Phosphorylation of neurofilament proteins in isolated goldfish mauthner axoplasm

Tim D. Raabe, George D. Bittner

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The six neurofilament proteins (NFPs) in the goldfish Mauthner axon (M- axon) have molecular sizes of 235, 145, 123, 105, 80, and 60 kDa. To determine if NFPs in the M-axon are phosphorylated, isolated Mauthner axoplasm (M-axoplasm) and a neurofilament-enriched extract (NFE) prepared from M-axoplasm were incubated with 32P, which resulted in the radiolabeling of NFPs as determined by their detection on autoradiograms. Kinase inhibitors directed against cyclic AMP-dependent kinases (PKAs) or cofactor-independent kinases significantly reduced the in vitro phosphorylation of NFPs in NFE, whereas inhibitors directed against protein kinase C did not significantly reduce the in vitro phosphorylation of NFPs in NFE. Experiments using two kinase inhibitors directed against different kinases significantly reduced the in vitro phosphorylation of NFPs in NFE to a greater extent than the reduction produced using any single kinase inhibitor. These data suggest that NFPs in the M-axon are phosphorylated and that the in vitro (and perhaps the in vivo) phosphorylation of NFPs is mediated by PKA and/or cofactor-independent kinases that copurify with NFPs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1214-1221
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of neurochemistry
Volume66
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Kinase
  • Neurofilament
  • Phosphorylation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Phosphorylation of neurofilament proteins in isolated goldfish mauthner axoplasm'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this