title: Biochemical characterization of casein kinase II as a protein kinase responsible for stimulation of HIV-1 protease in vitro.
abstract: The physiological significance of casein kinase II (CK-II) on the protease (PR) activity of recombinant HIV-1 PR (rPR) was biochemically investigated in vitro. We found that (i) the purified rPR (p11) functions as a phosphate acceptor of CK-II; (ii) the PR activity of rPR is stimulated approximately 2.9-fold after its full phosphorylation by recombinant human CK-II (rhCK-II) in a manner similar to that observed for recombinant HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (rRT); and (iii) this stimulation is completely inhibited by two polyphenol-containing anti-oxidant compounds [quercetin and epigallo-catechin gallate (EGCG)] at 0.1 microM or a glycyrrhetinic acid derivative (oGA) and catechin at 10 microM without significant effect on the PR activity of rPR. These results suggest that (i) CK-II may be a host mediator responsible for stimulation of PR and RT in HIV-1-infected cells; and (ii) the selective inhibition of the CK-II-mediated stimulation of HIV-1 PR and RT by potent CK-II inhibitors may be involved in their anti-HIV-1 effects at the cellular level.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genetical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kitasato University, Kitasato 1-15-1, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haneda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtsuki
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D016333:HIV Protease / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D016333:HIV Protease