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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
The Ca2+ -activated K+ channel KCa3.1 is required for Ca2+ influx and the subsequent activation of B and T cells. Inhibitors of KCa3.1 are in development to treat autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection, underscoring the importance in understanding how these channels are regulated. We show that nucleoside diphosphate kinase B (NDPK-B), a mammalian histidine kinase, functions downstream of PI(3)P to activate KCa3.1. NDPK-B directly binds and activates KCa3.1 by phosphorylating histidine 358 in the carboxyl terminus of KCa3.1. Endogenous NDPK-B is also critical for KCa3.1 channel activity and the subsequent activation of CD4 T cells. These findings provide one of the best examples whereby histidine phosphorylation regulates a biological process in mammals, and provide an example whereby a channel is regulated by histidine phosphorylation. The critical role for NDPK-B in the reactivation of CD4 T cells indicates that understanding NDPK-B regulation should uncover novel pathways required for T cell activation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1097-2765
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
665-75
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Androstadienes, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Histidine, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Intermediate-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium..., pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:17157250-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Histidine phosphorylation of the potassium channel KCa3.1 by nucleoside diphosphate kinase B is required for activation of KCa3.1 and CD4 T cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural