14‐3‐3 proteins bind to histone and affect both histone phosphorylation and dephosphorylation

Abstract
14‐3‐3 proteins appear to play a critical role in Ca2+‐stimulated secretion in permeabilized chromaffin cells. 14‐3‐3 proteins have been reported to be both stimulators and inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC). We have found that 14‐3‐3 proteins, isolated on the basis of their ability to enhance secretory activity, stimulated histone phosphorylation by PKC, but they had no effect on myosin light chain phosphorylation by PKC. 14‐3‐3 proteins were also found to inhibit the rate of [32P]histone dephosphorylation but not the rate of [32P]myosin light chain dephosphorylation. Cross‐linking experiments and affinity chromatography demonstrated that 14‐3‐3 proteins bind to histones. These results suggest that at least some of the reported effects of 14‐3‐3 proteins on PKC activity may result from 14‐3‐3 proteins binding to histone.

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