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Mol. Cell. Biol., 07 1996, 3554-3559, Vol 16, No. 7
EM Schwarz, D Van Antwerp and IM Verma
IkappaBalpha is a phosphoprotein that sequesters the NF-kappaB/Rel
transcription factors in the cytoplasm by physical association. Following
induction by a wide variety of agents, IkappaBalpha is further
phosphorylated and degraded, allowing NF-kappaB/Rel proteins to translocate
to the nucleus and induce transcription. We have previously reported that
the constitutive phosphorylation site resides in the C- terminal PEST
region of IkappaBalpha and is phosphorylated by casein kinase II (CKII).
Here we show that serine 293 is the preferred CKII phosphorylation site.
Additionally, we show compensatory phosphorylation by CKII at neighboring
serine and threonine residues. Thus, only when all five of the serine and
threonine residues in the C- terminal region of IkappaBalpha are converted
to alanine (MutF), is constitutive phosphorylation abolished. Finally, we
show that constitutive phosphorylation is required for efficient
degradation of free IkappaBalpha, in that unassociated Mutf has a half-life
two times longer than wild-type IkappaBalpha. A serine residue alone at
position 293, as well as aspartic acid at this position, can revert the
Mutf phenotype. Therefore, the constitutive CKII phosphorylation site is an
integral part of the PEST region of IkappaBalpha, and this phosphorylation
is required for rapid proteolysis of the unassociated protein.
Copyright © 1996, American Society for Microbiology
Constitutive phosphorylation of IkappaBalpha by casein kinase II occurs preferentially at serine 293: requirement for degradation of free IkappaBalpha
Laboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute, San Diego, California, 92186, USA.
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