Synthetic phosphopeptides are substrates for casein kinase II.
Casein kinase II is a protein serine/threonine kinase that exhibits a preference for acidic substrates. Previous studies have demonstrated that a glutamic acid 3 amino acids C-terminal (+3) to a serine or threonine is required for phosphorylation. To examine the ability of phosphoserine and phosphothreonine residues to serve as specificity determinants for casein kinase II, phosphopeptides containing either of these phosphoamino acids in the +3 position were synthesized and tested as substrates. Phosphopeptides containing phosphoserine in the +3 position were readily phosphorylated. In contrast, corresponding phosphothreonine-containing peptides were very poorly phosphorylated. These results imply that prior phosphorylation of substrate proteins on serine, but not threonine residues, may II.
Litchfield
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Arendt
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Lozeman
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Krebs
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Hargrave
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Palczewski
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D047388:Casein Kinases; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010768:Phosphoserine / Q000378:metabolism; D010769:Phosphothreonine / Q000378:metabolism; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
D010748:Phosphopeptides; D010769:Phosphothreonine; D010768:Phosphoserine; D011494:Protein Kinases; D047388:Casein Kinases