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Published on: November 8, 2006
Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase controls energy interconversion during the catalytic cycle of the yeast
Rafael H F Valverde1, Isabelle Morin, Jennifer Lowe
1Laboratório de Físico-Química Biológica, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Abstract:
The pathogenesis of human Menkes and Wilson diseases depends on alterations in copper transport. Some reports suggest that intracellular traffic of copper might be regulated by kinase-mediated phosphorylation. However, there is no evidence showing the influence of kinase-related processes in coupled ATP hydrolysis/copper transport cycles. Here, we show that cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) regulates Ccc2p, the yeast Cu(I)-ATPase, with PKA-mediated phosphorylation of a conserved serine (Ser258) being crucial for catalysis. Long-range intramolecular communication between Ser258 and Asp627 (at the catalytic site) modulates the key pumping event: the conversion of the high-energy to the low-energy phosphorylated intermediate associated with copper release.
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