scholarly journals Swimming regulations for protein kinase A catalytic subunit

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1355-1366
Author(s):  
Matthew G. Gold
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
Subunit Dissociation ◽  
Anchoring Proteins ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
In Cells

Abstract cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) plays a central role in important biological processes including synaptic plasticity and sympathetic stimulation of the heart. Elevations of cAMP trigger release of PKA catalytic (C) subunits from PKA holoenzymes, thereby coupling cAMP to protein phosphorylation. Uncontrolled C subunit activity, such as occurs in genetic disorders in which regulatory subunits are depleted, is pathological. Anchoring proteins that associate with PKA regulatory subunits are important for localising PKA activity in cells. However, anchoring does not directly explain how unrestrained ‘free swimming' of C subunits is avoided following C subunit release. In this review, I discuss new mechanisms that have been posited to account for this old problem. One straightforward explanation is that cAMP does not trigger C subunit dissociation but instead activates intact PKA holoenzymes whose activity is restrained through anchoring. A comprehensive comparison of observations for and against cAMP-activation of intact PKA holoenzymes does not lend credence to this mechanism. Recent measurements have revealed that PKA regulatory subunits are expressed at very high concentrations, and in large molar excess relative to C subunits. I discuss the implications of these skewed PKA subunit concentrations, before considering how phosphorylation of type II regulatory subunits and myristylation of C subunits are likely to contribute to controlling C subunit diffusion and recapture in cells. Finally, I speculate on future research directions that may be pursued on the basis of these emerging mechanisms.

scholarly journals Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase in rat mammary tissue: expression of catalytic and regulatory subunits throughout pregnancy and lactation

1994 ◽  
Vol 301 (3) ◽  
pp. 807-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
R A Gardner ◽  
M T Travers ◽  
M C Barber ◽  
W R Miller ◽  
R A Clegg
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Mammary Development ◽  
Mammary Tissue ◽  
Early Lactation ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Pregnancy And Lactation ◽  
Dependent Protein

‘Expressed’ and ‘total’ activities of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PK-A) were measured in extracts of rat mammary tissue sampled throughout pregnancy and lactation. Expression of the genes encoding the catalytic subunit (C-subunit) isoforms C alpha and C beta was examined by Northern blotting, as a function of mammary development, to determine relative levels of their respective mRNAs. The content of C-subunit protein (all isoforms) was estimated immunochemically and related to levels of C-subunit catalytic activity and of mRNAs. It was found that C-subunit isoform mRNAs are expressed co-ordinately during mammary development and that a marked decline in expression, per cell, at around parturition is paralleled by a fall in ‘total’ PK-A activity. The ‘expressed’ activity of PK-A activity underwent characteristic changes throughout pregnancy and lactation, reaching a peak late in pregnancy. The PK-A activity ratio reached a peak in early lactation. C-subunit protein mass closely parallel ‘total’ PK-A activity throughout pregnancy and lactation, thereby demonstrating the constancy of C-subunit specific catalytic activity during these developmental events. Regulatory subunits (R-subunits) were probed with the photoaffinity label 8-azido-[32P]cAMP. The abundance of R-II as a proportion of total R-subunit increased throughout pregnancy and lactation, and quantitative analysis of the photoaffinity labelling suggested inconstancy in the ratio of R:C subunits, with highest values occurring in late pregnancy/early lactation.

scholarly journals Movement of the free catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase into and out of the nucleus can be explained by diffusion.

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 993-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
A T Harootunian ◽  
S R Adams ◽  
W Wen ◽  
J L Meinkoth ◽  
S S Taylor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Nuclear Translocation ◽  
Nuclear Accumulation ◽  
Intracellular Camp ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
Camp Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Block Movement ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein

The catalytic (C) subunit of cyclic AMP (cAMP) dependent protein kinase (PKA) has previously been shown to enter and exit the nucleus of cells when intracellular cAMP is raised and lowered, respectively. To determine the mechanism of nuclear translocation, fluorescently labeled C subunit was injected into living REF52 fibroblasts either as free C subunit or in the form of holoenzyme (PKA) in which the catalytic and regulatory subunits were labeled with fluorescein and rhodamine, respectively. Quantification of nuclear and cytoplasmic fluorescence intensities revealed that free C subunit nuclear accumulation was most similar to that of macromolecules that diffuse into the nucleus. A glutathione S-transferase-C subunit fusion protein did not enter the nucleus following cytoplasmic microinjection. Puncturing the nuclear membrane did not decrease the nuclear concentration of C subunit, and C subunit entry into the nucleus did not appear to be saturable. Cooling or depleting cells of energy failed to block movement of C subunit into the nucleus. Photobleaching experiments showed that even after reaching equilibrium at high [cAMP], individual molecules of C subunit continued to leave the nucleus at approximately the same rate that they had originally entered. These results indicate that diffusion is sufficient to explain most aspects of C subunit subcellular localization.

