title: Expression and partial characterization of rat protein kinase C-delta and protein kinase C-zeta in insect cells using recombinant baculovirus.
abstract: Expression of rat protein kinase C-delta (PKC-delta) and PKC-zeta in insect cells using recombinant baculovirus resulted in the production of proteins with a molecular size of approximately 76 kD and 78 kD, respectively, as determined by immunoblotting with subtype-specific antisera. Although the PKC-zeta cDNA encoded for 592 amino acids, a 76 kD protein was also generated by in vitro transcription/translation. Extracts of cells expressing PKC-delta were able to bind phorbol ester to levels comparable to extracts of cells expressing PKC-alpha. No phorbol ester binding was, however, detected in insect cell extracts expressing PKC-zeta. However, similar levels of protein kinase activity were detected in lysates of cells expressing PKC-delta or PKC-zeta when protamine sulfate was used as exogenous substrate. Compared to protamine sulfate, both, myelin basic protein (MBP) or histone, were poor substrates for PKC-delta and PKC-zeta. In contrast to PKC-zeta, the PKC-delta enzyme activity phosphorylated MBP or histone in a phosphatidylserine-(PS)/diacylglycerol(DG)-dependent manner, albeit not to the same extent as PKC-alpha. Lack of stimulation of the enzyme activity of PKC-zeta by PS/DG, was confirmed by endogenous phosphorylation of insect cell proteins by PKC-zeta, whereas several insect cell proteins were phosphorylated by PKC-delta in a PS/DG-dependent manner, including a protein of 78 kD. Our data demonstrate that the 76 kD PKC-zeta, in contrast to PKC-delta, is unable to bind phorbol esters and displays a protein kinase activity that is independent of PS or PS/DG. In addition, staurosporine was about 2-4 order of magnitudes less effective in inhibiting the protein kinase activities of PKC-delta and PKC-zeta when compared to PKC-alpha.
authors.affiliation: Research Department, Ciba-Geigy Limited, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McGlynn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liebetanz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reutener
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Lydon
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hofstetter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanek
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fabbro
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009036:Moths; D010703:Phorbol Esters / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019311:Staurosporine
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D010703:Phorbol Esters; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019311:Staurosporine