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The antigen receptors on B lymphocytes, membrane forms of immunoglobulins, transduce signals regulating B cell growth and differentiation by activating a phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C. In this report, we describe our recent work aimed at understanding this process in greater detail. We have shown that a GTP-binding component is a necessary cofactor in the stimulation of phospholipase C by mIgM. This component has a number of properties in common with the G protein family of receptor-effector coupling components seen in the adenylate cyclase and other signaling systems. For example, analogues of GTP that cannot be hydrolyzed stimulated mIgM-triggered phosphoinositide breakdown, and an analogue of GDP that cannot be converted to GTP inhibited the reactions. Furthermore, aluminum fluoride, which activates known G proteins, also stimulates phosphoinositide breakdown. The G protein that appears to link mIgM to phospholipase C is not one of the well characterized G proteins involved in the regulation of adenylate cyclase or cGMP phosphodiesterase (GS, Gi, and transducin), as judged by its insensitivity to two bacterial toxins that modify these G proteins, cholera toxin and pertussis toxin. Interestingly, analysis of pertussis toxin sensitivity indicates that there are at least 2 distinct G proteins that couple receptors to phospholipase C. For example, the G protein required for chemotactic peptide receptor signaling in neutrophils is sensitive to pertussis toxin, in contrast to the phosphoinositide signaling G protein in B cells. We have also begun to explore the mechanisms by which mIgM signal transduction can be modulated. Stimulation of protein kinase C with phorbol esters or synthetic DG was found to inhibit mIgM-triggered phosphoinositide breakdown. This regulation probably represents a feedback inhibition that would occur with DG produced by phosphoinositide breakdown. Alternatively, there appear to be other signaling pathways that generate DG33, and they could possibly inhibit phosphoinositide breakdown via protein kinase C. This could be an important locus of regulation during B cell activation. For example, other signals could increase or decrease the potency of this feedback inhibition, and thereby adjust the sensitivity of the B cell to antigen. Alternatively, other agents could stimulate protein kinase C directly, or could stimulate another protein kinase which can do the same thing in this regard, and thereby make the B cell insensitive to antigen by preventing antigen receptor signaling.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Signal transduction via the B cell antigen receptor: involvement of a G protein and regulation of signaling. 255 95

1. Neurons with a receptor responded to FMRFamide (Phe-Met-Arg-Phe-NH2) were identified in the ganglion of Aplysia kurodai. Ionic mechanism and channel gating system of the FMRFamide-induced responses were investigated by current clamp and voltage clamp methods. 2. The reversal potential of FMRFamide-induced response exactly coincided with the equilibrium potential for K+. This proved that the response was produced by a specific increase in membrane permeability toward K+, exclusively. 3. The FMRFamide-induced response was not affected by the inhibitors for Ca2(+)-activated K(+)-current, i.e., TEA, apamin, and EGTA. This excluded a possibility that FMRFamide-activated K(+)-channel is a Ca2(+)-activated K(+)-channel. 4. Intracellular injection of pertussis-toxin (PTX) caused no change in either resting potential or conductance, but it irreversibly blocked the FMRFamide-induced outward current within 30 min. Similarly applied cholera toxin (CTX) showed no effect on the FMRF-amide response. 5. Intracellular application of guanosine 5'-0-(2-thiodiphosphate) (GDP beta S) caused no effect on either resting potential or conductance, but it blocked the FMRFamide-induced K(+)-current within 3 min. 6. Intracellular application of guanosine 5'-0-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP gamma S) alone induced a slowly developing, irreversible outward current associated with an increase in membrane conductance. However, repetitive applications of FMRFamide immediately after the start of GTP gamma S application markedly facilitated the effect of GTP gamma S on the resting membrane. 7. Intracellular application of either adenylate cyclase inhibitor (3'-deoxyadenosine) or A-kinase inhibitor (H-8) did not affect the FMRFamide-induced response. 8. It was concluded that the FMRFamide-induced K(+)-current is mediated by PTX-sensitive GTP-binding protein Gi, Go or Gk. It was also suggested that the FMRFamide-induced response is produced independently of the changes in intracellular Ca2+ or cyclic AMP.
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PMID:[The gating mechanism of K(+)-channels coupled to the FMRFamide receptor in the ganglion cells of Aplysia]. 255 80

