A 180-kDa protein kinase seems to be responsible for the phosphorylation of prothymosin alpha observed in proliferating cells

Prothymosin alpha (ProTalpha) is an acidic protein involved in cell proliferation. Its phosphorylation status is correlated with proliferative activity. Here we report the isolation and characterization of a ProTalpha-phosphorylating kinase (ProTalphaK) from mouse splenocytes that seems to be respon...

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Published in:The Journal of biological chemistry 1997-04, Vol.272 (16), p.10506-10513
Main Authors: Pérez-Estévez, A, Díaz-Jullien, C, Covelo, G, Salgueiro, M T, Freire, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cell Division
Cell Line
Cells, Cultured
Cytosol - enzymology
Female
HeLa Cells
Humans
Liver - cytology
Liver - metabolism
Lymphocyte Activation
Lymphocytes - cytology
Lymphocytes - immunology
Lymphocytes - metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Molecular Weight
Nuclear Envelope - enzymology
Phosphorylation
Protein Kinases - isolation & purification
Protein Kinases - metabolism
Protein Precursors - isolation & purification
Protein Precursors - metabolism
Subcellular Fractions - enzymology
Thymosin - analogs & derivatives
Thymosin - isolation & purification
Thymosin - metabolism
Thymus Gland - cytology
Thymus Gland - metabolism
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Summary:Prothymosin alpha (ProTalpha) is an acidic protein involved in cell proliferation. Its phosphorylation status is correlated with proliferative activity. Here we report the isolation and characterization of a ProTalpha-phosphorylating kinase (ProTalphaK) from mouse splenocytes that seems to be responsible for the in vivo phosphorylation of ProTalpha and that differs from other protein kinases reported to date. This enzyme, mainly located in the cytosol, has an molecular mass of 180 kDa and appears to be made up of two proteins of 64 and 60 kDa. Its activity was markedly enhanced by mitogenic activation of cells. The ProTalpha residues phosphorylated by the enzyme in vitro are a Thr at position 7 and another Thr at positions 12 or 13, both located within casein kinase 2 (CK-2) consensus motifs; these are the same residues as are phosphorylated in vivo. The new enzyme shows a number of clear structural and catalytic differences from CK-2. It phosphorylates histones H2B and H3, although with weaker activity than ProTalpha. An enzyme with the same characteristics was also found in other murine tissues and cell lines.
ISSN:0021-9258
DOI:10.1074/jbc.272.16.10506