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Table 2 Comparison of primary structures of proposed CDK5 substrates

From: Phosphorylation of a splice variant of collapsin response mediator protein 2 in the nucleus of tumour cells links cyclin dependent kinase-5 to oncogenesis

Substrate

Phosphorylated sequence

Proposed effect of phosphorylation

CLASS 1 (Lys/Arg residues N- and C-terminal)

CRMP2

PASSAKTSPAKQQ (S522)

Axon Growth and development

CRMP4

PAGSARGSPTRP (S522)

Myelin dependent axon outgrowth

Synaptojanin

EAPKSPGTTRKD (S1144)

Inhibits interaction with endophilin 1

Tau

TPPKSPSSAKS (S235/AT180)

Makes tau a better substrate for GSK3

Tyr Hydroxylase-1

YTPTPRSPRFIGRR (S31)

Makes protein more stable

ATM

CLCIHTKHTPNKIAS (mouse S793)

Activation of ATM- apoptosis

Bcl-2

EMAARTSPLRPLV (mouse S80)

Induces neuronal survival

Cdh-1

SQKLLRSPRKPTRK (mouse S163)

Stabilises cyclin B1

mSDS3 (HDAC)

NKLKSPKRPASPSS (mouse S224)

Promotes dimerisation and activation

PIK-A

RGKLSPRKGKSKTL (mouse S279)

Stimulates PI 3-kinase/Akt pathway

Neurabin I

GKGGHSSPQRRMKPKEF (S95)

Regulates binding to F-actin

CLASS 2 (Lys/Arg residues C-terminal only)

DARPP32/PPP1R1B

PCAYTPPSLK (T75)

Phospho-DARPP32 inhibits PKA

Inhibitor-1

MEQDNSPRKIQFTVP (S6)

Regulates activity toward PP1

Dynamin I

SPTSSPTPQRRAPA (T778)

Regulates endocytosis

Inhibitor-1

TLAMSPRQRKKMTRITP (S66)

Regulates activity toward PP1

SPAR

LGAATSSPRSGPGKE (S1328)

Regulates synaptic plasticity

Cdh-1

ANSPVSSPSKHGDR (mouse S40)

Stabilises cyclin B1

Mef2A

SEPISPPRDRMTP (mouse 406)

Regulates apoptosis

Mek1

GDAAETPPRPRTP (mouse T283)

Inhibits MEK signalling

p53

CTSASPPQKKKPL (mouse S314)

Regulates apoptosis of PC12 cells

PLD2

FAVTHSPAREAA (mouse S134)

Activation (part of EGF action)

STAT3

IDLPMSPRTLDS (mouse S727)

Upregulated transcriptional activity

Stathmin (Leukemia-associated phosphoprotein p18)

VPDFPLSPPKKKD (mouse S41)

Stabilises protein

Talin

EDSVSPKKSTVLQ (mouse S425)

Regulates binding to smurf1/cell migration

CLASS 3 (Lys/Arg residues N-terminal only)

Doublecortin

STPKSKQSPISTPT (mouse S332)

Unclear

CLASS 4 (No Lys/Arg residues)

FAK

EGFYPSPQHMVQT (mouse S766)

Critical for neuronal migration

p53

PEDILPSPHCMDDL (mouse S33)

Regulates apoptosis of PC12 cells

PSD95

LPNQANSPPVIV (S35)

Regulates structure of synapse

  1. Primary sequence surrounding proposed CDK5 target residues; substrates are classified by presence of Arg/Lys residues (underlined) within 5 amino acids N-terminal or C-terminal to the phosphorylated residue which is always N-terminal to a proline