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Xu H, Yong L, Gao X, Chen Y, Wang Y, Wang F, Hou X. CaMK4: Structure, physiological functions, and therapeutic potential. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 224:116204. [PMID: 38615920 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMK4) is a versatile serine/threonine kinase involved in various cellular functions. It regulates T-cell differentiation, podocyte function, tumor cell proliferation/apoptosis, β cell mass, and insulin sensitivity. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are complex and remain incompletely understood. The aims of this review are to highlight the latest advances in the regulatory mechanisms of CaMK4 underlying T-cell imbalance and parenchymal cell mass in multiple diseases. The structural motifs and activation of CaMK4, as well as the potential role of CaMK4 as a novel therapeutic target are also discussed.
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- Hao Xu
- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China; Clinical Laboratory, Qingdao Hiser Hospital Affiliated of Qingdao University (Qingdao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Qingdao, Shandong 266033, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China.
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Jin Q, Zhao J, Zhao Z, Zhang S, Sun Z, Shi Y, Yan H, Wang Y, Liu L, Zhao Z. CAMK1D Inhibits Glioma Through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway. Front Oncol 2022; 12:845036. [PMID: 35494053 PMCID: PMC9043760 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.845036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein ID (CAMK1D) is widely expressed in many tissues and involved in tumor cell growth. However, its role in gliomas has not yet been elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the roles of CAMK1D in the proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioma. Through online datasets, Western blot, and immunohistochemical analysis, glioma tissue has significantly lower CAMK1D expression levels than normal brain (NB) tissues, and CAMK1D expression was positively correlated with the WHO classification. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis shows that CAMK1D can be used as a potential prognostic indicator to predict the overall survival of glioma patients. In addition, colony formation assay, cell counting Kit-8, and xenograft experiment identified that knockdown of CAMK1D promotes the proliferation of glioma cells. Transwell and wound healing assays identified that knockdown of CAMK1D promoted the invasion and migration of glioma cells. In the above experiments, the results of overexpression of CAMK1D were all contrary to those of knockdown. In terms of mechanism, this study found that CAMK1D regulates the function of glioma cells by the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. In conclusion, these findings suggest that CAMK1D serves as a prognostic predictor and a new target for developing therapeutics to treat glioma.
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- Qianxu Jin
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Third Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Dunn DM, Munger J. Interplay Between Calcium and AMPK Signaling in Human Cytomegalovirus Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:384. [PMID: 32850483 PMCID: PMC7403205 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Calcium signaling and the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling networks broadly regulate numerous aspects of cell biology. Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection has been found to actively manipulate the calcium-AMPK signaling axis to support infection. Many HCMV genes have been linked to modulating calcium signaling, and HCMV infection has been found to be reliant on calcium signaling and AMPK activation. Here, we focus on the cell biology of calcium and AMPK signaling and what is currently known about how HCMV modulates these pathways to support HCMV infection and potentially contribute to oncomodulation.
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- Diana M Dunn
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
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Sloutsky R, Stratton MM. Functional implications of CaMKII alternative splicing. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 54:6780-6794. [PMID: 32343011 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ca2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is known to be a crucial regulator in the post-synapse during long-term potentiation. This important protein has been the subject of many studies centered on understanding memory at the molecular, cellular, and organismic level. CaMKII is encoded by four genes in humans, all of which undergo alternative splicing at the RNA level, leading to an enormous diversity of expressed proteins. Advances in sequencing technologies have facilitated the discovery of many new CaMKII transcripts. To date, newly discovered CaMKII transcripts have been incorporated into an ambiguous naming scheme. Herein, we review the initial experiments leading to the discovery of CaMKII and its subsequent variants. We propose the adoption of a new, unambiguous naming scheme for CaMKII variants. Finally, we discuss biological implications for CaMKII splice variants.
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- Roman Sloutsky
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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Regulation of Multifunctional Calcium/Calmodulin Stimulated Protein Kinases by Molecular Targeting. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1131:649-679. [PMID: 31646529 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Multifunctional calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinases control a broad range of cellular functions in a multitude of cell types. This family of kinases contain several structural similarities and all are regulated by phosphorylation, which either activates, inhibits or modulates their kinase activity. As these protein kinases are widely or ubiquitously expressed, and yet regulate a broad range of different cellular functions, additional levels of regulation exist that control these cell-specific functions. Of particular importance for this specificity of function for multifunctional kinases is the expression of specific binding proteins that mediate molecular targeting. These molecular targeting mechanisms allow pools of kinase in different cells, or parts of a cell, to respond differently to activation and produce different functional outcomes.
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Brzozowski JS, Skelding KA. The Multi-Functional Calcium/Calmodulin Stimulated Protein Kinase (CaMK) Family: Emerging Targets for Anti-Cancer Therapeutic Intervention. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2019; 12:ph12010008. [PMID: 30621060 PMCID: PMC6469190 DOI: 10.3390/ph12010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The importance of Ca2+ signalling in key events of cancer cell function and tumour progression, such as proliferation, migration, invasion and survival, has recently begun to be appreciated. Many cellular Ca2+-stimulated signalling cascades utilise the intermediate, calmodulin (CaM). The Ca2+/CaM complex binds and activates a variety of enzymes, including members of the multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinase (CaMK) family. These enzymes control a broad range of cancer-related functions in a multitude of tumour types. Herein, we explore the cancer-related functions of these kinases and discuss their potential as targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Joshua S Brzozowski
- Priority Research Centre for Cancer Research, Innovation and Translation, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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- Priority Research Centre for Cancer Research, Innovation and Translation, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
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Takemoto-Kimura S, Suzuki K, Horigane SI, Kamijo S, Inoue M, Sakamoto M, Fujii H, Bito H. Calmodulin kinases: essential regulators in health and disease. J Neurochem 2017; 141:808-818. [PMID: 28295333 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Neuronal activity induces intracellular Ca2+ increase, which triggers activation of a series of Ca2+ -dependent signaling cascades. Among these, the multifunctional Ca2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs, or calmodulin kinases) play key roles in neuronal transmission, synaptic plasticity, circuit development and cognition. The most investigated CaMKs for these roles in neuronal functions are CaMKI, CaMKII, CaMKIV and we will shed light on these neuronal CaMKs' functions in this review. Catalytically active members of CaMKs currently are CaMKI, CaMKII, CaMKIV and CaMKK. Although they all necessitate the binding of Ca2+ and calmodulin complex (Ca2+ /CaM) for releasing autoinhibition, each member of CaMK has distinct activation mechanisms-autophosphorylation mediated autonomy of multimeric CaMKII and CaMKK-dependent phosphoswitch-induced activation of CaMKI or CaMKIV. Furthermore, each CaMK shows distinct subcellular localization that underlies specific compartmentalized function in each activated neuron. In this review, we first summarize these molecular characteristics of each CaMK as to regulation and subcellular localization, and then describe each biological function. In the last section, we also focus on the emerging role of CaMKs in pathophysiological conditions by introducing the recent studies, especially focusing on drug addiction and depression, and discuss how dysfunctional CaMKs may contribute to the pathology of the neuropsychological disorders. This article is part of the mini review series "60th Anniversary of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry".
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- Sayaka Takemoto-Kimura
- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Neuroscience I, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan.,PRESTO-Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Neuroscience I, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Gadelha A, Coleman J, Breen G, Mazzoti DR, Yonamine CM, Pellegrino R, Ota VK, Belangero SI, Glessner J, Sleiman P, Hakonarson H, Hayashi MAF, Bressan RA. Genome-wide investigation of schizophrenia associated plasma Ndel1 enzyme activity. Schizophr Res 2016; 172:60-7. [PMID: 26851141 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ndel1 is a DISC1-interacting oligopeptidase that cleaves in vitro neuropeptides as neurotensin and bradykinin, and which has been associated with both neuronal migration and neurite outgrowth. We previously reported that plasma Ndel1 enzyme activity is lower in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) compared to healthy controls (HCs). To our knowledge, no previous study has investigated the genetic factors associated with the plasma Ndel1 enzyme activity. In the current analyses, samples from 83 SCZ patients and 92 control subjects that were assayed for plasma Ndel1 enzyme activity were genotyped on Illumina Omni Express arrays. A genetic relationship matrix using genome-wide information was then used for ancestry correction, and association statistics were calculated genome-wide. Ndel1 enzyme activity was significantly lower in patients with SCZ (t=4.9; p<0.001) and was found to be associated with CAMK1D, MAGI2, CCDC25, and GABGR3, at a level of suggestive significance (p<10(-6)), independent of the clinical status. Then, we performed a model to investigate the observed differences for case/control measures. 2 SNPs at region 1p22.2 reached the p<10(-7) level. ZFPM2 and MAD1L1 were the only two genes with more than one hit at 10(-6) order of p value. Therefore, Ndel1 enzyme activity is a complex trait influenced by many different genetic variants that may contribute to SCZ physiopathology.
