Regulation of Jak2 function by phosphorylation of Tyr317 and Tyr637 during cytokine signaling

Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Jun;29(12):3367-78. doi: 10.1128/MCB.00278-09. Epub 2009 Apr 13.

Abstract

Jak2, the cognate tyrosine kinase for numerous cytokine receptors, undergoes multisite phosphorylation during cytokine stimulation. To understand the role of phosphorylation in Jak2 regulation, we used mass spectrometry to identify numerous Jak2 phosphorylation sites and characterize their significance for Jak2 function. Two sites outside of the tyrosine kinase domain, Tyr(317) in the FERM domain and Tyr(637) in the JH2 domain, exhibited strong regulation of Jak2 activity. Mutation of Tyr(317) promotes increased Jak2 activity, and the phosphorylation of Tyr(317) during cytokine signaling requires prior activation loop phosphorylation, which is consistent with a role for Tyr(317) in the feedback inhibition of Jak2 kinase activity after receptor stimulation. Comparison to several previously identified regulatory phosphorylation sites on Jak2 revealed a dominant role for Tyr(317) in the attenuation of Jak2 signaling. In contrast, mutation of Tyr(637) decreased Jak2 signaling and activity and partially suppressed the activating JH2 V617F mutation, suggesting a role for Tyr(637) phosphorylation in the release of JH2 domain-mediated suppression of Jak2 kinase activity during cytokine stimulation. The phosphorylation of Tyr(317) and Tyr(637) act in concert with other regulatory events to maintain appropriate control of Jak2 activity and cytokine signaling.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Line
  • Cytokines / metabolism*
  • Feedback, Physiological
  • Humans
  • Janus Kinase 2 / chemistry*
  • Janus Kinase 2 / genetics
  • Janus Kinase 2 / metabolism*
  • Models, Biological
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry
  • Tyrosine / chemistry

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Tyrosine
  • JAK2 protein, human
  • Janus Kinase 2