The mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 pathway is conserved in metazoans: cloning and activation of p38 of the SAPK2 subfamily from the sponge Suberites domuncula - PubMed (original) (raw)

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The mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 pathway is conserved in metazoans: cloning and activation of p38 of the SAPK2 subfamily from the sponge Suberites domuncula

M Böhm et al. Biol Cell. 2000 Apr.

Abstract

Our recent data suggest that during auto- and allograft recognition in sponges (Porifera), cytokines are differentially expressed. Since the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction modulates the synthesis and release of cytokines, we intended to identify one key molecule of this pathway. Therefore, a cDNA from the marine sponge Suberites domuncula encoding the MAPK was isolated and analyzed. Its encoded protein is 366 amino acids long (calculated Mr 42 209), has a TGY dual phosphorylation motif in protein kinase subdomain VIII and displays highest overall similarity to the mammalian p38 stress activated protein kinase (SAPK2), one subfamily of MAPKs. The sponge protein was therefore termed p38_SD. The overall homology (identity and similarity) between p38_SD and human p38alpha (CSBP2) kinase is 82%. One feature of the sponge kinase is the absence of threonine at position 106. In human p38alpha MAPK this residue is involved in the interaction with the specific pyridinyl-imidazole inhibitor; T106 is replaced in p38_SD by methionine. Inhibition studies with the respective inhibitor SB 203580 showed that it had no effect on the phosphorylation of the p38 substrate myelin basic protein. A stress responsive kinase Krs_SD similar to mammalian Ste20 kinases, upstream regulators of p38, had already previously been found in S. domuncula. The S. domuncula p38 MAPK is phosphorylated after treatment of the animal in hypertonic medium. In contrast, exposure of cells to hydrogen peroxide, heat shock and ultraviolet light does not cause any phosphorylation of p38. It is concluded that sponges, the oldest and most simple multicellular animals, utilize the conserved p38 MAPK signaling pathway, known to be involved in stress and immune (inflammatory) responses in higher animals.

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The mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 pathway is conserved in metazoans: cloning and activation of p38 of the SAPK2 subfamily from the sponge Suberites domuncula - PubMed (original) (raw)