Substrate Analysis of Arabidopsis PP2C-Type Protein Phosphatases

2011 ◽  
pp. 149-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julija Umbrasaite ◽  
Alois Schweighofer ◽  
Irute Meskiene
Keyword(s):  
Protein Phosphatases ◽  
Type Protein

Ca2+ and calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase from Leishmania donovani

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 118 (6) ◽  
pp. 567-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. BANERJEE ◽  
D. SARKAR ◽  
A. BHADURI
Keyword(s):  
Cyclosporin A ◽  
Okadaic Acid ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Leishmania Donovani ◽  
Protein Phosphatases ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Calmodulin Antagonists ◽  
Type Protein ◽  
Complete Obliteration ◽  
Dependent Protein

A protein phosphatase exclusively dependent upon micromolar amounts of Ca2+ and calmodulin has been identified and partially purified from Leishmania spp. Complete obliteration of its activity is observed in the presence of calmodulin antagonists such as trifluoperazine, fluphenazine and calmidazolium. Relative insensitivity to okadaic acid and lack of activation in the absence of Ca2+ and calmodulin distinguishes this enzyme from PP1, PP2A and PP2C-type protein phosphatases. Cross-reactivity of the enzyme was observed with antibodies that recognize both the A and B chains of calcineurin, a PP2B type Ca2+ and calmodulin-dependent phosphatase from brain. FK506, an immunosuppresive drug that inhibits the enzyme from other sources inhibited the enzyme only in the presence of exogenous FK binding protein, whereas Cyclosporin A inhibited the enzyme in crude preparations. Taken together these results reveal the presence of a Ca2+ and calmodulin-dependent phosphatase from Leishmania. This is the first report of the presence of a PP2B-type protein phosphatase from a pathogenic protozoa.

Comparative analysis of eukaryotic-type protein phosphatases in two streptomycete genomes

Microbiology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 150 (7) ◽  
pp. 2247-2256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Shi ◽  
Weiwen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Streptomyces Coelicolor ◽  
Protein Phosphatases ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases ◽  
Streptomyces Avermitilis ◽  
Tyrosine Phosphatases ◽  
Protein Tyrosine ◽  
Type Protein ◽  
Gene Acquisition ◽  
Additional Domain ◽  
Linear Chromosomes

Inspection of the genomes of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) and Streptomyces avermitilis reveals that each contains 55 putative eukaryotic-type protein phosphatases (PPs), the largest number ever identified from any single prokaryotic organism. Unlike most other prokaryotic genomes that have only one or two superfamilies of eukaryotic-type PPs, the streptomycete genomes possess the eukaryotic-type PPs that belong to four superfamilies: 2 phosphoprotein phosphatases and 2 low-molecular-mass protein tyrosine phosphatases in each species, 49 Mg2+- or Mn2+-dependent protein phosphatases (PPMs) and 2 conventional protein tyrosine phosphatases (CPTPs) in S. coelicolor A3(2), and 48 PPMs and 3 CPTPs in S. avermitilis. Sixty-four percent of the PPs found in S. coelicolor A3(2) have orthologues in S. avermitilis, indicating that they originated from a common ancestor and might be involved in the regulation of more conserved metabolic activities. The genes of eukaryotic-type PP unique to each surveyed streptomycete genome are mainly located in two arms of the linear chromosomes and their evolution might be involved in gene acquisition or duplication to adapt to the extremely variable soil environments where these organisms live. In addition, 56 % of the PPs from S. coelicolor A3(2) and 65 % of the PPs from S. avermitilis possess at least one additional domain having a putative biological function. These include the domains involved in the detection of redox potential, the binding of cyclic nucleotides, mRNA, DNA and ATP, and the catalysis of phosphorylation reactions. Because they contained multiple functional domains, most of them were assigned functions other than PPs in previous annotations. Although few studies have been conducted on the physiological functions of the PPs in streptomycetes, the existence of large numbers of putative PPs in these two streptomycete genomes strongly suggests that eukaryotic-type PPs play important regulatory roles in primary or secondary metabolic pathways. The identification and analysis of such a large number of putative eukaryotic-type PPs from S. coelicolor A3(2) and S. avermitilis constitute a basis for further exploration of the signal transduction pathways mediated by these phosphatases in industrially important strains of streptomycetes.

scholarly journals Mutual Regulation of ntcA and hetR during Heterocyst Differentiation Requires Two Similar PP2C-Type Protein Phosphatases, PrpJ1 and PrpJ2, in Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 7120

2009 ◽  
Vol 191 (19) ◽  
pp. 6059-6066 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jichan Jang ◽  
Lei Shi ◽  
Hui Tan ◽  
Annick Janicki ◽  
Cheng-Cai Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Double Mutant ◽  
Protein Phosphatases ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Filamentous Cyanobacterium ◽  
Heterocyst Differentiation ◽  
Type Protein ◽  
Mutual Regulation ◽  
Anabaena Sp ◽  
Pcc 7120 ◽  
Heterocyst Development

ABSTRACT The filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 can form heterocysts for N2 fixation. Initiation of heterocyst differentiation depends on mutual regulation of ntcA and hetR. Control of hetR expression by NtcA is partially mediated by nrrA, but other factors must be involved in this regulation. Anabaena has two closely related PP2C-type protein phosphatases, PrpJ1 (formerly PrpJ) and PrpJ2; PrpJ1 is involved in heterocyst maturation. In this study, we show that PrpJ2, like PrpJ1, has Mn2+-dependent phosphatase activity. We further demonstrate that whereas prpJ2 is dispensable for cell growth under different nitrogen regimens tested, a double mutant with both prpJ1 and prpJ2 disrupted did not initiate heterocyst differentiation. Ectopic expression of hetR in the double mutant could rescue the failure to initiate heterocyst development, but the heterocysts formed, like those of a prpJ1 single mutant, were not mature. The expression of prpJ2 was enhanced during heterocyst development, and the upregulation of the gene was directly under the control of NtcA. Upregulation of both ntcA and hetR was affected in the double mutant. We propose that PrpJ1 and PrpJ2 together are required for mutual regulation of ntcA and hetR and are thus involved in regulation of the initiation of heterocyst differentiation.

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