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- Title
Mimicking Protein Kinase C Phosphorylation Inhibits Arc/Arg3.1 Palmitoylation and Its Interaction with Nucleic Acids.
- Authors
Barylko, Barbara; Taylor 4th, Clinton A.; Wang, Jason; Earnest, Svetlana; Stippec, Steve; Binns, Derk D.; Brautigam, Chad A.; Jameson, David M.; DeMartino, George N.; Cobb, Melanie H.; Albanesi, Joseph P.
- Abstract
Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc) plays essential roles in diverse forms of synaptic plasticity, including long-term potentiation (LTP), long-term depression (LTD), and homeostatic plasticity. In addition, it assembles into virus-like particles that may deliver mRNAs and/or other cargo between neurons and neighboring cells. Considering this broad range of activities, it is not surprising that Arc is subject to regulation by multiple types of post-translational modification, including phosphorylation, palmitoylation, SUMOylation, ubiquitylation, and acetylation. Here we explore the potential regulatory role of Arc phosphorylation by protein kinase C (PKC), which occurs on serines 84 and 90 within an α-helical segment in the N-terminal domain. To mimic the effect of PKC phosphorylation, we mutated the two serines to negatively charged glutamic acid. A consequence of introducing these phosphomimetic mutations is the almost complete inhibition of Arc palmitoylation, which occurs on nearby cysteines and contributes to synaptic weakening. The mutations also inhibit the binding of nucleic acids and destabilize high-order Arc oligomers. Thus, PKC phosphorylation of Arc may limit the full expression of LTD and may suppress the interneuronal transport of mRNAs.
- Subjects
PROTEIN kinase C; PALMITOYLATION; POST-translational modification; PHOSPHORYLATION; VIRUS-like particles; GENE expression
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 2, p780
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25020780