Calcineurin dephosphorylates glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta at serine-9 in neuroblast-derived cells

Yeni Kim, Yun Il Lee, Miran Seo, So Young Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Hong Duk Youn, Yong Sik Kim, Yong Sung Juhnn

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Abstract

This study examined the role of calcineurin, a major calcium-dependent protein phosphatase, in dephosphorylating Ser-9 and activating glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β). Treatment with calcineurin inhibitors increased phosphorylation of GSK-3β at Ser-9 in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. The over-expression of a constitutively active calcineurin mutant, calcineurin A beta (1-401), led to a significant decrease in phosphorylation at Ser-9, an increase in the activity of GSK-3β, and an increase in the phosphorylation of tau. Km of calcineurin for a GSK-3β phosphopeptide was 469.3 μM, and specific activity of calcineurin was 15.2 nmol/min/mg. In addition, calcineurin and GSK-3β were co-immunoprecipitated in neuron-derived cells and brain tissues, and calcineurin formed a complex only with dephosphorylated GSK-3β. We conclude that in vitro, calcineurin can dephosphorylate GSK-3β at Ser-9 and form a stable complex with GSK-3β, suggesting the possibility that calcineurin regulates the dephosphorylation and activation of GSK-3βin vivo.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)344-354
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Neurochemistry
Volume111
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2009

Keywords

  • Brain
  • Calcineurin
  • Dephosphorylation
  • Glycogen synthase kinase-3β
  • Neuron-derived cells

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