title: Autophosphorylation of protein kinase C at three separated regions of its primary sequence.
abstract: The major autophosphorylation sites of the rat beta II isozyme of protein kinase C were identified. The modified threonine and serine residues were found in the amino-terminal peptide, the carboxyl-terminal tail, and the hinge region between the regulatory lipid-binding domain and the catalytic kinase domain. Because this autophosphorylation follows an intrapeptide mechanism, extraordinary flexibility of the protein is necessary to phosphorylate the three regions. Comparison of the sequences surrounding the modified residues showed no obvious recognition motif nor any similarity to substrate phosphorylation sites, suggesting that proximity to the active site may be the primary criterion for their phosphorylation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Flint
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Koshland
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014357:Trypsin
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D014357:Trypsin