title: Random tyrosine and glutamic acid-containing polymers are very powerful inhibitors of casein kinase-2.
abstract: The random heteropolymers Glu/Tyr(4:1) and Glu/Tyr(1:1) that are widely used as substrates for tyrosine protein kinases, are very powerful competitive inhibitors of casein kinase-2, but not of casein kinase-1, with respect to the protein substrate, their Ki values being one to two orders of magnitude lower than those of polyglutamates of similar size. The inhibitory power is reduced if tyrosine is partially replaced by alanine, as in the polymer Glu/Ala/Tyr(6:3:1) and it disappears upon inclusion of lysine, the polymer Glu/Ala/Lys/Tyr(2:6:5:1) actually behaving as a stimulator. These data indicate that non-phosphorylatable hydroxylic residues in addition to acidic ones are required in order to optimize the binding of pseudo-substrates to the catalytic site of casein kinase-2.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Biologica dell'Università di Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meggio
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pinna
mesh_terms: D047388:Casein Kinases; D005971:Glutamates; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011108:Polymers; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D014443:Tyrosine
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D011108:Polymers; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D014443:Tyrosine; D047388:Casein Kinases