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Query: EC:3.1.3.16 (calcineurin)
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The beta1 subunit of integrin is serine/threonine phosphorylated in growth arrested human breast cancer MCF-7 cells, while it is not in quiescent normal human breast epithelial (HBE) cells. Using the affinity-purified antibodies PB788-9 against the synthetic oligopeptide that contained phosphothreonines corresponding to threonines 788 and 789 on beta1 integrin, beta1 integrin in MCF-7 cells, but not in HBE cells, was found to react with PB788-9. The beta1 integrin immunoprecipitates from HBE cells co-immunoprecipitated the core enzyme of serine/threonine protein phosphatase (PP) 2A, consisting of the regulatory A (PP2A-A) and the catalytic C (PP2A-C) subunits, with the protein phosphatase activity susceptible to okadaic acid (OA), an inhibitor of PP2A and PP1, but not to a PP1 inhibitor. In contrast, beta1 integrin from MCF-7 cells co-immunoprecipitated PP2A-C, but not PP2A-A, with no protein phosphatase activity. Immunoblotting of whole cell lysates revealed that a comparable amount of PP2A-C was present in either HBE or MCF-7 cells, but the amount of PP2A-A was significantly reduced in MCF-7 cells compared to that in HBE cells. The results suggest that the failure of beta1 integrin dephosphorylation at threonines 788 and 789 may be due to a significant reduction in the PP2A-A expression in MCF-7 cells.
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PMID:Reduced expression of the regulatory A subunit of serine/threonine protein phosphatase 2A in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells. 1453 64

Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) can both positively and negatively influence the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, but its relevant substrates are largely unknown. In C. elegans, the PR55/B regulatory subunit of PP2A, which is encoded by sur-6, positively regulates Ras-mediated vulval induction and acts at a step between Ras and Raf. We show that the catalytic subunit (C) of PP2A, which is encoded by let-92, also positively regulates vulval induction. Therefore SUR-6/PR55 and LET-92/PP2A-C probably act together to dephosphorylate a Ras pathway substrate. PP2A has been proposed to activate the Raf kinase by removing inhibitory phosphates from Ser259 from Raf-1 or from equivalent Akt phosphorylation sites in other Raf family members. However, we find that mutant forms of C. elegans LIN-45 RAF that lack these sites still require sur-6. Therefore, SUR-6 must influence Raf activity via a different mechanism. SUR-6 and KSR (kinase suppressor of Ras) function at a similar step in Raf activation but our genetic analysis suggests that KSR activity is intact in sur-6 mutants. We identify the kinase PAR-1 as a negative regulator of vulval induction and show that it acts in opposition to SUR-6 and KSR-1. In addition to their roles in Ras signaling, SUR-6/PR55 and LET-92/PP2A-C cooperate to control mitotic progression during early embryogenesis.
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PMID:C. elegans SUR-6/PR55 cooperates with LET-92/protein phosphatase 2A and promotes Raf activity independently of inhibitory Akt phosphorylation sites. 1472 26

Calcineurin is an important signaling molecule in mesangial cells in vitro and is involved in some manifestations of diabetic nephropathy in vivo. However, calcineurin acts in a cell-specific and tissue-specific manner in the kidney, and mechanisms of specificity are unknown. Three closely related isoforms of the calcineurin A (CnA) subunit are expressed in a tissue-specific manner. This study was undertaken to determine if specificity of calcineurin action is linked to regulation of CnA isoforms in the diabetic kidney. After induction of diabetes with streptozotocin, expression of all three CnA isoforms rapidly increased, primarily in the thick ascending limb of Henle (TAL). After prolonged diabetes, increase specifically of the alpha isoform was observed in collecting ducts (CD) and in endothelial cells of glomeruli. Aquaporin 2 (AQP2), a putative substrate of calcineurin phosphatase in the kidney, is also involved in diabetic nephropathy. Co-localization of CnA isoforms with AQP2 revealed that CnA-alpha is the predominant isoform that associates with AQP2 in the diabetic kidney. Furthermore, inhibition of calcineurin with cyclosporin A (CsA) alters AQP2 localization and phosphorylation in principal cells of CD. Alterations in subcellular localization of AQP2 were parallel with CnA-alpha. Similarly, CsA treatment results in a further increase in urine output compared with diabetes alone, suggesting a functional consequence of inhibiting calcineurin-mediated regulation of AQP2. In conclusion, all three isoforms of CnA are upregulated in the diabetic kidney. Increased expression of CnA-alpha, in particular, is observed in glomeruli and CD and participates in regulation of AQP2 expression, phosphorylation, and function.
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PMID:Differential expression of calcineurin A isoforms in the diabetic kidney. 1515 53