We have investigated the possible role of a cAMP-mediated protein-phosphorylation event(s) as the key regulatory mechanism in beta-adrenoreceptor-stimulated activation of mannosylphosphodolichol (Man-P-Dol) synthase (GDP-mannose:dolichyl-phosphate O-beta-D-mannosyltransferase, EC 2.4.1.83) in rat parotid acinar cells. Microsomal membranes isolated from these cells pretreated with 10 microM isoproterenol for 60 min showed approximately 40-80% enhanced Man-P-Dol synthase activity compared to the untreated controls. This change in enzyme activity was not associated with a significant alteration in apparent Km for GDP-mannose, but the Vmax was enhanced 2-fold. When microsomal membranes isolated from control cells were phosphorylated in vitro by a cAMP-dependent protein kinase, an increase in Man-P-Dol synthase activity, similar to that with membranes from isoproterenol-treated cells, was observed (i.e., a moderate change in Km for GDP-mannose but a 2-fold higher Vmax). Furthermore, treatment of in vitro phosphorylated microsomal membranes by alkaline phosphatase led to a substantial reduction in Man-P-Dol synthase activity. Increased Man-P-Dol synthesis (approximately 30-40%) was also observed in bovine brain and hen oviduct microsomal membranes after in vitro protein phosphorylation. In aggregate, these results strongly suggest that agents that increase cAMP in cells may modulate protein N-glycosylation in those cells by activating this key glycosyltransferase of the dolichol cascade by a cAMP-dependent protein kinase-mediated protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation cycle.
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PMID:cAMP-mediated protein phosphorylation of microsomal membranes increases mannosylphosphodolichol synthase activity. 281 74

We have purified to near homogeneity a Mr 22,000 GTP-binding protein from human platelet membranes and identified it as the smg-21 gene product (smg p21), having the same putative effector domain as the ras gene products, which we have purified to near homogeneity from bovine brain membranes and characterized. This purified human platelet smg p21 was phosphorylated by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase. About one mol of phosphate was maximally incorporated into one mol of the protein. Only serine residue was phosphorylated. Both the guanosine 5'-(3-O-thio)-triphosphate (GTP gamma S)-bound and GDP-bound forms were phosphorylated with the same reaction velocity. The phosphorylation of smg p21 affected neither its GTP gamma S-binding nor GTPase activity. Human platelet smg p21 was not phosphorylated by protein kinase C. A Mr 24,000 GTP-binding protein partially purified from human platelet membranes was not phosphorylated by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase or protein kinase C.
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PMID:Phosphorylation by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase of a human platelet Mr 22,000 GTP-binding protein (smg p21) having the same putative effector domain as the ras gene products. 284 42

The expression of 20 known cellular proto-oncogenes in human well-differentiated hepatoma cell line Hep3B and poorly-differentiated hepatoma cell line HA22T/VGH was studied by Northern blot hybridization. Among the cellular proto-oncogenes examined, both cell lines express protein kinase genes including fps, mos and raf; PDGF B chain sis gene; GTP/GDP binding protein gene Ha-ras and nuclear protein genes including fos and myc. The expression of yes, abl, ros, src, erb-B, erb-A, fms, Ki-ras, myb, rel and bas genes was not detected in both cell lines.
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PMID:Expression of oncogenes in human hepatoma cell lines. 285 43

To clarify the function of cyclic nucleotides in rod outer segments (ROS) of frog retinas, we studied cyclic nucleotide-dependent phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of protein. cGMP or cAMP with [gamma-32P]ATP in the dark enhanced the phosphorylation of two ROS proteins with Mr = 10,500 (Band 1) and 8,500 (Band 2) according to sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis. The phosphorylation was maximally enhanced at 2.0 mM cGMP and cAMP in the presence of Mg2+. The cGMP-activated protein kinase showed near-optimal activity between pH 6.5 and 8.0. GMP, GDP, GTP, AMP, and ADP did not enhance the phosphorylation. The stoichiometry of the phosphate incorporated into Bands 1 and 2 could not be calculated because the amount of Bands 1 and 2 was too small to measure. Both 32P-phosphorylated Bands 1 and 2 (32P-Bands 1 and 2) were solubilized during preparation and the molecular weight of each, in the native preparation, was 19,000. Their isoelectric point was 5.2. The sites of phosphorylation were the serine residue(s). DEAE-Sephadex A-50 column chromatography gave a good separation of Bands 1 and 2 from other 32P-phosphoproteins at 60 mM NaCl. Dephosphorylation of 32P-Bands 1 and 2 in dark-adapted ROS suspension required Mn2+ or Mg2+; the former was more effective than the latter at concentrations below 0.5 mM. Both phosphorylation and dephosphorylation were inhibited by Zn2+.
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PMID:Cyclic nucleotide-dependent phosphorylation of proteins in rod outer segments in frog retina. Characteristics of the phosphorylated proteins and their dephosphorylation. 300 Oct 49

