Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), a protein-serine kinase implicated in cell-fate determination and differentiation, phosphorylates several regulatory proteins that are activated by dephosphorylation in response to hormones or growth factors. GSK-3 beta is phosphorylated in vitro at serine 9 by p70 S6 kinase and p90rsk-1, resulting in its inhibition [Sutherland, Leighton, and Cohen (1993) Biochem. J. 296, 15-19]. Using HeLa cells expressing GSK-3 beta or a mutant containing alanine at residue 9, we demonstrate that serine 9 is modified in intact cells and is targeted specifically by p90rsk-1, and that phosphorylation leads to loss of activity. Since p90rsk-1 is directly activated by mitogen-activated protein kinases, agonists of this pathway, such as insulin, repress GSK-3 function.
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November 01 1994
Mitogen inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β in intact cells via serine 9 phosphorylation
V Stambolic
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1Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto and Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Canada M4X 1 K9
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J R Woodgett
J R Woodgett
1Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto and Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Canada M4X 1 K9
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Biochem J (1994) 303 (3): 701–704.
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V Stambolic, J R Woodgett; Mitogen inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3β in intact cells via serine 9 phosphorylation. Biochem J 1 November 1994; 303 (3): 701–704. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3030701
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