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CANCER RESEARCH
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 2693-2700Publisher
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-3654
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Increased activity of the proto-oncogene c-Src and elevated levels of integrin alpha(v)beta(3) are found in melanomas and multiple carcinomas. Regulation of c-Src involves priming through disruption of intramolecular interactions followed by activation through phosphorylation in the kinase domain. Interactions with overexpressed receptor tyrosine kinases or mutations in the SBC gene can induce priming of c-Src in cancer. Here, we show that alpha(v)beta(3) promotes activation of primed c-Src, causing enhanced phosphorylation of established Src substrates, survival, proliferation, and tumor growth. The beta(3) cytoplasmic tail is required and sufficient for integrin-mediated stimulation of all these events through a mechanism that is independent Of beta(3) tyrosine phosphorylation. Instead, experiments using Src variants containing the v-Src Sire homology 3 (SH3) domain and using mutant beta(3) subunits indicate that a functional interaction of the beta(3) cytoplasmic tail with the c-Src SH3 domain is required. These findings delineate a novel integrin-controlled oncogenic signaling cascade and suggest that the interaction Of alpha(v)beta(3) with c-Src may represent a novel target for therapeutic intervention.
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