PXD052926-1

PXD052926 is an original dataset announced via ProteomeXchange.

Title	E-cadherin mechanotransduction activates EGFR/ERK signaling by inducing ligand shedding
Description	The behavior of cells is governed by signals originating from their local environment, including mechanical forces that cells experience. Forces are transduced by mechanosensitive proteins, which can impinge on signaling cascades that are also activated by growth factor receptors upon ligand binding. However, the interplay between these mechanical and biochemical signals in the regulation of intracellular signaling networks remains incompletely understood. To elucidate this mechanochemical crosstalk, we conducted phosphoproteomic and transcriptomic analyses on epithelial cells subjected to mechanical strain. This approach revealed ERK signaling as a predominant hub activated in response to intercellular forces, initiated at the level of the upstream EGF receptor. Strain-induced EGFR/ERK signaling relies on mechanosensitive E-cadherin adhesions, as it is disrupted upon genetic modulation of force transduction by the E-cadherin complex. Proximity labeling identified a connection between E-cadherin and ADAM17, an enzyme that mediates the shedding of soluble EGFR ligands. We developed a novel ADAM probe that showed that mechanical strain induces ADAM17 activity, which is essential for relaying forces to EGFR/ERK signaling. Collectively, our data demonstrate how forces transduced by E-cadherin adhesion modulate the presence of EGFR ligands to regulate downstream ERK activity. Our findings illustrate how intercellular forces and biochemical ligands can operate within a single, linear signaling cascade.
HostingRepository	PRIDE
AnnounceDate	2025-11-18
AnnouncementXML	Submission_2025-11-18_04:56:38.166.xml
DigitalObjectIdentifier
ReviewLevel	Peer-reviewed dataset
DatasetOrigin	Original dataset
RepositorySupport	Unsupported dataset by repository
PrimarySubmitter	Harmjan Vos
SpeciesList	scientific name: Canis familiaris (Dog) (Canis lupus familiaris); NCBI TaxID: NEWT:9615;
ModificationList	phosphorylated residue
Instrument	Orbitrap Fusion

Revision	Datetime	Status	ChangeLog Entry
0	2024-06-07 07:30:05	ID requested
⏵ 1	2025-11-18 04:56:39	announced

10.1126/scisignal.adr7926;

Houtekamer RM, van der Net MC, Vliem MJ, Noordzij TEJC, van Uden L, van Es RM, Sim JY, Deguchi E, Terai K, Hopcroft MA, Vos HR, Pruitt BL, Matsuda M, Pannekoek WJ, Gloerich M, E-cadherin mechanotransduction activates EGFR-ERK signaling in epithelial monolayers by inducing ADAM-mediated ligand shedding. Sci Signal, 18(886):eadr7926(2025) [pubmed]

submitter keyword: shedding, EGFR ligand,E-cadherin, force transduction

Martijn Gloerich
contact affiliation	Center for Molecular Medicine University Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht 3584CG The Netherlands
contact email	M.Gloerich@umcutrecht.nl
lab head
Harmjan Vos
contact affiliation	University Medical Center Utrecht Dept. Molecular Cancer Research
contact email	h.r.vos-3@umcutrecht.nl
dataset submitter

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• PRIDE
  1. PXD052926
     1. Label: PRIDE project
     2. Name: E-cadherin mechanotransduction activates EGFR/ERK signaling by inducing ligand shedding