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Hepatic calcium-binding protein regucalcin decreases Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity in rat liver cytosol. 1990

S Mori, and M Yamaguchi

Department of Environmental Biochemistry and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.

The effect of regucalcin, a calcium-binding protein isolated from rat liver cytosol, on cytosolic Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity was investigated. The increase in cytosolic Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity with passage of incubation time was clearly prevented by the presence of regucalcin (1.0 microM). An appreciable effect of regucalcin was seen at 0.5 microM. The cytosolic Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity was fairly increased by increasing concentrations of added Ca2+ (0.25-1.0 mM). This increase was clearly blocked by the presence of regucalcin (1.0 microM). The inhibitory effect of regucalcin on the protein kinase activity was also seen with varying concentrations of calmodulin (2.5-15 micrograms). In the presence of regucalcin (1.0 microM), trifluoperazine (50 microM), an antagonist of calmodulin, significantly decreased the cytosolic Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase activity. These results suggest that regucalcin can regulate the Ca2(+)-calmodulin effect in liver cytosol.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008297	Male		Males
D011494	Protein Kinases	A family of enzymes that catalyze the conversion of ATP and a protein to ADP and a phosphoprotein.	Protein Kinase,Kinase, Protein,Kinases, Protein
D011919	Rats, Inbred Strains	Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding.	August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D002135	Calcium-Binding Proteins	Proteins to which calcium ions are bound. They can act as transport proteins, regulator proteins, or activator proteins. They typically contain EF HAND MOTIFS.	Calcium Binding Protein,Calcium-Binding Protein,Calcium Binding Proteins,Binding Protein, Calcium,Binding Proteins, Calcium,Protein, Calcium Binding,Protein, Calcium-Binding
D002265	Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases	Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxylic acid esters with the formation of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid anion.	Carboxylesterases,Ester Hydrolases, Carboxylic,Hydrolases, Carboxylic Ester
D003600	Cytosol	Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of ORGANELLES and other insoluble cytoplasmic components.	Cytosols
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015238	Sulfotransferases	Enzymes which transfer sulfate groups to various acceptor molecules. They are involved in posttranslational sulfation of proteins and sulfate conjugation of exogenous chemicals and bile acids. EC 2.8.2.	Sulfotransferase
D047908	Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins	Proteins and peptides that are involved in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION within the cell. Included here are peptides and proteins that regulate the activity of TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS and cellular processes in response to signals from CELL SURFACE RECEPTORS. Intracellular signaling peptide and proteins may be part of an enzymatic signaling cascade or act through binding to and modifying the action of other signaling factors.	Intracellular Signaling Peptides,Intracellular Signaling Proteins,Peptides, Intracellular Signaling,Proteins, Intracellular Signaling,Signaling Peptides, Intracellular,Signaling Proteins, Intracellular