A BRAIN SERINE THREONINE PROTEIN-KINASE ACTIVATED BY CDC42 AND RAC1

被引:1348
作者
MANSER, E [1 ]
LEUNG, T [1 ]
SALIHUDDIN, H [1 ]
ZHAO, ZS [1 ]
LIM, L [1 ]
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[1] INST NEUROL,LONDON WC1N 1PJ,ENGLAND
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10.1038/367040a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A new brain serine/threonine protein kinase may be a target for the p21ras-related proteins Cdc42 and Rac1. The kinase sequence is related to that of the yeast protein STE20, implicated in pheromone-response pathways. The kinase complexes specifically with activated (GTP-bound) p21, inhibiting p21 GTPase activity and leading to kinase autophosphorylation and activation. Autophosphorylated kinase has a decreased affinity for Cdc42/Rac, freeing the p21 for further stimulatory activities or downregulation by GTPase-activating proteins. This bimolecular interaction provides a model for studying p21 regulation of mammalian phosphorylation signalling pathways.
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