title: A Ca2+/CaM-dependent kinase from pea is stress regulated and in vitro phosphorylates a protein that binds to AtCaM5 promoter.
abstract: An immuno-homologue of maize Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase with a molecular mass of 72 kDa was identified in pea. The pea kinase (PsCCaMK) was upregulated in roots in response to low temperature and increased salinity. Exogenous Ca2+ application increased the kinase level and the response was faster than that obtained following stress application. Low temperature-mediated, but not salinity-mediated stress kinase increase was inhibited by the application of EGTA and W7, a CaM inhibitor. The purification of PsCCaMK using immuno-affinity chromatography resulted in coelution of the kinase with another polypeptide of molecular mass 40 kDa (p40). Western blot revealed the presence of PsCCaMK in nuclear protein extracts and was found to phosphorylate p40 in vitro. Gel mobility shift and South-Western analysis showed that p40 is a DNA-binding protein and it interacted specifically with one of the cis acting elements of the Arabidopsis CaM5 gene (AtCaM5) promoter. The binding of p40 to the specific elements in the AtCaM5 promoter was dependent of its dephosphorylated state. Our results suggest that p40 could be an upstream signal component of the stress responses.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. sxp49@psu.edu
authors.forename: Sona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Shiv B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Wricha
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tyagi
authors.forename: Mali K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Kailash C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: Sudhir K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sopory
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics; D001665:Binding Sites; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism; D018532:Pisum sativum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000201:enzymology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015398:Signal Transduction; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D015854:Up-Regulation; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D010940:Plant Proteins; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases; D002118:Calcium