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Identification of Cyclin-dependent Kinase 1 Specific Phosphorylation Sites by an In Vitro Kinase Assay
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El mutante p60c-src enzimáticamente inactivo con un sitio alterado de unión al ATP está completamente fosforilado en
Cell
|September 11, 1987
Resumen
La fosforilación de la proteína src celular (p60c-src) en la tirosina 527 es crucial para regular su actividad. Este estudio muestra que la fosforilación de la tirosina 527 ocurre independientemente de la actividad de la quinasa p60c-src.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- La señalización celular.
- La oncogénesis es la oncogénesis.
Sus antecedentes:
- La proteína src celular (p60c-src) es una tirosina quinasa no receptora.
- Se sabe que la fosforilación en la tirosina 527 (Y527) suprime la actividad de la quinasa p60c-src y su potencial de transformación.
- La dependencia de la fosforilación de Y527 en la actividad de la propia quinasa de p60c-src sigue sin estar clara.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar si la fosforilación de la tirosina 527 en p60c-src depende de su actividad intrínseca de proteína tirosina quinasa.
- Aclarar el mecanismo que regula la actividad de p60c-src y su papel en la transformación celular.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizó la mutagénesis dirigida al sitio para crear un mutante catalíticamente inactivo de pollo p60c-src mediante la sustitución de la lisina 295 por metionina (p60c-src(M295)).
- Se analizaron los patrones de expresión y fosforilación tanto del tipo silvestre p60c-src como del mutante p60c-src (M295) en células de pollo y levadura.
Principales resultados:
- El mutante p60c-src(M295) no exhibió actividad detectable de la proteína-tirosina quinasa tanto en células de pollo como en levadura.
- La fosforilación de p60c-src ((M295) en residuos de tirosina y serina en células de pollo fue comparable a la de p60c-src de tipo salvaje.
- Sin embargo, p60c-src(M295) no pudo someterse a la fosforilación de la tirosina cuando se expresa en levadura.
Conclusiones:
- La fosforilación por tirosina 527 de p60c-src es independiente de su propia actividad de la quinasa.
- Una proteína quinasa de acción trans, presente en las células de pollo pero ausente en la levadura, es responsable de la fosforilación de la tirosina 527.
- Estos hallazgos sugieren que una quinasa distinta de p60c-src media la fosforilación de Y527, ofreciendo información sobre la regulación de la quinasa src.
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