Effect of mutations imitating the phosphorylation by TRPM7 kinase on the function of the N-terminal domain of tropomodulin

M. V. Dorovkov, S. N. Beznosov, S. Shah, L. Kotlyanskaya, A. S. Kostyukova

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Abstract

It has been shown that tropomodulin 1 is phosphorylated at serine and threonine residues by TRPM7 kinase. The phosphorylation sites for TRPM7 in the N-terminal functional domain of tropomodulin 1 have been identified, which include tropomyosin-binding and actin-capping regions. It has been found that the phosphorylation-mimicking mutation T54E resulted in the loss of capping ability of the N-terminal tropomodulin domain; however, its tropomyosin-binding ability did not change. We further hypothesize that the phosphorylation of tropomodulin by TRPM7 kinase may play a role in the regulation of the dynamics of actin filaments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)500-504
Number of pages5
JournalBiophysics
Volume53
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2008
Externally publishedYes

Funding

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The work was financially supported by American Heart Association, UMDNJ and students foundation Aresty.

Keywords

  • Actin filaments
  • Kinase
  • Phosphorylation
  • TRPM7
  • Tropomodulin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biophysics

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