title: The primary structure of a human MAP kinase activated protein kinase 2.
abstract: Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase is of central importance in mediating intracellular actions in response to a variety of extracellular stimuli. MAP kinase activated protein (MAPKAP) kinase 2 is one of the two known protein kinases that can be phosphorylated and activated by MAP kinase. Here we present the first complete primary structure of MAPKAP kinase 2 elucidated from a human cDNA sequence. Sequence analysis reveals that MAPKAP kinase 2 is a 370 amino acid protein containing a proline-rich N-terminal region and a well conserved catalytic domain. Northern blot analysis of MAPKAP kinase 2 showed a 4.8 kb mRNA species in HL-60 cells. In addition, we also show the first evidence that recombinant MAPKAP kinase 2 is phosphorylated and activated by MAP kinase in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030.
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gilchrist
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Labadia
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000099190:MAP-Kinase-Activated Kinase 2
chemical_list: D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000099190:MAP-Kinase-Activated Kinase 2