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The Journal of Neuroscience, July 2, 2003, 23(13):5425-5436
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Proteolytic Processing of the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor and Two Homologs Generates C-Terminal Fragments with Signaling Capability
Kevin C. Kanning,1,3
Mark Hudson,1
Paul S. Amieux,2
Jesse C. Wiley,1,4
Mark Bothwell,1 and
Leslayann C. Schecterson1
Departments of 1Physiology and Biophysics and
2Pharmacology, 3Neurobiology
and Behavior Graduate Program, and 4Molecular and Cell
Biology Graduate Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
98195
The 75 kDa neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) and two neurotrophin
receptor homologs (NRH1, NRH2) constitute a subfamily of the nerve growth
factor/tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily. NRH1 coexists with
p75NTR in fish, amphibians, and birds but is absent in mammals,
whereas NRH2 exists only in mammals. Unlike p75NTR and NRH1, NRH2
lacks a canonical extracellular ligand binding domain. The similarity of NRH2
to the product of metalloproteinase cleavage of p75NTR prompted us
to examine the cleavage of p75NTR in greater detail.
p75NTR, NRH1, and NRH2 undergo multiple proteolytic cleavages that
ultimately release cytoplasmic fragments. For p75NTR, cleavage in
the extracellular domain by a PMA-inducible membrane metalloproteinase is
followed by cleavage within or near the transmembrane domain, releasing the
intracellular domain into the cytoplasm. This processing resembles the
- and -secretase-mediated processing of -amyloid precursor
protein and the similar processing of Notch. Although neurotrophins did not
regulate p75NTR processing, the -
and -secretase-mediated cleavage of p75 is modulated by receptor
tyrosine kinases (Trks) TrkA and TrkB but not TrkC. Surprisingly, although
NRH1 and NRH2 also undergo proteolytic cytoplasmic release of intracellular
domains, a different protease mediates the cleavage. Furthermore, whereas the
p75NTR soluble intracellular domain accumulates only in the
presence of proteasome inhibitors, the equivalent fragment of NRH2 is stable
and localizes in the nucleus. Because soluble intracellular domains of
p75NTR and NRH2 were found to activate NF- B in concert with
TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6), we propose that cleavage of these
proteins may serve conserved cytoplasmic and nuclear signaling functions
through distinct proteases.
Key words: proteolysis; p75NTR; neurotrophin; Trk; regulated intramembrane proteolysis; RIP; NF- B
Received Nov. 25, 2002;
revised Apr. 17, 2003;
accepted Apr. 24, 2003.
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