scholarly journals Activation of a Nuclear Cdc2-Related Kinase within a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Like TDY Motif by Autophosphorylation and Cyclin-Dependent Protein Kinase-Activating Kinase

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (14) ◽  
pp. 6047-6064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Fu ◽  
Melanie J. Schroeder ◽  
Jeffrey Shabanowitz ◽  
Philipp Kaldis ◽  
Kasumi Togawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Nuclear Localization ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Intestinal Cell ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Dependent Protein

ABSTRACT Male germ cell-associated kinase (MAK) and intestinal cell kinase (ICK) are nuclear Cdc2-related kinases with nearly identical N-terminal catalytic domains and more divergent C-terminal noncatalytic domains. The catalytic domain is also related to mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and contains a corresponding TDY motif. Nuclear localization of ICK requires subdomain XI and interactions of the conserved Arg-272, but not kinase activity or, surprisingly, any of the noncatalytic domain. Further, nuclear localization of ICK is required for its activation. ICK is activated by dual phosphorylation of the TDY motif. Phosphorylation of Tyr-159 in the TDY motif requires ICK autokinase activity but confers only basal kinase activity. Full activation requires additional phosphorylation of Thr-157 in the TDY motif. Coexpression of ICK with constitutively active MEK1 or MEK5 fails to increase ICK phosphorylation or activity, suggesting that MEKs are not involved. ICK and MAK are related to Ime2p in budding yeast, and cyclin-dependent protein kinase-activating kinase Cak1p has been placed genetically upstream of Ime2p. Recombinant Cak1p phosphorylates Thr-157 in the TDY motif of recombinant ICK and activates its activity in vitro. Coexpression of ICK with wild-type CAK1 but not kinase-inactive CAK1 in cells also increases ICK phosphorylation and activity. Our studies establish ICK as the prototype for a new group of MAPK-like kinases requiring dual phosphorylation at TDY motifs.

scholarly journals Rice calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase directly phosphorylates a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase to regulate abscisic acid responses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Chen ◽  
Lan Ni ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Manman Sun ◽  
Caihua Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abscisic Acid ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Activation Loop ◽  
Aba Signaling ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
N Terminus ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Dependent Protein

Abstract Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) is an important positive regulator of abscisic acid (ABA) and abiotic stress signaling in plants and is believed to act upstream of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in ABA signaling. However, it is unclear how CCaMK activates MAPK in ABA signaling. Here, we show that OsDMI3, a rice (Oryza sativa) CCaMK, directly interacts with and phosphorylates OsMKK1, a MAPK kinase (MKK) in rice, in vitro and in vivo. OsDMI3 was found to directly phosphorylate Thr-25 in the N-terminus of OsMKK1, and this Thr-25 phosphorylation is OsDMI3-specific in ABA signaling. The activation of OsMKK1 and its downstream kinase OsMPK1 is dependent on Thr-25 phosphorylation of OsMKK1 in ABA signaling. Moreover, ABA treatment induces phosphorylation in the activation loop of OsMKK1, and the two phosphorylations, in the N-terminus and in the activation loop, are independent. Further analyses revealed that OsDMI3-mediated phosphorylation of OsMKK1 positively regulates ABA responses in seed germination, root growth, and tolerance to both water stress and oxidative stress. Our results indicate that OsMKK1 is a direct target of OsDMI3, and OsDMI3-mediated phosphorylation of OsMKK1 plays an important role in activating the MAPK cascade and ABA signaling.

Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase is required for thrombospondin and tenascin mediated focal adhesion disassembly

1996 ◽  
Vol 109 (10) ◽  
pp. 2499-2508 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.E. Murphy-Ullrich ◽  
M.A. Pallero ◽  
N. Boerth ◽  
J.A. Greenwood ◽  
T.M. Lincoln ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Focal Adhesion ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Focal Adhesions ◽  
Matrix Proteins ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Cgmp Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Dependent Protein

Focal adhesions are specialized regions of cell membranes that are foci for the transmission of signals between the outside and the inside of the cell. Intracellular signaling events are important in the organization and stability of these structures. In previous work, we showed that the counter-adhesive extracellular matrix proteins, thrombospondin, tenascin, and SPARC, induce the disassembly of focal adhesion plaques and we identified the active regions of these proteins. In order to determine the mechanisms whereby the anti-adhesive matrix proteins modulate cytoskeletal organization and focal adhesion integrity, we examined the role of protein kinases in mediating the loss of focal adhesions by these proteins. Data from these studies show that cGMP-dependent protein kinase is necessary to mediate focal adhesion disassembly triggered by either thrombospondin or tenascin, but not by SPARC. In experiments using various protein kinase inhibitors, we observed that selective inhibitors of cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase, KT5823 and Rp-8-Br-cGMPS, blocked the effects of both the active sequence of thrombospondin 1 (hep I) and the alternatively-spliced segment (TNfnA-D) of tenascin-C on focal adhesion disassembly. Moreover, early passage rat aortic smooth muscle cells which have high levels of cGMP-dependent protein kinase were sensitive to hep I treatment, in contrast to passaged cGMP-dependent protein kinase deficient cells which were refractory to hep I or TNfnA-D treatment, but were sensitive to SPARC. Transfection of passaged smooth muscle cells with the catalytic domain of PKG I alpha restored responsiveness to hep I and TNfnA-D. While these studies show that cGMP-dependent protein kinase activity is necessary for thrombospondin and tenascin-mediated focal adhesion disassembly, kinase activity alone is not sufficient to induce disassembly as transfection of the catalytic domain of the kinase in the absence of additional stimuli does not result in loss of focal adhesions.

