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Protein kinase activity associated with Fc. gamma. /sub 2a/ receptor of a murine macrophage like cell line, P388D/sub 1/

Journal Article · · Biochemistry; (United States)
OSTI ID:5438153
The properties of protein kinase activity associated with Fc receptor specific for IgG/sub 2a/(Fc..gamma../sub 2a/R) of a murine macrophage like cell line, P388D/sub 1/, were investigated. IgG/sub 2a/-binding protein isolated from the detergent lysate of P388D/sub 1/ cells by affinity chromatography of IgG-Sepharose was found to contain four distinct proteins of M/sub r/ 50,000, 43,000, 37,000, and 17,000, which could be autophosphorylated upon incubation with (..gamma..-/sup 32/P)ATP. The autophosphorylation of Fc..gamma../sub 2a/ receptor complex ceased when exogenous phosphate acceptors (casein or histone) were added in the reaction mixture. Phosphorylation of casein catalyzed by Fc..gamma../sub 2a/ receptor complex was dependent on casein concentration, increased with time or temperature, was dependent on the concentration of ATP and Mg/sup 2 +/, and was maximum at pH near 8. Casein phosphorylation was significantly inhibited by a high concentration of Mn/sup 2 +/ or KCl or by a small amount of heparin and was enhanced about 2-fold by protamine. Casein kinase activity associated with Fc..gamma../sub 2a/ receptor used ATP as substrate with an apparent K/sub m/ of 2 ..mu..M as well as GTP with an apparent K/sub m/ of 10 ..mu..M. Prior heating (60/sup 0/C for 15 min) or treatment with protease (trypsin or Pronase) of Fc..gamma../sub 2a/ receptor complex almost totally abolished casein kinase activity. Thin-layer chromatography of a partial acid hydrolysate of the phosphorylated casein showed that the site of phosphorylation is at a seryl residue. These results suggest that Fc..gamma../sub 2//sub a/ receptor forms a molecule complex with protein kinase, whose characteristics resemble those of type II casein kinase but are different from those of cyclic nucleotide dependent protein kinase or from those of C protein kinase.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
OSTI ID:
5438153
Journal Information:
Biochemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Biochemistry; (United States) Vol. 26:25; ISSN BICHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English