Cell cycle regulatory protein p27KIP1 is a substrate and interacts with the protein kinase CK2
โ Scribed by Julio C. Tapia; Victor M. Bolanos-Garcia; Muhammed Sayed; Catherine C. Allende; Jorge E. Allende
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 508 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-2312
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
The protein kinase CK2 is constituted by two catalytic (ฮฑ and/or ฮฑโฒ) and two regulatory (ฮฒ) subunits. CK2 phosphorylates more than 300 proteins with important functions in the cell cycle. This study has looked at the relation between CK2 and p27^KIP1^, which is a regulator of the cell cycle and a known inhibitor of cyclinโdependent kinases (Cdk). We demonstrated that in vitro recombinant Xenopus laevis CK2 can phosphorylate recombinant human p27^KIP1^, but this phosphorylation occurs only in the presence of the regulatory ฮฒ subunit. The principal site of phosphorylation is serineโ83. Analysis using pull down and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) techniques showed that p27^KIP1^ interacts with the ฮฒ subunit through two domains present in the amino and carboxyl ends, while CD spectra showed that p27^KIP1^ phosphorylation by CK2 affects its secondary structure. Altogether, these results suggest that p27^KIP1^ phosphorylation by CK2 probably involves a docking event mediated by the CK2ฮฒ subunit. The phosphorylation of p27^KIP1^ by CK2 may affect its biological activity. ยฉ 2004 WileyโLiss, Inc.
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