Activation of LIM kinases by myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-binding kinase alpha

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
T SumiT Nakamura

Abstract

LIM kinases (LIMK1 and LIMK2) regulate actin cytoskeletal reorganization through cofilin phosphorylation downstream of distinct Rho family GTPases. Pak1 and ROCK, respectively, activate LIMK1 and LIMK2 downstream of Rac and Rho; however, an effector protein kinase for LIMKs downstream of Cdc42 remains to be defined. We now report evidence that LIMK1 and LIMK2 activities toward cofilin phosphorylation are stimulated in cells by the co-expression of myotonic dystrophy kinase-related Cdc42-binding kinase alpha (MRCKalpha), an effector protein kinase of Cdc42. In vitro, MRCKalpha phosphorylated the protein kinase domain of LIM kinases, and the site in LIMK2 phosphorylated by MRCKalpha proved to be threonine 505 within the activation segment. Expression of MRCKalpha induced phosphorylation of actin depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin in cells, whereas MRCKalpha-induced ADF/cofilin phosphorylation was inhibited by the co-expression with the protein kinase-deficient form of LIM kinases. These results indicate that MRCKalpha phosphorylates and activates LIM kinases downstream of Cdc42, which in turn regulates the actin cytoskeletal reorganization through the phosphorylation and inactivation of ADF/cofilin.

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