Oncogenic Mutations Rewire Signaling Pathways by Switching Protein Recruitment to Phosphotyrosine Sites

Alicia Lundby, Giulia Franciosa, Kristina B Emdal, Jan C Refsgaard, Sebastian P Gnosa, Dorte B Bekker-Jensen, Anna Secher, Svetlana R Maurya, Indranil Paul, Blanca L Mendez, Christian D Kelstrup, Chiara Francavilla, Marie Kveiborg, Guillermo Montoya, Lars J Jensen, Jesper V Olsen

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Abstract

Tyrosine phosphorylation regulates multi-layered signaling networks with broad implications in (patho)physiology, but high-throughput methods for functional annotation of phosphotyrosine sites are lacking. To decipher phosphotyrosine signaling directly in tissue samples, we developed a mass-spectrometry-based interaction proteomics approach. We measured the in vivo EGF-dependent signaling network in lung tissue quantifying >1,000 phosphotyrosine sites. To assign function to all EGF-regulated sites, we determined their recruited protein signaling complexes in lung tissue by interaction proteomics. We demonstrated how mutations near tyrosine residues introduce molecular switches that rewire cancer signaling networks, and we revealed oncogenic properties of such a lung cancer EGFR mutant. To demonstrate the scalability of the approach, we performed >1,000 phosphopeptide pulldowns and analyzed them by rapid mass spectrometric analysis, revealing tissue-specific differences in interactors. Our approach is a general strategy for functional annotation of phosphorylation sites in tissues, enabling in-depth mechanistic insights into oncogenic rewiring of signaling networks.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCell
Volume179
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)543-560
ISSN0092-8674
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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