Suppressive role of endogenous regucalcin in the regulation of protein phosphatase activity in rat renal cortex cytosol

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiko Morooka ◽  
Masayoshi Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Renal Cortex

scholarly journals MptpB, a virulence factor from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, exhibits triple-specificity phosphatase activity

2007 ◽  
Vol 406 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Beresford ◽  
Sumayya Patel ◽  
Jane Armstrong ◽  
Balázs Szöor ◽  
Anthony P. Fordham-Skelton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Virulence Factor ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Lipid Phosphatases ◽  
Phosphoinositide Phosphatase ◽  
Dual Specificity Protein Phosphatase

Bacterial pathogens have developed sophisticated mechanisms of evading the immune system to survive in infected host cells. Central to the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the arrest of phagosome maturation, partly through interference with PtdIns signalling. The protein phosphatase MptpB is an essential secreted virulence factor in M. tuberculosis. A combination of bioinformatics analysis, enzyme kinetics and substrate-specificity characterization revealed that MptpB exhibits both dual-specificity protein phosphatase activity and, importantly, phosphoinositide phosphatase activity. Mutagenesis of conserved residues in the active site signature indicates a cysteine-based mechanism of dephosphorylation and identifies two new catalytic residues, Asp165, essential in catalysis, and Lys164, apparently involved in substrate specificity. Sequence similarities with mammalian lipid phosphatases and a preference for phosphoinositide substrates suggests a potential novel role of MptpB in PtdIns metabolism in the host and reveals new perspectives for the role of this phosphatase in mycobacteria pathogenicity.

Differential role of four cysteines on the activity of a low M r phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase

FEBS Letters ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 310 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Chiarugi ◽  
Riccardo Marzocchini ◽  
Giovanni Raugei ◽  
Claudia Pazzagli ◽  
Andrea Berti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Phosphotyrosine Protein Phosphatase

Novel role of the protein phosphatase 1 regulatory subunit PPP1R3A in atrial fibrillation

2018 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Katherina Alsina ◽  
Mohit Hulsurkar ◽  
Chunxia Yao ◽  
Barbara Langer ◽  
David Chiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Protein Phosphatase 1 ◽  
Regulatory Subunit

scholarly journals Ref2, a regulatory subunit of the yeast protein phosphatase 1, is a novel component of cation homoeostasis

2010 ◽  
Vol 426 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jofre Ferrer-Dalmau ◽  
Asier González ◽  
Maria Platara ◽  
Clara Navarrete ◽  
José L. Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
Calcium Sensitivity ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Protein Phosphatase 1 ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Yeast Protein ◽  
Increased Sensitivity

Maintenance of cation homoeostasis is a key process for any living organism. Specific mutations in Glc7, the essential catalytic subunit of yeast protein phosphatase 1, result in salt and alkaline pH sensitivity, suggesting a role for this protein in cation homoeostasis. We screened a collection of Glc7 regulatory subunit mutants for altered tolerance to diverse cations (sodium, lithium and calcium) and alkaline pH. Among 18 candidates, only deletion of REF2 (RNA end formation 2) yielded increased sensitivity to these conditions, as well as to diverse organic toxic cations. The Ref2F374A mutation, which renders it unable to bind Glc7, did not rescue the salt-related phenotypes of the ref2 strain, suggesting that Ref2 function in cation homoeostasis is mediated by Glc7. The ref2 deletion mutant displays a marked decrease in lithium efflux, which can be explained by the inability of these cells to fully induce the Na+-ATPase ENA1 gene. The effect of lack of Ref2 is additive to that of blockage of the calcineurin pathway and might disrupt multiple mechanisms controlling ENA1 expression. ref2 cells display a striking defect in vacuolar morphogenesis, which probably accounts for the increased calcium levels observed under standard growth conditions and the strong calcium sensitivity of this mutant. Remarkably, the evidence collected indicates that the role of Ref2 in cation homoeostasis may be unrelated to its previously identified function in the formation of mRNA via the APT (for associated with Pta1) complex.

scholarly journals The Role of Arg13 in Protein Phosphatase M tPphA from Thermosynechococcus elongatus

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiyong Su ◽  
Karl Forchhammer
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Arginine Residue ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Catalytic Center ◽  
Nitrophenyl Phosphate ◽  
Reduced Activity ◽  
Amino Acid Variants

A highly conserved arginine residue is close to the catalytic center of PPM/PP2C-type protein phosphatases. Different crystal structures of PPM/PP2C homologues revealed that the guanidinium side chain of this arginine residue can adopt variable conformations and may bind ligands, suggesting an important role of this residue during catalysis. In this paper, we randomly mutated Arginine 13 of tPphA, a PPM/PP2C-type phosphatase from Thermosynechococcus elongatus, and obtained 18 different amino acid variants. The generated variants were tested towards p-nitrophenyl phosphate and various phosphopeptides. Towards p-nitrophenyl phosphate as substrate, twelve variants showed 3–7 times higher Km values than wild-type tPphA and four variants (R13D, R13F, R13L, and R13W) completely lost activity. Strikingly, these variants were still able to dephosphorylate phosphopeptides, although with strongly reduced activity. The specific inability of some Arg-13 variants to hydrolyze p-nitrophenyl phosphate highlights the importance of additional substrate interactions apart from the substrate phosphate for catalysis. The properties of the R13 variants indicate that this residue assists in substrate binding.

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