九州大学 · 医学
福井善典教授の研究室は、細胞の極性形成と移動を制御するシグナル伝達機構に注目し、特にRac小GTPアーゼの活性化機構とその細胞骨格制御への影響を解明しています。DOCK2という特異的なGuanine nucleotide Exchange Factor（GEF）が、リン脂質のダイナミクスに依存して膜上面に局在化し、細胞移動の方向性を決定するメカニズムを解明しています。また、樹状細胞におけるインターフェロン産生の制御や、がん関連オントゲン由来のキナーゼ活性とリン脂質キナーゼの関連についても、細胞内シグナル伝達の分子機構を解明しています。
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During chemotaxis, activation of the small guanosine triphosphatase Rac is spatially regulated to organize the extension of membrane protrusions in the direction of migration. In neutrophils, Rac activation is primarily mediated by DOCK2, an atypical guanine nucleotide exchange factor. Upon stimulation, we found that DOCK2 rapidly translocated to the plasma membrane in a phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent manner. However, subsequent accumulation of DOCK2 at the leading edge requi
Immunoprecipitates of p60v-src proteins from chicken embryo fibroblasts infected with Rous sarcoma virus were assayed for phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinase activity in the absence of detergents. The product of the PI kinase reaction, phosphatidylinositol monophosphate (PIP), migrated slightly slower than did the authentic phosphatidylinositol-4-monophosphate marker in thin-layer chromatography and was indistinguishable from phosphatidylinositol-3-monophosphate produced by PI kinase type I. Furthe
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) play a key role in antiviral immunity, but also contribute to the pathogenesis of certain autoimmune diseases, by producing large amounts of type I IFNs. Although activation of pDCs is triggered by engagement of nucleotide-sensing toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 9, type I IFN induction additionally requires IkappaB kinase (IKK) alpha-dependent activation of IFN regulatory factor (IRF) 7. However, the signaling pathway mediating IKK-alpha activation is poorly d
We have assayed immunoprecipitates of several oncogene products from retrovirally infected chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) for phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinase activity. Immunoprecipitates of P68gag-ros, P130gag-tps, P47gag-crk, polyoma middle T (mT)-p60c-src complex, and mT-p62c-yrs complex exhibited PI kinase activity when assayed without detergents. This activity was sensitive to the nonionic detergent, Triton X-100, and the product was indistinguishable from phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate
When purified p60v-src was mixed with lysates of chicken embryo fibroblasts and immunoprecipitated with anti-Src antibody, phosphatidylinositol (PI)-3 kinase activity was found to be present in the Src protein immunoprecipitates. The level of bound PI-3 kinase activity was 5 to 10 times higher in lysates obtained from cells transformed by the src, fps, or yes oncogene than in lysates of uninfected cells. This increase in associated PI-3 kinase activity appears to be due to increased binding of t
p60v-src has been shown to associate with a detergent-insoluble cellular matrix containing cytoskeletal proteins, but p60c-src does not bind to this matrix. We analyzed the association of mutant src proteins with the matrix and found that mutants which lack an amino-terminal portion (residues 149 to 169) of the SH2 domain cannot bind to the matrix. Neither the SH3 region nor other portions of the SH2 region were required for association. We also tested protein kinase-defective mutants and chimer
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