Phosphoproteomic analysis identifies Grb10 as an mTORC1 substrate that negatively regulates insulin signaling

Science. 2011 Jun 10;332(6035):1322-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1199484.

Abstract

The evolutionarily conserved serine-threonine kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) plays a critical role in regulating many pathophysiological processes. Functional characterization of the mTOR signaling pathways, however, has been hampered by the paucity of known substrates. We used large-scale quantitative phosphoproteomics experiments to define the signaling networks downstream of mTORC1 and mTORC2. Characterization of one mTORC1 substrate, the growth factor receptor-bound protein 10 (Grb10), showed that mTORC1-mediated phosphorylation stabilized Grb10, leading to feedback inhibition of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and extracellular signal-regulated, mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK-MAPK) pathways. Grb10 expression is frequently down-regulated in various cancers, and loss of Grb10 and loss of the well-established tumor suppressor phosphatase PTEN appear to be mutually exclusive events, suggesting that Grb10 might be a tumor suppressor regulated by mTORC1.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • Cell Line
  • GRB10 Adaptor Protein / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Insulin / metabolism*
  • Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation / drug effects
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proteome / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction* / drug effects
  • Sirolimus / pharmacology
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Grb10 protein, mouse
  • Insulin
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Proteins
  • Proteome
  • GRB10 Adaptor Protein
  • Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
  • TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Sirolimus