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- Ary Gadelha
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Medical Research Council Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health, Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Pharmacology, UNIFESP/EPM, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Morphology and Genetics, UNIFESP/EPM, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Morphology and Genetics, UNIFESP/EPM, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States; Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Center for Applied Genomics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States; Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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Horigane SI, Ageta-Ishihara N, Kamijo S, Fujii H, Okamura M, Kinoshita M, Takemoto-Kimura S, Bito H. Facilitation of axon outgrowth via a Wnt5a-CaMKK-CaMKIα pathway during neuronal polarization. Mol Brain 2016; 9:8. [PMID: 26772170 PMCID: PMC4715351 DOI: 10.1186/s13041-016-0189-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Wnt5a, originally identified as a guidance cue for commissural axons, activates a non-canonical pathway critical for cortical axonal morphogenesis. The molecular signaling cascade underlying this event remains obscure. Results Through Ca2+ imaging in acute embryonic cortical slices, we tested if radially migrating cortical excitatory neurons that already bore primitive axons were sensitive to Wnt5a. While Wnt5a only evoked brief Ca2+ transients in immature neurons present in the intermediate zone (IZ), Wnt5a-induced Ca2+ oscillations were sustained in neurons that migrated out to the cortical plate (CP). We wondered whether this early Wnt5a-Ca2+ signaling during neuronal polarization has a morphogenetic consequence. During transition from round to polarized shape, Wnt5a administration to immature cultured cortical neurons specifically promoted axonal, but not dendritic, outgrowth. Pharmacological and genetic inhibition of the CaMKK-CaMKIα pathway abolished Wnt5a-induced axonal elongation, and rescue of CaMKIα in CaMKIα-knockdown neurons restored Wnt5a-mediated axon outgrowth. Conclusions This study suggests that Wnt5a activates Ca2+ signaling during a neuronal morphogenetic time window when axon outgrowth is critically facilitated. Furthermore, the CaMKK-CaMKIα cascade is required for the axonal growth effect of Wnt5a during neuronal polarization. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13041-016-0189-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Shin-ichiro Horigane
- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,Department of Neuroscience I, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,Department of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Science, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,Department of Neuroscience I, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan. .,PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0076, Japan.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Igakubu-3-gokan, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan. .,CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan.
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Uematsu K, Heiman M, Zelenina M, Padovan J, Chait BT, Aperia A, Nishi A, Greengard P. Protein kinase A directly phosphorylates metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 to modulate its function. J Neurochem 2015; 132:677-86. [PMID: 25639954 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 12/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) regulates excitatory post-synaptic signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) and is implicated in various CNS disorders. Protein kinase A (PKA) signaling is known to play a critical role in neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and addiction. Dopamine signaling is known to modulate the properties of mGluR5 in a cAMP- and PKA-dependent manner, suggesting that mGluR5 may be a direct target for PKA. Our study identifies mGluR5 at Ser870 as a direct substrate for PKA phosphorylation and demonstrates that this phosphorylation plays a critical role in the PKA-mediated modulation of mGluR5 functions such as extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation and intracellular Ca(2+) oscillations. The identification of the molecular mechanism by which PKA signaling modulates mGluR5-mediated cellular responses contributes to the understanding of the interaction between dopaminergic and glutamatergic neuronal signaling. We identified serine residue 870 (S870) in metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) as a direct substrate for protein kinase A (PKA). The phosphorylation of this site regulates the ability of mGluR5 to induce extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation and intracellular Ca(2+) oscillations. This study provides a direct molecular mechanism by which PKA signaling interacts with glutamate neurotransmission.
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- Ken Uematsu
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan; Cognitive and Molecular Research Institute of Brain Diseases, Kurume University, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Shen H, Hu Y, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Xu Z. Calcium–calmodulin dependent protein kinase I from Macrobrachium nipponense: cDNA cloning and involvement in molting. Gene 2014; 538:235-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2013] [Revised: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Agassandian M, Chen BB, Pulijala R, Kaercher L, Glasser JR, Mallampalli RK. Calcium-calmodulin kinase I cooperatively regulates nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of CCTα by accessing a nuclear export signal. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:2755-69. [PMID: 22621903 PMCID: PMC3395663 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-10-0863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We identified a new calmodulin kinase I (CaMKI) substrate, cytidyltransferase (CCTα), a crucial enzyme required for maintenance of cell membranes. CCTα becomes activated with translocation from the cytoplasm to the nuclear membrane, resulting in increased membrane phospholipids. Calcium-activated CCTα nuclear import is mediated by binding of its C-terminus to 14-3-3 ζ, a regulator of nuclear trafficking. Here CaMK1 phosphorylates residues within this C-terminus that signals association of CCTα with 14-3-3 ζ to initiate calcium-induced nuclear entry. CaMKI docks within the CCTα membrane-binding domain (residues 290-299), a sequence that displays similarities to a canonical nuclear export signal (NES) that also binds CRM1/exportin 1. Expression of a CFP-CCTα mutant lacking residues 290-299 in cells results in cytosolically retained enzyme. CRM1/exportin 1 was required for CCTα nuclear export, and its overexpression in cells was partially sufficient to trigger CCTα nuclear export despite calcium stimulation. An isolated CFP-290-299 peptide remained in the nucleus in the presence of leptomycin B but was able to target to the cytoplasm with farnesol. Thus CaMKI vies with CRM1/exportin 1 for access to a NES, and assembly of a CaMKI-14-3-3 ζ-CCTα complex is a key effector mechanism that drives nuclear CCTα translocation.
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- Marianna Agassandian
- Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Acute Lung Injury Center of Excellence, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Medical Specialty Service Line, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15240
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Knockdown of two splice variants of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Iδ causes developmental abnormalities in zebrafish, Danio rerio. Arch Biochem Biophys 2012; 517:71-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Skelding KA, Rostas JAP. The role of molecular regulation and targeting in regulating calcium/calmodulin stimulated protein kinases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2012; 740:703-30. [PMID: 22453966 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2888-2_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinases can be classified as one of two types - restricted or multifunctional. This family of kinases contains several structural similarities: all possess a calmodulin binding motif and an autoinhibitory region. In addition, all of the calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinases examined in this chapter are regulated by phosphorylation, which either activates or inhibits their kinase activity. However, as the multifunctional calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinases are ubiquitously expressed, yet regulate a broad range of cellular functions, additional levels of regulation that control these cell-specific functions must exist. These additional layers of control include gene expression, signaling pathways, and expression of binding proteins and molecular targeting. All of the multifunctional calcium/calmodulin-stimulated protein kinases examined in this chapter appear to be regulated by these additional layers of control, however, this does not appear to be the case for the restricted kinases.
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- Kathryn A Skelding
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
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Han XJ, Lu YF, Li SA, Kaitsuka T, Sato Y, Tomizawa K, Nairn AC, Takei K, Matsui H, Matsushita M. CaM kinase I alpha-induced phosphorylation of Drp1 regulates mitochondrial morphology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 182:573-85. [PMID: 18695047 PMCID: PMC2500141 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200802164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that frequently move, divide, and fuse with one another to maintain their architecture and functions. However, the signaling mechanisms involved in these processes are still not well characterized. In this study, we analyze mitochondrial dynamics and morphology in neurons. Using time-lapse imaging, we find that Ca2+ influx through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCCs) causes a rapid halt in mitochondrial movement and induces mitochondrial fission. VDCC-associated Ca2+ signaling stimulates phosphorylation of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) at serine 600 via activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Iα (CaMKIα). In neurons and HeLa cells, phosphorylation of Drp1 at serine 600 is associated with an increase in Drp1 translocation to mitochondria, whereas in vitro, phosphorylation of Drp1 results in an increase in its affinity for Fis1. CaMKIα is a widely expressed protein kinase, suggesting that Ca2+ is likely to be functionally important in the control of mitochondrial dynamics through regulation of Drp1 phosphorylation in neurons and other cell types.
