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- Järv, Jaak, et al.
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Quantitative structure-activity relationships in protein kinase C reaction with synthetic peptides derived from myelin basic protein
- 1996
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Ingår i: Bioorganic chemistry (Print). - : Elsevier BV. - 0045-2068. ; 24:2, s. 159-168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A set of peptides, Lys-Arg-Pro-Ser-X-Arg-Ala-Lys-Ala, where X stands for Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Phe, Pro, Lys, Arg, Asp, Glu, Asn, Gln, and His, was synthesized and the kinetics of their phosphorylation by protein kinase C was studied. All compounds, except the peptide with Pro at the position X, were effectively phosphorylated by this enzyme, and for these substrates the kinetic constantsKm, maximal velocity constantsV, and second-order rate constantskIIwere determined. The data were analyzed by means of quantitative structure–activity relationships, taking into account hydrophobicity of the variable amino acids, bulkiness of their side groups quantified by molecular refractivity constants MR, and ionic status of these substituents by using an independent variable +1 for cationic, −1 for anionic, and 0 for nonionic substituents. These structural factors influenced theKmvalues, while the maximal velocity of phosphorylation depended mostly on the ionic status of the variable amino acid. The latter effect seems to characterize electrostatic interaction between the substrate molecule and some negative charge located in the enzyme active center.
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- Prasthofer, T, et al.
(författare)
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Protein kinase C phosphorylates two of the four known syndecan cytoplasmic domains in vitro
- 1995
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Ingår i: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International. - 1039-9712. ; 36:4, s. 793-802
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans of the syndecan family are implicated to participate in several cellular reactions which are dependent on protein kinase C. We have used an in vitro assay to assess whether any of the Peptides corresponding to the complete cytoplasmic domains of rat syndecans 1 through 4 were used as substrates for the enzyme. The syndecan-2 (fibroglycan) and syndecan-3 (N-syndecan) peptides were both found to be phosphorylated by protein kinase C with Kms of 15 +/- 3 microM and 85 +/- 25 microM, respectively, while the syndecan-1 and -4 peptides were not phosphorylated under the conditions used. The sites of in vitro phosphorylation for syndecans-2 and -3 were localized to ser-197 and ser-339, respectively. Thus, among 13 available sites (serines and threonines) in the four peptides, two were selectively modified by the enzyme. The specificity and the kinetics of the reactions indicate that the cytoplasmic domains of syndecan-2 and -3 are likely to be physiological substrates for protein kinase C.
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