The in vitro characterization of the inhibition of mouse brain protein kinase-C by retinoids and their receptors

1986 ◽  
Vol 42 (9) ◽  
pp. 1023-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. O. Cope ◽  
B. D. Howard ◽  
R. K. Boutwell
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Mouse Brain ◽  
Brain Protein ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
In Vitro Characterization

In vitro inhibition of rat brain protein kinase C by rhodamine 6G

1987 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1231-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine A. O'Brian ◽  
I.Bernard Weinstein
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Rat Brain ◽  
Rhodamine 6G ◽  
Brain Protein ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
In Vitro Inhibition

scholarly journals Inhibitory action of polyamines on protein kinase C association to membranes

1987 ◽  
Vol 247 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Moruzzi ◽  
B Barbiroli ◽  
M G Monti ◽  
B Tadolini ◽  
G Hakim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Activation Process ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Association Reaction ◽  
Dose Dependent ◽  
Inside Out

Physiological activation of protein kinase C requires the interaction of this enzyme with cellular membranes [Nishizuka (1986) Science 233, 305-312]. In the present work a reconstituted system of protein kinase C and human inside-out erythrocyte vesicles was utilized to study the effect in vitro of naturally occurring polyamines on the activation process of protein kinase C. The active membrane-associated complex was conveniently determined by its ability to bind radioactive phorbol ester with an exact 1:1 stoichiometry. The association reaction of the enzyme to membrane was rapid, being complete within 1 min at 25 degrees C. The addition of polyamines, particularly spermine, greatly decreased in a dose-dependent manner the amount of protein kinase C bound to membranes (i.e. in the activated form). The effect observed was quite specific, since it was dependent on the chemical structure of the polyamine and it was manifest at micromolar concentrations of the polycation; the order of potency was spermine greater than spermidine greater than putrescine. A characterization of this effect is presented and possible physiological implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Lambda-interacting protein, a novel protein that specifically interacts with the zinc finger domain of the atypical protein kinase C isotype lambda/iota and stimulates its kinase activity in vitro and in vivo.

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
M T Diaz-Meco ◽  
M M Municio ◽  
P Sanchez ◽  
J Lozano ◽  
J Moscat
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Zinc Finger ◽  
Zinc Finger Domain ◽  
Interacting Protein ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Novel Protein

The members of the atypical subfamily of protein kinase C (PKC) show dramatic structural and functional differences from other PKC isotypes. Thus, in contrast to the classical or novel PKCs, they are not activated by diacylglycerol or phorbol esters. However, the atypical PKCs are the target of important lipid second messengers such as ceramide, phosphatidic acid, and 3'-phosphoinositides. The catalytic and pseudosubstrate sequences in the two atypical PKCs (lambda/iota PKC and zeta PKC) are identical but are significantly different from those of conventional or novel PKCs. It has been shown that microinjection of a peptide with the sequence of the pseudosubstrate of the atypical PKC isotypes but not of alpha PKC or epsilon PKC dramatically inhibited maturation and NF-kappa B activation in Xenopus oocytes, as well as reinitiation of DNA synthesis in quiescent mouse fibroblasts. This indicates that either or both atypical isoforms are important in cell signalling. Besides the pseudosubstrate, the major differences in the sequence between lambda/iota PKC and zeta PKC are located in the regulatory domain. Therefore, any functional divergence between the two types of atypical PKCs will presumably reside in that region. We report here the molecular characterization of lambda-interacting protein (LIP), a novel protein that specifically interacts with the zinc finger of lambda/iota PKC but not zeta PKC. We show in this paper that this interaction is detected not only in vitro but also in vivo, that LIP activates lambda/iota PKC but not zeta PKC in vitro and in vivo, and that this interaction is functionally relevant. Thus, expression of LIP leads to the transactivation of a kappa B-dependent promoter in a manner that is dependent on lambda/iota PKC. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the cloning and characterization of a protein activator of a PKC that binds to the zinc finger domain, which has so far been considered a site for binding of lipid modulators. The fact that LIP binds to lambda/iota PKC but not to the highly related zeta PKC isoform suggests that the specificity of the activation of the members of the different PKC subfamilies will most probably be accounted for by proteins like LIP rather than by lipid activators.

In vitro vs in vivo Pb effects on brain protein kinase C activity

2002 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D Cremin ◽  
Donald R Smith
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Brain Protein ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase C Activity
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