Calcineurin interacts with KIN-29, a Ser/Thr kinase, in Caenorhabditis elegans

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Jan 5;352(1):29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.10.120. Epub 2006 Nov 13.

Abstract

Calcineurin is a Ca2+/Calmodulin activated Ser/Thr phosphatase that is well conserved from yeast to human. In Caenorhabditis elegans, tax-6 and cnb-1 encode catalytic and regulatory subunits of calcineurin, respectively. We performed yeast two-hybrid screening using TAX-6 as a bait to identify calcineurin interacting proteins. KIN-29 is one of proteins that specifically interacted with TAX-6. KIN-29 is a Ser/Thr kinase previously shown to be involved in regulating gene expression of a subset of chemoreceptors in specific neurons. Both TAX-6 and KIN-29 are expressed in hypodermis, muscles, and neurons. Moreover, both calcineurin and kin-29 mutants exhibit similar phenotypes, namely small body size, small brood size, and slow growth. Here we describe specific genetic interaction between tax-6 and kin-29 in regulating body size, serotonin mediated egg laying, and chemoreceptor expression.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / drug effects
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / growth & development
  • Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism*
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
  • Calcineurin / metabolism*
  • Catalysis
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Mutation / genetics
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Ovum / drug effects
  • Phenotype
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Protein Subunits / genetics
  • Protein Subunits / metabolism
  • Receptors, Odorant / metabolism
  • Serotonin / pharmacology

Substances

  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
  • Protein Subunits
  • