title: PCTAIRE-1 and PCTAIRE-3, two members of a novel cdc2/CDC28-related protein kinase gene family.
abstract: We have isolated two murine cDNAs designated PCTAIRE-1 and -3 which encode putative serine/threonine-specific protein kinases. The predicted products of PCTAIRE-1 and -3 are 65% homologous and are organized into a core 295-residue kinase domain flanked by unique 161 and 117 amino acid N-terminal and 40 and 39 amino acid C-terminal domains respectively. The kinase domains are approximately 50-55% homologous to members of the cdc2/CDC28 kinase gene family, and each contains a cysteine-for-serine substitution within the conserved PSTAIRE motif. PCTAIRE-1 was ubiquitously expressed as a predominant 3.0-kb transcript and a minor 2.2-kb mRNA resulting from differential polyadenylation. In contrast, PCTAIRE-3 exhibited a more restricted pattern of expression with a single 3.0-kb mRNA detected in brain, kidney and intestine. The PCTAIRE-1 and -3 products produced by in vitro transcription-translation failed to bind to p13suc1 but were precipitated by antibodies directed to Schizosaccharomyces pombe p34cdc2 or to the human PSTAIRE motif. Thus, PCTAIRE-1 and -3 are members of a novel subfamily of cdc2/CDC28-related protein kinases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cleveland
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Downing
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D004247:DNA; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D042846:CDC2-CDC28 Kinases