CoPK32 is a novel stress-responsive protein kinase in the mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea
CoPK32 is a novel stress-responsive protein kinase in the mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea
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CoPK32 是蘑菇灰鬼伞 (Coprinopsis cinerea) 中的一种新型应激响应蛋白激酶
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.03.018
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2011
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Keisuke Kaneko
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遠藤圭太;荒川圭太;藤川清三;遠藤圭太;遠藤圭太;遠藤圭太;K.Endoh;K.Endoh;Keisuke Kaneko
BackgroundIn a previous study, we conducted an expression cloning screen of a cDNA library prepared from Coprinopsis cinerea mycelia using Multi-PK antibodies and detected a wide variety of Ser/Thr protein kinases. One of the isolated clones, CMZ032, was found to encode a putative Ser/Thr protein kinase designated CoPK32. In the present study, we investigated the biochemical properties and physiological significance of CoPK32.MethodsCoPK32 was expressed inEscherichia coli, and its biochemical properties were examined. The effects of high osmotic stresses on the growth ofC. cinereaand on the endogenous CoPK32 activity in mycelia were also examined.ResultsCoPK32 showed autophosphorylation activity and effectively phosphorylated exogenous protein substrates. CoPK32S, a splice variant that was 18 amino acids shorter than CoPK32, showed much lower protein kinase activity than CoPK32. The catalytic properties of CoPK32 deletion mutants suggested that the C-terminal region of CoPK32 was important for the kinase activity and recognition of substrates. CoPK32 was highly expressed in the actively growing region of the mycelial colony. When mycelia were stimulated by high osmotic stresses, endogenous CoPK32 was markedly activated and the mycelial growth was severely inhibited. The activation of CoPK32 activity by high osmotic stresses was abrogated by SB202190 or SB239063 as well-known inhibitors of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase.ConclusionsCoPK32 is involved in the stress response pathway in mycelia ofC. cinereain response to environmental stresses.General significanceInC. cinerea, protein kinases such as CoPK32 play important roles in signal transduction pathways involved in stress responses.