Measurement of cyclic-AMP-dependent protein kinase activity ratio in heart by use of a synthetic peptide

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH J. MURRAY ◽  
PAUL J. ENGLAND ◽  
JAMES A. LYNHAM ◽  
DAVID MILLS ◽  
MARTIN L. REEVES
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Synthetic Peptide ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein

scholarly journals Ovarian adenosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate-dependent protein kinase(s). Regulation by choriogonadotropin and lutropin in rat ovarian cells

1976 ◽  
Vol 158 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
M R Clark ◽  
S Azhar ◽  
K M J Menon
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Supernatant Fraction ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
Dependent Protein

Choriogonadotropin and lutropin have been found to activate cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase in ovarian cells isolated by collagenase dispersion from immature rats. The stimulatory effect of gonadotropins was dependent on both hormone concentration and incubation time. Choriogonadotropin at 1 mug/ml fully stimulated the protein kinase activity within 5 min of incubation, and this effect was specific for choriogonadotropin and lutropin-like activity. In addition, protein kinase activity has been characterized with respect to salt sensitivity, cyclic AMP binding, and its responsiveness to gonadotropins and other peptide hormones. Ovarian protein kinase was susceptible to high salt concentrations. The addition of 0.3-1.0 M-NaCl in incubation medium increased the activity ratio with a concomitant decrease in cycle AMP-dependence. The salt effect on protein kinase was observed both from hormone-treated and untreated cells. The hormone-stimulated and unstimulated protein kinase activity was completely stable in the absence of NaCl. No change in the activity ratio was observed when cellular extracts were assayed for protein kinase activity either immediately or after 2 h in the absence of added salt. Gel filtration in the absence of NaCl of cellular extracts prepared from choriogonadotropin-treated and untreated cells showned only a single peak of protein kinase activity that was sensitive to exogenously added cyclic AMP. By contrast, when 0.5 M-NaCl was included in the column buffer, the chromatography of untreated extract showed two peaks of protein kinase activity. The first peak was sensitive to added cyclic AMP, whereas the second peak was insensitive to it. Under identical experimental conditions, protein kinase from gonadotropin-treated cells showed, on gel filtration, only one peak of activity that was totally insensitive to added cyclic AMP. DEAE-cellulose column chromatography of a 20000 g supernatant fraction resulted in a peak of kinase activity that eluted in approx. 0.15 M-NaCl, similar to the similar to the elution of type II protein kinases as described by Corbin et al. (1975) (J. Biol. Chem. 250, 218-225). Choriogonadotropin stimulation produced a decrease in the capacity of protein kinase to bind exogenous cyclic [3H]AMP, with a concomitant increase in the kinase activity ratio. These results are consistent with the notion that cyclic AMP, GENERATED IN SITU Under hormonal stimulation, binds tot he regulatory subunit of protein kinase with subsequent dissociation of the active catalytic subunit from the holoenzyme.

The effect of methacholine and histamine on cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity in the guinea-pig isolated trachea

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Langlands ◽  
I. W. Rodger
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Kinase Assay ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Isolated Trachea ◽  
Dependent Protein

The effects of methacholine and histamine were examined on cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (A-kinase) activity in guinea-pig isolated trachea, using kemptide as a substrate for phosphorylation during the determination of the enzyme activity. Methacholine (EC90, 10 μM) induced a rapid reduction in the basal A-kinase activity ratio, which was maximal after 30 s. This initial reduction coincided with the early phase of isometric tension development, and returned to control levels 4 min after the addition of methacholine. Pretreatment with atropine inhibited the methacholine response. In contrast, histamine (EQ90, 30 μM) was without effect upon A-kinase activity ratio. The results establish the sensitivity of the A-kinase assay using kemptide and demonstrate that not all contractile agonists have the capacity to inhibit basal activity of A-kinase in airway smooth muscle.Key words: A-kinase, cholinomimetics, guinea-pig trachealis, smooth muscle contraction.

scholarly journals Use of a synthetic dodecapeptide (malantide) to measure the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity ratio in a variety of tissues

1990 ◽  
Vol 267 (3) ◽  
pp. 703-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
K J Murray ◽  
P J England ◽  
J A Lynham ◽  
D Mills ◽  
C Schmitz-Peiffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Exogenous Enzyme ◽  
Activity Ratios ◽  
Measured Activity ◽  
Dependent Protein

1. The cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity-ratio assay was investigated by comparing histone and a synthetic peptide, malantide [Malencik & Anderson (1983) Anal. Biochem. 132, 32-40], as substrates. 2. In several tissues the activity ratio was higher when assayed with histone as the substrate; this result was obtained in control tissues and also in those incubated with agents known to increase cyclic AMP. The effect of these agents to increase the activity ratio was more clearly demonstrated with malantide. 3. The higher activity ratios observed with histone are due to: (a) measurement of phosphorylation not catalysed by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase; (b) activation of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase by histone during the assay. 4. When tissues were homogenized in buffers without NACl, lower activity ratios were found, owing to the catalytic subunit being artifactually removed from the supernatant. 5. We conclude that the measured activity ratio more faithfully reflects that in the tissue when NaCl is included in the homogenization buffer and malantide is used in the assay. This was confirmed in experiments where cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase was added to the tissue before homogenization, and no dissociation of the exogenous enzyme was observed.

Involvement of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in the regulation of heart contractile force. II

1979 ◽  
Vol 236 (1) ◽  
pp. H84-H91
Author(s):  
S. L. Keely ◽  
A. Eiring
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Activity Ratio ◽  
Contractile Force ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Phosphorylase Activity ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart ◽  
Camp Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein

The effects of histamine on heart cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity, cAMP levels, phosphorylase activity, and contractile force was investigated in the perfused guinea pig heart. To accurately determine the protein kinase activity ratio in guinea pig heart, it was necessary to measure kinase activity in whole homogenates immediately after homogenization of the tissue. Histamine produced a rapid dose-dependent increase in cAMP and the protein kinase activity ratio followed by increased in contractile force and phosphorylase activity. There was a good correlation between the degree of protein kinase activation and the increase in phosphorylase and force. The beta-adrenergic blocking agent propranolol did not reduce the effects of histamine, but metiamide, a potent H2-receptor antagonist, greatly attenuated all the effects of histamine. The data support the hypothesis that increases in heart cAMP-dependent protein kinase activity produce corresponding increases in contractile force and phosphorylase activity.

scholarly journals The role of protein kinase activation in the control of steroidogenesis by adrenocorticotrophic hormone in the adrenal cortex

1973 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 993-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm C. Richardson ◽  
Dennis Schulster
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Adrenal Cortex ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Protein Kinase Activity ◽  
Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Kinase Activation ◽  
Protein Kinase Activation ◽  
Dependent Protein

A method has been developed for investigation of the effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) on the state of activation of a cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase within cells of the adrenal cortex. Enzyme activity was measured in terms of the quantity of32P transferred from [γ-32P]ATP to histone under conditions in which bound cyclic AMP did not dissociate from the regulatory subunit of the protein kinase ACTH (1×10-2i.u./ml) caused a rapid and complete activation of the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity within 2min of hormone addition to the isolated cells. In response to a range of ACTH concentrations a sigmoid log dose–response curve for protein kinase activation was obtained, with half-maximal stimulation attained at about 1×10-3i.u./ml. However, some low doses of ACTH that elicited a marked (but submaximal) steroidogenic response failed to cause a clear stimulation of protein kinase activity in isolated adrenal cells. Theophylline (2mm) potentiated the effect of ACTH on protein kinase activity. The results implicate an important role for protein kinase in ACTH action on the adrenocortical cell.

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