Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase mediates a pathway for transcriptional regulation.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Calcium influx in response to extracellular signals can modulate gene transcription. A constitutive, calcium/calmodulin-independent mutant of type II calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase was capable of increasing the transcription rate of specific genes independently of protein kinase C activation. This increase was mediated by transferable cis-active elements capable of binding the transcription factor CAAT/enhancer binding protein. Therefore, the activation of type II calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase in response to stimuli that increase intracellular calcium is proposed to represent a distinct second messenger pathway in calcium-mediated regulation of gene transcription.
Medical subject headings
- Calmodulin
- Protein Kinases
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid