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Cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (cAPK) modulates synaptic transmission and influences memory and learning. Among the various isoforms of regulatory and catalytic subunits that comprise mammalian cAPK, only the regulatory type I beta (RI beta) subunit is unique to nervous tissue. The requirement for RI beta in neurons is presently unknown. Previous studies demonstrate that holoenzyme containing RI beta activates at lower concentrations of cAMP compared to other forms of cAPK. Thus, neurons that induce RI beta expression may become more sensitive to subsequent hormonal signals and maintain more long-term phosphorylation events. To further elucidate the function of this novel protein, we have begun to investigate its gene. Here we report the isolation of the mouse RI beta promoter as determined by S1 nuclease analysis and transgenic mouse expression. A beta-galactosidase fusion gene containing 1.5 kilobases of 5'-nontranscribed RI beta DNA and 2 kilobases of intron 1 was expressed preferentially in the cortex and hippocampus of the brain and within the spinal cord. In addition to mimicking the location of endogenous RI beta expression, the transgene was activated at a similar time (embryonic day 11.5) during mouse fetal development. Isolation of the RI beta promoter will help identify the elements that direct transcription in a subset of neurons and illuminate the physiological conditions that may regulate RI beta expression. This promoter can also be used to target the expression of wild type and mutant cAPK subunit genes in order to investigate synaptic plasticity in animals.
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PMID:Promoter for the regulatory type I beta subunit of the 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent protein kinase directs transgene expression in the central nervous system. 144 19

Both PHO80 and PHO85 genes are required to establish the repressed state of the PHO system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. S1 nuclease protection analysis of the PHO85 transcript revealed that the PHO85 gene contains an intron at the 6th codon of the gene. Each of the fusion proteins, LacZ-Pho80 and LacZ-Pho85, was produced into Escherichia coli and used as an antigen to raise antibodies in a rabbit. Using the affinity-purified antibodies in Western blotting experiments, the PHO85 protein was detected as a 36 kDa and the PHO80 protein as a 34 kDa protein. The PHO80 protein was detected only in extracts prepared from an overproducing strain. The immunoprecipitate containing the PHO85 protein showed protein kinase activity suggesting that PHO85 is a protein kinase gene, which is consistent with the observation that the deduced amino acid sequence of the PHO85 protein resembles that of some protein kinases. The PHO80 protein was found to be phosphorylated in the presence of PHO85 protein.
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PMID:Negative regulators of the PHO system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: characterization of PHO80 and PHO85. 153 98

A genomic DNA fragment containing the Raf-1 promoter region was isolated by using a cDNA extension clone. Nucleotide sequencing of genomic DNA clones, primer extension, and S1 nuclease assays have been used to identify the 5' ends of Raf-1 RNAs. Consistent with its ubiquitous expression, the Raf-1 promoter region had features of a housekeeping gene in that it was GC-rich (HTF-like), lacked TATA and CAAT boxes, and contained heterogeneous RNA start sites and four potential binding sites for the transcription factor SP1. In addition, an octamer motif (ATTTCAT), a potential binding site for the octamer family of transcription factors, was located at -734 base pairs. The Raf-1 promoter region drove reporter gene expression 30-fold over the promoterless reporter in Cos 7 cells.
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PMID:Molecular organization of the human Raf-1 promoter region. 169 10

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biogenesis of long chain fatty acids. The phosphorylation of the Ser-1200 residue by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase transforms ACC from a citrate-independent form to a citrate-dependent form (10, 16). We have isolated ACC cDNA clones with and without 24 bases which code for 8 additional amino acids located 4 residues upstream to the Ser-1200. The presence of the 8 extra amino acids inhibits the in vitro phosphorylation of the Ser-1200 by the catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase. The S1 nuclease protection experiments indicate that the corresponding two ACC mRNA species occur in vivo. Furthermore, the occurrence of the two forms of ACC mRNA is regulated under different physiological conditions for lipogenesis in a tissue-specific manner. The existence of two forms of ACC mRNA provides the basis for the existence of isozymes of ACC whose Ser-1200 can be selectively phosphorylated. The location of this regulatory sequence for a specific phosphorylation site represents a new regulatory mechanism for protein phosphorylation.
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PMID:Acetyl-CoA carboxylase mRNA species with or without inhibitory coding sequence for Ser-1200 phosphorylation. 197 51

The major neuronal populations of the primate cerebral cortex can be classified immunocytochemically according to their transmitters and in terms of the differential expression of certain other molecules such as neuropeptides, calcium-binding proteins and protein kinases. We have been able to chart the time course of developmental expression of these molecules and to show that gene expression for many of them is regulated in adult and infant animals by afferent activity entering the cortex. In the visual cortex of adult monkeys, levels of immunocytochemically detectable gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA), of its synthesizing enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and of the tachykinins are greatly reduced in deprived ocular dominance columns within 24 h of blocking impulse activity in the optic nerve by intraocular injection of tetrodotoxin (TTX). Conversely, levels of immunocytochemically detectable calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CAMII kinase) are increased in deprived eye dominance columns. These effects are quickly reversible on restoration of binocular vision, and experiments involving in situ hybridization and S1 nuclease protection assays show that the changes are associated with parallel changes in mRNA levels for preprotachykinin and CAM II kinase, but not for GAD, which appears to be regulated by post-transcriptional mechanisms. Experiments in the primate somatic sensory cortex suggest comparable activity-dependent effects on gene expression there also. It is proposed that effects of this type underlie the establishment of cortical maps during development and their activity-dependent mutability in adulthood.
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PMID:The role of afferent activity in the maintenance of primate neocorticalfunction. 217 67

Casein kinase II purified from nuclei of Xenopus laevis oocytes is inhibited by several specific nucleic acids. This kinase, the main phosphorylating activity of the oocyte nucleus, is markedly inhibited by poly U at 10 micrograms/ml, and this polymer is a competitive inhibitor of the phosphorylation of the substrate casein (Kiapp 80 nM). M 13 phage ssDNA and unfractionated yeast tRNA also inhibit between 50 and 200 micrograms/ml. Poly C, poly A, poly AG, dsDNA and Escherichia coli rRNA do not alter activity significantly at similar concentrations. Inhibitions are reversed by RNase (poly U, tRNA) or S1 nuclease (ssDNA). Oocyte casein kinase I or rabbit cAMP-dependent protein kinase are not inhibited by poly U at 200 micrograms/ml. The sensitivity of the casein kinase II to these inhibitors suggests a regulatory role for nucleic acids in nuclear phosphorylation reactions.
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PMID:Nucleic acids can regulate the activity of casein kinase II. 279 84

A bovine cDNA probe for the type I regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase [Lee et al. (1983) Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 80, 3608-3612] was used to screen two lambda gt11 libraries constructed from poly(A)-rich RNA from the porcine kidney cell line, LLC-PK1. A series of overlapping clones were isolated and characterized. The largest clone, lambda RI15, of 1426 bp was found to code for the entire RI protein but was apparently missing the 3' end of the mRNA. The porcine cDNA codes for a protein of 389 amino acids that shows 99% homology to bovine RI and hybridizes to two major mRNA transcripts of approximately 2.0 kb and 4.5 kb from LLC-PK1 cells. The porcine cDNA for RI was used to screen a genomic library of LLC-PK1 DNA constructed in the EMBL-3 vector and several clones were isolated and characterized. By using a probe from the 5' end of the RI cDNA we isolated the 5' end of the gene and 700 bp of the promoter region of the gene were sequenced. The promoter region lacks a characteristic TATA box but contains two inverted CAAT boxes and is rich in G + C residues. Several sequence motifs were identified in the 5' promoter region which could be responsible for the regulation of synthesis of this gene. Multiple transcription initiation sites were identified by S1 nuclease mapping.
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PMID:Isolation of a cDNA and characterization of the 5' flanking region of the gene encoding the type I regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase. 304 Apr

The unique short (Us) segment of the genome of equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) strain KyA is comprised of six open reading frames (ORFs) that encode: a) a homolog of the Us2 protein of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1); b) a serine threonine protein kinase that is a homolog of the HSV-1 Us3 protein; c) a homolog of pseudorabies virus glycoprotein gX and HSV-2 gG; d) a novel glycoprotein, EUS4, not encoded by other herpesviruses sequenced to date; e) a homolog of HSV-1 gD; and f) a homolog of HSV-1 Us9. The KyA strain is a deletion mutant that lacks Us sequences encoding gI, gE, and a potential 10 kD polypeptide, and thus may be useful as a parent virus for the generation of live virus vaccines. To complete the elucidation of the transcriptional program of the Us segment, Northern blot hybridization and S1 nuclease analyses were performed on poly(A)(+)-selected RNA isolated from infected cells maintained under early (phosphonoacetic acid-block) and late conditions. The findings revealed that the gene (EUS2 ORF) encoding the protein kinase is expressed as an early 2.9 kb transcript that overlaps and is 3' coterminal with a 1.6 kb early transcript that encodes the gG/gX homolog (EUS3 ORF). Two transcripts of 1.6 kb and 5.8 kb are 5' coterminal and may both encode the novel glycoprotein gene EUS4. The 1.6 kb transcript terminates at a poly(A) signal site downstream of the EUS4 ORF, and the 5.8 kb transcript terminates within the inverted repeat (IR) segment. Overall, the transcriptional program of the EHV-1 KyA Us segment is complex and exhibits similarities to that of HSV-1 Us segment: a) transcripts arise from both DNA strands; b) some transcripts, including those mapping at the termini of the Us segment, extend into the IR segments and are 3' coterminal with the 1.2 kb IR6 transcript; c) at least one transcript reads through a functional polyadenylation signal; d) some transcripts encoding genes that lie in different reading frames exist as a family of overlapping mRNAs, some in an anti-sense manner. Lastly, of the six Us genes of the EHV-1 KyA strain, only those encoding the EHV-1 protein kinase and the HSV-2 gG/gX homolog are members of the early kinetic class.
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PMID:Transcriptional analyses of the unique short segment of EHV-1 strain Kentucky A. 759 4

We report the characterization of vaccinia virus gene B12R which is predicted to encode a 33K protein with 36% amino acid identity to the serine/threonine protein kinase encoded by vaccinia virus gene B1R. S1 nuclease protection experiments showed that gene B12R is transcribed early during infection from an initiation site 11 bp upstream of the open reading frame (ORF). The gene encodes a 33K polypeptide that is not required for virus replication in tissue culture nor for virus virulence in a murine intranasal model. Expression of the B12R gene in Escherichia coli produced an abundant 33K polypeptide which lacked protein kinase activity under conditions in which the protein kinases encoded by vaccinia virus gene B1R and African swine fever virus gene j9L are active.
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PMID:Characterization of vaccinia virus gene B12R. 827 91

The human colonic epithelial cell line HT29, and its clonal derivatives HT29-18 and HT-29-18-C1, differentiate in vitro. Differential screening of a subtraction cDNA library enriched for sequences unique to HT29-18-C1, a highly differentiated subclone of HT29-18, resulted in the isolation of a differentiation-dependent cDNA clone, A4. A full-length clone encoding A4 was obtained and sequenced to its entirety. It is 945 bp in length and contains an open reading frame (ORF) of 456 bp. The amino acid sequence deduced from the ORF reveals a polypeptide of 152 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 17,000 Da, a size confirmed by coupled in vitro transcription and translation directed by the full-length A4 cDNA. This polypeptide contains four potential membrane-spanning domains and consensus sequences for N-linked glycosylation as well as phosphorylation sites for protein kinase C and casein kinase II. Comparison of A4 to published DNA and protein sequences revealed no significant homology. Genomic Southern blot analysis suggests that the gene is present in a single copy within the human genome and is conserved in the rat. Northern blot analysis of RNA obtained from various rat tissues shows that the expression of the A4 gene is tissue-selective and is enriched in colonic mucosa. In situ hybridization using human intestinal tissues indicates that the expression of A4 follows a gradient along the crypt-to-villus axis with the most abundant message occurring in the lower half of the crypt. Furthermore, nuclear run-on assays suggest that the induction of the A4 gene during differentiation of HT29-18 is regulated at a transcriptional level. A clone was isolated from a human genomic library and found to contain all five exons of A4. S1 nuclease analysis localized the start site of transcription to an adenosine residue 91 nucleotides upstream from the ATG translation initiation codon. Examination of the immediate sequence 5' to the mRNA start site reveals no TATA box and multiple known enhancer sequences. A4 is also noted to share certain features with the gene encoding the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein. They include a similar vertical distribution of expression along the intestinal epithelium, enhanced transcription upon differentiation of HT29-18, and multiple shared putative regulatory sequences in the promoter regions. Further characterization of the mechanisms regulating expression of the A4 gene could contribute to the understanding of mammalian intestinal differentiation.
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PMID:Isolation and characterization of a differentiation-dependent gene in the human colonic cell line HT29-18. 847 Aug 95


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