The cppk1 gene encodes the Ser/Thr protein kinase of Cryphonectria parasitica and is trascriptionally up-regulated by the presence of hypovirus CHV1-EP713. The cppk1 is important for coordinating growth with development and maintaining cell wall integ...
The cppk1 gene encodes the Ser/Thr protein kinase of Cryphonectria parasitica and is trascriptionally up-regulated by the presence of hypovirus CHV1-EP713. The cppk1 is important for coordinating growth with development and maintaining cell wall integrity. In ordet to identify CpPK1 substrates, we used yeast two hybrid system and in order to identify CpPk1-dependent substrates, we conducted kinase-assisted two dimensional (2-D) polyacrylamide gel elestrophresis using partially purified CpPk1 and protein substrate. Among 70 fractions of cell-free extracts by HPLC using gel-filtration column, number 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 fractions have shown the presence of the CpPK1 protein by Western blot analysis. In order for the CpPK1-dependent, substrates, fractions which were expected to contain the putative substrate of CpPK1 was obtained by HPLC using ion-exchange column. A kinase assay using CpPK1 fration revealed CpPK1-dependently phosphorylated protein fractions containing putative substrates with estimated masses of 70kDa, 50kDa, and 40kDa. In order to identify these two proteins, we conducted kinase-assisted two dimensional (2-D) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis using partially purified CpPK1 and protein substrate and then the corresponding radioactive protein spots were further analyzed by using MALDI- and Q-TOF mass spectrophotometry.