BMK1 Mediates Growth Factor-induced Cell Proliferation through Direct Cellular Activation of Serum and Glucocorticoid-inducible Kinase

Autor: Masaaki Hayashi, Young Yang, Ta Hsiang Chao, Charles C. King, Jiing Dwan Lee, Jeng Fan Lo, Richard I. Tapping
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276:8631-8634
ISSN: 0021-9258
Popis: Activation of the mammalian mitogen-activated protein kinase known as BMK1 is required for growth factor-induced cell proliferation. To understand the mechanism by which BMK1 mediates this cellular response, this kinase was used as bait in a yeast two-hybrid-based library screening. Here, we report the identification of serum and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase (SGK) as a cellular protein that physically interacts with BMK1. During growth factor-induced cell stimulation, BMK1 activates SGK by phosphorylation at serine 78. This BMK1-mediated phosphorylation event is necessary for the activation of SGK and, more importantly, for cell proliferation induced by growth factors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE