title: Enhanced casein kinase II activity in metastatic melanoma.
abstract: The benign dermal nevus can be transformed into malignant melanoma. The possibility that the transformation process is accompanied with enhanced casein kinase II (CK II) activity was investigated. The tissue samples were obtained by incisional biopsy, homogenized and ultracentrifuged. The supernatant was injected onto a Mono Q column. CK II was monitored with [gamma-32P]GTP and its specific substrate RRREEETEEE. The CK II stimulators, spermine and polylysine, the inhibitors heparin, quercetin, poly (Glu-Tyr) 4:1 and 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate were used for identification. CK II activity in metastatic melanoma samples was about 2.5-fold higher than in dermal nevus. These results support our hypothesis that CK II takes a central role in the non-transformed and transformed skin proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Différenciation Cellulaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Jouy-en-Josas, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mitev
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miteva
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Botev
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Houdebine
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000556:secondary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D047390:Casein Kinase II; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases