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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 262, Issue 3, 1065-1072, 01, 1987

Purification and characterization of a myosin heavy chain kinase from Dictyostelium discoideum

GP Cote and U Bukiejko

A Dictyostelium discoideum myosin heavy chain kinase has been purified 14,000-fold to near homogeneity. The enzyme has a Mr = 130,000 as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and greater than 700,000 as determined by gel filtration on Bio-Gel A- 1.5m. The enzyme has a specific activity of 1 mumol/min X mg when assayed at a Dictyostelium myosin concentration of 0.3 mg/ml. A maximum of 2 mol of phosphate/mol of myosin is incorporated by the kinase, and the phosphorylated amino acid is threonine. Phosphate is incorporated only into the myosin heavy chains, not into the light chains. The actin- activated Mg2+-ATPase of Dictyostelium myosin is inhibited 70-80% following maximal phosphorylation with the kinase. The myosin heavy chain kinase requires 1-2 mM Mg2+ for activity and is most active at pH 7.0-7.5. The activity of the enzyme is not significantly altered by the presence of Ca2+, Ca2+ and calmodulin, EGTA, cAMP, or cGMP. When incubated with Mg2+ and ATP, phosphate is incorporated into the myosin heavy chain kinase, perhaps by autophosphorylation.
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