Biology:BCR (gene)

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Bcr-Abl oncoprotein oligomerisation domain
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structure of the bcr-abl oncoprotein oligomerization domain
Identifiers
SymbolBcr-Abl_Oligo
PfamPF09036
InterProIPR015123

The breakpoint cluster region protein (BCR) also known as renal carcinoma antigen NY-REN-26 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BCR gene. BCR is one of the two genes in the BCR-ABL fusion protein, which is associated with the Philadelphia chromosome. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Function

Although the BCR-ABL fusion protein has been much studied, the function of the normal BCR gene product is still not clear. The protein has serine/threonine kinase activity and is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for the Rho family of GTPases including RhoA.[1][2]

Clinical significance

A reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 22 and 9 produces the Philadelphia chromosome, which is often found in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. The chromosome 22 breakpoint for this translocation is located within the BCR gene. The translocation produces a fusion protein that is encoded by sequence from both BCR and ABL, the gene at the chromosome 9 breakpoint.[3]

Structure

Schematic of the BCR-ABL formation through chromosomal translocation

The BCR-ABL oncoprotein oligomerisation domain found at the N-terminus of BCR is essential for the oncogenicity of the BCR-ABL fusion protein. The BCR-ABL oncoprotein oligomerisation domain consists of a short N-terminal helix (alpha-1), a flexible loop and a long C-terminal helix (alpha-2). Together these form an N-shaped structure, with the loop allowing the two helices to assume a parallel orientation. The monomeric domains associate into a dimer through the formation of an antiparallel coiled coil between the alpha-2 helices and domain swapping of two alpha-1 helices, where one alpha-1 helix swings back and packs against the alpha-2 helix from the second monomer. Two dimers then associate into a tetramer.[4] Structure-based engineering starting from the antiparallel coiled coil domain of the BCR-ABL oncoprotein (BCR30-65) resulted in a new pH-sensitive homodimeric antiparallel coiled coil.[5]

Interactions

The BCR protein has been shown to interact with:


See also

  • Abl gene

References

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  2. "Entrez Gene: Breakpoint cluster region". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=retrieve&list_uids=613. 
  3. "Entrez Gene: BCR breakpoint cluster region". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=613. 
  4. "Structure of the Bcr-Abl oncoprotein oligomerization domain". Nature Structural Biology 9 (2): 117–120. February 2002. doi:10.1038/nsb747. PMID 11780146. 
  5. Nagarkar, Radhika P.; Fichman, Galit; Schneider, Joel P. (2020-08-14). "Engineering and characterization of a<scp>pH</scp>‐sensitive homodimeric antiparallel coiled coil". Peptide Science 112 (5). doi:10.1002/pep2.24180. ISSN 2475-8817. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pep2.24180. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Bcr-Abl oncoproteins bind directly to activators of the Ras signalling pathway". The EMBO Journal 13 (4): 764–773. February 1994. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06319.x. PMID 8112292. 
  7. "Bcr and Abl interaction: oncogenic activation of c-Abl by sequestering Bcr". Cancer Research 63 (2): 298–303. January 2003. PMID 12543778. 
  8. "BCR sequences essential for transformation by the BCR-ABL oncogene bind to the ABL SH2 regulatory domain in a non-phosphotyrosine-dependent manner". Cell 66 (1): 161–171. July 1991. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90148-R. PMID 1712671. 
  9. "Interaction of the receptor tyrosine kinase p145c-kit with the p210bcr/abl kinase in myeloid cells". British Journal of Haematology 94 (1): 5–16. July 1996. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.6102053.x. PMID 8757502. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "The SH2-containing adapter protein GRB10 interacts with BCR-ABL". Oncogene 17 (8): 941–948. August 1998. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202024. PMID 9747873. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "A direct binding site for Grb2 contributes to transformation and leukemogenesis by the Tel-Abl (ETV6-Abl) tyrosine kinase". Molecular and Cellular Biology 24 (11): 4685–4695. June 2004. doi:10.1128/MCB.24.11.4685-4695.2004. PMID 15143164. 
  12. "Direct binding of CRKL to BCR-ABL is not required for BCR-ABL transformation". Blood 89 (1): 297–306. January 1997. doi:10.1182/blood.V89.1.297. PMID 8978305. 
  13. "CRKL binding to BCR-ABL and BCR-ABL transformation". Leukemia & Lymphoma 33 (1–2): 119–126. March 1999. doi:10.3109/10428199909093732. PMID 10194128. 
  14. "The c-Fes protein-tyrosine kinase suppresses cytokine-independent outgrowth of myeloid leukemia cells induced by Bcr-Abl". Cancer Research 60 (4): 1097–1103. February 2000. PMID 10706130. 
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Tyrosine phosphorylation of BCR by FPS/FES protein-tyrosine kinases induces association of BCR with GRB-2/SOS". Molecular and Cellular Biology 15 (2): 835–842. February 1995. doi:10.1128/MCB.15.2.835. PMID 7529874. 
  16. "The Grb2 binding site is required for the induction of chronic myeloid leukemia-like disease in mice by the Bcr/Abl tyrosine kinase". Blood 96 (2): 664–670. July 2000. doi:10.1182/blood.V96.2.664. PMID 10887132. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2pv2423x. 
  17. "Bcr phosphorylated on tyrosine 177 binds Grb2". Oncogene 14 (19): 2367–2372. May 1997. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1201053. PMID 9178913. 
  18. "The interaction of the Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase with the Src kinase Hck is mediated by multiple binding domains". Leukemia 17 (2): 283–289. February 2003. doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2402778. PMID 12592324. 
  19. "Transformation of myeloid leukemia cells to cytokine independence by Bcr-Abl is suppressed by kinase-defective Hck". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 275 (24): 18581–18585. June 2000. doi:10.1074/jbc.C000126200. PMID 10849448. 
  20. "The Bcr kinase downregulates Ras signaling by phosphorylating AF-6 and binding to its PDZ domain". Molecular and Cellular Biology 23 (13): 4663–4672. July 2003. doi:10.1128/MCB.23.13.4663-4672.2003. PMID 12808105. 
  21. 21.0 21.1 "p210BCR/ABL induces formation of complexes containing focal adhesion proteins and the protooncogene product p120c-Cbl". Experimental Hematology 24 (2): 310–313. February 1996. PMID 8641358. 
  22. "Molecular cloning of human paxillin, a focal adhesion protein phosphorylated by P210BCR/ABL". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 270 (10): 5039–5047. March 1995. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.10.5039. PMID 7534286. 
  23. "Phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase activity is regulated by BCR/ABL and is required for the growth of Philadelphia chromosome-positive cells". Blood 86 (2): 726–736. July 1995. doi:10.1182/blood.V86.2.726.bloodjournal862726. PMID 7606002. 
  24. "Regulation of Bcr-Abl-induced SAP kinase activity and transformation by the SHPTP1 protein tyrosine phosphatase". Oncogene 17 (15): 1889–1892. October 1998. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202117. PMID 9788431. 
  25. "Regulation of dendritic arborization by BCR Rac1 GTPase-activating protein, a substrate of PTPRT". Journal of Cell Science 125 (Pt 19): 4518–4531. October 2012. doi:10.1242/jcs.105502. PMID 22767509. https://zenodo.org/record/895735. 
  26. "The BCR-ABL oncoprotein potentially interacts with the xeroderma pigmentosum group B protein". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 96 (1): 203–207. January 1999. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.1.203. PMID 9874796. Bibcode1999PNAS...96..203T. 

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR015123