A-kinase-interacting protein localizes protein kinase A in the nucleus.

The genetic variability and covalent modifications associated with the amino terminus of the protein kinase A (PKA) catalytic (C) subunit suggest that it may contribute to protein-protein interactions and/or localization. By using a yeast two-hybrid screen, we identified a PKA-interacting protein (AKIP1) that binds to the amino terminus (residues 1-39) ...
of the C subunit of PKA. The interaction was localized to the A helix (residues 14-39) of the C subunit and to the carboxyl terminus of AKIP1. AKIP1 thus defines the amino-terminal A helix of PKA as a protein interaction motif. In normal breast (Hs 578 Bst) and HeLa cells, AKIP1 is present in the nucleus as speckles. A nuclear localization signal (Arg-14 and Arg-15) was identified. Upon stimulation with forskolin, HeLa cells expressing AKIP1 accumulated higher levels of the endogenous C subunit in the nucleus. Deletion of the carboxyl terminus of AKIP1 or overexpression of residues 1-39 of the C subunit abolished nuclear localization of the activated endogenous C subunit. Thus, AKIP1 describes a PKA-interacting protein that can contribute to localization by a mechanism that is distinct from A-kinase anchoring proteins that interact with the regulatory subunits.
Mesh Terms:
Active Transport, Cell Nucleus, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, Humans, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Nuclear Proteins, Protein Subunits, Protein Transport, Proteins
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Date: Jan. 11, 2005
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