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- Xiao-Jian Han
- Department of Physiology and 2Department of Neuroscience, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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Deb TB, Coticchia CM, Barndt R, Zuo H, Dickson RB, Johnson MD. Pregnancy-upregulated nonubiquitous calmodulin kinase induces ligand-independent EGFR degradation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C365-77. [PMID: 18562482 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00449.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We describe here an important function of the novel calmodulin kinase I isoform, pregnancy-upregulated nonubiquitous calmodulin kinase (Pnck). Pnck (also known as CaM kinase Ibeta(2)) was previously shown to be differentially overexpressed in a subset of human primary breast cancers, compared with benign mammary epithelial tissue. In addition, during late pregnancy, Pnck mRNA was shown to be strongly upregulated in epithelial cells of the mouse mammary gland exhibiting decreased proliferation and terminal differentiation. Pnck mRNA is also significantly upregulated in confluent and serum-starved cells, compared with actively growing proliferating cells (Gardner HP, Seung HI, Reynolds C, Chodosh LA. Cancer Res 60: 5571-5577, 2000). Despite these suggestive data, the true physiological role(s) of, or the signaling mechanism(s) regulated by Pnck, remain unknown. We now report that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) levels are significantly downregulated in a ligand-independent manner in human embryonic kidney-293 (HEK-293) cells overexpressing Pnck. MAP kinase activation was strongly inhibited by EGFR downregulation in the Pnck-overexpressing cells. The EGFR downregulation was not the result of reduced transcription of the EGFR gene but from protea-lysosomal degradation of EGFR protein. Knockdown of endogenous Pnck mRNA levels by small interfering RNA transfection in human breast cancer cells resulted in upregulation of unliganded EGFR, consistent with the effects observed in the overexpression model of Pnck-mediated ligand-independent EGFR downregulation. Pnck thus emerges as a new component of the poorly understood mechanism of ligand-independent EGFR degradation, and it may represent an attractive therapeutic target in EGFR-regulated oncogenesis.
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- Tushar B Deb
- Dept. of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown Univ. Medical Center, New Research Bldg., W412, 3970 Reservoir Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
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The calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascades. CALCIUM - A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7306(06)41013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Wayman GA, Impey S, Marks D, Saneyoshi T, Grant WF, Derkach V, Soderling TR. Activity-dependent dendritic arborization mediated by CaM-kinase I activation and enhanced CREB-dependent transcription of Wnt-2. Neuron 2006; 50:897-909. [PMID: 16772171 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2005] [Revised: 04/11/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Members of the Wnt signaling family are important mediators of numerous developmental events, including activity-dependent dendrite development, but the pathways regulating expression and secretion of Wnt in response to neuronal activity are poorly defined. Here, we identify an NMDA receptor-mediated, Ca2+-dependent signaling pathway that couples neuronal activity to dendritic arborization through enhanced Wnt synthesis and secretion. Activity-dependent dendritic outgrowth and branching in cultured hippocampal neurons and slices is mediated through activation by CaM-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK) of the membrane-associated gamma isoform of CaMKI. Downstream effectors of CaMKI include the MAP-kinase pathway of Ras/MEK/ERK and the transcription factor CREB. A serial analysis of chromatin occupancy screen identified Wnt-2 as an activity-dependent CREB-responsive gene. Neuronal activity enhances CREB-dependent transcription of Wnt-2, and expression of Wnt-2 stimulates dendritic arborization. This novel signaling pathway contributes to dynamic remodeling of the dendritic architecture in response to neuronal activity during development.
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- Gary A Wayman
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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Sakagami H, Kamata A, Nishimura H, Kasahara J, Owada Y, Takeuchi Y, Watanabe M, Fukunaga K, Kondo H. Prominent expression and activity-dependent nuclear translocation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase Idelta in hippocampal neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2006; 22:2697-707. [PMID: 16324104 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04463.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs) including CaMKI, II and IV, are thought to regulate a variety of neuronal functions. Unlike CaMKII, which is regulated by autophosphorylation, CaMKI as well as CaMKIV are activated by CaMKK. In this study, we examined the cellular and subcellular localization of CaMKIdelta, a recently identified fourth isoform of CaMKI, in the mature brain. In situ hybridization analysis demonstrated wide expression of CaMKIdelta mRNA in the adult mouse brain with prominent expression in the hippocampal pyramidal cells. FLAG-tagged CaMKIdelta was localized at the cytoplasm and neurites without nuclear immunoreactivity in approximately 80% of the transfected primary hippocampal neurons. The stimulation with either KCl depolarization or glutamate triggered the nuclear localization of FLAG-tagged CaMKIdelta by two-fold with a peak at 1 min. In contrast, the catalytically inactive mutants of CaMKIdelta remained cytoplasmic without nuclear translocation during KCl depolarization, indicating the requirement of its activation for the nuclear translocation. Furthermore, we showed that immunoprecipitated CaMKIdelta could phosphorylate cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)alphain vitro and that the over-expression of CaMKIdelta enhanced GAL4-CREB-luciferase activity in PC12 cells stimulated by KCl depolarization. Our present study provides the first evidence for the possible involvement of CaMKIdelta in nuclear functions through its nuclear translocation in response to stimuli that trigger intracellular Ca2+ influx.
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- Hiroyuki Sakagami
- Division of Histology, Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
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Tokumitsu H, Hatano N, Inuzuka H, Sueyoshi Y, Yokokura S, Ichimura T, Nozaki N, Kobayashi R. Phosphorylation of Numb Family Proteins. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:35108-18. [PMID: 16105844 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503912200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To search for the substrates of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaM-KI), we performed affinity chromatography purification using either the unphosphorylated or phosphorylated (at Thr177) GST-fused CaM-KI catalytic domain (residues 1-293, K49E) as the affinity ligand. Proteomic analysis was then carried out to identify the interacting proteins. In addition to the detection of two known CaM-KI substrates (CREB and synapsin I), we identified two Numb family proteins (Numb and Numbl) from rat tissues. These proteins were unphosphorylated and were bound only to the Thr177-phosphorylated CaM-KI catalytic domain. This finding is consistent with the results demonstrating that Numb and Numbl were efficiently and stoichiometrically phosphorylated in vitro at equivalent Ser residues (Ser264 in Numb and Ser304 in Numbl) by activated CaM-KI and also by two other CaM-Ks (CaM-KII and CaM-KIV). Using anti-phospho-Numb/Numbl antibody, we observed the phosphorylation of Numb family proteins in various rat tissue extracts, and we also detected the ionomycin-induced phosphorylation of endogenous Numb at Ser264 in COS-7 cells. The present results revealed that the Numb family proteins are phosphorylated in vivo as well as in vitro. Furthermore, we found that the recruitment of 14-3-3 proteins was the functional consequence of the phosphorylation of the Numb family proteins. Interaction of 14-3-3 protein with phosphorylated Numbl-blocked dephosphorylation of Ser304. Taken together, these results indicate that the Numb family proteins may be intracellular targets for CaM-Ks, and they may also be regulated by phosphorylation-dependent interaction with 14-3-3 protein.
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- Hiroshi Tokumitsu
- Department of Signal Transduction Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
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Ellison TI, Dowd DR, MacDonald PN. Calmodulin-Dependent Kinase IV Stimulates Vitamin D Receptor-Mediated Transcription. Mol Endocrinol 2005; 19:2309-19. [PMID: 15919723 DOI: 10.1210/me.2004-0382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Abstract1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] promotes intestinal absorption of calcium primarily by binding to the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and regulating gene expression. 1,25-(OH)2D3 also exerts rapid actions at the cell membrane that include increasing intracellular calcium levels and activating protein kinase cascades. To explore potential cross talk between calcium signaling elicited by the nongenomic actions of 1,25-(OH)2D3 and the genomic pathway mediated by VDR, we examined the effects of activated Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinases (CaMKs) on 1,25-(OH)2D3/VDR-mediated transcription. Expression of a constitutively active form of CaMKIV dramatically stimulated 1,25-(OH)2D3-activated reporter gene expression in COS-7, HeLa, and ROS17/2.8 cell lines. Metabolic labeling studies indicated that CaMKIV increased VDR phosphorylation levels. In addition, CaMKIV increased the independent transcription activity of the VDR coactivator SRC (steroid receptor coactivator) 1, and promoted ligand-dependent interaction between VDR and SRC coactivator proteins in mammalian two-hybrid studies. The functional consequences of this multifaceted mechanism of CaMKIV action were revealed by reporter gene studies, which showed that CaMKIV and select SRC coactivators synergistically enhanced VDR-mediated transcription. These studies support a model in which CaMKIV signaling stimulates VDR-mediated transcription by increasing phosphorylation levels of VDR and enhancing autonomous SRC activity, resulting in higher 1,25-(OH)2D3-dependent interaction between VDR and SRC coactivators.
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- Tara I Ellison
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Matsushita M, Kozak JA, Shimizu Y, McLachlin DT, Yamaguchi H, Wei FY, Tomizawa K, Matsui H, Chait BT, Cahalan MD, Nairn AC. Channel Function Is Dissociated from the Intrinsic Kinase Activity and Autophosphorylation of TRPM7/ChaK1. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:20793-803. [PMID: 15781465 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m413671200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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TRPM7/ChaK1 is a unique channel/kinase that contains a TRPM channel domain with 6 transmembrane segments fused to a novel serine-threonine kinase domain at its C terminus. The goal of this study was to investigate a possible role of kinase activity and autophosphorylation in regulation of channel activity of TRPM7/ChaK1. Residues essential for kinase activity were identified by site-directed mutagenesis. Two major sites of autophosphorylation were identified in vitro by mass spectrometry at Ser(1511) and Ser(1567), and these sites were found to be phosphorylated in intact cells. TRPM7/ChaK1 is a cation-selective channel that exhibits strong outward rectification and inhibition by millimolar levels of internal [Mg(2+)]. Mutation of the two autophosphorylation sites or of a key catalytic site that abolished kinase activity did not alter channel activity measured by whole-cell recording or Ca(2+) influx. Inhibition by internal Mg(2+) was also unaffected in the autophosphorylation site or "kinase-dead" mutants. Moreover, kinase activity was enhanced by Mg(2+), was decreased by Zn(2+), and was unaffected by Ca(2+). In contrast, channel activity was inhibited by all three of these divalent cations. However, deletion of much of C-terminal kinase domain resulted in expression of an apparently inactive channel. We conclude that neither current activity nor regulation by internal Mg(2+) is affected by kinase activity or autophosphorylation but that the kinase domain may play a structural role in channel assembly or subcellular localization.
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- Masayuki Matsushita
- First Department of Physiology, Okayama University Medical School, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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Cavazzin C, Bonvicini C, Nocera A, Racchi M, Kasahara J, Tardito D, Gennarelli M, Govoni S, Racagni G, Popoli M. Expression and phosphorylation of delta-CaM kinase II in cultured Alzheimer fibroblasts. Neurobiol Aging 2004; 25:1187-96. [PMID: 15312964 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2003.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2003] [Revised: 11/25/2003] [Accepted: 12/17/2003] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dysregulation of calcium homeostasis is among the major cellular alterations in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We studied Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM kinase II), one of the major effectors regulating neuronal responses to changes in calcium fluxes, in cultured skin fibroblasts from subjects with sporadic AD. We found, by using PCR and Western analysis, that human fibroblasts express the delta-isoform of this kinase, and that CaM kinase II is the major Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase in these cells. Protein expression level of the kinase was not significantly different in AD fibroblasts. However, the total activity of the kinase (stimulated by Ca(2+)/calmodulin) was significantly reduced in AD cell lines, whereas Ca(2+)-independent activity was significantly enhanced. The percent autonomy of the kinase (%Ca(2+)-independent/Ca(2+)-dependent activity) in AD cell lines was 62.8%, three-fold the corresponding percentage in control fibroblasts. The abnormal calcium-independent activity was not due to enhanced basal autophosphorylation of Thr(287). The observed abnormalities, if present in brain tissue, may be implicated either in dysfunction of neuroplasticity and cognitive functions or in dysregulation of cell cycle.
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- Chiara Cavazzin
- Center of Neuropharmacology, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Center of Excellence on Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Song T, Hatano N, Horii M, Tokumitsu H, Yamaguchi F, Tokuda M, Watanabe Y. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I inhibits neuronal nitric-oxide synthase activity through serine 741 phosphorylation. FEBS Lett 2004; 570:133-7. [PMID: 15251453 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.05.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2004] [Revised: 04/30/2004] [Accepted: 05/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We demonstrate here that neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) is phosphorylated and inhibited by a constitutively active form of Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase I (CaM-K I1-293). Substitution of Ser741 to Ala in nNOS blocked the phosphorylation and the inhibitory effect. Mimicking phosphorylation at Ser741 by Ser to Asp mutation resulted in decreased binding of and activation by CaM, since the mutation was within the CaM-binding domain. CaM-K I1-293 gave phosphorylation of nNOS at Ser741 in transfected cells, resulting in 60-70% inhibition of nNOS activity. Wild-type CaM-K I also did phosphorylate nNOS at Ser741 in transfected cells, but either CaM-K II or CaM-K IV did not. These results raise the possibility of a novel cross-talk between nNOS and CaM-K I through the phosphorylation of Ser741 on nNOS.
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- Tao Song
- Department of Cell Physiology, Kagawa University, Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kida-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
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Schmitt JM, Wayman GA, Nozaki N, Soderling TR. Calcium Activation of ERK Mediated by Calmodulin Kinase I. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:24064-72. [PMID: 15150258 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401501200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Elevated intracellular Ca(2+) triggers numerous signaling pathways including protein kinases such as the calmodulin-dependent kinases (CaMKs) and the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs). In the present study we examined Ca(2+)-dependent "cross-talk" between these two protein kinase families. Using a combination of pharmacological inhibitors and dominant-negative kinases (dnKinase), we identified a requirement for CaMKK acting through CaMKI in the stimulation of ERKs upon depolarization of the neuroblastoma cell line, NG108. Depolarization stimulated prolonged ERK and JNK activation that was blocked by the CaMKK inhibitor, STO-609; this inhibition of ERK activation by STO-609 was rescued by expression of a STO-609-insensitive mutant of CaMKK. However, activation of ERK by epidermal growth factor or carbachol were not suppressed by inhibition of CaMKK, indicating specificity for this "cross-talk." To identify the downstream target of CaMKK that mediated ERK activation upon depolarization, dnKinases were expressed. The dnCaMKI completely suppressed ERK2 activation whereas dnAKT/PKB or nuclear-targeted dnCaMKIV, other substrates for CaMKK, were not inhibitory. ERK activation upon depolarization or transfection with constitutively active (ca) CaMKI was blocked by dnRas. Additionally, depolarization of NG108 cells promoted neurite outgrowth, and this effect was blocked by inhibition of either CaMKK (STO-609) or ERK (UO126). Co-transfection with caCaMKK plus caCaMKI also stimulated neurite outgrowth that was blocked by inhibition of ERK (UO126). These data are the first to suggest that ERK activation and neurite outgrowth in response to depolarization are mediated by CaMKK activation of CaMKI.
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- John M Schmitt
- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland 97239, USA
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Stedman DR, Uboha NV, Stedman TT, Nairn AC, Picciotto MR. Cytoplasmic localization of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I-alpha depends on a nuclear export signal in its regulatory domain. FEBS Lett 2004; 566:275-80. [PMID: 15147908 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2004] [Revised: 04/15/2004] [Accepted: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I-alpha (CaMKI-alpha) is a ubiquitous cytosolic enzyme that phosphorylates a number of nuclear proteins in vitro and has been implicated in transcriptional regulation. We report that cytoplasmic localization of CaMKI-alpha depends on CRM1-mediated nuclear export mediated through a Rev-like nuclear export signal in the CaMKI-alpha regulatory domain. Interaction of CaMKI-alpha with a CRM1 complex in vitro is enhanced by incubation with calcium/calmodulin. Translocation of CaMKI-alpha into the nucleus involves a conserved sequence located within the catalytic core. Mutation of this sequence partially blocks nuclear entry of an export-impaired mutant of CaMKI-alpha.
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- Diann R Stedman
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street - 3rd Floor Research, New Haven, CT 05608, USA
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Qin H, Raught B, Sonenberg N, Goldstein EG, Edelman AM. Phosphorylation screening identifies translational initiation factor 4GII as an intracellular target of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:48570-9. [PMID: 14507913 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308781200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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CaMKI is a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase that is widely expressed in eukaryotic cells and tissues but for which few, if any, physiological substrates are known. We screened a human lung cDNA expression library for potential CaMKI substrates by solid phase in situ phosphorylation ("phosphorylation screening"). Multiple overlapping partial length cDNAs encoding three proteins were detected. Two of these proteins are known: 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase and eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF) 4GII. To determine whether CaMKI substrates identified by phosphorylation screening represent authentic physiological targets, we examined the potential for [Ca2+]i- and CaMKI-dependent phosphorylation of eIF4GII in vitro and in vivo. Endogenous eIF4GII immunoprecipitated from HEK293T cells was phosphorylated by CaMKI, in vitro as was a recombinant fragment of eIF4GII encompassing the central and C-terminal regions. The latter phosphorylation occurred with favorable kinetics (Km = 1 microm; kcat = 1.8 s-1) at a single site, Ser1156, located in a segment of eIF4GII aligning with the phosphoregion of eIF4GI. Phosphopeptide mapping and back phosphorylation experiments revealed [Ca2+]i-dependent, CaMKI site-specific, eIF4GII phosphorylation in vivo. This phosphorylation was blocked by kinase-negative CaMKI consistent with a requirement for endogenous CaMKI for in vivo eIF4GII phosphorylation. We conclude that phosphorylation screening is an effective method for searching for intracellular targets of CaMKI and may have identified a new role of Ca2+ signaling to the translation apparatus.
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- Hui Qin
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Nishimura H, Sakagami H, Uezu A, Fukunaga K, Watanabe M, Kondo H. Cloning, characterization and expression of two alternatively splicing isoforms of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I gamma in the rat brain. J Neurochem 2003; 85:1216-27. [PMID: 12753081 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01760.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaMKI), originally identified as a protein kinase phosphorylating synapsin I, has been shown to constitute a family of closely related isoforms (alpha, beta and gamma). Here, we have isolated and determined the complete primary structures of two alternatively splicing isoforms of CaMKI termed CaMKI gamma 1 and -gamma 2. CaMKI gamma 1 and -gamma 2 contain an identical N-terminal catalytic domain with different C-terminal regions due to the deletion of the 425-bp nucleotide sequence of CaMKI gamma 1 in CaMKI gamma 2. In vitro kinase assay has demonstrated the marked enhancement of the Ca2+/CaM-dependent activity of CaMKI gamma 1 by the preincubation with Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK), but no significant activation of CaMKI gamma 2. Northern blot analysis has demonstrated the predominant expression of CaMKI gamma in the brain. RT-PCR analysis has revealed similar expression patterns between CaMKI gamma 1 and CaMKI gamma 2 in various brain regions. In situ hybridization analysis has demonstrated that CaMKI gamma mRNA is expressed in a distinct pattern from other isoforms of CaMKI with predominant expression in some restricted brain regions such as the olfactory bulb, hippocampal pyramidal cell layer of CA3, central amygdaloid nuclei, ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus and pineal gland. In the primary hippocampal neurons and NG108-15 cells, transfected CaMKI gamma 1 and -gamma 2 are localized primarily in the cytoplasm and neurites but not in the nucleus. These findings suggest that both isoforms of CaMKI gamma may be involved in Ca2+ signal transduction in the cytoplasmic compartment of certain neuronal population.
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- Hideki Nishimura
- Division of Histology, Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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Kim YM, Watanabe T, Allen PB, Kim YM, Lee SJ, Greengard P, Nairn AC, Kwon YG. PNUTS, a protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) nuclear targeting subunit. Characterization of its PP1- and RNA-binding domains and regulation by phosphorylation. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:13819-28. [PMID: 12574161 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m209621200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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PNUTS, Phosphatase 1 NUclear Targeting Subunit, is a recently described protein that targets protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) to the nucleus. In the present study, we characterized the biochemical properties of PNUTS. A variety of truncation and site-directed mutants of PNUTS was prepared and expressed either as glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins in Escherichia coli or as FLAG-tagged proteins in 293T cells. A 50-amino acid domain in the center of PNUTS mediated both high affinity PP1 binding and inhibition of PP1 activity. The PP1-binding domain is related to a motif found in several other PP1-binding proteins but is distinct in that Trp replaces Phe. Mutation of the Trp residue essentially abolished the ability of PNUTS to bind to and inhibit PP1. The central PP1-binding domain of PNUTS was an effective substrate for protein kinase A in vitro, and phosphorylation substantially reduced the ability of PNUTS to bind to PP1 in vitro and following stimulation of protein kinase A in intact cells. In vitro RNA binding experiments showed that a C-terminal region including several RGG motifs and a novel repeat domain rich in His and Gly interacted with mRNA and single-stranded DNA. PNUTS exhibited selective binding for poly(A) and poly(G) compared with poly(U) or poly(C) ribonucleotide homopolymers, with specificity being mediated by distinct regions within the domain rich in His and Gly and the domain containing the RGG motifs. Finally, a PNUTS-PP1 complex was isolated from mammalian cell lysates using RNA-conjugated beads. Together, these studies support a role for PNUTS in protein kinase A-regulated targeting of PP1 to specific RNA-associated complexes in the nucleus.
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- Young-Mi Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do 200-701, Korea
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Hsieh-Wilson LC, Benfenati F, Snyder GL, Allen PB, Nairn AC, Greengard P. Phosphorylation of spinophilin modulates its interaction with actin filaments. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:1186-94. [PMID: 12417592 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205754200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Spinophilin is a protein phosphatase 1 (PP1)- and actin-binding protein that modulates excitatory synaptic transmission and dendritic spine morphology. We report that spinophilin is phosphorylated in vitro by protein kinase A (PKA). Phosphorylation of spinophilin was stimulated by treatment of neostriatal neurons with a dopamine D1 receptor agonist or with forskolin, consistent with spinophilin being a substrate for PKA in intact cells. Using tryptic phosphopeptide mapping, site-directed mutagenesis, and microsequencing analysis, we identified two major sites of phosphorylation, Ser-94 and Ser-177, that are located within the actin-binding domain of spinophilin. Phosphorylation of spinophilin by PKA modulated the association between spinophilin and the actin cytoskeleton. Following subcellular fractionation, unphosphorylated spinophilin was enriched in the postsynaptic density, whereas a pool of phosphorylated spinophilin was found in the cytosol. F-actin co-sedimentation and overlay analysis revealed that phosphorylation of spinophilin reduced the stoichiometry of the spinophilin-actin interaction. In contrast, the ability of spinophilin to bind to PP1 remained unchanged. Taken together, our studies suggest that phosphorylation of spinophilin by PKA modulates the anchoring of the spinophilin-PP1 complex within dendritic spines, thereby likely contributing to the efficacy and plasticity of synaptic transmission.
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- Linda C Hsieh-Wilson
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Uezu A, Fukunaga K, Kasahara J, Miyamoto E. Activation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. J Neurochem 2002; 82:585-93. [PMID: 12153482 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00984.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have focused on activation mechanisms of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM) kinase I in the hippocampal neurons and compared them with that of CaM kinase IV. Increased activation of CaM kinase I occurred by stimulation with glutamate and depolarization in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Similar to CaM kinases II and IV, CaM kinase I was essentially activated by stimulation with the NMDA receptor. Although both CaM kinases I and IV seem to be activated by CaM kinase kinase, the activation of CaM kinase I was persistent during stimulation with glutamate in contrast to a transient activation of CaM kinase IV. In addition, CaM kinase I was activated in a lower concentration of glutamate than that of CaM kinase IV. Depolarization-induced activation of CaM kinase I was also evident in the cultured neurons and was largely blocked by nifedipine. In the experiment with 32P-labeled cells, phosphorylation of CaM kinase I was stimulated by glutamate treatment and depolarization. The glutamate- and depolarization-induced phosphorylation was inhibited by the NMDA receptor antagonist and nifedipine, respectively. These results suggest that, although CaM kinases I and IV are activated by the NMDA receptor and depolarization stimulation, these kinase activities are differently regulated in the hippocampal neurons.
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- Akiyoshi Uezu
- Department of Pharmacology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan
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Jusuf AA, Sakagami H, Terashima T. Expression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) Ibeta2 in developing rat CNS. Neuroscience 2002; 109:407-20. [PMID: 11823055 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00514-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We observed the onset time and distribution pattern of beta2 isoform of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaMKIbeta2) in the CNS of the rat during the embryonic period until birth using an immunohistochemical method. The expression of CaMKIbeta2 started at embryological day 10 when the three primary brain vesicles and neural tube are generated from the neural plate. During the embryonic period, highly immunoreactive products were ubiquitously detected in neurons in the CNS, although neurons in the caudate-putamen and globus pallidus were faintly immunostained or immunonegative. High expression of CaMKIbeta2 persisted in the olfactory bulb, lymbic system, neocortex, septal nuclei, amygdala complex, some hypothalamic nuclei, pontine nuclei, Purkinje cells and granule cells in the cerebellar cortex through the developing period. At the subcellular level, CaMKIbeta2 was strongly expressed in nuclei of neurons but faintly in their cytoplasm, suggesting that this protein has an important role in the nuclear signaling pathway. This study demonstrates that expression of CaMKIbeta2 begins at the earliest developmental stage of the rat CNS and persists through the developing period.
