptor-independent intracellular function of S1P, reminiscent of its action in yeast cells that lack S1PRs.
AB - Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is the ligand for a family of specific G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that regulate a wide variety of important cellular functions, including growth, survival, cytoskeletal rearrangements, and cell motility. However, whether it also has an intracellular function is still a matter of great debate. Overexpression of sphingosine kinase type 1, which generated S1P, induced extensive stress fibers and impaired formation of the Src-focal adhesion kinase signaling complex, with consequent aberrant focal adhesion turnover, leading to inhibition of cell locomotion. We have dissected biological responses dependent on intracellular S1P from those that are receptor-mediated by specifically blocking signaling of Gαq, Gαi, Gα12/13, and Gβγ subunits, the G proteins that S1P receptors (S1PRs) couple to and signal through. We found that intracellular S1P signaled "inside out" through its cell-surface receptors linked to G12/13-mediated stress fiber formation, important for cell motility. Remarkably, cell growth stimulation and suppression of apoptosis by endogenous S1P were independent of GPCRs and inside-out signaling. Using fibroblasts from embryonic mice devoid of functional S1PRs, we also demonstrated that, in contrast to exogenous S1P, intracellular S1P formed by overexpression of sphingosine kinase type 1 promoted growth and survival independent of its GPCRs. Hence, exogenous and intracellularly generated S1Ps affect cell growth and survival by divergent pathways. Our results demonstrate a receptor-independent intracellular function of S1P, reminiscent of its action in yeast cells that lack S1PRs.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M308749200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M308749200
M3 - Article
C2 - 12963721
AN - SCOPUS:0344875587
VL - 278
SP - 46452
EP - 46460
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
SN - 0021-9258
IS - 47
ER -