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Query: EC:2.7.11.1 (protein kinase)
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Both the protein kinase C (PK-C) activator, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), and the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PK-A) activator, 8-bromo-cyclic AMP (8-BR), have been shown to increase 32P incorporation into glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin in cultured astrocytes. Also, treatment of astrocytes with PMA or 8-BR results in the morphological transformation of flat, polygonal-shaped cells into stellate, process-bearing cells, suggesting the possibility that signals mediated by these two kinase systems converge at the level of protein phosphorylation to elicit similar changes in cell morphology. Therefore, studies were conducted to determine whether treatment with PMA and 8-BR results in the phosphorylation of the same tryptic peptide fragments on GFAP and vimentin in astrocytes. Treatment with PMA increased 32P incorporation into all the peptide fragments that were phosphorylated by 8-BR on both vimentin and GFAP; however, PMA also stimulated phosphorylation of additional fragments of both proteins. The phosphorylation of vimentin and GFAP resulting from PMA or 8-BR treatment was restricted to serine residues in the N-terminal domain of these proteins. Studies were also conducted to compare the two-dimensional tryptic phosphopeptide maps of GFAP and vimentin from intact cells treated with PMA and 8-BR with those produced when the proteins were phosphorylated with purified PK-C or PK-A. PK-C phosphorylated the same fragments of GFAP and vimentin that were phosphorylated by PMA treatment. Additionally, PK-C phosphorylated some tryptic peptide fragments of these proteins that were not observed with PMA treatment in intact cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Phorbol myristate acetate and 8-bromo-cyclic AMP-induced phosphorylation of glial fibrillary acidic protein and vimentin in astrocytes: comparison of phosphorylation sites. 201 62

Solid-phase binding assays with protein species purified from cultured rat glioma C6 cells and Ehrlich ascites revealed that plectin bound specifically to lamin B but not to lamins A and C. Lamin B interaction was significantly decreased upon in vitro phosphorylation of either lamin B or plectin with protein kinase A or C. In contrast, phosphorylation of plectin with kinase A increased its binding to vimentin, suggesting a different regulation of plectin interactions by this kinase. 32P-radiolabeling of rat glioma C6 cells revealed plectin as a major in vivo target of protein kinase A and protein kinase C. Plectin, present in lysates of dibutyryladenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-treated cells, showed a 2.5 times higher binding affinity to vimentin than plectin from phorbol ester-treated cells. Furthermore, the relative amounts of plectin in 1% Triton X-100/high salt-insoluble cell fractions decreased to one-fourth of control values upon treating cells with phorbol esters, whereas vimentin was unaffected. This finding suggested a protein kinase C-dependent weakening of plectin interaction with intermediate filaments in vivo. Taken together, these results point to a role of plectin in interlinking cytoskeletal and nuclear elements and suggest that specific protein kinases are involved in regulating these interactions.
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PMID:Protein kinase A- and protein kinase C-regulated interaction of plectin with lamin B and vimentin. 202 31

We have investigated the actions of Ca2(+)-calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase II on various types of non-epithelial intermediate filament proteins, vimentin, desmin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and neurofilament triplet proteins. Most of these filament proteins could serve as substrates. The effects of phosphorylation on the filamentous structure of vimentin were investigated in sedimentation experiments and by using electron microscopy. The amount of unassembled vimentin increased linearly with increased phosphorylation. However, the extent of the effect of phosphorylation on the potential to polymerize was also affected by the MgCl2 concentration, under conditions for reassembly. The actions of Ca2(+)-CaM-dependent protein kinase II on non-epithelial intermediate filaments under physiological conditions are given attention.
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PMID:Ca2(+)-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II phosphorylates various types of non-epithelial intermediate filament proteins. 211 9

We have studied protein phosphorylation events in a cell line (8-SVHCE) derived from the human ocular ciliary epithelium after transformation within Simian Virus-40. We have investigated the time-course and identification of intracellular phosphorylated protein substrates in response to isoproterenol, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), and ionophore A23187, which are activators of protein kinase A, C and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, respectively. Five major endogenous phosphoproteins were readily identified by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with the following molecular weights: 80, 57, 24 and 19 kDa. Tryptic peptide analysis and phosphoaminoacid composition were utilized to aid the identification of the phosphoproteins. From these studies we have observed the following: (a) the most prominent phosphorylation of the 80-kDa protein occurs rapidly (1 min) in response to PMA treatment and is potentiated by isoproterenol, (b) the phosphorylation of the 57-kDa substrate (vimentin) occurs preferentially with isoproterenol treatment and increases gradually from 1 to 30 min, (c) late phosphorylation (60 min) of the 80-kDa protein by PMA is potentiated by isoproterenol, and (d) late phosphorylation of 19-kDa and 24-kDa substrates occurs with PMA treatment and is potentiated by A21387. The desensitization of adenylate cyclase activity by PMA or isoproterenol in 8-SVHCE cells results in altered adenylate cyclase activity, which appears to be correlated with similar alterations in the phosphorylation of the 57-kDa substrate (vimentin).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Regulation of protein phosphorylation in ocular ciliary epithelial cells by A, C and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases. 211 13

