Abstract
Tyrosine protein kinase (TPK) co-isolated with subcellular components derived from human colonic epithelium. The highest TPK activity, measured in the Triton X-100-insoluble cytoskeletal pellet, was directly related to the degree of malignancy of colonic tissue. TPK activity was assayed by measuring the incorporation of [γ-32P] from [γ32]ATP into the synthetic polymer [Glu80Tyr20](n) substrate. Lineweaver-Burk plots yielded an apparent Km of 167 μg/ml for [Glu80Tyr20](n) and of 19μM for ATP: V(max) for the phosphate donor was 0.9 nmol/min/mg protein. TPK activity was markedly stimulated by the metal ions Mg2+ and Mn2+ and significantly suppressed by tyrphostins, potent specific TPK inhibitors, shown to interfere with TPK-dependent growth processes. This is the first report to present evidence for TPK activity associated with cytoskeleton-enriched subcellular preparations harvested from human colonic epithelium.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1747-1753 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Anticancer Research |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- colon
- cytoskeleton
- neoplasia
- tyrosine protein kinase