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Identification of Cyclin-dependent Kinase 1 Specific Phosphorylation Sites by an In Vitro Kinase Assay
Published on: May 3, 2018
Oxidation of proline from the cyclin-binding motif in maize CDKA;1 results in lower affinity with its cyclin
Andrea A E Méndez1, Liliana B Pena1, Lucrecia M Curto1
1Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas "Profesor Alejandro C. Paladini" (IQUIFIB), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Cyclin dependent kinase A; 1 (CDKA; 1) is essential in G1/S transition of cell cycle and its oxidation has been implicated in cell cycle arrest during plant abiotic stress. In the present study, an evaluation at the molecular level was performed to find possible sites of protein oxidative modifications. In vivo studies demonstrated that carbonylation of maize CDKA,1 is associated with a decrease in complex formation with maize cyclin D (CycD). Control and in vitro oxidized recombinant CDKA; 1 were sequenced by mass spectrometry. Proline at the PSTAIRE cyclin-binding motif was identified as the most susceptible oxidation site by comparative analysis of the resulted peptides. The specific interaction between CDKA; 1 and CycD6; 1, measured by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), demonstrated that the affinity and the kinetic of the interaction depended on the reduced-oxidized state of the CDKA; 1. CDKA; 1 protein oxidative modification would be in part responsible for affecting cell cycle progression, and thus producing plant growth inhibition under oxidative stress.
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