title: cAMP-dependent protein kinase-mediated phosphorylation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator residue Ser-753 and its role in channel activation.
abstract: Hormonal regulation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channel is largely mediated via cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). CFTR contains 10 dibasic consensus sites for potential PKA phosphorylation ((R/K) (R/K)X(S*/T*)). Previous studies (Chang, X.-B., Tabcharani, J. A., Hou, Y.-X., Jensen, T. J., Kartner, N., Alon, N., Hanrahan, J. W., and Riordan, J.R (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 11304-11311) showed that approximately 25% of the CFTR wild-type response to PKA activation remained upon inhibition of most detectable phosphorylation by in vitro mutagenesis of all 10 dibasic consensus sites (10SA CFTR). To identify potential additional sites responsible for the residual activity, large amounts of this mutant CFTR were phosphorylated with PKA using high specific activity [gamma-32P]ATP. Cyanogen bromide cleavage indicated that a large portion of the observed PKA phosphorylation occurred within a 5.8-kDa fragment of the R domain between residues 722-773. Removal of serines at potential PKA sites in this fragment showed that Ser-753 accounted for all of the gamma-32P labeling of the 5.8-kDa peptide. Replacement of Ser-753 with alanine reduced the level of residual CFTR activity by a further 40%, indicating that phosphorylation at this previously unidentified site contributes to the activation of 10SA CFTR.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Seibert
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tabcharani
authors.forename: X B
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dulhanty
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hanrahan
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Riordan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D006224:Cricetinae; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010768:Phosphoserine / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: C505032:CFTR protein, human; D018118:Chloride Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; D010768:Phosphoserine; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases