title: RSK-B, a novel ribosomal S6 kinase family member, is a CREB kinase under dominant control of p38alpha mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38alphaMAPK).
abstract: A novel ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) family member, RSK-B, was identified in a p38alphaMAPK-baited intracellular interaction screen. RSK-B presents two catalytic domains typical for the RSK family. The protein kinase C-like N-terminal and the calcium/calmodulin kinase-like C-terminal domains both contain conserved ATP-binding and activation consensus sequences. RSK-B is a p38alphaMAPK substrate, and activated by p38alphaMAPK and, more weakly, by ERK1. RSK-B phosphorylates the cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and c-Fos peptides. In intracellular assays, RSK-B drives cAMP response element- and AP1-dependent reporter expression. RSK-B locates to the cell nucleus and co-translocates p38alphaMAPK. In conclusion, RSK-B is a novel CREB kinase under dominant p38alphaMAPK control, also phosphorylating additional substrates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preclinical Research, Central Nervous System Diseases, F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd., CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pierrat
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mary
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomás-Zuber
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lesslauer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D019893:Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases