title: Peptides for disruption of PKA anchoring.
abstract: Adaptor or scaffolding proteins are at the basis of multiprotein complexes that spatially and temporally co-ordinate the propagation and integration of a broad range of cellular events. One class of scaffolding proteins are AKAPs (A-kinase-anchoring proteins). They sequester PKA (protein kinase A) and other signalling molecules including phosphodiesterases, other protein kinases and protein phosphatases to specific subcellular compartments. AKAP-dependent protein-protein interactions play a role in many physiologically relevant processes. For example, AKAP-PKA interactions are essential for the vasopressin-mediated water re-absorption in renal collecting duct principal cells or beta-adrenoceptor-induced increases in cardiac myocyte contractility. Here, we discuss recently developed peptide disruptors of AKAP-PKA interactions. Such peptides are valuable tools to study the relevance of PKA anchoring in cellular processes.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Campus Berlin-Buch, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, D-13125 Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hundsrucker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klussmann
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019295:Computational Biology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D010455:Peptides; D021122:Protein Subunits; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases