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Myristoylation and Membrane Binding Regulate c-Src Stability and Kinase Activity.
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Molecular & Cellular Biology . Sep2010, Vol. 30 Issue 17, p1-1. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Myristoylation is critical for membrane association of Src kinases, but a role for myristate in regulating other aspects of Src biology has not been explored. In the c-Abl tyrosine kinase, myristate binds within a hydrophobic pocket at the base of the kinase domain and latches the protein into an autoinhibitory conformation. A similar pocket has been predicted to exist in c-Src, raising the possibility that Src might also be regulated by myristoylation. Here we show that in contrast to the case for c-Abl, myristoylation exerts a positive effect on c-Src kinase activity. We also demonstrate that myristoylation and membrane binding regulate c-Src ubiquitination and degradation. Nonmyristoylated c-Src exhibited reduced kinase activity but had enhanced stability compared to myristoylated c-Src. We then mutated critical residues in the predicted myristate binding pocket of c-Src. Mutation of L360 and/or E486 had no effect on c-Src membrane binding or localization. However, constructs containing a T456A mutation were partially released from the membrane, suggesting that mutagenesis could induce c-Src to undergo an artificial myristoyl switch. All of the pocket mutants exhibited decreased kinase activity. We concluded that myristoylation and the pocket residues regulate c-Src, but in a manner very different from that for c-Abl. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02707306
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 17
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55115887
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.00246-10