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- Title
Phosphorylation and activation of p70s6k by PDK1.
- Authors
Pullen, N; Dennis, P B; Andjelkovic, M; Dufner, A; Kozma, S C; Hemmings, B A; Thomas, G
- Abstract
Activation of the protein p70s6k by mitogens leads to increased translation of a family of messenger RNAs that encode essential components of the protein synthetic apparatus. Activation of the kinase requires hierarchical phosphorylation at multiple sites, culminating in the phosphorylation of the threonine in position 229 (Thr229), in the catalytic domain. The homologous site in protein kinase B (PKB), Thr308, has been shown to be phosphorylated by the phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase PDK1. A regulatory link between p70s6k and PKB was demonstrated, as PDK1 was found to selectively phosphorylate p70s6k at Thr229. More importantly, PDK1 activated p70s6k in vitro and in vivo, whereas the catalytically inactive PDK1 blocked insulin-induced activation of p70s6k.
- Publication
Science (New York, N.Y.), 1998, Vol 279, Issue 5351, p707
- ISSN
0036-8075
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1126/science.279.5351.707