title: PSK, a novel STE20-like kinase derived from prostatic carcinoma that activates the c-Jun N-terminal kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and regulates actin cytoskeletal organization.
abstract: Degenerate polymerase chain reaction against conserved kinase catalytic subdomains identified 15 tyrosine and serine-threonine kinases expressed in surgically removed prostatic carcinoma tissues, including six receptor kinases (PDGFBR, IGF1-R, VEGFR2, MET, RYK, and EPH-A1), six non-receptor kinases (ABL, JAK1, JAK2, TYK2, PLK-1, and EMK), and three novel kinases. Several of these kinases are oncogenic, and may function in the development of prostate cancer. One of the novel kinases is a new member of the sterile 20 (STE20) family of serine-threonine kinases which we have called prostate-derived STE20-like kinase (PSK) and characterized functionally. PSK encodes an open reading frame of 3705 nucleotides and contains an N-terminal kinase domain. Immunoprecipitated PSK phosphorylates myelin basic protein and transfected PSK stimulates MKK4 and MKK7 and activates the c-Jun N-terminal kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Microinjection of PSK into cells results in localization of PSK to a vesicular compartment and causes a marked reduction in actin stress fibers. In contrast, C-terminally truncated PSK (1-349) did not localize to this compartment or induce a decrease in stress fibers demonstrating a requirement for the C terminus. Kinase-defective PSK (K57A) was unable to reduce stress fibers. PSK is the first member of the STE20 family lacking a Cdc42/Rac binding domain that has been shown to regulate both the c-Jun N-terminal kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway and the actin cytoskeleton.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Academic Surgery, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rayne Institute, 123 Coldharbour Lane, London SE5 9NU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Coptcoat
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ridley
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; D008297:Male; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology*; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry*; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; C404957:TAOK2 protein, human; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D020930:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases; C078754:STE20 protein, S cerevisiae