四关节是一种戈尔吉激酶,它酸化了一组卡德林域的子集
Hiroyuki O Ishikawa1, Hideyuki Takeuchi, Robert S Haltiwanger
1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Waksman Institute and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
概括
这项研究确定四关节是一种蛋白质激酶,通过酸化脂肪和达克索斯蛋白质的细胞外域来调节脂肪信号传递. 这种对生长和平面细胞极性至关重要的激酶活动发生在戈尔吉装置内.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 发育生物学 发展生物学
背景情况:
- 非典型的卡德林脂肪对于调节细胞生长,基因表达和平面细胞极性至关重要.
- 在Drosophila的遗传研究中,四关节基因与调节脂肪信号通路有关.
研究的目的:
- 为了阐明脂肪信号中的四关节基因的分子功能.
- 为了确定四关节调节脂肪及其连接体Dachsous的机制.
主要方法:
- 生物化学测试以确定四关节的酶活性.
- 在体外和体内实验来评估酸性基因在四关节功能中的作用.
- 定位研究以确定四关节活动的细胞部位.
主要成果:
- 四关节编码一种蛋白质激酶,该蛋白质激酶在Fat和Dachsous的细胞外卡德林域上酸化氨酸或氨酸残留物.
- 四关节的激酶活性被映射到一个酸序基因 (Asp-Asn-Glu).
- 在戈尔吉装置内,四关节的功能,在它们的运输过程中化其基质.
结论:
- 四关节是第一个被识别的酶,酸化细胞外蛋白质域.
- 这种四关联的酸化是脂肪信号传递的关键调节步骤,影响生长和平面细胞极性.
- 通过Four-jointed的Golgi局部化脂肪和大的酸化提供了一种控制细胞信号的新机制.
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