We have found that, when isolated rat liver mitochondria are incubated with [gamma-32P]ATP, there is phosphorylation of 36- and 17-kDa proteins. These proteins together with their protein kinase(s) are released as a complex by incubation of the isolated rat liver mitochondria at 20 degrees C for 30 min with 10 mM glucose 6-phosphate, 0.5 mM inositol phosphate, or 0.01 mM inositol triphosphate. Phosphorylation of the 36- and 17-kDa proteins in this soluble protein fraction is modulated by p21 proteins encoded by ras oncogenes and synthesized in Escherichia coli via recombinant DNA methods. A normal p21 ras protein stimulates phosphorylation of the 36-kDa protein and inhibits phosphorylation of the 17-kDa protein, whereas two transforming p21 ras proteins inhibit phosphorylation of both the 36- and 17-kDa proteins. Although GDP and 5'-guanylyl imidodiphosphate also influence the phosphorylation of these proteins, we present evidence that the effects of p21 ras protein are not simply due to their bound GDP. This novel system may be useful for further studies on the biochemical functions of the p21 ras proteins.
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PMID:p21 ras proteins and guanine nucleotides modulate the phosphorylation of 36- and 17-kilodalton mitochondria-associated proteins. 309 13

The GDP-bound alpha subunit of transducin, but not the guanosine 5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate-bound one, undergoes phosphorylation on tyrosine residues by the insulin receptor kinase and on serine residues by protein kinase C. Holotransducin is poorly phosphorylated by the insulin receptor kinase and is not phosphorylated by protein kinase C. Neither holotransducin nor any of its subunits were phosphorylated by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase. That a given subunit of transducin undergoes multisite phosphorylation depending on the type of nucleotide bound to it or the nature of the kinase suggests that hormone-dependent phosphorylation could provide a versatile mode for regulation of guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein) function. In particular, the findings that certain G proteins serve as substrates for both the insulin receptor kinase and protein kinase C implicate G proteins in playing a key role in mediating the action of insulin and ligands that act to activate protein kinase C.
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PMID:Multisite phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of transducin by the insulin receptor kinase and protein kinase C. 309 81

The protein synthesis initiation factor 2 (eIF2) from Xenopus laevis oocytes has been extensively purified and characterized. Depending upon the purification scheme, eIF2 containing three subunits (alpha, beta and gamma) with Mr of 160,000, or two subunits (alpha and gamma) with Mr 90,000 can be obtained. The key step for obtaining the three subunit factor is the addition of 30 mM benzamidine to the initial homogenization, since this compound protects the highly sensitive beta subunit from proteolytic degradation. Subunit alpha of the oocyte eIF2 can be phosphorylated by the specific kinase from rabbit reticulocytes, whereas subunit beta is phosphorylated by oocyte casein kinase II. The oocyte eIF2 has a KD of 7.2 X 10(-8) M for GDP and 3.8 X 10(-6) M for GTP. The purified three subunit eIF2 has 0.4 mol of GDP bound/mol of factor. The crude preparations of eIF2 are not affected by Mg2+ in their exchange of guanine nucleotides or in the formation of ternary complexes with GTP and methionyl-tRNA, but these reactions are strongly inhibited by Mg2+ when the highly purified preparations are used.
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PMID:Characterization of protein synthesis initiation factor 2 from Xenopus laevis oocytes. 313 46

We have demonstrated that the purified guanine nine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) may be isolated as a complex with NADPH. Complete inhibition of the GEF-catalyzed exchange of eukaryotic initiation factor 2-bound GDP for GTP was observed in the presence of either 0.5-0.75 mM NAD+ or NADP+. Incubation of GEF with ATP results in the phosphorylation of its Mr 82,000 polypeptide. This phosphorylation is strongly inhibited by heparin but is not affected by heme or H8 (N-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide dihydrochloride), an inhibitor of cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinases and protein kinase C. The purification of GEF was modified to eliminate any contaminating kinase activity and the isolated protein appears to be homogeneous as judged by NaDodSO4/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and silver staining. The Mr 82,000 subunit of GEF is phosphorylated only upon addition of ATP and casein kinase II. The extent of phosphorylation is approximately equal to 0.55 mol of phosphate per mol of GEF, and this results in a 2.3-fold increase in the guanine nucleotide exchange activity. Following treatment of the phosphorylated GEF with alkaline phosphatase, the activity of the protein is reduced by a factor of 5. Rephosphorylation of GEF increases its specific activity to that of the phosphorylated protein. The results of this study suggest that phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of GEF plays a role in regulating polypeptide chain initiation.
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PMID:Phosphorylation of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor from rabbit reticulocytes regulates its activity in polypeptide chain initiation. 342 26


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