Protein kinase A acts at multiple points to inhibit Xenopus oocyte maturation

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 4419-4426
Author(s):  
W Matten ◽  
I Daar ◽  
G F Vande Woude
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Xenopus Oocytes ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Mobility Shift ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Multiple Points ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Phosphatase Activation

In Xenopus oocytes, initiation of maturation is dependent on reduction of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) activity and the synthesis of the mos proto-oncogene product. Mos is required during meiosis I for the activation of both maturation-promoting factor (MPF) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Here we show that injection of the catalytic subunit of PKA (PKAc) prevented progesterone-induced synthesis of endogenous Mos as well as downstream MPF and MAPK activation. However, PKAc did not prevent injected soluble Mos product from activating MAPK. While MAPK is activated during Mos-PKAc coinjection, attendant MPF activation is blocked. Additionally, PKAc caused a potent block in the electrophoretic mobility shift of cdc25 that is associated with phosphatase activation. This inhibition of cdc25 activity was not reversed by progesterone, Mos, or MPF. We conclude that PKAc acts as a negative regulator at several points in meiotic maturation by preventing both Mos translation and MPF activation.

scholarly journals PfPK6, a novel cyclin-dependent kinase/mitogen-activated protein kinase-related protein kinase from Plasmodium falciparum

2000 ◽  
Vol 347 (1) ◽  
pp. 255-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie BRACCHI-RICARD ◽  
Sailen BARIK ◽  
Cherie DELVECCHIO ◽  
Christian DOERIG ◽  
Ratna CHAKRABARTI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Cdna Clones ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein

We have isolated a novel protein kinase cDNA, PfPK6, by differential display RT-PCR (DDRT-PCR) of mRNA obtained from different asexual erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum, which shows sequence similarity to both cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family members. The 915 bp open reading frame (ORF) is interrupted by seven introns and encodes a 305-residue polypeptide with a predicted molecular mass of 35848 Da. Several cDNA clones with some of the intron sequences were isolated, indicating alternate or defective splicing of PfPK6 transcripts because the gene seems to be a single copy located on chromosome 13. The similarity of the catalytic domain of PfPK6 to those of CDK2 and MAPK is 57.3% and 49.6%, respectively. The signature PSTAIRE (single-letter amino acid codes) CDK motif is changed to SKCILRE in PfPK6. The TXY residues that are phosphorylated in MAPKs for their activation are T173PT in PfPK6. Three size classes of PfPK6 transcripts of 6.5, 2.0 and 1.1 kb are up-regulated during the transition of P. falciparum from ring to trophozoite. Western blot analysis suggested the expression of a 35 kDa polypeptide in trophozoites and schizonts. Immunofluorescence studies indicated both nuclear and cytoplasmic localization of PfPK6 in trophozoite, schizont and segmenter stages. In vitro, recombinant PfPK6 phosphorylated itself and also exogenous substrates, histone and the small subunit of the malarial ribonucleotide reductase (R2). The kinase activity of PfPK6 is sensitive to CDK inhibitors such as olomoucine and roscovitine. PfPK6 showed a preference for Mn2+ over Mg2+ ions as a cofactor. The Lys38 → Arg mutant is severely defective in its interaction with ATP and bivalent cations and somewhat defective in catalytic rate for R2 phosphorylation.

scholarly journals Thiol-based direct threat sensing by the stress-activated protein kinase Hog1

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (609) ◽  
pp. eaaw4956
Author(s):  
Angel Guerra-Moreno ◽  
Miguel A. Prado ◽  
Jessie Ang ◽  
Helena M. Schnell ◽  
Yagmur Micoogullari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Osmotic Stress ◽  
Nuclear Localization ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Mitogen Activated Protein ◽  
Arsenic Detoxification ◽  
Mechanistic Basis

The yeast stress-activated protein kinase Hog1 is best known for its role in mediating the response to osmotic stress, but it is also activated by various mechanistically distinct environmental stressors, including heat shock, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and arsenic. In the osmotic stress response, the signal is sensed upstream and relayed to Hog1 through a kinase cascade. Here, we identified a mode of Hog1 function whereby Hog1 senses arsenic through a direct physical interaction that requires three conserved cysteine residues located adjacent to the catalytic loop. These residues were essential for Hog1-mediated protection against arsenic, were dispensable for the response to osmotic stress, and promoted the nuclear localization of Hog1 upon exposure of cells to arsenic. Hog1 promoted arsenic detoxification by stimulating phosphorylation of the transcription factor Yap8, promoting Yap8 nuclear localization, and stimulating the transcription of the only known Yap8 targets, ARR2 and ARR3, both of which encode proteins that promote arsenic efflux. The related human kinases ERK1 and ERK2 also bound to arsenic in vitro, suggesting that this may be a conserved feature of some members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family. These data provide a mechanistic basis for understanding how stress-activated kinases can sense distinct threats and perform highly specific adaptive responses.

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