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- Title
Control of Genetically Prescribed Protein Tyrosine Kinase Activities by Environment-Linked Redox Reactions.
- Authors
Nakashima, Izumi; Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki; Takeda, Kozue; Kato, Masashi
- Abstract
Recent observations on environment-linked control of genetically prescribed signaling systems for either cell activation or cell death have been reviewed with a focus on the regulation of activities of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs). The environment linked redox reactions seem to primarily affect cell surface receptors and cell membrane lipid rafts, and they induce generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cells. ROS thus generated might upregulate the catalytic activities of PTKs through inactivating protein tyrosine phosphatases that dephosphorylate and inactivate autophosphorylated PTKs. Recent evidence has, however, demonstrated that ROS could also directly oxidize SH groups of genetically conserved specific cysteines on PTKs, sometimes producing disulfide-bonded dimers of PTK proteins, either for upregulation or downregulation of their catalytic activities. The basic role of the redox reaction/covalent bond-mediated modification of protein tertiary structure-linked noncovalent bond-oriented signaling systems in living organisms is discussed.
- Subjects
PROTEIN-tyrosine kinase genetics; ENZYME kinetics; OXIDATION-reduction reaction; REACTIVE oxygen species; PHOSPHATASES; MEDICAL sciences
- Publication
Enzyme Research, 2011, p1
- ISSN
2090-0406
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4061/2011/896567