αCaMKII binding to the C-terminal tail of NMDA receptor subunit NR2A and its modulation by autophosphorylation
αCaMKII binding to the C-terminal tail of NMDA receptor subunit NR2A and its modulation by autophosphorylation
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00985-0
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发表时间:
1999-08-13
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Di Luca, M
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作者:
Gardoni, F;Schrama, LH;Di Luca, M
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), a multifunctional, widely distributed enzyme, is enriched in post-synaptic densities (PSDs), Here, we demonstrate that CaMKII binds to a discrete C-terminal region of the NR2A subunit of NMDA receptors and promotes the phosphorylation of a Ser residue of this NMDA receptor subunit, Glutathione S-transferase (GST)-NR2A(1349-1464) binds native CaMKII from solubilised hippocampal PSDs in 'pull-out' and overlay experiments and this binding is competed by recombinant alpha CaMKII(1-315). The longer GST-NR2A(1244-1464), although containing the CaMKII phosphosite Ser-1289, binds the kinase with a lower efficacy. CaMKII association to NR2A(1349-1464) is positively modulated by kinase autophosphorylation in the presence of Ca2+/calmodulin. These data provide direct evidence for a mechanism modulating the synaptic strength. (C) 1999 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.