Article ; Online: The catalytic role of INCENP in Aurora B activation and the kinetic mechanism of Aurora B/INCENP.
2009 Volume 417, Issue 1, Page(s) 355–360
Abstract: Aurora kinases are a family of serine/threonine protein kinases that play essential roles in mitosis and cytokinesis. AurB (Aurora B kinase) has shown a clear link to cancer and is being pursued as an attractive cancer target. Multiple small molecules ... ...
Abstract | Aurora kinases are a family of serine/threonine protein kinases that play essential roles in mitosis and cytokinesis. AurB (Aurora B kinase) has shown a clear link to cancer and is being pursued as an attractive cancer target. Multiple small molecules targeting AurB have entered the clinic for the treatment of cancer. A protein cofactor, INCENP (inner centromere protein), regulates the cellular localization and activation of AurB. In the present study, we examined the effect of INCENP on the activation kinetics of AurB and also elucidated the kinetic mechanism of AurB-catalysed substrate phosphorylation. We have concluded that: (i) substoichoimetric concentrations of INCENP are sufficient for AurB autophosphorylation at the activation loop residue Thr(232), and hence INCENP plays a catalytic role in AurB autophosphorylation; (ii) AurB/INCENP-catalysed phosphorylation of a peptide substrate proceeds through a rapid equilibrium random Bi Bi kinetic mechanism; and (iii) INCENP has relatively minor effects on the specific activity of AurB using a peptide substrate when compared with its role in AurB autoactivation. These results indicate that the effects of INCENP, and probably accessory proteins in general, may differ when enzymes are acting on different downstream targets. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Aurora Kinase B ; Aurora Kinases ; Catalysis ; Cell Line ; Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone/metabolism ; Enzyme Activation ; Humans ; Kinetics ; Mitosis ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Binding ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism |
Chemical Substances | Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone ; INCENP protein, human ; AURKB protein, human (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Aurora Kinase B (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Aurora Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2009-01-01 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2969-5 |
ISSN | 1470-8728 ; 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021 |
ISSN (online) | 1470-8728 |
ISSN | 0006-2936 ; 0306-3275 ; 0264-6021 |
DOI | 10.1042/BJ20081365 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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