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Calcium and calmodulin-enhanced in vitro phosphorylation of hen brain cold-stable microtubules and spinal cord neurofilament triplet proteins after a single oral dose of tri-o-cresyl phosphate. 1986

E Suwita, and D M Lapadula, and M B Abou-Donia

The effect of a single 750-mg/kg oral dose of tri-o-cresyl phosphate (TOCP) on the endogenous phosphorylation of brain microtubule preparations and spinal cord neurofilaments was assessed in hens after the development of delayed neurotoxicity. Protein phosphorylation with [gamma-32P]ATP was analyzed by one-dimensional and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, autoradiography, and microdensitometry. TOCP treatment enhanced the Ca2+- and calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation of tubulin in crude chicken brain cytosol (160% for alpha-tubulin and 140% for beta-tubulin) and cold-stable microtubules (165% and 155% for alpha- and beta-tubulin, respectively). Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP-2) phosphorylation was also increased in brain fractions studied--i.e., brain cytosol (145%), cold-stable microtubules (133%), and cold-labile microtubules (328%). There was significant increase in phosphorylation of a 70-kDa protein in the brain cytosol and in the cold-stable microtubule fractions. TOCP also stimulated the phosphorylation of spinal cord proteins of 70 kDa (119%) and 160 kDa (129%) in a Mg2+-dependent manner. Addition of Ca2+ and calmodulin further enhanced the phosphorylation of these 70-kDa (563%) and 160-kDa (221%) proteins as well as of 52-, 59-, and 210-kDa proteins by as much as 126%, 160%, and 196%, respectively. Two-dimensional electrophoresis was carried out to identify these proteins. They were confirmed as alpha- and beta-tubulin (52 and 59 kDa) in brain and spinal cord preparations and the neurofilament triplet proteins (70, 160, and 210 kDa) in the spinal cord preparation. The 70-kDa protein in brain was not neurofilament in origin. Peptide mapping using Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease showed the brain and spinal cord cytoskeletal proteins have identical phosphopeptide patterns in control and TOCP-treated hens, indicating that it was unlikely that the phosphorylation sites were altered by TOCP treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007381 Intermediate Filament Proteins Filaments 7-11 nm in diameter found in the cytoplasm of all cells. Many specific proteins belong to this group, e.g., desmin, vimentin, prekeratin, decamin, skeletin, neurofilin, neurofilament protein, and glial fibrillary acid protein. Fibroblast Intermediate Filament Proteins,Filament Proteins, Intermediate,Proteins, Intermediate Filament
D008868 Microtubule Proteins Proteins found in the microtubules. Proteins, Microtubule
D010766 Phosphorylation The introduction of a phosphoryl group into a compound through the formation of an ester bond between the compound and a phosphorus moiety. Phosphorylations
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002147 Calmodulin A heat-stable, low-molecular-weight activator protein found mainly in the brain and heart. The binding of calcium ions to this protein allows this protein to bind to cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases and to adenyl cyclase with subsequent activation. Thereby this protein modulates cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP levels. Calcium-Dependent Activator Protein,Calcium-Dependent Regulator,Bovine Activator Protein,Cyclic AMP-Phosphodiesterase Activator,Phosphodiesterase Activating Factor,Phosphodiesterase Activator Protein,Phosphodiesterase Protein Activator,Regulator, Calcium-Dependent,AMP-Phosphodiesterase Activator, Cyclic,Activating Factor, Phosphodiesterase,Activator Protein, Bovine,Activator Protein, Calcium-Dependent,Activator Protein, Phosphodiesterase,Activator, Cyclic AMP-Phosphodiesterase,Activator, Phosphodiesterase Protein,Calcium Dependent Activator Protein,Calcium Dependent Regulator,Cyclic AMP Phosphodiesterase Activator,Factor, Phosphodiesterase Activating,Protein Activator, Phosphodiesterase,Protein, Bovine Activator,Protein, Calcium-Dependent Activator,Protein, Phosphodiesterase Activator,Regulator, Calcium Dependent
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D003408 Cresols Any of three isomeric crystalline aromatic methylphenols, also known as hydroxytoluenes.
D003600 Cytosol Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of ORGANELLES and other insoluble cytoplasmic components. Cytosols
D005260 Female Females

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