RGD Reference Report - Targeting of protein kinase A by muscle A kinase-anchoring protein (mAKAP) regulates phosphorylation and function of the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor. - Rat Genome Database

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Targeting of protein kinase A by muscle A kinase-anchoring protein (mAKAP) regulates phosphorylation and function of the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor.

Authors: Ruehr, ML  Russell, MA  Ferguson, DG  Bhat, M  Ma, J  Damron, DS  Scott, JD  Bond, M 
Citation: Ruehr ML, etal., J Biol Chem. 2003 Jul 4;278(27):24831-6. Epub 2003 Apr 21.
RGD ID: 8554839
Pubmed: PMID:12709444   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1074/jbc.M213279200   (Journal Full-text)

Protein kinase A anchoring proteins (AKAPs) tether cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) to specific subcellular locations. The muscle AKAP, mAKAP, co-localizes with the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release channel or ryanodine receptor (RyR). The purpose of this study was to determine whether anchoring of PKA by mAKAP regulates RyR function. Either mAKAP or mAKAP-P, which is unable to anchor PKA, was expressed in CHO cells stably expressing the skeletal muscle isoform of RyR (CHO-RyR1). Immunoelectron microscopy showed that mAKAP co-localized with RyR1 in disrupted skeletal muscle. Following the addition of 10 microm forskolin to activate adenylyl cyclase, RyR1 phosphorylation in CHO-RyR1 cells expressing mAKAP increased by 42.4 +/- 6.6% (n = 4) compared with cells expressing mAKAP-P. Forskolin treatment alone did not increase the amplitude of the cytosolic Ca2+ transient in CHO-RyR1 cells expressing mAKAP or mAKAP-P; however, forskolin plus 10 mm caffeine elicited a cytosolic Ca2+ transient, the amplitude of which increased by 22% (p < 0.05) in RyR1/mAKAP-expressing cells compared with RyR1/mAKAP-P-expressing cells. Therefore, localization of PKA by mAKAP at RyR1 increases both PKA-dependent RyR phosphorylation as well as efflux of Ca2+ through the RyR. Therefore, RyR1 function is regulated by mAKAP targeting of PKA, implying an important functional role for PKA phosphorylation of RyR in skeletal muscle.

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Biological Process

Cellular Component
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane located_inIDA 8554839PMID:12709444BHF-UCL 
perinuclear region of cytoplasm located_inIDA 8554839PMID:12709444BHF-UCL 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Akap6  (A-kinase anchoring protein 6)


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