Oxidation-induced persistent activation of protein kinase C in hippocampal homogenates. |
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Authors: | E J Palumbo J D Sweatt S J Chen E Klann |
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Institution: | Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030. |
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Abstract: | Incubation of purified protein kinase C with H2O2 results in the generation of a persistently activated form of the enzyme which is no longer dependent on Ca2+ or lipid cofactors. This oxidative activation of purified protein kinase C requires added Fe2+ in the incubation medium. Treatment of the soluble fraction of hippocampal homogenates with H2O2 also leads to persistent activation of protein kinase C; however, oxidative activation of protein kinase C under these conditions does not require the addition of Fe2+. The persistently activated form of protein kinase C appears as a novel peak of activity on DE52 anion exchange columns, suggesting a modification of the charge character of the enzyme. Thus, oxidative modification of protein kinase C can result in its persistent activation, and this mechanism may constitute a pathway for physiological activation of the enzyme in the hippocampus. |
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