Abstract
Phospholipase Cγ1 (PLC-γ1) hydrolyses phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate to the second messengers inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate and diacylglycerol. PLC-γ1 also has mitogenic activity upon growth-factor-dependent tyrosine phophorylation; however, this activity is not dependent on the phospholipase activity of PLC-γ1, but requires an SH3 domain. Here, we demonstrate that PLC-γ1 acts as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for PIKE (phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase (PI(3)K) enhancer). PIKE is a nuclear GTPase that activates nuclear PI(3)K activity, and mediates the physiological activation by nerve growth factor (NGF) of nuclear PI(3)K activity. This enzymatic activity accounts for the mitogenic properties of PLC-γ1.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 541-544 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nature |
Volume | 415 |
Issue number | 6871 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 31 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General