Tyrosine phosphorylation of protein kinase C-delta in response to its activation

J Biol Chem. 1994 Jan 28;269(4):2349-52.

Abstract

Retroviral vectors containing five different protein kinase C (PKC) isoenzymes (alpha, delta, epsilon, eta, zeta) were expressed in 32D hematopoietic cells and NIH-3T3 fibroblasts. In an effort to investigate signaling events regulated by PKC activation, we analyzed whether tyrosine phosphorylation of cellular proteins would occur after 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) treatment of the various transfectants. While no detectable tyrosine-specific phosphorylation was observed after treatment of the majority of the transfectants, pronounced TPA-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of an 82-kDa protein was detected in the 32D/PKC-delta and NIH-3T3/PKC-delta lines. Interestingly, the 82-kDa substrate proved to be PKC-delta itself. Tyrosine phosphorylation of purified PKC-delta by src family or receptor tyrosine kinases in vitro enhanced PKC-delta activity, suggesting that tyrosine phosphorylation of PKC-delta may positively affect its function.

MeSH terms

  • 3T3 Cells
  • Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Enzyme Activation
  • Genes, src
  • Interleukin-3 / pharmacology
  • Isoenzymes / biosynthesis
  • Isoenzymes / isolation & purification
  • Isoenzymes / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Phosphopeptides / chemistry
  • Phosphopeptides / isolation & purification
  • Phosphoproteins / isolation & purification
  • Phosphoproteins / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Phosphotyrosine
  • Protein Kinase C / biosynthesis
  • Protein Kinase C / isolation & purification
  • Protein Kinase C / metabolism*
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / pharmacology
  • Transfection
  • Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Tyrosine / analysis

Substances

  • Interleukin-3
  • Isoenzymes
  • Phosphopeptides
  • Phosphoproteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Phosphotyrosine
  • Tyrosine
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Protein Kinase C
  • Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate