TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of the catalytic domain of phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase type II
AU - Barylko, Barbara
AU - Wlodarski, Pawel
AU - Binns, Derk D.
AU - Gerber, Stefan H.
AU - Earnest, Svetlana
AU - Sudhof, Thomas C.
AU - Grichine, Nikolai
AU - Albanesi, Joseph P.
PY - 2002/11/15
Y1 - 2002/11/15
N2 - Phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) 4-kinases catalyze the conversion of PtdIns to PtdIns 4-phosphate, the major precursor of phosphoinositides that regulates a vast array of cellular processes. Based on enzymatic differences, two classes of PtdIns 4-kinase have been distinguished termed Types II and III. Type III kinases, which belong to the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3/4-kinase family, have been extensively characterized. In contrast, little is known about the Type II enzymes (PI4KIIs), which have been cloned and sequenced very recently. PI4KIIs bear essentially no sequence similarity to other protein or lipid kinases; hence, they represent a novel and distinct branch of the kinase superfamily. Here we define the minimal catalytic domain of a rat PI4KII isoform, PI4KIIα, and identify conserved amino acid residues required for catalysis. We further show that the catalytic domain by itself determines targeting of the kinase to membrane rafts. To verify that the PI4KII family extends beyond mammalian sources, we expressed and characterized Drosophila PI4KII and its catalytic domain. Depletion of PI4KII from Drosophila cells resulted in a severe reduction of PtdIns 4-kinase activity, suggesting the in vivo importance of this enzyme.
AB - Phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) 4-kinases catalyze the conversion of PtdIns to PtdIns 4-phosphate, the major precursor of phosphoinositides that regulates a vast array of cellular processes. Based on enzymatic differences, two classes of PtdIns 4-kinase have been distinguished termed Types II and III. Type III kinases, which belong to the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3/4-kinase family, have been extensively characterized. In contrast, little is known about the Type II enzymes (PI4KIIs), which have been cloned and sequenced very recently. PI4KIIs bear essentially no sequence similarity to other protein or lipid kinases; hence, they represent a novel and distinct branch of the kinase superfamily. Here we define the minimal catalytic domain of a rat PI4KII isoform, PI4KIIα, and identify conserved amino acid residues required for catalysis. We further show that the catalytic domain by itself determines targeting of the kinase to membrane rafts. To verify that the PI4KII family extends beyond mammalian sources, we expressed and characterized Drosophila PI4KII and its catalytic domain. Depletion of PI4KII from Drosophila cells resulted in a severe reduction of PtdIns 4-kinase activity, suggesting the in vivo importance of this enzyme.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M203241200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M203241200
M3 - Article
C2 - 12215430
AN - SCOPUS:0037113988
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 277
SP - 44366
EP - 44375
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 46
ER -