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The Drosophila 14-3-3 protein Leonardo enhances torso signaling through D-Raf in a Ras1-dependent manner

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authors

  • Li, W.
  • Skoulakis, E. M. C.
  • Davis, Ronald
  • Perrimon, N.

publication date

  • October 1997

journal

  • Development  Journal

abstract

  • 14-3-3 proteins have been shown to interact with Raf-1 and cause its activation when overexpressed. However, their precise role in Raf-1 activation is still enigmatic, as they are ubiquitously present in cells and found to associate with Raf-1 in vivo regardless of its activation state. We have analyzed the function of the Drosophila 14-3-3 gene leonardo (leo) in the Torso (Tor) receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) pathway. In the syncytial blastoderm embryo, activation of Tor triggers the Ras/Raf/MEK pathway that controls the transcription of tailless (tll). We find that, in the absence of Tor, overexpression of leo is sufficient to activate tll expression. The effect of leo requires D-Raf and Ras1 activities but not KSR or DOS, two recently identified essential components of Drosophila RTK signaling pathways. Tor signaling is impaired in embryos derived from females lacking maternal expression of leo. We propose that binding to 14-3-3 by Raf is necessary but not sufficient for the activation of Raf and that overexpressed Drosophila 14-3-3 requires Ras1 to activate D-Raf.

subject areas

  • 14-3-3 Proteins
  • Animals
  • Drosophila
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Genes, Insect
  • Proteins
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Signal Transduction
  • Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
  • ras Proteins
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keywords

  • 14-3-3
  • Drosophila
  • Raf
  • Ras
  • receptor tyrosine kinase
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Identity

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0950-1991

PubMed ID

  • 9374412
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Additional Document Info

start page

  • 4163

end page

  • 4171

volume

  • 124

issue

  • 20

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