title: Developmental expression of the CaM kinase II isoforms: ubiquitous gamma- and delta-CaM kinase II are the early isoforms and most abundant in the developing nervous system.
abstract: CaM kinase II constitutes a family of multifunctional protein kinases that play a major role in Ca2+-mediated signal transduction. As a first step in understanding their possible function in mouse development we characterized the expression patterns of all CaM kinase II isoforms (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) starting in prenatal development. Remarkably, only the ubiquitous gamma- and delta-CaM kinase II are expressed during early development. Their distribution suggests a special role in the developing nervous system and in mature excitable tissues. Additionally, we describe the murine betaM-CaM kinase II, a variant of the 'brain-specific' beta-CaM kinase II, which is highly expressed in skeletal muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 299 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5125, USA. ulli.bayer@stanford.edu
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Löhler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schulman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Harbers
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005724:Ganglia / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006257:Head / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development; D008099:Liver / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D009420:Nervous System / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D009928:Organ Specificity; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D054732:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases