Phosphorylation of the regulatory subunit of smooth muscle protein phosphatase 1M at Thr850 induces its dissociation from myosin

  • Guillermo Velasco
  • , Chris Armstrong
  • , Nick Morrice
  • , Sheelagh Frame
  • , Philip Cohen

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Abstract

Rho kinase is known to control smooth muscle contractility by phosphorylating the 110 kDa myosin-targetting subunit (MYPT1) of the myosin-associated form of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1M). Phosphorylation of MYPT1 at Thr695 has previously been reported to inhibit the catalytic activity of PP1. Here, we show that the phosphorylation of Thr850 by Rho kinase dissociates PP1M from myosin, providing a second mechanism by which myosin phosphatase activity is inhibited.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)101-104
Number of pages4
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume527
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Sep 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Myosin
  • Protein phosphatase 1
  • Rho kinase
  • Smooth muscle

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