title: Functional specialization of CK2 isoforms and characterization of isoform-specific binding partners.
abstract: In mammals, protein kinase CK2 has two isozymic forms of its catalytic subunit, designated CK2alpha and CK2alpha'. CK2alpha and CK2alpha' exhibit extensive similarity within their catalytic domains but have completely unrelated C-terminal sequences. To systematically examine the cellular functions of each CK2 isoform in mammalian cells, we have generated human osteosarcoma U2-OS cell lines with the expression of active or inactive versions of each CK2 isoform under the control of an inducible promoter. Examination of these cell lines provides evidence for functional specialization of CK2 isoforms at the cellular level in mammals with indications that CK2alpha' is involved in the control of proliferation and/or cell survival. To understand the molecular basis for functional differences between CK2alpha and CK2alpha', we have undertaken studies to identify proteins that interact specifically with each isoform of CK2 and could contribute to the regulation of their independent functions. A novel pleckstrin-homology domain containing protein, designated CK2-interacting protein 1 (i.e. CKIP-1) was isolated using the yeast two hybrid system as a protein that interacts with CK2alpha but not CK2alpha'. When expressed in cells as a fusion with green fluorescent protein, CKIP-1 localizes to the cell membrane and to the nucleus. In this study, we present evidence from deletion analysis of CKIP-1 suggesting that a C-terminal region containing a putative leucine zipper has a role in regulating its nuclear localization. Collectively, our data supports a model whereby CKIP-1 is a non-enzymatic regulator of CK2alpha that regulates the cellular functions of CK2alpha by targeting or anchoring CK2alpha to specific cellular localization or by functioning as an adapter to integrate CK2alpha-mediated signaling events with components of other signal transduction pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. litchfi@uwo.ca
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Litchfield
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bosc
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Canton
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Saulnier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vilk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D002469:Cell Separation; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006801:Humans; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C039077:platelet protein P47; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D047390:Casein Kinase II; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases