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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 261, Issue 15, 6705-6711, 05, 1986

Structural studies on the eukaryotic chain initiation factor 2 from rabbit reticulocytes and brine shrimp Artemia embryos. Phosphorylation by the heme-controlled repressor and casein kinase II

HB Mehta, JN Dholakia, WW Roth, BS Parekh, RC Montelaro, CL Woodley and AJ Wahba

In contrast to reticulocyte polypeptide chain initiation factor 2 (eIF- 2), the Artemia factor retains activity in the presence of Mg2+ or after phosphorylation of its alpha-subunit by rabbit reticulocyte heme- controlled repressor (Mehta, H. B., Woodley, C. L., and Wahba, A. J. (1983) J. Biol. Chem. 258, 3438-3441). Furthermore, we have so far been unable to demonstrate a requirement for a GDP/GTP nucleotide exchange factor with Artemia eIF-2. In order to explain these differences we compared the structure of eIF-2 from Artemia and rabbit reticulocytes by using one- and two-dimensional phosphopeptide and iodopeptide maps. Partial trypsin digestion of the alpha-subunit of Artemia eIF-2 after phosphorylation by the heme-controlled repressor generates a 4000 Mr phosphopeptide. Upon extensive trypsin digestion, the two-dimensional phosphopeptide maps of the alpha-subunits for the reticulocyte and Artemia factors are indistinguishable, whereas the iodopeptide maps are different. In addition, immunoblotting indicates that there is no consistent cross-reactivity of the reticulocyte subunits with antibodies prepared in rabbits against the Artemia eIF-2 subunits. A casein kinase II activity was isolated from Artemia embryos that phosphorylates the beta-subunit of reticulocyte eIF-2, but specifically phosphorylates the alpha-subunit of eIF-2 preparations from several non- mammalian sources, including Artemia, yeast, and wheat germ embryos. Since this kinase phosphorylates a site distinct from that recognized by the heme-controlled repressor, and this phosphorylation does not alter the ability of Artemia eIF-2 to undergo nucleotide exchange, caution must be exercised when interpreting the significance of eIF- 2(alpha) phosphorylation in non-mammalian cells.
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