Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 578, Issue 1-2, Pages 106-110Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.10.081
Keywords
sphingosine kinase; sphingosine; sphingosine 1-phosphate; calmodulin
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Sphingosine kinase (SK) is the enzyme that catalyzes the formation of sphingosine 1-phosphate (SIP). Although diverse biological functions have been reported for SK, its recognition site for its substrate sphingosine (Sph) is still unclear. We constructed various mutants of mouse sphingosine kinase 1a (mSK1a), carrying mutations in the C4 domain, which we had expected to encompass the Sph-binding site. We analyzed the influence of these mutations on the SK activity and substrate kinetics. One mutation, Asp(177)--> Asn(177), caused a dramatic decrease in SK activity (to similar to6% of wild type) and an increase in the K-m value for Sph (10.1 --> 108 muM), with no change in the affinity for ATP. This result suggests that the C4 domain, especially the Asp(177), is involved in the specific recognition of Sph. In this report, we are able, for the first time, to provide an account of the Sph-binding site of SK.. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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