Kinase activity, but not phosphatase activity, is required for HRasV12-dependent disruption of the PP5·ERK2 complex.
A, HEK-293FT cells were transfected with wild type HA-ERK1 or wild type HA-ERK2 together with (+) or without (−) phosphatase-dead FLAG-PP5 (FLAG-PP5PD) and HRasV12. FLAG immune complexes (FLAG IPs) and cell lysates were analyzed by Western blotting using antibodies recognizing the indicated proteins. B, wild type HA-ERK1 (HA-ERK1WT), kinase-dead HA-ERK1 (HA-ERK1KD), wild type HA-ERK2 (HA-ERK2WT), and kinase-dead HA-ERK2 (HA-ERK2KD) were transfected into HEK-293FT cells alone or together with wild type FLAG-PP5 in the absence or presence of HRasV12. FLAG IPs and cell lysates were analyzed as described in A. *, IgG heavy chain. The data are representative of experiments performed three (A) and five (B) independent times with similar results.