Cyclic Modulation of Cross-linking Interactions of Microtubule-associated Protein-2 with Actin and Microtubules by Protein Kinase FA

Overview

Journal J Protein Chem

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry

Date 1993 Aug 1

PMID 8251059

Authors

S D Yang

J S Song

H W Liu

W H Chan

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Abstract

The ATP.Mg-dependent type-1 protein phosphatase activating factor (factor FA) was identified as a brain protein kinase that could phosphorylate microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2) and thereby inhibit cross-linking interactions of MAP-2 with actin filaments and microtubules isolated from porcine brain. The phosphorylation sites were found to be equally located on both projection and microtubule-binding domains of MAP-2. Phosphoamino acid analysis revealed that the phosphorylation sites were on both serine and threonine residues, indicating that factor FA is a serine/threonine-specific MAP-2 kinase. Conversely, factor FA was further identified as a MAP-2 phosphatase activator that could promote the dephosphorylation of 32P-MAP-2 phosphorylated by factor FA itself and thereby potentiate cross-linking interactions of MAP-2 with actin and microtubules. Furthermore, the two opposing functions of factor FA can be selectively modulated in a reciprocal manner by pH change. For instance, alkaline pH could stimulate factor FA to work as a MAP-2 kinase but simultaneously block it to work as a MAP-2 phosphatase activator to potentiate the inhibition on the cross-linking interactions of MAP-2 with actin and microtubules. Taken together, the results provide initial evidence that a cyclic modulation of cross-linking interactions of MAP-2 with actin filaments and microtubules can be controlled by factor FA, representing an efficient cyclic cascade control mechanism for rapid structural and functional regulation of neuronal cytoskeletal system.

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