Phosphatidylserine specific binding protein in rat brain: Purification and characterization

Takashi Nakaoka, Naoya Kojima, Toshiro Hamamoto, Nobuyuki Kurosawa, Young Choon Lee, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Koichi Suzuki, Shuichi Tsuji*

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Abstract

A calcium-independent phosphatidylserine specific binding protein detected on liposome blotting analysis was purified from rat brain and revealed to be identical to myristoylated, alanine-rich C kinase substrate (MARCKS). MARCKS specifically binds to phosphatidylserine but not phosphatidylcholine. The binding of MARCKS to phosphatidylserine was abolished on protein kinase C-dependent phosphorylation. Since bacterially expressed MARCKS also specifically binds to phosphatidylserine, muristoylation of the N-terminal glycine seems not to be essential for the binding of MARCKS to phosphatidylserine. These data suggest that phosphatidylserine is a membranous target molecule of MARCKS.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)449-452
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Biochemistry
Volume114
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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