title: Activation of calmodulin-dependent NAD+ kinase by trypsin.
abstract: Sea urchin egg NAD+ kinase (ATP:NAD+ 2'-phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.23), a calmodulin-dependent enzyme, can be activated by a moderate treatment with trypsin in a similar fashion to calmodulin. Stimulation by trypsin is dependent on its concentration (half-maximal dose: 1.5 microgram/ml) but independent of the presence of calcium. This suggests that limited proteolysis is able to activate NAD+ kinase as described for several other calmodulin-activated enzymes and that these enzymes may interact with calmodulin in a similar way.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D009865:Oocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D010063:Ovum / Q000201:enzymology*; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000201:enzymology; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D002147:Calmodulin; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C021844:NAD kinase; D014357:Trypsin; D002118:Calcium