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Purification and characterization of multiple S6 phosphatases from the rat parotid gland

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S6 phosphatase activities, which dephosphorylate the phosphorylated S6 synthetic peptide, RRLSSLRASTSKSESSQK, were purified to near homogeneity from the membrane and cytosolic fractions of the rat parotid gland. Multiple S6 phosphatases were fractionated on Mono Q and gel filtration columns. In the cytosolic fraction, at least three forms of S6 phosphatase, termed peaks I, II, and III, were differentially resolved. The three forms had different sizes and protein compositions. The peak I enzyme, which had an approximately Mr of 68 kDa on gel filtration, appears to represent a dimeric form of the 39 kDa protein. This S6 phosphatase showed the high activity in the presence of EGTA and was completely inhibited by nanomolar concentrations of either okadaic acid or inhibitor 2. The peak II S6 phosphatase enzyme, with an Mr of 35 kDa, was activated by Mn2+. This form could be a proteolytic product of the catalytic subunit of type 1 phosphatase, due to its sensitivities to okadaic acid and inhibitor 2. The peak III enzyme, with an Mr of 55 kDa, is a Mn2+-dependent S6 phosphatase. This S6 phosphatase can be classified as a type 1 phosphatase, due to its sensitivity to okadaic acid, since the IC50 of okadaic acid is 4 nM. However, the molecular mass of this S6 phosphatase differs from that of the type 1 catalytic subunit (37 kDa) and showed less sensitivity to inhibitor 2. On the other hand, the membrane fraction contained one form of the S6 phosphatases, termed peak V (Mr 34 and 28 kDa), which could be classified as a type 1 phosphatase. This S6 phosphatase activity was greatly stimulated by Mn2+.

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Abbreviations

PP1-C:

catalytic subunit of type 1 protein phosphatase

SDS:

sodium dodecyl sulfate

Hepes:

4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethane sulfonic acid

PMSF:

phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride

Mops:

4-morpholine propanesulfonic acid

EDTA:

ethylenediaminetetraacetate

EGTA:

[ethylenbis (oxyethylenenitrilo)]-tetra acetic acid

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Yokoyama, N. Purification and characterization of multiple S6 phosphatases from the rat parotid gland. Mol Cell Biochem 148, 123–132 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00928149

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