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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2023

Cbl and Cbl-b independently regulate EGFR through distinct receptor interaction modes.

Itziar Pinilla-Macua, Alexander Sorkin

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Small-molecule CBLB inhibitor abolishes EGFR ubiquitination, reduces receptor endocytosis, and diminishes cell motility signaling.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. A c-Cbl/Cbl-b antagonist inhibits EGFR ubiquitylation and sustains EGFR phosphorylation to enhance corneal re-epithelialization.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  7. Beyond the membrane: rethinking EGFR signaling in physiology and cancer.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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  8. mBio · 2026
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  10. Emergent eukaryotic directional sensing via receptor degradation and diffusion.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  12. New insights into the role of ubiquitination in angiogenesis (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Itziar Pinilla-MacuaDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261.
Alexander SorkinDepartment of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

PATHOGENESIS OF CANCER--ROLE OF EGF RECEPTOR ENDOCYTOSISR01CA089151 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SORKIN, ALEXANDER D · 2001 to 2023
$6.9M
R35 - ADMIN SUPPLEMENT - EGF Receptor Endocytosis: Mechanisms and Role in SignalingR35GM148363 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ALEXANDER D SORKIN · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
EGF Receptor Signaling in Time and Space in Tumor CellsR01CA112219 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SORKIN, ALEXANDER D · 2009 to 2012
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA089151NCI NIH HHS R01 CA112219NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM148363
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Highly homologous E3 ubiquitin ligases, Cbl and Cbl-b, mediate ubiquitination of EGF receptor (EGFR), leading to its endocytosis and lysosomal degradation. Cbl and Cbl-b, are thought to function in a redundant manner by binding directly to phosphorylated Y1045 (pY1045) of EGFR and indirectly via the Grb2 adaptor. Unexpectedly, we found that inducible expression of Cbl or Cbl-b mutants lacking the E3 ligase activity but fully capable of EGFR binding does not significantly affect EGFR ubiquitination and endocytosis in human oral squamous cell carcinoma (HSC3) cells which endogenously express Cbl-b at a relatively high level. Each endogenous Cbl species remained associated with ligand-activated EGFR in the presence of an overexpressed counterpart species or its mutant, although Cbl-b overexpression partially decreased Cbl association with EGFR. Binding to pY1045 was the preferential mode for Cbl-b:EGFR interaction, whereas Cbl relied mainly on the Grb2-dependent mechanism. Overexpression of the E3-dead mutant of Cbl-b slowed down EGF-induced degradation of active EGFR, while this mutant and a similar mutant of Cbl did not significantly affect MAPK/ERK1/2 activity. EGF-guided chemotaxis migration of HSC3 cells was diminished by overexpression of the E3-dead Cbl-b mutant but was not significantly affected by the E3-dead Cbl mutant. By contrast, the inhibitory effect of the same Cbl mutant on the migration of OSC-19 cells expressing low Cbl-b levels was substantially stronger than that of the Cbl-b mutant. Altogether, our data demonstrate that Cbl and Cbl-b may operate independently through different modes of EGFR binding to jointly control receptor ubiquitination, endocytic trafficking, and signaling.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellMouth NeoplasmsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingEndocytosisEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsHumansProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCBLB protein, humanCBL protein, humanEGFR protein, humanEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID37903221
PMCPMC10848940
OpenAlexW4388034260

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