Protein kinases, from B to C

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 1013-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.J. Cameron ◽  
M. De Rycker ◽  
V. Calleja ◽  
D. Alcor ◽  
S. Kjaer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Protein Kinases ◽  
Protein Kinase B ◽  
Regulatory Domains ◽  
Catalytic Domains ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Pkc Protein Kinase C ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

The PKB (protein kinase B) and PKC (protein kinase C) families display highly related catalytic domains that require a largely conserved series of phosphorylations for the expression of their optimum activities. However, in cells, the dynamics of these modifications are quite distinct. Based on experimental evidence, it is argued that the underlying mechanisms determining these divergent behaviours relate to the very different manner in which their variant regulatory domains interact with their respective catalytic domains. It is concluded that the distinct behaviours of PKB and PKC proteins are defined by the typical ground states of these proteins.

Occupational hazards: allosteric regulation of protein kinases through the nucleotide-binding pocket

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 472-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angus J.M. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinases ◽  
Binding Pocket ◽  
Occupational Hazards ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Competitive Inhibitors ◽  
Central Activity ◽  
Pkc Protein Kinase C ◽  
Significant Opportunity

Targeting the protein kinase ATP-binding pocket provides a significant opportunity for the treatment of disease. Recent studies have revealed a central activity-independent role for nucleotide pocket occupation in the allosteric behaviour of diverse kinases. Regulation of nucleotide pocket conformation with either nucleotides or ATP competitive inhibitors has revealed an added dimension to the targeting of kinases. In the present paper, using PKC (protein kinase C) as a paradigm, the liabilities and opportunities associated with the occupation of the nucleotide pocket are explored.

scholarly journals Prostacyclin inhibits platelet aggregation induced by phorbol ester or Ca2+ ionophore at steps distal to activation of protein kinase C and Ca2+-dependent protein kinases

1989 ◽  
Vol 258 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Siess ◽  
E G Lapetina
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Platelet Aggregation ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinases ◽  
Shape Change ◽  
Ionophore A23187 ◽  
Maximal Effect ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
High Concentrations

Suspensions of aspirin-treated, 32P-prelabelled, washed platelets containing ADP scavengers in the buffer were activated with either phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PdBu) or the Ca2+ ionophore A23187. High concentrations of PdBu (greater than or equal to 50 nM) induced platelet aggregation and the protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent phosphorylation of proteins with molecular masses of 20 (myosin light chain), 38 and 47 kDa. No increase in cytosolic Ca2+ was observed. Preincubation of platelets with prostacyclin (PGI2) stimulated the phosphorylation of a 50 kDa protein [EC50 (concn. giving half-maximal effect) 0.6 ng of PGI2/ml] and completely abolished platelet aggregation [ID50 (concn. giving 50% inhibition) 0.5 ng of PGI2/ml] induced by PdBu, but had no effect on phosphorylation of the 20, 38 and 47 kDa proteins elicited by PdBu. The Ca2+ ionophore A23187 induced shape change, aggregation, mobilization of Ca2+, rapid phosphorylation of the 20 and 47 kDa proteins and the formation of phosphatidic acid. Preincubation of platelets with PGI2 (500 ng/ml) inhibited platelet aggregation, but not shape change, Ca2+ mobilization or the phosphorylation of the 20 and 47 kDa proteins induced by Ca2+ ionophore A23187. The results indicate that PGI2, through activation of cyclic AMP-dependent kinases, inhibits platelet aggregation at steps distal to protein phosphorylation evoked by protein kinase C and Ca2+-dependent protein kinases.

scholarly journals Both the Catalytic and Regulatory Domains of Protein Kinase C Chimeras Modulate the Proliferative Properties of NIH 3T3 Cells

1997 ◽  
Vol 272 (45) ◽  
pp. 28793-28799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Péter Ács ◽  
Qiming J. Wang ◽  
Krisztina Bögi ◽  
Adriana M. Marquez ◽  
Patricia S. Lorenzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Regulatory Domains ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

MKK1 and MKK2, which encode Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitogen-activated protein kinase-kinase homologs, function in the pathway mediated by protein kinase C

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 3076-3083
Author(s):  
K Irie ◽  
M Takase ◽  
K S Lee ◽  
D E Levin ◽  
H Araki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinases ◽  
Cell Lysis ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

The PKC1 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes a homolog of mammalian protein kinase C that is required for normal growth and division of yeast cells. We report here the isolation of the yeast MKK1 and MKK2 (for mitogen-activated protein [MAP] kinase-kinase) genes which, when overexpressed, suppress the cell lysis defect of a temperature-sensitive pkc1 mutant. The MKK genes encode protein kinases most similar to the STE7 product of S. cerevisiae, the byr1 product of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and vertebrate MAP kinase-kinases. Deletion of either MKK gene alone did not cause any apparent phenotypic defects, but deletion of both MKK1 and MKK2 resulted in a temperature-sensitive cell lysis defect that was suppressed by osmotic stabilizers. This phenotypic defect is similar to that associated with deletion of the BCK1 gene, which is thought to function in the pathway mediated by PCK1. The BCK1 gene also encodes a predicted protein kinase. Overexpression of MKK1 suppressed the growth defect caused by deletion of BCK1, whereas an activated allele of BCK1 (BCK1-20) did not suppress the defect of the mkk1 mkk2 double disruption. Furthermore, overexpression of MPK1, which encodes a protein kinase closely related to vertebrate MAP kinases, suppressed the defect of the mkk1 mkk2 double mutant. These results suggest that MKK1 and MKK2 function in a signal transduction pathway involving the protein kinases encoded by PKC1, BCK1, and MPK1. Genetic epistasis experiments indicated that the site of action for MKK1 and MKK2 is between BCK1 and MPK1.

scholarly journals Inhibition of growth-factor-induced phosphorylation and activation of protein kinase B/Akt by atypical protein kinase C in breast cancer cells

2000 ◽  
Vol 352 (2) ◽  
pp. 475-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muling MAO ◽  
Xianjun FANG ◽  
Yiling LU ◽  
Ruth LAPUSHIN ◽  
Robert C. BAST ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Protein Kinase C ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Protein Kinase B ◽  
Akt Phosphorylation ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Pkc Inhibitors

The protein kinase B/Akt serine/threonine kinase, located downstream of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI-3K), is a major regulator of cellular survival and proliferation. Atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) family members are activated by PI-3K and also contribute to cell proliferation, suggesting that Akt and aPKC might interact to activate signalling through the PI-3K cascade. Here we demonstrate that blocking PKC activity in MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells increased the phosphorylation and activity of Akt. Functional PI-3K was required for the PKC inhibitors to increase Akt phosphorylation and activation, potentially owing to the activation of specific PKC isoforms by PI-3K. The concentration dependence of the action of the PKC inhibitors implicates aPKC in the inhibition of Akt phosphorylation and activity. In support of a role for aPKC in the regulation of Akt, Akt and PKCζ or PKCλ/ℓ were readily co-precipitated from the BT-549 breast cancer cell line. Furthermore, the overexpression of PKCζ inhibited growth-factor-induced increases in Akt phosphorylation and activity. Thus PKCζ associates physically with Akt and decreases Akt phosphorylation and enzyme activity. The effects of PKC on Akt were transmitted through the PI-3K cascade as indicated by changes in p70 s6 kinase (p70s6k) phosphorylation. Thus PKCζ, and potentially other PKC isoenzymes, regulate growth-factor-mediated Akt phosphorylation and activation, which is consistent with a generalized role for PKCζ in limiting growth factor signalling through the PI-3K/Akt pathway.

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