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  • Title: Limited proteolysis of phospholipase C-gamma 1 indicates stable association of X and Y domains with enhanced catalytic activity.
    Author: Fernald AW, Jones GA, Carpenter G.
    Journal: Biochem J; 1994 Sep 01; 302 ( Pt 2)(Pt 2):503-9. PubMed ID: 8093003.
    Abstract:
    Phospholipase C-gamma 1 (PLC-gamma 1) was treated with Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease (V8) and the digestion products were analysed with site-specific antibodies. V8 treatment generated three immunodetectable PLC-gamma 1 fragments of 120, 97, and 39 kDa. The 39 kDa fragment is derived from the C-terminus of PLC-gamma 1 and includes the conserved Y domain present in all PLC isoenzymes. The 120 and 97 kDa fragments are derived from the N-terminus of PLC-gamma 1, possess the conserved X domain common to all PLC isoenzymes, and the src-homology domains unique to PLC-gamma 1 and -gamma 2. It is likely that the 97 kDa fragment is a V8 product of the 120 kDa fragment. As the C-terminal 39 kDa fragment, and either of the N-terminal 120 or 97 kDa fragments, were precipitable with antibody specific to a sequence present in only the 39 kDa fragment, the data indicate co-precipitation of separate polypeptide chains that remain associated after V8 proteolysis. Importantly, V8 treatment increased the activity of PLC-gamma 1 and did not alter the calcium requirement. The influence of other modulators of PLC-gamma 1 activity, however, was lost following V8 treatment. These results suggest the stable association of the X and Y domains within PLC-gamma 1, and demonstrate that proteolysis in the region of PLC-gamma 1 that is subject to tyrosine phosphorylation can enhance catalytic activity.
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