Translocation of autophosphorylated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II to the postsynaptic density - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1997 May 23;272(21):13467-70.

doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.21.13467.

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Translocation of autophosphorylated calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II to the postsynaptic density

S Strack et al. J Biol Chem. 1997.

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Abstract

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) undergoes calcium-dependent autophosphorylation, generating a calcium-independent form that may serve as a molecular substrate for memory. Here we show that calcium-independent CaMKII specifically binds to isolated postsynaptic densities (PSDs), leading to enhanced phosphorylation of many PSD proteins including the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid (AMPA)-type glutamate receptor. Furthermore, binding to PSDs changes CaMKII from a substrate for protein phosphatase 2A to a protein phosphatase 1 substrate. Translocation of CaMKII to PSDs occurs in hippocampal slices following treatments that induce CaMKII autophosphorylation and a form of long term potentiation. Thus, synaptic activation leads to accumulation of autophosphorylated, activated CaMKII in the PSD. This increases substrate phosphorylation and affects regulation of the kinase by protein phosphatases, which may contribute to enhancement of synaptic strength.

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