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JCS ePress online publication date 24 Jun 2008
doi: 10.1242/jcs.027698

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PKC{gamma} mutations in spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 affect C1 domain accessibility and kinase activity leading to aberrant MAPK signaling


Dineke S. Verbeek*, Joachim Goedhart, Laurie Bruinsma, Richard J. Sinke, and Eric A. Reits
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: D.S.Verbeek{at}medgen.umcg.nl)

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 14 (SCA14) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the neuronal-specific protein kinase C gamma (PKC{gamma}) gene. Since most mutations causing SCA14 are located in the PKC{gamma} C1B regulatory subdomain, we investigated the impact of three C1B mutations on the intracellular kinetics, protein conformation and kinase activity of PKC{gamma} in living cells. SCA14 mutant PKC{gamma} proteins showed enhanced phorbol-ester-induced kinetics when compared with wild-type PKC{gamma}. The mutations led to a decrease in intramolecular FRET of PKC{gamma}, suggesting that they 'open' PKC{gamma} protein conformation leading to unmasking of the phorbol ester binding site in the C1 domain. Surprisingly, SCA14 mutant PKC{gamma} showed reduced kinase activity as measured by phosphorylation of PKC reporter MyrPalm-CKAR, as well as downstream components of the MAPK signaling pathway. Together, these results show that SCA14 mutations located in the C1B subdomain 'open' PKC{gamma} protein conformation leading to increased C1 domain accessibility, but inefficient activation of downstream signaling pathways.


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