Recombinant Fragment of Protein Kinase Inhibitor Blocks Cyclic AMP--Dependent Gene Transcription
Transcriptional regulation by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in mammalian cells could be mediated by a phosphoprotein substrate of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase or, as in prokaryotes, by a cAMP-binding protein. Two synthetic genes that code for an active fragment of the protein inhibitor...
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Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 238; no. 4826; pp. 530 - 533 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Washington, DC
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
23.10.1987
American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Summary: | Transcriptional regulation by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in mammalian cells could be mediated by a phosphoprotein substrate of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase or, as in prokaryotes, by a cAMP-binding protein. Two synthetic genes that code for an active fragment of the protein inhibitor of this kinase and a mutant inactive fragment were constructed and used to distinguish these alternatives. Transient expression of the active peptide product specifically inhibited the cAMP-stimulated expression of a cotransfected reporter gene by more than 90 percent, whereas the expression of the inactive peptide did not alter cAMP-stimulated gene expression. The results indicate that an active kinase catalytic subunit is a necessary intermediate in the cAMP stimulation of gene transcription. |
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ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.2821622 |