Protein kinase serine

Cyclic nucleotides are made in response to receptor activation. The receptor activates a G-protein that, in turn, activates adenylyl cyclase to make the cyclic nucleotide. To complete the signaling, the increase in cAMP concentration activates a specific protein kinase (serine/threo-nine), cAMP-dependent protein kinase (A kinase) (Fig. 9-7). To turn off the signaling pathway, the cyclic nucleotides are destroyed by enzymes called phosphodiesterases. These cleave cAMP to AMP. 

Mitogen-activated protein kinase, serine/threonine-specihc protein kinases that respond to extracellular stimuli (mitogens) and regulate various cellular activities, such as gene expression, mitosis, differentiation, and cell survival/apoptosis... 

The last part of this account will be devoted to protein kinases and protein phosphatases and some recent results we have obtained for them. Protein kinases and phosphatases are signaling biomolecules that control the level of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of tyrosine, serine or threonine residues in other proteins, and by this means regulate a variety of fundamental cellular processes including cell growth and proliferation, cell cycle and cytoskeletal integrity. 

The serine residue of isocitrate dehydrogenase that is phos-phorylated by protein kinase lies within the active site of the enzyme. This situation contrasts with most other examples of covalent modification by protein phosphorylation, where the phosphorylation occurs at a site remote from the active site. What direct effect do you think such active-site phosphorylation might have on the catalytic activity of isocitrate dehydrogenase (See Barford, D., 1991. Molecular mechanisms for the control of enzymic activity by protein phosphorylation. Bioehimiea et Biophysiea Acta 1133 55-62.)... 

Phosphorylation is a common method of regulation. As described above, SH2 domains bind to phosphorylated tyrosine residues. Conversely, phosphorylation of serines and threonines proximal to SH3 and PDZ domains uncouples them from their target motifs. Therefore modulation of protein kinase activity in cells regulates interactions between adaptor proteins and their target proteins. 

Serine/threonine protein kinase phosphorelay modules... 

After their synthesis (translation), most proteins go through a maturation process, called post-translational modification that affects their activity. One common post-translational modification of proteins is phosphorylation. Two functional classes of enzymes mediate this reversible process protein kinases add phosphate groups to hydroxyl groups of serine, threonine and tyrosine in their substrate, while protein phosphatases remove phosphate groups. The phosphate-linking... 

The antisense oligonucleotide LErafAON against the serine/threonine kinase c-Raf has been tested in phase I clinical trials. The antisense oligonucleotides ISIS-5132, which also inhibits c-Raf, and ISIS-3521, which inhibits PKC, went through different phase clinical trials with solid tumour patients. Unfortunately, no objective responses occurred with these PKI. GEM-231, an oligonucleotide targeting the RIa subunit of protein kinase A is currently undergoing phase I/II clinical trials alone or in combination with traditional therapy for the treatment of solid cancers [3]. 

Raf kinases such as Rafl are serine/threonine-specific protein kinases which function in signal transduction... 

S6K1 (also known as p70S6 kinase) is a serine/ threonine protein kinase which is involved in the regulation of translation by phosphorylating the 40S ribosomal protein S6. Insulin and several growth factors activate the kinase by phosphorylation in a PI 3-kinase dependent and rapamycin-sensitive manner. Phosphorylation of S6 protein leads to the translation of mRNA with a characteristic 5 polypyrimidine sequence motif. 

TRAM is subject to control through phosphorylation by protein kinase C-e. It is phosphorylated on serine 16 which is located close to the myristoylation site which is TRAM cannot signal without this phosphorylation or if the myristoylation site has been mutated. 

PKR Double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase A serine threonine kinase that phos-phorylates eIF2a on serine residue 51 when activated... 

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