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  • Title: Phosphorylation of type II regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in intact smooth muscle.
    Author: Scott CW, Mumby MC.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1985 Feb 25; 260(4):2274-80. PubMed ID: 2982813.
    Abstract:
    A monoclonal antibody was used to quantitate changes in the extent of phosphorylation of the type II regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase in intact bovine tracheal smooth muscle. The autophosphorylated and nonphosphorylated forms of the regulatory subunit (RII) were separated in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels and identified by immunoblot analysis. Addition of cAMP to tissue extracts resulted in rapid dephosphorylation of RII (t 1/2 = 20s at 4 degrees C) while addition of MgATP caused complete conversion to the phosphorylated form. Under basal conditions, 56% of RII in intact muscle was phosphorylated when the tissue was homogenized under conditions which fully inhibit protein kinase and phosphatase activities. Incubation with isoproterenol caused a dose-dependent decrease in the phosphorylation state of RII (EC50 = 5 X 10(-8) M). Incubation with high concentrations of isoproterenol, 1-methyl-3-isobutylxanthine, or forskolin caused maximal decreases in the phosphorylated form to 12-18% of the total RII. The effect of isoproterenol was rapid (t 1/2 = 15 s at 37 degrees C), reversible, and could be blocked with the antagonist propranolol. Contraction of the smooth muscle with K+ or low (less than 1 microM) concentrations of carbachol had no effect on the phosphorylation level. A decrease in the basal phosphorylation level to 41% was observed with 10 microM carbachol which was additive with the dephosphorylation produced by isoproterenol. The time course of isoproterenol-induced dephosphorylation of RII paralleled that of muscle relaxation, consistent with a role of cAMP-dependent protein kinase activation in relaxation of smooth muscle.
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