title: Comparative abilities of lanthanide ions La3+ and Tb3+ to substitute for Ca2+ in regulating phospholipid-sensitive Ca2+-dependent protein kinase and myosin light chain kinase.
abstract: Although lanthanide ions La3+ and Tb3+ were only slightly able to substitute for Ca2+ to activate phospholipid-sensitive Ca2+-dependent protein kinase (PL-Ca-PK), they potentiated the ability of a suboptimal concentration of Ca2+ to stimulate the enzyme. In comparison, the lanthanides were more effective Ca2+ substitutes for myosin light chain kinase, a calmodulin-sensitive Ca2+-dependent protein kinase. Both enzymes, however, were inhibited by high concentrations of lanthanides either in the presence or absence of Ca2+. Similar effects of the lanthanides were also noted on phosphorylation of endogenous substrates in the particulate fraction of rat brain stimulated by either phosphatidylserine/Ca2+ or calmodulin/Ca2+. The La3+- or Tb3+-stimulated activity of PL-Ca-PK, as the Ca2+-stimulated activity, was inhibited by various agents, such as trifluoperazine, polymyxin B, cobra cytotoxin I, melittin, and spermine.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008168:Lung / Q000201:enzymology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D009219:Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013154:Spleen / Q000201:enzymology; D013552:Swine; D013725:Terbium / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013725:Terbium; D007811:Lanthanum; D011494:Protein Kinases; D009219:Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase; D002118:Calcium