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- A A Jusuf
- Department of Anatomy, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Kasahara J, Fukunaga K, Miyamoto E. Activation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV in long term potentiation in the rat hippocampal CA1 region. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:24044-50. [PMID: 11306573 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100247200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The importance of well characterized calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) II in hippocampal long term potentiation (LTP) is widely well established; however, several CaMKs other than CaMKII are not yet clearly characterized and understood. Here we report the activation of CaMKIV, which is phosphorylated by CaMK kinase and localized predominantly in neuronal nuclei, and its functional role as a cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB) kinase in high frequency stimulation (HFS)-induced LTP in the rat hippocampal CA1 region. CaMKIV was transiently activated in neuronal nuclei after HFS, and the activation returned to the basal level within 30 min. Phosphorylation of CREB, which is a CaMKIV substrate, and expression of c-Fos protein, which is regulated by CREB, increased during LTP. This increase was inhibited mainly by CaMK inhibitors and also by an inhibitor for mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade, although to a lesser extent. Our results suggest that CaMKIV functions as a CREB kinase and controls CREB-regulated gene expression during HFS-induced LTP in the rat hippocampal CA1 region.
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- J Kasahara
- Department of Pharmacology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 2-2-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-0811, Japan
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Jiang SW, Dong M, Trujillo MA, Miller LJ, Eberhardt NL. DNA binding of TEA/ATTS domain factors is regulated by protein kinase C phosphorylation in human choriocarcinoma cells. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:23464-70. [PMID: 11313339 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010934200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Transcription enhancer factor 1 (TEF-1) controls the expression of a diverse set of genes. Previous studies implicated protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated signal transduction in modulating TEF function. We demonstrate that in human choriocarcinoma BeWo cells, the PKC activator 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate and PKC inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide reciprocally down- and up-regulate, respectively, TEF-mediated GGAATG core enhancer activity. In vitro TEF-1 phosphorylation with several PKC isozymes and phosphoamino acid analysis confirmed that TEF-1 is a potential PKC substrate. TEF-1.DNA complexes formed by BeWo nuclear extracts are supershifted by phosphoserine- and phosphothreonine- but not phosphotyrosine-specific antibodies, indicating that TEF-1 is phosphorylated in vivo at serine and threonine residues. The TEF-1 phosphorylation domain was localized to the third alpha-helix of the DNA binding domain and adjacent hinge region by phosphopeptide analysis. TEF-1 phosphorylation significantly reduced its DNA binding activity both in vitro and in vivo, providing a possible mechanism for the inhibitory action of PKC. Finally, BeWo cells contained abundant levels of gamma and delta PKC isoforms, and their overexpression resulted in even greater inhibition of GGAATG core enhancer activity after 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate treatment. These data strongly suggest that PKC-mediated phosphorylation is a key factor controlling TEF function.
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- S W Jiang
- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Calmodulin (CaM) is an essential protein that serves as a ubiquitous intracellular receptor for Ca(2+). The Ca(2+)/CaM complex initiates a plethora of signaling cascades that culminate in alteration of cellular functions. Among the many Ca(2+)/CaM-binding proteins to be discovered, the multifunctional protein kinases CaMKI, II, and IV play pivotal roles. Our review focuses on this class of CaM kinases to illustrate the structural and biochemical basis for Ca(2+)/CaM interaction with and regulation of its target enzymes. Gene transcription has been chosen as the functional endpoint to illustrate the recent advances in Ca(2+)/CaM-mediated signal transduction mechanisms.
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- S S Hook
- Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
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Bibb JA, Nishi A, O'Callaghan JP, Ule J, Lan M, Snyder GL, Horiuchi A, Saito T, Hisanaga S, Czernik AJ, Nairn AC, Greengard P. Phosphorylation of protein phosphatase inhibitor-1 by Cdk5. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:14490-7. [PMID: 11278334 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m007197200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protein phosphatase inhibitor-1 is a prototypical mediator of cross-talk between protein kinases and protein phosphatases. Activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase results in phosphorylation of inhibitor-1 at Thr-35, converting it into a potent inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1. Here we report that inhibitor-1 is phosphorylated in vitro at Ser-67 by the proline-directed kinases, Cdk1, Cdk5, and mitogen-activated protein kinase. By using phosphorylation state-specific antibodies and selective protein kinase inhibitors, Cdk5 was found to be the only kinase that phosphorylates inhibitor-1 at Ser-67 in intact striatal brain tissue. In vitro and in vivo studies indicated that phospho-Ser-67 inhibitor-1 was dephosphorylated by protein phosphatases-2A and -2B. The state of phosphorylation of inhibitor-1 at Ser-67 was dynamically regulated in striatal tissue by glutamate-dependent regulation of N-methyl-d-aspartic acid-type channels. Phosphorylation of Ser-67 did not convert inhibitor-1 into an inhibitor of protein phosphatase-1. However, inhibitor-1 phosphorylated at Ser-67 was a less efficient substrate for cAMP-dependent protein kinase. These results demonstrate regulation of a Cdk5-dependent phosphorylation site in inhibitor-1 and suggest a role for this site in modulating the amplitude of signal transduction events that involve cAMP-dependent protein kinase activation.
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- J A Bibb
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021-6399, USA.
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Human granulocytes are characterized by a variety of specific effector functions involved in host defense. Several widely expressed protein kinases have been implicated in the regulation of these effector functions. A polymerase chain reaction–based strategy was used to identify novel granulocyte-specific kinases. A novel protein kinase complementary DNA with an open reading frame of 357 amino acids was identified with homology to calcium-calmodulin–dependent kinase I (CaMKI). This has been termed CaMKI-like kinase (CKLiK). Analysis of CKLiK messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in hematopoietic cells demonstrated an almost exclusive expression in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Up-regulation of CKLiK mRNA occurs during neutrophilic differentiation of CD34+ stem cells. CKLiK kinase activity was dependent on Ca++ and calmodulin as analyzed by in vitro phosphorylation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate responsive element modulator (CREM). Furthermore, CKLiK- transfected cells treated with ionomycin demonstrated an induction of CRE- binding protein (CREB) transcriptional activity compared to control cells. Additionally, CaMK-kinaseα enhanced CKLiK activity. In vivo activation of CKLiK was shown by addition of interleukin (IL)-8 to a myeloid cell line stably expressing CKLiK. Furthermore inducible activation of CKLiK was sufficient to induce extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activity. These data identify a novel Ca++/calmodulin-dependent PMN- specific kinase that may play a role in Ca++-mediated regulation of human granulocyte functions.
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Identification and characterization of CKLiK, a novel granulocyte Ca++/calmodulin-dependent kinase. Blood 2000. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v96.9.3215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractHuman granulocytes are characterized by a variety of specific effector functions involved in host defense. Several widely expressed protein kinases have been implicated in the regulation of these effector functions. A polymerase chain reaction–based strategy was used to identify novel granulocyte-specific kinases. A novel protein kinase complementary DNA with an open reading frame of 357 amino acids was identified with homology to calcium-calmodulin–dependent kinase I (CaMKI). This has been termed CaMKI-like kinase (CKLiK). Analysis of CKLiK messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in hematopoietic cells demonstrated an almost exclusive expression in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Up-regulation of CKLiK mRNA occurs during neutrophilic differentiation of CD34+ stem cells. CKLiK kinase activity was dependent on Ca++ and calmodulin as analyzed by in vitro phosphorylation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate responsive element modulator (CREM). Furthermore, CKLiK- transfected cells treated with ionomycin demonstrated an induction of CRE- binding protein (CREB) transcriptional activity compared to control cells. Additionally, CaMK-kinaseα enhanced CKLiK activity. In vivo activation of CKLiK was shown by addition of interleukin (IL)-8 to a myeloid cell line stably expressing CKLiK. Furthermore inducible activation of CKLiK was sufficient to induce extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activity. These data identify a novel Ca++/calmodulin-dependent PMN- specific kinase that may play a role in Ca++-mediated regulation of human granulocyte functions.