Several site-directed antipeptide antibodies were generated to probe the kinase function of p37v-mos. Anti-mos(37-55) antibodies allowed autophosphorylation of p37v-mos, as well as transphosphorylation of exogenously added purified bovine vimentin. Rabbit antipeptide antibodies against v-mos residues 158-70, 194-206, 260-271, and 363-374 and a mouse monoclonal antibody against residues 344-359 completely inhibited p37v-mos protein kinase activity in vitro. p37v-mos autophosphorylation and vimentin transphosphorylation were affected similarly. These results suggest important roles for insert and the carboxy-terminal domains in the catalytic activity of p37v-mos.
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PMID:Use of antipeptide antibodies to probe the catalytic activity of p37v-mos. 217 Nov 92

We reported that stoichiometric phosphorylation by either cAMP-dependent protein kinase or protein kinase C induces disassembly of vimentin filaments [Inagaki, M., Nishi, Y., Nishizawa, K., Matsuyama, M., & Sato, C. (1987) Nature 328, 649-652; Inagaki, M., Gonda, Y., Matsuyama, M., Nishizawa, K., Nishi, Y., & Sato, C. (1988) J. Biol. Chem. 263, 5970-5978]. In the present work, we attempted to identify the sites of vimentin phosphorylated by each protein kinase. Sequential analysis of the purified phosphopeptides, together with the known primary sequence, revealed that Ser-8, Ser-9, Ser-20, Ser-25, Ser-33, and Ser-41 were specifically phosphorylated by protein kinase C, whereas Ser-46 was phosphorylated preferentially by cAMP-dependent protein kinase. Both kinases reacted with Ser-6, Ser-24, Ser-38, Ser-50, and Ser-65. Specific phosphorylation sites for protein kinase C are mostly located close to the amino-terminal side of arginine while those for cAMP-dependent protein kinase are located close to the carboxyl-terminal side of arginine. The phosphorylation sites exclusively occur in the amino-terminal non-alpha-helical head domain, particularly at the beta-turn region. These results provide clues to the molecular mechanisms of phosphorylation-dependent disassembly of vimentin filaments.
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PMID:Domain- and sequence-specific phosphorylation of vimentin induces disassembly of the filament structure. 250 Sep 66

The phosphorylation of the intermediate filament protein vimentin was examined under in vitro conditions. Cell cytosol and Triton-insoluble cytoskeleton preparations from nonmitotic and mitotically selected mouse L-929 cells exhibited vimentin kinase activity that is apparently cAMP and Ca2+ independent. The level of vimentin kinase activity was greater in preparations from mitotically selected cells than nonmitotic cells. Addition of Ca2+ to mitotic cytosol decreased net vimentin phosphorylation. Dephosphorylation experiments indicated that there is phosphatase activity in these preparations which is stimulated by addition of Ca2+. Fractionation of cytosol from nonmitotic cells on DEAE-Sephacel and phosphocellulose revealed a single major vimentin kinase activity (peak I). Fractionation of cytosol from mitotically selected cells yielded a similar activity (peak I) and an additional vimentin kinase activity (peak II) that was not found in nonmitotic preparations. Based on substrate specificity and lack of inhibition to characteristic inhibitors, the semipurified peak I and II vimentin kinase activities appear to be cAMP-independent enzymes that are distinct from casein kinases I and II. Phosphopeptide mapping studies indicated that both peak I and peak II vimentin kinases phosphorylate tryptic peptides in the NH2-terminal region of vimentin that are phosphorylated in intact cells. Electron microscopic examination of reconstituted vimentin filaments phosphorylated with both semipurified kinases indicated that phosphorylation induced filament disassembly. These experiments indicate that the increased phosphorylation of vimentin during mitosis may be catalyzed by a discrete cAMP-independent protein kinase. In addition, preparations from mitotic cells exhibited a Ca2+-stimulated phosphatase activity, suggesting that Ca2+ may play a regulatory role in vimentin dephosphorylation during mitosis.
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PMID:Phosphorylation of vimentin in mitotically selected cells. In vitro cyclic AMP-independent kinase and calcium-stimulated phosphatase activities. 253 33

Previous studies have shown that vimentin, an intermediate filament protein, is reduced in amount in cells acutely infected with Moloney mouse sarcoma virus (Mo-MuSV). In this report, we provide evidence for specific alteration of vimentin in Mo-MuSV-transformed cells and demonstrate specific phosphorylation of vimentin by the p37mos protein kinase in vitro. Specificity of the phosphorylation reaction was demonstrated by using viral mos proteins encoded by various isolates of Mo-MuSV and p37mos produced in yeast. A phosphotransfer domain mutant lacking the ability to autophosphorylate p37mos failed to phosphorylate vimentin. Similarly, vimentin was not phosphorylated by the temperature-sensitive P85gag-mos kinase derived from infected cells maintained at the restrictive temperature. In ts110 MuSV-transformed NRK cells, vimentin was phosphorylated at both the permissive and nonpermissive temperatures for transformation. However, at the permissive temperature, an altered form of vimentin (about 50 kDa) with a more basic isoelectric point and lower apparent molecular weight was detected. This 50-kDa product was highly phosphorylated as compared to the bulk of the normal 55-kDa form of vimentin. On the basis of its mobility in two-dimensional gels, the 50-kDa form of vimentin should lack the carboxy terminus. This type of alteration could conceivably modulate the function of vimentin filaments in the transformed cell.
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PMID:Vimentin phosphorylation by p37mos protein kinase in vitro and generation of a 50-kDa cleavage product in v-mos-transformed cells. 255 68

As baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) cells enter mitosis, networks of intermediate filaments (IFs) are transformed into cytoplasmic aggregates of protofilaments. Coincident with this morphological change, the phosphate content of vimentin increases from 0.3 mol of Pi per mol of protein in interphase to 1.9 mol of Pi per mol of protein in mitosis. A similar increase in phosphate content is observed with desmin, from 0.5 mol of Pi per mol of protein to 1.5 mol of Pi per mol of protein. Fractionation of mitotic cell lysates by hydroxylapatite column chromatography reveals the presence of two IF protein kinase activities, designated as IF protein kinase I and IF protein kinase II. Comparison of two-dimensional 32P-labeled phosphopeptide maps of vimentin and desmin phosphorylated in vivo in mitosis, and in vitro using partially purified kinase fractions, reveals extensive similarity in the two sets of phosphorylation sites. Phosphorylation of in vitro polymerized IFs by IF protein kinase II induces complete disassembly as determined by negative-stain electron microscopy. The results support the idea that the disassembly of IFs in mitosis is regulated by the phosphorylation of its subunit proteins.
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PMID:Phosphorylation and disassembly of intermediate filaments in mitotic cells. 264 86

Microinjection of the purified catalytic subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (A-kinase) into living rat embryo fibroblasts leads to dramatic changes in vimentin intermediate filament (IF) organization, involving the collapse of the filaments into tight bundles. In some cell types, this rearrangement of the IF proceeds further, leading to an apparent loss of filament integrity, resulting in a punctate staining pattern throughout the cytoplasm. Both these types of IF rearrangement are fully reversible, and similar to structural changes previously described for IF during mitosis. As shown by electron microscopy, in rat embryo fibroblasts these changes in IF structure do not involve the loss of the 10-nM filament structure but instead correspond to the bundling together of 25 or more individual filaments. Metabolic pulse labeling of injected cells reveals that accompanying these changes in IF organization is a dramatic increase in vimentin phosphorylation which appears maximal when the IF are fully rearranged. However, this increase in IF phosphorylation is not accompanied by any significant increase in soluble vimentin. Analysis of the sites of phosphorylation on vimentin from injected cells by either V8 protease cleavage, or two-dimensional tryptic peptide mapping, revealed increased de novo phosphorylation of two vimentin phosphopeptides after microinjection of A-kinase. These data strongly suggest that the site-specific phosphorylation of vimentin by A-kinase is responsible for the dynamic changes in IF organization observed after injection of the kinase into living cells, and may be involved in similar rearrangement of the IF previously described during mitosis or after heat shock.
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PMID:Modulation of vimentin containing intermediate filament distribution and phosphorylation in living fibroblasts by the cAMP-dependent protein kinase. 266 62


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