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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
The N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunits NR2 possess extended intracellular C-terminal domains by which they can directly interact with a large number of postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins involved in synaptic clustering and signaling. We have previously shown that PSD-associated alpha-calmodulin kinase II (alphaCaMKII) binds with high affinity to the C-terminal domain of the NR2A subunit. Here, we show that residues 1412-1419 of the cytosolic tail of NR2A are critical for alphaCaMKII binding, and we identify, by site directed mutagenesis, PKC-dependent phosphorylation of NR2A(Ser(1416)) as a key mechanism in inhibiting alphaCaMKII-binding and promoting dissociation of alphaCaMKII.NR2A complex. In addition, we show that stimulation of PKC activity in hippocampal slices either with phorbol esters or with the mGluRs specific agonist trans-1-amino-1,3- cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid (t-ACPD) decreases alphaCaMKII binding to NMDA receptor complex. Thus, our data provide clues on understanding the molecular basis of a direct cross-talk between alphaCaMKII and PKC pathways in the postsynaptic compartment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
276
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7609-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Cycloleucine, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Cytosol, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Glutathione Transferase, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Neuroprotective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Protein Kinase C, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11104776-Signal Transduction
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Protein kinase C activation modulates alpha-calmodulin kinase II binding to NR2A subunit of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milano, via Balzaretti 9, 20133 Milano, Italy. fabrizio.gardoni@unimi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't