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  • Title: Conformation-dependent phosphorylation of Na,K-ATPase by protein kinase A and protein kinase C.
    Author: Feschenko MS, Sweadner KJ.
    Journal: J Biol Chem; 1994 Dec 02; 269(48):30436-44. PubMed ID: 7982958.
    Abstract:
    Phosphorylation of sodium and potassium ion-activated adenosine triphosphatase (Na,K-ATPase) by protein kinase A (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC) was investigated in vitro, where substrate conformation, kinase activity, and consequent effects on Na,K-ATPase activity could be controlled. With Na, K-ATPase from rat kidney, optimal stoichiometries were close to 1 mol 32P/mol Na,K-ATPase for both kinases. Addition of Na+, K+, P(i), or ouabain is known to stabilize the Na,K-ATPase in different states and was found to affect phosphorylation by the two kinases in a reciprocal way. This indicates that exposure of the phosphorylation sites varies with conformation and suggests a structural basis for the variable responses to kinase activation in intact cells. Further evidence for the importance of Na,K-ATPase conformation in its interaction with kinase came from the autophosphorylation of PKC, which varied in proportion to both the concentration and conformation of rat Na,K-ATPase. With pig and dog Na,K-ATPase, little phosphorylation by PKC was detected, and yet the PKC phosphorylated itself when the Na,K-ATPase was in the optimal conformation. The location of the PKA phosphorylation site was confirmed to be Ser-938 by sequence analysis of a tryptic peptide. Effects of PKA on Na,K-ATPase activity could not be measured because of inhibition by the Triton X-100 needed to obtain phosphorylation. Phosphorylation by PKC, even in optimal conditions, failed to result in inhibition of Na,K-ATPase activity. This suggests that any physiological role of phosphorylation either entails a subtle modulation of enzyme properties, or requires additional regulatory proteins.
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