Phosphorylation of neurofilament proteins by endogenous calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase.

Autor: Vallano ML, Buckholz TM, DeLorenzo RJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biochemical and biophysical research communications [Biochem Biophys Res Commun] 1985 Aug 15; Vol. 130 (3), pp. 957-63.
DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(85)91708-5
Abstrakt: A protein fraction containing neurofilaments was prepared from rat brain cytosol by differential centrifugation and gel filtration chromatography. These preparations were enriched for a calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase activity that phosphorylated endogenous neurofilament proteins. The enzyme incorporated approximately 1 mol PO4/mol of each neurofilament triplet polypeptide. These data suggest that a calmodulin-dependent kinase may mediate some of the effects of calcium on cytoskeletal function by phosphorylation of neurofilament proteins.
Databáze: MEDLINE