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Heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles derived from the terminal cisternae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum have been shown to contain endogenous protein kinase activity and associated substrate proteins. Heavy vesicles were phosphorylated at room temperature in 5mm MgCl2, 1mm EGTA, 10mm HEPES (pH 7.4) and 10 μm γ-32P-ATP.32P-phosphoproteins were determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate gel electrophoresis and autoradiography. In the absence of ethylene glycol bis (β-aminoethyl ether) N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (EGTA), there was little phosphorylation due to the high level of ATPase activity. Phosphorylation of three proteins of 64,000 daltons (E1), 42,000 daltons (E2), and 20,000 daltons (E3) was observed in the presence of 1mm EGTA. Phosphorylation of these proteins wascAMP-independent, hydroxylamine-resistant, and was seen without the addition of protein kinase. In the presence of HgCl2 (2.5mm) or sodium deoxycholate (1%) no protein phosphorylation was observed. ProteinE1 was heavily phosphorylated in the presence of 200mm KCl, while its phosphorylation was inhibited by 20 μm sodium dantrolene, an inhibitor of Ca2+ release. PhosphoproteinE3 was found in light and heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles whileE1 andE2 were found only in heavy vesicles. The phosphoproteinE2 had the properties of an intrinsic membrane protein while the proteinE1 bejaved as an extrinsic membrane protein. ProteinsE2 andE3 corresponded in mobility to minor sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins whileE1 had the same mobility as calsequestrin. The presence of high calcium (5mm) during electrophoresis caused calsequestrin to run at a lower molecular weight (≈56,000 instead of 64,000 daltons), and correspondingly the phosphoproteinE1 ran at a lower molecular weight. Finally, calsequestrin purified by a double gel electrophoresis method has been shown to be phosphorylated.
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Campbell, K.P., Shamoo, A.E. Phosphorylation of heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles: Identification and characterization of three phosphorylated proteins. J. Membrain Biol. 56, 241–248 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01869479
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