PMID- 7760048 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19950628 LR - 20211203 IS - 0022-3042 (Print) IS - 0022-3042 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 6 DP - 1995 Jun TI - Neuronal cyclin-dependent kinase-5 phosphorylation sites in neurofilament protein (NF-H) are dephosphorylated by protein phosphatase 2A. PG - 2681-90 AB - Neurofilament (NF) protein [high molecular mass (NF-H)] is extensively phosphorylated in vivo. The phosphorylation occurs mainly in its characteristic KSP (Lys-Ser-Pro) repeat motifs. There are two major types of KSP motifs in the NF-H tail domain: KSPXKX and KSPXXX. Recent studies by two different laboratories have demonstrated the presence of a cdc2-like kinase [cyclin-dependent kinase-5 (cdk5)] in nervous tissue that selectively phosphorylates KSPXKX and XS/TXK motifs in NF-H and lysine-rich histone (H1). This article describes the identification of phosphatases dephosphorylating three different substrates: histone (H1), NF-H in a NF preparation, and a bacterially expressed C-terminal tail domain of NF-H, each containing KSPXKX repeats phosphorylated in vitro by cdk5. Among various phosphatases identified, protein phosphatase (PP) 2A from rabbit skeletal muscle appeared to be the most effective phosphatase in in vitro assays. Three phosphatase activity peaks--P1, P2, and P3--were partially purified from frozen rat spinal cord by ion exchange and size exclusion column chromatography and then characterized on the basis of biochemical, pharmacological, and immunochemical studies. One of the three peaks was identified as PP2A, whereas the others were mixtures of both PP2A and PP1. These three peaks could dephosphorylate cdk5-phosphorylated 32P-histone (H1), 32P-NF-H in the NF preparation, and 32P-NF-H tail fusion protein. These studies suggest the involvement of PP2A or a PP2A-like activity in the regulation of the phosphorylation state of KSPXKX motifs in NF-H. FAU - Veeranna AU - Veeranna AD - Laboratory of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. FAU - Shetty, K T AU - Shetty KT FAU - Link, W T AU - Link WT FAU - Jaffe, H AU - Jaffe H FAU - Wang, J AU - Wang J FAU - Pant, H C AU - Pant HC LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - J Neurochem JT - Journal of neurochemistry JID - 2985190R RN - 0 (Ethers, Cyclic) RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (Microcystins) RN - 0 (Neurofilament Proteins) RN - 0 (Peptides, Cyclic) RN - 108688-71-7 (neurofilament protein H) RN - 1W21G5Q4N2 (Okadaic Acid) RN - 77238-39-2 (microcystin) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cdk5 protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.22 (Cyclin-Dependent Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Phosphoprotein Phosphatases) RN - EC 3.1.3.16 (Protein Phosphatase 2) RN - EC 3.1.3.2 (Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 MH - *Cyclin-Dependent Kinases MH - Ethers, Cyclic/pharmacology MH - Histones/metabolism MH - Microcystins MH - Neurofilament Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Neurons/*enzymology MH - Okadaic Acid MH - Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology MH - Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases/metabolism MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Phosphatase 2 MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid MH - Spinal Cord/enzymology EDAT- 1995/06/01 00:00 MHDA- 1995/06/01 00:01 CRDT- 1995/06/01 00:00 PHST- 1995/06/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1995/06/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1995/06/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.64062681.x [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Neurochem. 1995 Jun;64(6):2681-90. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.64062681.x.