scholarly journals Identification of cAMP-dependent protein kinase holoenzymes in preantral- and preovulatory-follicle-enriched ovaries, and their association with A-kinase-anchoring proteins

1999 ◽  
Vol 344 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. CARR ◽  
Richard E. CUTLER ◽  
Joshua E. COTTOM ◽  
Lisa M. SALVADOR ◽  
Iain D. C. FRASER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Gradient Centrifugation ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
Type I ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Sucrose Density Gradient Centrifugation ◽  
Camp Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Anchoring Proteins ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein

Undifferentiated cells from preantral (PA) follicles respond to high levels of cAMP in a different manner than do differentiated cells from preovulatory (PO) follicles. We hypothesized that this differential response of PA and PO cells to cAMP could be due, in part, to either a difference in the profile of isoforms that comprise the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) holoenzymes and/or a difference in the interaction of PKA with A-kinase-anchoring proteins (AKAPs). To test these hypotheses, PKA activity, PKA holoenzymes, PKA subunits and AKAPs from PA and PO ovaries were compared. Soluble PKA holoenzymes and regulatory (R) subunits were separated by DEAE-cellulose chromatography and sucrose-density-gradient centrifugation. PKA R subunits were distinguished by photoaffinity labelling, autophosphorylation, size, isoelectric point and immunoreactivity. AKAPs were identified by RII subunit overlay assays and immunoreactivity. The results showed that extracts from PA and PO ovaries exhibited equivalent PKA holoenzyme profiles and activities, characterized by low levels of PKA type I (PKAI) holoenzyme and two distinct PKAII holoenzyme peaks, one containing only RIIβ subunits (PKAIIβ) and one containing both PKAIIβ and PKAIIα holoenzymes. Both PA and PO ovarian extracts also contained PKA catalytic (C)-subunit-free RIα, while only PO ovaries exhibited C-subunit-free RIIβ. Consistent with the elevated levels of C-subunit-free RIIβ in PO cells, PKA activation in PO cells required higher concentrations of forskolin than that in PA cells. While extracts of PA and PO ovaries exhibited a number of similar AKAPs, including four prominent ones reactive with anti-AKAP-KL antisera (where AKAP-KL is an AKAP especially abundant in kidney and liver), cAMP-agarose affinity chromatography revealed two major differences in AKAP binding to purified R subunits. PO ovaries contained increased levels of AKAP80 (AKAP of 80 kDa) bound selectively to R subunits in DEAE-cellulose peak 2 (comprising PKAIIβ and RIα), but not to R subunits in DEAE-cellulose peak 3 (comprising PKAIIα, PKAIIβ and RIIβ). PO ovaries also showed increased binding of R subunits to AKAPs reactive with anti-AKAP-KL antisera at 210, 175, 150 and 115 kDa. Thus in PO ovaries, unlike in PA ovaries, the majority of AKAPs are bound to R subunits. These results suggest that altered PKA-AKAP interactions may contribute to the distinct responses of PA and PO follicles to high levels of cAMP, and that higher cAMP levels are required to activate PKA in PO ovaries.

scholarly journals Characterization of A-kinase-anchoring disruptors using a solution-based assay

2006 ◽  
Vol 400 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne J. Stokka ◽  
Frank Gesellchen ◽  
Cathrine R. Carlson ◽  
John D. Scott ◽  
Friedrich W. Herberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Protein Protein Interactions ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
Anchoring Proteins ◽  
Ic50 Values ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Dependent Protein

Subcellular localization of PKA (cAMP-dependent protein kinase or protein kinase A) is determined by protein–protein interactions between its R (regulatory) subunits and AKAPs (A-kinase-anchoring proteins). In the present paper, we report the development of the Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogeneous Assay (AlphaScreen™) as a means to characterize AKAP-based peptide competitors of PKA anchoring. In this assay, the prototypic anchoring disruptor Ht31 efficiently competed in RIIα isoform binding with RII-specific and dual-specificity AKAPs (IC50 values of 1.4±0.2 nM and 6±1 nM respectively). In contrast, RIα isoform binding to a dual-specific AKAP was less efficiently competed (IC50 of 156±10 nM). Characterization of two RI-selective anchoring disruptors, RIAD (RI-anchoring disruptor) and PV-38 revealed that RIAD (IC50 of 13±1 nM) was 20-fold more potent than PV-38 (IC50 of 304±17 nM) and did not compete in the RIIα–AKAP interaction. We also observed that the kinetics of RII displacement from pre-formed PKA–AKAP complexes and competition of RII–AKAP complex formation by Ht31 differed by an order of magnitude when the component parts were mixed in vitro. No such difference in potency was seen for RIα–AKAP complexes. Thus the AlphaScreen assay may prove to be a valuable tool for detailed characterization of a variety of PKA–AKAP complexes.