We have recently shown that in colon cancer cells, Vitamin D receptor (VDR) interacts with the catalytic subunit of Ser/Thr protein phosphatases, PP1c and PP2Ac, and induces their enzymatic activity in a ligand-dependent manner. The VDR-PP1c and VDR-PP2Ac interactions were ligand independent in vivo, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(2)D(3))-mediated increase in VDR-associated phosphatase activity resulted in dephosphorylation and inactivation of p70S6 kinase in colon cancer cells. Here, we demonstrate that in myeloid leukemia cells, 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) treatment increased the Thr389 phosphorylation of p70S6 kinase. Accordingly, 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) decreased VDR-associated Ser/Thr protein phosphatase activity by dissociating VDR-PP1c and VDR-PP2Ac interactions. Further, 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) increased the association between VDR and Thr389 phosphorylated p70S6 kinase. Finally, by using non-secosteroidal VDR ligands, we demonstrate a separation between transactivation and p70S6 kinase phosphorylation activities of VDR and show pharmacologically that p70S6 kinase phosphorylation correlates with HL-60 cell differentiation.
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PMID:Ligand modulates VDR-Ser/Thr protein phosphatase interaction and p70S6 kinase phosphorylation in a cell-context-dependent manner. 1522 71

The norepinephrine transporter (NET) terminates noradrenergic signals by clearing released NE at synapses. NET regulation by receptors and intracellular signaling pathways is supported by a growing list of associated proteins including syntaxin1A, protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) catalytic subunit (PP2A-C), PICK1, and Hic-5. In the present study, we sought evidence for additional partnerships by mass spectrometry-based analysis of proteins co-immunoprecipitated with human NET (hNET) stably expressed in a mouse noradrenergic neuroblastoma cell line. Our initial proteomic analyses reveal multiple peptides derived from hNET, peptides arising from the mouse PP2A anchoring subunit (PP2A-Ar) and peptides derived from 14-3-3 proteins. We verified physical association of NET with PP2A-Ar via co-immunoprecipitation studies using mouse vas deferens extracts and with 14-3-3 via a fusion pull-down approach, implicating specifically the hNET NH2-terminus for interactions. The transporter complexes described likely support mechanisms regulating transporter activity, localization, and trafficking.
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PMID:Proteomic analysis of human norepinephrine transporter complexes reveals associations with protein phosphatase 2A anchoring subunit and 14-3-3 proteins. 1596 52

Nigrostriatal dopamine depletion disrupts striatal medium spiny neuron morphology in Parkinson's disease and modulates striatal synaptic plasticity in animal models of parkinsonism. We demonstrate that long-term nigrostriatal dopamine depletion in the rat induces evolving changes in the phosphorylation of striatal proteins critical for synaptic plasticity. Dopamine depletion increased the phosphorylation of the alpha isoform of calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKIIalpha) at Thr286, a site associated with enhanced autonomous kinase activity, but did not alter total levels of CaMKIIalpha or other synaptic proteins. Dopamine depletion decreased CaMKIIalpha levels in postsynaptic density-enriched fractions without significant changes in other proteins. The activity of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), a postsynaptic phosphatase that dephosphorylates CaMKII, is regulated by DARPP-32 (dopamine- and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein of 32 kDa). Dopamine depletion had no effect on DARPP-32 phosphorylation at Thr34, but increased DARPP-32 phosphorylation at Thr75. Levodopa administration reversed the increased phosphorylation of both CaMKIIalpha and DARPP-32. Normal ageing increased the levels of PP1(gamma1 isoform) but decreased levels of the PP1gamma1-targeting proteins spinophilin and neurabin. Elevated phosphorylations of CaMKIIalpha and DARPP-32 were maintained for up to 20 months after dopamine depletion. However, phosphorylation of the CaMKII-PP1 substrate, Ser831 in the glutamate receptor GluR1 subunit, was increased only after sustained (9-20 months) dopamine depletion. Interaction of ageing-related changes in PP1 with the dopamine depletion-induced changes in CaMKIIalpha may account for enhanced GluR1 phosphorylation only after long-term dopamine depletion. These evolving changes may impact striatal synaptic plasticity, Parkinson's disease progression and the changing efficacy and side-effects associated with dopamine replacement therapy.
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PMID:Dopamine depletion alters phosphorylation of striatal proteins in a model of Parkinsonism. 1602 14

Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) contains a 36-kDa catalytic subunit (PP2Ac), a 65-kDa structural subunit (PR65/A), and a regulatory B subunit. The core enzyme consists of the structural and catalytic subunits. The catalytic subunit exists as two closely related isoforms, alpha and beta. Several natural toxins, including okadaic acid (OA) and microcystins, specifically inhibit PP2A. To obtain biologically active recombinant PP2A and to compare the properties of the PP2A catalytic subunit alpha and beta isoforms, we expressed human PP2Acalpha and cbeta in High Five insect cells. The recombinant PP2Acalpha and cbeta possess similar phosphatase activities using p-NPP and phosphopeptide as substrates and are strongly inhibited by OA and microcystin-LR to similar degrees. In addition, PP2Acalpha or cbeta was co-expressed with PR65/A and co-purified as a core dimer, PP2AD (Aalpha/calpha and Aalpha/cbeta) with PR65alpha/Aalpha. The recombinant PP2AD bound to the B subunit in vitro. These results show that the recombinant PP2Acalpha and cbeta are identical in their ability to associate with the A and B subunits, in their phosphatase activities, and in carboxyl-methylation. Furthermore, our results show that High Five insect cells can produce biologically active recombinant PP2A, which should be a valuable tool for detecting natural toxins and investigating the mechanism of PP2A catalysis and other protein interactions.
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PMID:Baculovirus expression, purification, and characterization of human protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunits alpha and beta. 1603 40

Ca(2+)-dependent CaMKIIalpha activation with autophosphorylation plays an essential role in learning and memory. The regulation of CaMKIIalpha by dephosphorylation by protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) has been demonstrated. We addressed whether the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) that is abundant in the brain could be involved in the regulation of CaMKIIalpha. CaMKIIalpha was associated with the catalytic subunit of PP2A (PP2Ac) and alpha4, a regulator of PP2A. To investigate whether alpha4 plays an important role in the CNS, we established a neuron specific Cre transgenic mouse and a neuron specific alpha4 deficient mouse (N-alpha4 KO mouse). This N-alpha4 KO mouse showed impaired learning and memory in a water maze and also shuttle-box avoidance test. The activity of CaMKIIalpha also increased in hippocampus. An overexpression of alpha4 in the neuronal cell line demonstrated the activity of CaMKIIalpha to be regulated by alpha4. alpha4 and PP2Ac were localized in the cytoplasm but not in the postsynaptic density (PSD), thus suggesting that the dephosphorylation of CaMKIIalpha by alpha4/PP2Ac occurred in the cytoplasm. These results suggest that alpha4 and PP2A may thus play an important role in CaMKIIalpha regulation and thereby also influence learning.
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PMID:Regulation of CaMKII by alpha4/PP2Ac contributes to learning and memory. 1651 68

Phoslactomycins (PLMs) represent an unusual structural class of natural products secreted by various streptomycetes, containing an alpha,beta-unsaturated delta-lactone, an amino group, phosphate ester, conjugated diene and a cyclohexane ring. Phosphazomycins, phospholines and leustroducsins contain the same structural moieties, varying only in the acyl substituent at the C-18 hydroxyl position. These compounds possess either antifungal or antitumor activities or both. The antitumor activity of the PLM class of compounds has been attributed to a potent and selective inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A). The cysteine-269 residue of PP2Ac-subunit has been shown to be the site of covalent modification by PLMs. In this article, we review previous work on the isolation, structure elucidation and biological activities of PLMs and related compounds and current status of our work on both PLM stability and genetic manipulation of the biosynthetic process. Our work has shown that PLM B is surprisingly stable in solution, with a pH optimum of 6. Preliminary biosynthetic studies utilizing isotopically labeled shikimic acid and cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (CHC) suggested PLM B to be a polyketide-type antibiotic synthesized using CHC as a starter unit. Using a gene (chcA) from a set of CHC-CoA biosynthesis genes from Streptomyces collinus as a probe, a 75 kb region of 29 ORFs encoding PLM biosynthesis was located in the genome of Streptomyces sp. strain HK803. Analysis and subsequent manipulation of plmS2 and plmR2 in the gene cluster has allowed for rational engineering of a strain that produces only one PLM analog, PLM B, at ninefold higher titers than the wild type strain. A strain producing PLM G (the penultimate intermediate in PLMs biosynthesis) has also been generated. Current work is aimed at selective in vitro acylation of PLM G with various carboxylic acids and a precursor-directed biosynthesis in a chcA deletion mutant with the aim of generating novel PLM analogs.
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PMID:Genetic manipulation of the biosynthetic process leading to phoslactomycins, potent protein phosphatase 2A inhibitors. 1660 56

Rat calcineurin (CaN) A alpha isoform (Ppp3ca) cDNA recombinant adenovirus vector was constructed in order to explore the effect of CaN on the myocardium apoptosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury. Total RNA was isolated from the heart of the adult Wistar rat, and Ppp3ca CDS segment of approximate 1.59 kb size was amplified by reverse transcriptional PCR method. Ppp3ca cDNA segment was cloned into pMD18-T Simple vector for sequencing, and the right clone was named T-Ppp3ca. Ppp3ca cDNA segment obtained from T-Ppp3ca was ligated with pShuttle2-IRES-EGFP to construct a recombinant plasmid pShuttle2-Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP. Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP expression cassette containing CMV, Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP and SV40 polyA DNA fragment (3.97 kb) obtained from pShuttle2-Ppp3ca-IRES-EGFP was connected with pAdeno-X backbone sequence to construct a recombinant plasmid pAdeno-Ppp3ca. After being identified by PCR and enzyme digestion, recombinant plasmid pAdeno-Ppp3ca was packaged in HEK293 cells. Supernatant of adenovirus from HEK293 cells was collected after a visible cytopathic effect (CPE) appeared. The DNA of the recombinant adenovirus was extracted with the standard method. The presence of the recombinant adenovirus was verified by PCR. The results showed that sequencing results verified that the PCR product of Ppp3ca gene was identical to GenBank. Agarose electrophoresis showed the bands of recombined plasmid pAdeno-Ppp3ca and the recombinant adenovirus identified by enzyme digestion and PCR were in the right range corresponding with expectation. It was concluded that the recombinant adenovirus carrying rat calcineurin A alpha (Ppp3ca) cDNA as well as a report gene-enhancer green fluorescent protein gene was successfully constructed in this experiment.
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PMID:Construction of rat calcineurin A alpha cDNA recombinant adenovirus vector and its identification. 1671 Sep 96


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