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Komeima K, Hayashi Y, Naito Y, Watanabe Y. Inhibition of neuronal nitric-oxide synthase by calcium/ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIalpha through Ser847 phosphorylation in NG108-15 neuronal cells. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:28139-43. [PMID: 10874031 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003198200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that phosphorylation of neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) at Ser(847) by Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaM kinases) attenuates the catalytic activity of the enzyme in vitro (Hayashi Y., Nishio M., Naito Y., Yokokura H., Nimura Y., Hidaka H., and Watanabe Y. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274, 20597-20602). In the present study we determined that CaM kinase IIalpha (CaM-K IIalpha) can directly phosphorylate nNOS on Ser(847), leading to a reduction of nNOS activity in cells. The phosphorylation abilities of purified CaM kinase Ialpha (CaM-K Ialpha), CaM-K IIalpha, and CaM-kinase IV (CaM-K IV) on Ser(847) were analyzed using the synthetic peptide nNOS-(836-859) (Glu-Glu-Arg-Lys-Ser-Tyr-Lys-Val-Arg-Phe-Asn-Ser-Val-Ser-Ser-Tyr-Ser- Asp-Ser-Arg-Lys-Ser-Ser-Gly) from nNOS as substrate. The relative V(max)/K(m) ratios of CaM kinases for nNOS-(836-859) were found to be as follows: CaM-K IIalpha, 100; CaM-K Ialpha, 54.5; CaM-K IV, 9.1. Co-transfection of constitutively active CaM-K IIalpha1-274 but not inactive CaM-K IIalpha1-274, generated by mutation of Lys(42) to Ala, with nNOS into NG108-15 cells, resulted in increased Ser(847) phosphorylation in the presence of okadaic acid, an inhibitor of protein phosphatase (PP)1 and PP2A, with a concomitant inhibition of NOS enzyme activity. In addition, this latter decrease could be reversed by treatment with exogenous PP2A. Cells expressing mutant nNOS (S847A) proved resistant to phosphorylation and a decrease of NOS activity. Thus, our results indicate that Ca(2+) triggers cross-talk signal transduction between CaM kinase and NO and CaM-K IIalpha phosphorylating nNOS on Ser(847), which in turn decreases the gaseous second messenger NO in neuronal cells.
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- K Komeima
- Departments of Pharmacology and Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Ahmed BY, Yamaguchi F, Tsumura T, Gotoh T, Sugimoto K, Tai Y, Konishi R, Kobayashi R, Tokuda M. Expression and subcellular localization of multifunctional calmodulin-dependent protein kinases-I, -II and -IV are altered in rat hippocampal CA1 neurons after induction of long-term potentiation. Neurosci Lett 2000; 290:149-53. [PMID: 10936699 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(00)01347-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Long-term potentiation (LTP) is considered to be associated with an increase in expression as well as activity of Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases (CaMKs). LTP-induced and control hippocampal slices were studied by immunohistochemical and electronmicroscopic analyses using anti-CaMK-I, -II and -IV antibodies. All three kinases were demonstrated to increase their expression in CA1 neurons. CaMK-I was shown to mainly localize in the cytoplasm of the control and LTP-induced neurons, and a significant increase of immunoreactivity was observed in the latter neurons. A part of CaMK-I was found to translocate to the nuclei of LTP-induced hippocampal CA1 neurons. Direct evidence of the translocation of CaMK-II from cytoplasm to nuclei in LTP was demonstrated by immuno-electronmicroscopy. A significant increase in expression of CaMK-IV in the nuclei was also observed. Our data suggest that all the three CaMKs were actively involved in nuclear Ca(2+)-signaling in LTP.
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- B Y Ahmed
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan
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Cho SI, Koketsu M, Ishihara H, Matsushita M, Nairn AC, Fukazawa H, Uehara Y. Novel compounds, '1,3-selenazine derivatives' as specific inhibitors of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 kinase. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1475:207-15. [PMID: 10913818 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(00)00061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The inhibitory activities of 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3-selenazine derivatives on protein kinases were investigated. In a multiple protein kinase assay using a postnuclear fraction of v-src-transformed NIH3T3 cells, 4-ethyl-4-hydroxy-2-p-tolyl-5, 6-dihydro-4H-1,3-selenazine (TS-2) and 4-hydroxy-6-isopropyl-4-methyl-2-p-tolyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-1, 3-selenazine (TS-4) exhibited selective inhibitory activity against eukaryotic elongation factor-2 kinase (eEF-2K) over protein kinase A (PKA), protein kinase C (PKC) and protein tyrosine kinase (PTK). In further experiments using purified kinases, TS-2 (IC(50)=0.36 microM) and TS-4 (IC(50)=0.31 microM) inhibited eEF-2K about 25-fold more effectively than calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-I (CaMK-I), and about 6-fold (TS-2) or 33-fold (TS-4) more effectively than calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-II (CaMK-II), respectively. TS-2 and TS-4 showed much weaker inhibitory activity toward PKA and PKC, while TS-4, but not TS-2, moderately inhibited immunoprecipitated v-src kinase. TS-2 (10.7-fold) and TS-4 (12.5-fold) demonstrated more potent and more specific eEF-2K inhibitory activity than rottlerin, a previously identified eEF-2K inhibitor. TS-2 inhibited ATP or eEF-2 binding to eEF-2K in a competitive or non-competitive manner, respectively. In cultured v-src-transformed NIH3T3 cells, TS-2 also decreased phospho-eEF-2 protein level (IC(50)=4.7 microM) without changing the total eEF-2 protein level. Taken together, these results suggest that TS-2 and TS-4 are the first identified selective eEF-2K inhibitors and should be useful tools for studying the function of eEF-2K.
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- S I Cho
- Department of Bioactive Molecules, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama, Tokyo, Japan
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Pyle RA, Schivell AE, Hidaka H, Bajjalieh SM. Phosphorylation of synaptic vesicle protein 2 modulates binding to synaptotagmin. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:17195-200. [PMID: 10747945 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m000674200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Synaptic vesicle protein 2 (SV2) is a component of all synaptic vesicles that is required for normal neurotransmission. Here we report that in intact synaptic terminals SV2 is a phosphoprotein. Phosphopeptide mapping studies indicate that a major site of phosphorylation is located on the cytoplasmic amino terminus. SV2 is phosphorylated on serine and threonine but not on tyrosine residues, indicating that it is a substrate for serine/threonine kinases. Phosphopeptide mapping, in gel kinase assays, and surveys of kinase inhibitors suggest that casein kinase I is a primary SV2 kinase. The amino terminus of SV2 was previously shown to mediate its interaction with synaptotagmin, a calcium-binding protein also required for normal neurotransmission. Comparison of synaptotagmin binding with phosphorylated and unphosphorylated SV2 amino-terminal peptides reveals an increase in binding with phosphorylation. These results suggest that the affinity of SV2 for synaptotagmin is modulated by phosphorylation of SV2.
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- R A Pyle
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Graduate Program in Neurobiology and Behavior, and Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Lawson ND, Zain M, Zibello T, Picciotto MR, Nairn AC, Berliner N. Modulation of a calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascade by retinoic acid during neutrophil maturation. Exp Hematol 1999; 27:1682-90. [PMID: 10560916 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-472x(99)00108-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Retinoic acid is a lipophilic derivative of vitamin A that can cause differentiation in a variety of cell types. A large body of evidence has shown that normal retinoid signaling is required for proper neutrophil maturation in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we have found that calcium/calmodulin dependent (CaM) protein kinase kinase alpha (CaMKKalpha) is upregulated in an immediate early fashion during retinoic acid induced neutrophil maturation. Furthermore, we describe the expression and modulation of various components of the CaM kinase cascade during neutrophil maturation. We have confirmed upregulation of CaMKKalpha protein by Western analysis and further show that CaMKKbeta is expressed, although its protein levels are constant throughout induction. We also find that neutrophil progenitor cells express both CaMKI and CaMKIV transcripts. RNase protection and Western analysis show that CaMKIV is downregulated during neutrophil maturation. In contrast, CaMKI transcript and protein is expressed in uninduced cells and is induced by all-trans retinoic acid. These data represent the first report of a CaM kinase cascade in myeloid cells and suggests that this cascade may mediate some of the well-characterized effects of calcium on neutrophil function. These observations also support the idea that the retinoic acid receptors play a major role in mediating neutrophil specific gene expression and differentiation.
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- N D Lawson
- Department of Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Tsumura T, Murata A, Yamaguchi F, Sugimoto K, Hasegawa E, Hatase O, Nairn AC, Tokuda M. The expression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I in rat retina is regulated by light stimulation. Vision Res 1999; 39:3165-73. [PMID: 10615488 DOI: 10.1016/s0042-6989(99)00063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaM-kinase I) in rat retina was analyzed by immunohistochemical analysis, Western blot analysis and kinase activity assay. Western blot analysis revealed two immunoreactive bands similar to those detected in the brain. Developmental studies revealed that CaM-kinase I expression increased in accordance with postnatal development. Expression of CaM-kinase I in the retinas of rats raised in the complete darkness markedly decreased. CaM-kinase I activity assay supported these findings. Synapsin I was shown to be a possible intrinsic substrate of CaM-kinase I in rat retina. These results elucidated that CaM-kinase I is expressed in the retina and may play an important role in the retinal functions and that the expression of CaM-kinase I is regulated by light stimulation.
