Phosphorylation of synthetic vimentin peptides by cdc2 kinase.
Synthetic peptide representing the site Ser-41 in vimentin, Leu-Gly-Ser41-Ala42-Leu-Arg44-Arg-Arg-NH2, and its analogs in which Ala-42 was replaced by various amino acids were tested as substrates for cdc2 kinase. Among them, the analog containing sarcosine as well as proline was an excellent substrate. The result suggests that the N-substituted structure of proline immediately following the site is important for cdc2 kinase phosphorylation. Replacement of Ala-42 by polar amino acids, especially lysine, had negative effects on peptide phosphorylation. The peptides in this study were also assayed with another type of proline-directed protein kinase, tau protein kinase II. The substrate specificity differed essentially from that of cdc2 kinase.
Biophysics Unit, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
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S
Ando
K
K
Tsujimura
Y
Y
Matsuoka
T
T
Tokui
S
S
Hisanaga
E
E
Okumura
M
M
Uchiyama
T
T
Kishimoto
H
H
Yasuda
M
M
Inagaki
D000818:Animals; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003893:Desmin / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007700:Kinetics; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental; D051379:Mice; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010748:Phosphopeptides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012694:Serine; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014746:Vimentin / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism*
D003893:Desmin; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010748:Phosphopeptides; D014746:Vimentin; D012694:Serine; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase