Constitutive activation of the Raf-MAPK pathway causes negative feedback inhibition of Ras-PI3K-AKT and cellular arrest through the EphA2 receptor - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2008 May 1;27(20):2934-40.

doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210957. Epub 2007 Dec 3.

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Constitutive activation of the Raf-MAPK pathway causes negative feedback inhibition of Ras-PI3K-AKT and cellular arrest through the EphA2 receptor

C W Menges et al. Oncogene. 2008.

Abstract

The Raf-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT pathways are two downstream effectors of the small GTPase Ras. Although both pathways are positively regulated by Ras, the Raf-MAPK and PI3K-AKT pathways have been shown to control opposing functions within the cell, suggesting a need for cross-talk regulation. The PI3K-AKT pathway can inhibit the Raf-MAPK pathway directly during processes such as muscle differentiation. Here we describe the ability of the Raf-MAPK pathway to negatively regulate the PI3K-AKT pathway during cellular arrest. Constitutive activation of Raf or methyl ethyl ketone 1 (MEK1) leads to inhibition of AKT and cellular arrest. Furthermore, we show that activation of Raf-MEK1 signaling causes negative feedback inhibition of Ras through the ephrin receptor EphA2. EphA2-mediated negative feedback inhibition is required for Raf-induced AKT inhibition and cell cycle arrest, therefore establishing the inhibition of the Ras-PI3K-AKT pathway as a necessary event for the Raf-MEK1-regulated cellular arrest.

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