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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
Growth-associated phosphoprotein B-50 is a neural protein kinase C (PKC) substrate enriched in nerve growth cones that has been implicated in growth cone plasticity. Here we investigated whether B-50 is a physiological substrate for casein kinase II (CKII) in purified rat cortical growth cone preparations. Using site-specific proteolysis and known modulators of PKC, in combination with immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, and phosphoamino acid analysis, we demonstrate that endogenous growth cone B-50 is phosphorylated at multiple sites, on both serine and threonine residues. Consistent with previous reports, stimulation of PKC activity increased the phosphorylation of only those proteolytic fragments containing Ser41. Under basal conditions, however, phosphorylation was predominantly associated with fragments not containing Ser41. Mass spectrometry of tryptic digests of B-50, which had been immunoprecipitated from untreated growth cones, revealed that in situ phosphorylation occurs within peptides B-50(181-198) and B-50(82-98). These peptides contain the major and minor in vitro CKII phosphosites, respectively. In addition, cyanogen bromide digestion of immunoprecipitated chick B-50 generated a 4-kDa C-terminal B-50 phosphopeptide, confirming that phosphorylation of the CKII domain occurs across evolutionary diverse species. We conclude that B-50 in growth cones is not only a substrate for PKC, but also for CKII.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2206-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Phosphorylation of the casein kinase II domain of B-50 (GAP-43) in rat cortical growth cones.
pubmed:affiliation
Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't