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J Biol Chem ; 276(11): 7705-8, 2001 Mar 16.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11244087

RESUMEN

Phosphatidylinositolpolyphosphates (PIPs) are centrally involved in many biological processes, ranging from cell growth and organization of the actin cytoskeleton to endo- and exocytosis. Phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol at the D-4 position, an essential step in the biosynthesis of PIPs, appears to be catalyzed by two biochemically distinct enzymes. However, only one of these two enzymes has been molecularly characterized. We now describe a novel class of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases that probably corresponds to the missing element in phosphatidylinositol metabolism. These kinases are highly conserved evolutionarily, but unrelated to previously characterized phosphatidylinositol kinases, and thus represent the founding members of a new family. The novel phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases, which are widely expressed in cells, only phosphorylate phosphatidylinositol, are potently inhibited by adenosine, but are insensitive to wortmannin or phenylarsine oxide. Although they lack an obvious transmembrane domain, they are strongly attached to membranes by palmitoylation. Our data suggest that independent pathways for phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate synthesis emerged during evolution, possibly to allow tight temporal and spatial control over the production of this key signaling molecule.


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1-Fosfatidilinositol 4-Quinasa/química , Levaduras/enzimología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Células COS , Bovinos , Secuencia Conservada , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Peso Molecular , Filogenia , Ratas
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J Protein Chem ; 18(3): 277-90, 1999 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10395446

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The GTPase activity of dynamin is obligatorily coupled, by a mechanism yet unknown, to the internalization of clathrin-coated endocytic vesicles. Dynamin oligomerizes in vitro and in vivo and both its mechanical and enzymatic activities appear to be mediated by this self-assembly. In this study we demonstrate that dynamin is characterized by a tetramer/monomer equilibrium with an equilibrium constant of 1.67 x 10(17) M(-3). Stopped-flow fluorescence experiments show that the association rate constant for 2'(3')-O-N-methylanthraniloyl (mant)GTP is 7.0 x 10(-5) M(-1) s(-1) and the dissociation rate constant is 2.1 s(-1), whereas the dissociation rate constant for mantdeoxyGDP is 93 s(-1). We also demonstrate the cooperativity of dynamin binding and GTPase activation on a microtubule lattice. Our results indicate that dynamin self-association is not a sufficient condition for the expression of maximal GTPase activity, which suggests that dynamin molecules must be in the proper conformation or orientation if they are to form an active oligomer.


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GTP Fosfohidrolasas/metabolismo , Animales , Encéfalo/enzimología , Bovinos , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Dinaminas , Cinética , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Modelos Biológicos , Cloruro de Sodio/farmacología , Factores de Tiempo , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo , Ultracentrifugación
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