title: Casein kinase II is elevated in solid human tumours and rapidly proliferating non-neoplastic tissue.
abstract: Protein kinase CKII (i.e. casein kinase II, CKII, NII) is expressed at a higher level in rapidly proliferating tissues and in solid human tumours (e.g. colorectal carcinomas) when compared to the corresponding non-neoplastic colorectal mucosa. This could be shown by (a) Western blotting of cellular extracts from solid tumours followed by immunostaining with an anti-CKII polyclonal antibody, (b) immunohistochemical staining of cells from tissue sections and (c) by activity measurements using the CKII-specific synthetic peptide (RRRDDDSDDD). The maximum observed activity in the colorectal carcinomas investigated was up to eightfold higher in the tumour specimens than in the non-neoplastic tissue (i.e. colorectal mucosa). The activity range was between 33-350 U/mg protein and in the case of colorectal mucosa 13-106 U/mg protein. The amount of CKII determined in the individual tumours was in the range 0.4-1.6 nmol/g tissue.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Humangenetik, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Münstermann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Seitz
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Issinger
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D047388:Casein Kinases; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D007700:Kinetics; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011494:Protein Kinases; D047388:Casein Kinases