Association of catalytic and regulatory subunits of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase requires a negatively charged side group at a conserved threonine

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1066-1075
Author(s):  
L R Levin ◽  
M J Zoller
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Tight Association

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as in higher eucaryotes, cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase is a tetramer composed of two catalytic (C) subunits and two regulatory (R) subunits. In the absence of cAMP, the phosphotransferase activity of the C subunit is inhibited by the tight association with R. Mutation of Thr-241 to Ala in the C1 subunit of S. cerevisiae reduces the affinity of this subunit for the R subunit approximately 30-fold and results in a monomeric cAMP-independent C subunit. The analogous residue in the mammalian C subunit is known to be phosphorylated. Peptide maps of in vivo 32P-labeled wild-type C1 and mutant C1(Ala241) suggest that Thr-241 is phosphorylated in yeast cells. Substituting Thr-241 with either aspartate or glutamate partially restored affinity for the R subunit. Uncharged and positively charged residues substituted at this site resulted in C subunits that failed to associate with the R subunit. Replacement with the phosphorylatable residue serine resulted in a C subunit with wild-type affinity for the R subunit. Analysis of this protein revealed that it appears to be phosphorylated on Ser-241 in vivo. These data suggest that the interaction between R and C involves a negatively charged phosphothreonine at position 241 of yeast C1, which can be mimicked by either aspartate, glutamate, or phosphoserine.

scholarly journals Localization of catalytic and regulatory subunits of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases in mitochondria from various rat tissues

1990 ◽  
Vol 270 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Schwoch ◽  
B Trinczek ◽  
C Bode
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Protein Kinases ◽  
Type I ◽  
Matrix Space ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Inner Membrane ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein

Observation and quantification of the catalytic subunit C of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases by immuno-gold electron microscopy suggested a high concentration of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases in mitochondria from liver, kidney, heart and skeletal muscle, pancreas, parotid gland and brain cells. The position of gold particles pointed to a localization in the inner membrane/matrix space. A similar distribution was obtained by immunolocalization of the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase regulatory subunits RI and RII in liver, pancreas and heart cells. The results indicated the presence of both the type I and the type II cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases in mitochondria of hepatocytes, and the preferential occurrence of the type I protein kinase in mitochondria from exocrine pancreas and heart muscle. The immunocytochemical results were confirmed by immunochemical determination of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase subunits in fractionated tissues. Determinations by e.l.i.s.a. of the C-subunit in parotid gland cell fractions indicated about a 4-fold higher concentration of C-subunit in the mitochondria than in a crude 1200 g supernatant. Immunoblot analysis of subfractions from liver mitochondria supported the localization in situ of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases in the inner membrane/matrix space and suggested that the type I enzyme is anchored by its regulatory subunit to the inner membrane. In accordance with the immunoblot data, the specific activity of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase measured in the matrix fraction was about twice that measured in whole mitochondria. These findings indicate the importance of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases in the regulation of mitochondrial functions.

scholarly journals Association of catalytic and regulatory subunits of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase requires a negatively charged side group at a conserved threonine.

1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1066-1075 ◽  
Author(s):  
L R Levin ◽  
M J Zoller
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Regulatory Subunits ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Tight Association

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as in higher eucaryotes, cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase is a tetramer composed of two catalytic (C) subunits and two regulatory (R) subunits. In the absence of cAMP, the phosphotransferase activity of the C subunit is inhibited by the tight association with R. Mutation of Thr-241 to Ala in the C1 subunit of S. cerevisiae reduces the affinity of this subunit for the R subunit approximately 30-fold and results in a monomeric cAMP-independent C subunit. The analogous residue in the mammalian C subunit is known to be phosphorylated. Peptide maps of in vivo 32P-labeled wild-type C1 and mutant C1(Ala241) suggest that Thr-241 is phosphorylated in yeast cells. Substituting Thr-241 with either aspartate or glutamate partially restored affinity for the R subunit. Uncharged and positively charged residues substituted at this site resulted in C subunits that failed to associate with the R subunit. Replacement with the phosphorylatable residue serine resulted in a C subunit with wild-type affinity for the R subunit. Analysis of this protein revealed that it appears to be phosphorylated on Ser-241 in vivo. These data suggest that the interaction between R and C involves a negatively charged phosphothreonine at position 241 of yeast C1, which can be mimicked by either aspartate, glutamate, or phosphoserine.

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