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- T Tsumura
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa Medical University, Japan
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Hilfiker S, Pieribone VA, Nordstedt C, Greengard P, Czernik AJ. Regulation of synaptotagmin I phosphorylation by multiple protein kinases. J Neurochem 1999; 73:921-32. [PMID: 10461881 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0730921.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Synaptotagmin I has been suggested to function as a low-affinity calcium sensor for calcium-triggered exocytosis from neurons and neuroendocrine cells. We have studied the phosphorylation of synaptotagmin I by a variety of protein kinases in vitro and in intact preparations. SyntagI, the purified, recombinant, cytoplasmic domain of rat synaptotagmin I, was an effective substrate in vitro for Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), protein kinase C (PKC), and casein kinase II (caskII). Sequencing of tryptic phosphopeptides from syntagI revealed that CaMKII and PKC phosphorylated the same residue, corresponding to Thr112, whereas caskII phosphorylated two residues, corresponding to Thr125 and Thr128. Endogenous synaptotagmin I was phosphorylated on purified synaptic vesicles by all three kinases. In contrast, no phosphorylation was observed on clathrin-coated vesicles, suggesting that phosphorylation of synaptotagmin I in vivo occurs only at specific stage(s) of the synaptic vesicle life cycle. In rat brain synaptosomes and PC12 cells, K+-evoked depolarization or treatment with phorbol ester caused an increase in the phosphorylation state of synaptotagmin I at Thr112. The results suggest the possibility that the phosphorylation of synaptotagmin I by CaMKII and PKC contributes to the mechanism(s) by which these two kinases regulate neurotransmitter release.
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- S Hilfiker
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Fienberg AA, Nordstedt C, Belting HG, Czernik AJ, Nairn AC, Gandy S, Greengard P, Ruddle FH. Phylogenetically conserved CK-II phosphorylation site of the murine homeodomain protein Hoxb-6. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19990415)285:1<76::aid-jez9>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Matsushita M, Nairn AC. Inhibition of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I cascade by cAMP-dependent protein kinase. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:10086-93. [PMID: 10187789 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.15.10086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Several recent studies have shown that Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaMKI) is phosphorylated and activated by a protein kinase (CaMKK) that is itself subject to regulation by Ca2+/calmodulin. In the present study, we demonstrate that this enzyme cascade is regulated by cAMP-mediated activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). In vitro, CaMKK is phosphorylated by PKA and this is associated with inhibition of enzyme activity. The major site of phosphorylation is threonine 108, although additional sites are phosphorylated with lower efficiency. In vitro, CaMKK is also phosphorylated by CaMKI at the same sites as PKA, suggesting that this regulatory phosphorylation might play a role as a negative-feedback mechanism. In intact PC12 cells, activation of PKA with forskolin resulted in a rapid inhibition of both CaMKK and CaMKI activity. In hippocampal slices CaMKK was phosphorylated under basal conditions, and activation of PKA led to an increase in phosphorylation. Two-dimensional phosphopeptide mapping indicated that activation of PKA led to increased phosphorylation of multiple sites including threonine 108. These results indicate that in vitro and in intact cells the CaMKK/CaMKI cascade is subject to inhibition by PKA-mediated phosphorylation of CaMKK. The phosphorylation and inhibition of CaMKK by PKA is likely to be involved in modulating the balance between cAMP- and Ca2+-dependent signal transduction pathways.
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- M Matsushita
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Anderson KA, Means RL, Huang QH, Kemp BE, Goldstein EG, Selbert MA, Edelman AM, Fremeau RT, Means AR. Components of a calmodulin-dependent protein kinase cascade. Molecular cloning, functional characterization and cellular localization of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase beta. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:31880-9. [PMID: 9822657 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.48.31880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases I and IV (CaMKI and CaMKIV, respectively) require phosphorylation on an equivalent single Thr in the activation loop of subdomain VIII for maximal activity. Two distinct CaMKI/IV kinases, CaMKKalpha and CaMKKbeta, were purified from rat brain and partially sequenced (Edelman, A. M., Mitchelhill, K., Selbert, M. A., Anderson, K. A., Hook, S. S., Stapleton, D., Goldstein, E. G., Means, A. R., and Kemp, B. E. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 10806-10810). We report here the cloning and sequencing of cDNAs for human and rat CaMKKbeta, tissue and regional brain localization of CaMKKbeta protein, and mRNA and functional characterization of recombinant CaMKKbeta in vitro and in Jurkat T cells. The sequences of human and rat CaMKKbeta demonstrate 65% identity and 80% similarity with CaMKKalpha and 30-40% identity with CaMKI and CaMKIV themselves. CaMKKbeta is broadly distributed among rat tissues with highest levels in CaMKIV-expressing tissues such as brain, thymus, spleen, and testis. In brain, CaMKKbeta tracks more closely with CaMKIV than does CaMKKalpha. Bacterially expressed CaMKKbeta undergoes intramolecular autophosphorylation, is regulated by Ca2+/CaM, and phosphorylates CaMKI and CaMKIV on Thr177 and Thr200, respectively. CaMKKbeta activates both CaMKI and CaMKIV when coexpressed in Jurkat T cells as judged by phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein-dependent reporter gene expression. CaMKKbeta activity is enhanced by elevation of intracellular Ca2+, although substantial activity is observed at the resting Ca2+ concentration. The strict Ca2+ requirement of CaMKIV-dependent phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein, is therefore controlled at the level of CaMKIV rather than CaMKK.
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- K A Anderson
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Matsushita M, Nairn AC. Characterization of the mechanism of regulation of Ca2+/ calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I by calmodulin and by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:21473-81. [PMID: 9705275 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.34.21473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase I (CaMKI) is maintained in an autoinhibited state by the interaction of a COOH-terminal helix-loop-helix (Ile286-Met316) regulatory domain with the catalytic core. Activation of the enzyme by calmodulin (CaM) also allows CaMKI to be phosphorylated and activated by a second enzyme, CaMK kinase (CaMKK). To more thoroughly characterize the regulation of CaMKI by CaM and its interrelationship with phosphorylation by CaMKK, we have carried out a detailed structure-function analysis using recombinant wild-type (WT) and mutant forms of CaMKI and CaMKK. CaMKI-WT, in the absence of CaM, or CaMKI-299 and CaMKI-298 were autoinhibited and could not be phosphorylated by CaMKK-433 (a truncated constitutively active form of CaMKK). Removal of Phe298 (CaMK-297) generated a constitutively active form of CaMKI that was also phosphorylated by CaMKK-433. CaMKI-WT was essentially inactive in the absence of CaM (K0.5 for activation by CaM approximately 30 nM). Mutation of Ile294 and Phe298 to alanine (CaMKI-2A) resulted in measurable basal enzyme activity. Additional mutation of Ile286 and Val290 to alanine (CaMKI-4A) increased this basal activity. Mutation of Trp303 (CaMKI-W303S) resulted in a large increase in the K0.5 for CaM ( approximately 100 microM), supporting a role for this residue as an initial target for CaM. Mutation of Phe307 (CaMKI-F307A) resulted in increased basal enzyme activity, supporting a role for this residue in autoinhibition of CaMKI. Together these studies demonstrate the critical role of specific amino acids in the autoinhibition of CaMKI and also in its activation by CaM and phosphorylation by CaMKK.
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- M Matsushita
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Uemura A, Naito Y, Matsubara T, Hotta N, Hidaka H. Demonstration of a Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase cascade in the hog heart. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1998; 249:355-60. [PMID: 9712700 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Members of the Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase (CaMK) family and a CaMK cascade have been identified and well characterized in the brain, but little is known about their equivalents in the heart. Thus only CaMKII and its function have been reported so far. Therefore, we purified and characterized CaMKI and CaMK kinase (CaMKK) as an associated activator from the hog heart for the first time. The heart CaMKI was revealed to be the alpha isoform of brain CaMKI with a molecular weight of 41 kDa to phosphorylate cardiac phospholamban peptide, and to exhibit autophosphorylation requiring CaMKK. Heart CaMKK was found as a 67 kDa band and proved to be a different kinase from that in brain. These data indicate the existence of a heart specific CaMK cascade, consisting of CaMKI and CaMKK, along with CaMKII, which should be taken into account in any consideration of Ca2+ signal transduction.
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- A Uemura
- Department of Pharmacology, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Tsurumai 65, Showa-ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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