title: The signal modulator protein 14-3-3 is a target of sphingosine- or N,N-dimethylsphingosine-dependent kinase in 3T3(A31) cells.
abstract: Phosphorylation of a 28 kDa protein in 3T3(A31) cells upon addition of semi-purified kinase was induced only by sphingosine (Sph) or N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS), but not by 17 other lipids tested. The 28 kDa protein, a major target of Sph- or DMS-dependent kinase, is now identified as 14-3-3 protein, which modulates a number of key protein kinases involved in regulation of intracellular signaling (Aitken A, Trends Biochem Sci 20:95-97, 1995; Morrison D, Science 266:56-57, 1994). Thus, Sph and DMS modulate the function of a versatile modulator controlling a number of signaling molecules.
mesh_terms: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000201:enzymology*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013110:Sphingosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
chemical_list: D048948:14-3-3 Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011506:Proteins; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D011494:Protein Kinases; C061800:N,N-dimethylsphingosine; D013110:Sphingosine