Identification of lipocalin-2 as a PKCδ phosphorylation substrate in neutrophils.

ABSTRACT:

Background

PKCδ expressed in neutrophils is implicated in promoting reperfusion injury after ischemic stroke. To understand the molecular and cellular actions of PKCδ, we employed a chemical-genetics approach to identify PKCδ substrates in neutrophils.

Results

We recently generated knock-in mice endogenously expressing analog-specific PKCδ (AS-PKCδ) that can utilize ATP analogs as phosphate donors. Using neutrophils isolated from the knock-in mice, we identified several PKCδ substrates, one of which was lipocalin-2 (LCN2), which is an iron-binding protein that can trigger apoptosis by reducing intracellular iron concentrations. We found that PKCδ phosphorylated LCN2 at T115 and this phosphorylation was reduced in Prkcd (-/-) mice. PKCδ colocalized with LCN2 in resting and st

SUBMITTER: Weng YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4396066 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature