Phosphorylation of the p53 tumour-suppressor protein at three N-terminal sites by a novel casein kinase I-like enzyme

D. M. Milne, R. H. Palmer, D. G. Campbell, D. W. Meek

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    Abstract

    Wild-type mouse p53, expressed in Escherichia coli, was phosphorylated by highly purified casein kinase I (CKI) from rabbit muscle. The major site of phosphorylation in the p53 was identified as serine 6, which is known to be phosphorylated in vivo. Serines 4 and 9 were also phosphorylated. To determine whether CKI is likely to be a physiological p53 kinase, SV3T3 cell lysates were fractionated on a Mono Q column and assayed for p53 kinase and casein kinase activities. Four p53 kinase activities were detected, one of which co-purified with CKI activity. This p53 kinase (designated PK270) further co-purified with CKI on sucrose gradients and had a native molecular weight, like CKI, in the range of 35,000-45,000. However, PK270 was separated from the bulk of CKI activity on a phosvitin-Sepharose affinity column, and was therefore likely to be a CKI-related kinase. In support of these conclusions, phosphorylation of p53, by both CKI and PK270, was inhibited by a peptide corresponding to a consensus CKI target sequence, but not by a non-specific peptide. Moreover, phosphopeptide analyses of p53 phosphorylated by CKI or by PK270 gave similar results, indicating that these two kinases phosphorylate the same sites in p53.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1361-1369
    Number of pages9
    JournalOncogene
    Volume7
    Issue number7
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 1992

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