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Query: EC:2.7.11.17 (CaMKII)
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We have expressed the rat brain Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase type IV in insect cells. The recombinant enzyme is produced as a single polypeptide that migrates on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis at 61 kDa. Recombinant CaM kinase IV undergoes slow CaM-dependent autophosphorylation. The autophosphorylation of CaM kinase IV occurs on serine residues but is not accompanied by the generation of a CaM-independent activity, as previously reported for the cerebellar enzyme. Comparison of peptide and protein phosphorylation by the recombinant CaM kinase IV and the cerebellar enzyme showed differences in their catalytic activities. The deduced primary sequence of CaM kinase IV contained a domain, 315Phe-Asn-Ala-Arg-Arg-Lys-Leu-Lys323, also found in the regulatory domain of CaM kinase II alpha (residues 293-300). Truncation of CaM kinase IV at Leu313 (at a position analogous to Leu290 in CaM kinase II alpha) generated a fully active, CaM-independent enzyme. This truncated enzyme no longer bound CaM. These data confirm that CaM kinase IV demonstrates intrasteric regulation by an autoinhibitory domain and provides insight into a potentially common mechanism for the regulation of the CaM-dependent multifunctional protein kinases. A number of synthetic peptides were examined for their phosphorylation by both CaM kinase II and IV. These studies showed that several peptides derived from phospholamban were preferential substrates for CaM kinase II whereas a peptide derived from S6 ribosomal protein was selectively phosphorylated by CaM kinase IV. Kinetic analysis of several peptide substrates suggests that while both CaM kinase II and IV recognize the sequence motif represented by R-X-X-T/S, other structural features are also involved in defining the unique substrate specificity of CaM kinase IV.
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PMID:Biochemical characterization of the multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type IV expressed in insect cells. 825 36

It is well known that phosphorylation of the membrane protein phospholamban by cAMP-dependent or Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase results in the activation of the Ca(2+)-pumping ATPase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR); such enzyme activation is thought to be due to the disruption of an inhibitory interaction of non-phosphorylated phospholamban with the ATPase. We describe here a novel mechanism for the regulation of the ATPase through direct phosphorylation of this enzyme by a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) associated with the SR membrane. It is shown that incubation of cardiac SR in the presence of Ca2+ and calmodulin results in the phosphorylation of the ATPase in addition to the previously recognized substrates of CaM kinase, viz. phospholamban and Ca2+ channel. The phosphorylated amino acid in the ATPase has been identified as serine. Phosphorylation of the membrane-bound ATPase is stimulated by exogenous CaM kinase. Furthermore, ATPase purified from cardiac SR is phosphorylated by exogenous CaM kinase and the phosphorylated enzyme displays 2-fold increase in catalytic activity without any appreciable change in its Ca2+ sensitivity. Thus, direct phosphorylation of the Ca(2+)-pumping ATPase by CaM kinase can stimulate its enzymatic activity and, therefore, Ca2+ transport function.
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PMID:Phosphorylation and activation of the Ca(2+)-pumping ATPase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. 838 59

Earlier studies (Hawkins, C., Xu, A., and Narayanan, N. (1994) J. Biol. Chem. 269, 31198-31206) have suggested that the Vmax of Ca2+ uptake is enhanced up to 2-fold through phosphorylation of Ser38 in the cardiac Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2a) by calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase). It is difficult, however, to determine whether stimulation is caused by phosphorylation of the Ca2+-ATPase or by phosphorylation of phospholamban in cardiac microsomes. We have expressed SERCA2a in HEK-293 cells in the presence or absence of phospholamban and measured the effects on Ca2+ uptake activity of phosphorylation of microsomal proteins by CaM kinase or protein kinase A (PKA). We found no effect on the Vmax of Ca2+ uptake following phosphorylation by CaM kinase or PKA in either the presence or absence of phospholamban. The K0.5 for Ca2+ dependence of Ca2+ transport, however, was shifted following phosphorylation by either CaM kinase or PKA in those microsomes containing both SERCA2a and phospholamban, but not in those expressing only SERCA2a. Thus, we cannot confirm earlier reports of stimulation of SERCA2a activity by CaM kinase II phosphorylation of Ser38. Our studies, however, emphasize the need for adequate controls for measurement of Vmax.
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PMID:The vmax of the Ca2+-ATPase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SERCA2a) is not altered by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation or by interaction with phospholamban. 866 32

Phosphorylation of cardiac junctional and free sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) by protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms alpha and beta was investigated. Both SR and PKC were isolated from canine heart. Junctional and free SR vesicles were prepared by calcium-phosphate-loading. The substrate specificities of PKC alpha and PKC beta were found to be similar in both SR fractions. A high molecular weight junctionally-associated protein was phosphorylated by PKA, PKC and an endogenous Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity: the highest levels of phosphate incorporation being catalysed by the latter kinase. In addition to this high molecular weight junctionally-associated protein, PKC induced phosphorylation of 45, 96 kDa and several proteins of greater than 200 kDa in junctional SR. A protein of 96 kDa was phosphorylated by both isoforms in junctional and free SR. The major substrate for PKA, PKC alpha, PKC beta and the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, in both junctional and free SR, was phospholamban. Although the phosphorylation of phospholamban by PKC was activated by Ca2+, a component of this activity appeared to be independent of Ca2+. PKC-mediated phosphorylation of phospholamban was fully activated by 1 microM Ca2+ whereas the Ca2+/calmodulin dependent kinase required concentrations in excess of 5 microM Ca2+. In the in vitro system employed in these studies, the concentrations of either PKC alpha or the catalytic subunit of PKA required to phosphorylate phospholamban were found to be similar. In addition, in the presence of a 15 kDa sarcolemmal-associated protein, which becomes phosphorylated upon activation of PKC in vivo, phosphorylation of phospholamban by PKC was unaffected. These results demonstrate that, although substrates for both subtypes are found in both junctional and free SR, PKC alpha and PKC beta do not show differences in selectivity towards these substrates.
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PMID:Phosphorylation of cardiac junctional and free sarcoplasmic reticulum by PKC alpha, PKC beta, PKA and the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. 870 Jan 63

In cardiac muscle, a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) associated with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is known to phosphorylate the membrane proteins phospholamban, Ca(2+)-ATPase, and Ca(2+)-release channel (ryanodine receptor). Phosphorylation of phospholamban and Ca(2+)-ATPase is recognized to stimulate Ca2+ sequestration by the SR but the functional consequence of Ca2+ channel phosphorylation has not been clearly established. In this study, we investigated the effects of the SR Ca(2+)-release inhibitor, ruthenium red (RR), and the SR Ca(2+)-release activator, ryanodine (at submicromolar concentrations), on CaM kinase-mediated phosphorylation of the Ca(2+)-cycling proteins in rabbit cardiac SR. Incubation of SR with RR (5-30 microM) for 3 min at 37 degrees C resulted in marked (up to 85%) inhibition of Ca2+ channel phosphorylation (50% inhibition with 15 +/- 2 microM RR) by the endogenous membrane-associated CaM kinase. Phosphorylation of the Ca2+ channel by exogenously added multifunctional alpha CaM kinase II was also inhibited similarly by RR. Phosphorylation of the Ca(2+)-ATPase by endogenous and exogenous CaM kinase was inhibited only modestly (25-30%) by RR, and phospholamban phosphorylation was unaffected by RR. The magnitude of RR-induced inhibition of Ca2+ channel phosphorylation did not differ appreciably at saturating or subsaturating concentrations of Ca2+ or calmodulin, and in the absence or presence of protein phosphatase inhibitors. In contrast to the effects of RR, low concentrations of ryanodine (0.25-1 microM) caused significant stimulation (up to approximately 50%) of Ca2+ channel phosphorylation but had no effect on Ca(2+)-ATPase and phospholamban phosphorylation. These findings suggest that interaction of RR with the ryanodine receptor induces a "nonphosphorylatable state" of the Ca(2+)-release channel, likely through a conformational change involving occlusion of the CaM kinase phosphorylation site. On the other hand, ryanodine binding to the receptor may serve to maintain an open, "phosphorylatable state" of the channel.
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PMID:Divergent effects of ruthenium red and ryanodine on Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation of the Ca2+ release channel (ryanodine receptor) in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum. 880 75

In the adult myocardium the Ca2+ uptake and release functions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) are known to be regulated by a membrane-associated Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) which phosphorylates the Ca2+-pumping ATPase (Ca2+ pump), Ca2+ release channel (ryanodine receptor) and the Ca2+ pump-regulatory protein, phospholamban. The role of CaM kinase during development, however, has not been examined previously. The present study investigated the ontogenetic expression of SR-associated CaM kinase in the rabbit myocardium as well as development-related changes in CaM kinase-mediated phosphorylation of the SR proteins (Ca2+ pump, Ca2+ release channel and phospholamban) involved in transmembrane Ca2+ cycling. For these experiments, cardiac muscle homogenate and SR-enriched membrane fraction derived from fetal (21- and 28-days gestation), newborn (2 days postnatal) and adult New Zealand White rabbits were used. Western immunoblotting analysis detected the presence of phospholamban, Ca2+ pump and Ca2+ release channel in homogenate and SR at all ages tested. The amount of these proteins in the SR increased substantially during fetal and postnatal development. Phosphorylation studies revealed the presence of CaM kinase-dependent phosphorylation of the Ca2+ pump, Ca2+ release channel and phospholamban as early as 21-days gestation. This phosphorylation could be elicited with the addition of only Ca2+ and calmodulin indicating the presence of a SR-associated CaM kinase as early as 21-days gestation. This was confirmed using a delta-CaM kinase II-specific antibody. Phosphorylation per unit amount of each substrate was greater in the fetus and newborn compared to adult. Phosphorylation of phospholamban could be elicited by exogenous cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) at all developmental stages studied. Activation of SR CaM kinase with Ca2+ and calmodulin, or induction of phospholamban phosphorylation by exogenous PKA, resulted in stimulation of the Ca2+ uptake activity of SR in fetal, newborn and adult heart. These results demonstrate early ontogenetic expression of the Ca2+ cycling proteins and CaM kinase in the SR and the concurrent development of phosphorylation-dependent regulation of SR Ca2+ cycling.
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PMID:Ontogeny of sarcoplasmic reticulum protein phosphorylation by Ca2+--calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. 904 54

The effects of zinc on the phosphorylation of phospholamban (PLB) were studied in sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) membranes prepared from swine ventricular muscle. Zinc produced a dose dependent inhibition of PLB phosphorylation. With the use of phosphorylation site specific antibodies, it was shown that this inhibition was specific for the PLB phosphorylation at Thr-17. Since phosphorylation of this site is known to be mediated by the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase endogenous to the cardiac SR (SRCaM kinase), the action of zinc on SRCaM kinase was investigated. It was found that (i) zinc inhibited the activity of SRCaM kinase (IC50: 15 microM) and (ii) zinc concentrations, at the millimolar range, stimulated Ca(2+)-independent SRCaM kinase autophosphorylation. This ability of zinc to differentiate between autophosphorylation and substrate phosphorylation activities of SRCaM kinase raises the possibility that zinc mediated independent regulation of these processes can occur in the intact heart.
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PMID:Effects of zinc on phospholamban phosphorylation. 912 88

We investigated the effects of beta-adrenergic stimulation on the activity of the endogenous cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (SRCaM kinase) in Langendorff-perfused rat hearts. We found that isoproterenol induced generation of autonomous (Ca2+-independent) SRCaM kinase activity to 28 +/- 4.4% of the total activity. Moreover, dephosphorylation of the autonomous SRCaM kinase with protein phosphatase 2A resulted in an enzyme that was again dependent on Ca2+ and calmodulin for its activity. Activation of SRCaM kinase was coupled to phospholamban phosphorylation and activation of the cAMP-signaling system. Our results suggest that the cardiac SRCaM kinase is activated in response to beta-adrenoceptor stimulation. This activation stimulates autophosphorylation at its regulatory domain and converts it to an active Ca2+-independent species that may be the basis for potentiation of Ca2+ transients in the heart.
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PMID:The endogenous cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase is activated in response to beta-adrenergic stimulation and becomes Ca2+-independent in intact beating hearts. 920 32

In cardiac muscle, a membrane-associated Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase) phosphorylates the Ca(2+)-pumping ATPase in addition to its previously characterized substrates, phospholamban and Ca(2+)-release channel (ryanodine receptor). The phosphorylated amino acid in the Ca(2+)-ATPase has been identified as serine. Posphorylation of the Ca(2+)-ATPase is rapid and is reversible by a membrane-associated protein phosphatase, Ca(2+)-ATPase purified from cardiac SR underwent phosphorylation by exogenous CaM kinase, and the phosphorylated enzyme displayed twofold greater catalytic activity without alteration in its Ca(2+)-sensitivity. The phosphorylation of the Ca(2+)-ATPase was found to be isoform-specific in that the cardiac and slow-twitch skeletal muscle isoform (SERCA 2), but not the fast-twitch skeletal muscle isoform (SERCA 1), underwent phosphorylation by CaM kinase. Studies using SERCA 1 and SERCA 2 isoforms and their mutants expressed in a heterelogous cell system have resulted in i) confirmation of the isoform specificity of Ca(2+)-ATPase phosphorylation by CaM kinase, ii) identification of Ser38 as the site in SERCA 2 phosphorylated by CaM kinase, and iii) demonstration of phosphorylation-induced increase in Vmax of Ca2+ transport by the SERCA 2 enzyme. These observations suggest that in cardiac and slow-twitch skeletal muscle direct phosphorylation of the SR Ca(2+)-ATPase by the membrane-bound CaM kinase may serve to stimulate Ca2+ sequestration and therefore, the speed of muscle relaxation.
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PMID:Phosphorylation and regulation of the Ca(2+)-pumping ATPase in cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum by calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. 920 41

The effect of acidosis on the phosphorylation of Ser16 and Thr17 of phospholamban in rat cardiac muscle has been investigated using phosphorylation-site-specific antibodies to this protein. Ventricular myocytes were stimulated at 0.5 Hz for 5 min, in either control (pH 7.4) or acid (pH 6.5) physiological salt solution, in the absence or presence of isoprenaline. Site-specific phosphorylation of phospholamban was determined by Western blotting. Acidosis reduced phosphorylation of Ser16 in the absence of isoprenaline, but did not alter the isoprenaline-induced phosphorylation of Ser16. In contrast, acidosis increased Thr17 phosphorylation in the absence and presence of isoprenaline. Buffering intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) with BAPTA inhibited the increase in Thr17 phosphorylation during acidosis but had no effect on Ser16 phosphorylation. We conclude that acidosis can alter the phosphorylation of Ser16 and Thr17 by inhibition of protein kinase A, and by an acidosis-induced increase in [Ca2+]i and the subsequent activation of a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, respectively. The possible effect of these changes in phosphorylation on the activity of the Ca2+-ATPase of the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum during acidosis is discussed.
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PMID:Acidosis alters the phosphorylation of Ser16 and Thr17 of phospholamban in rat cardiac muscle. 921 15


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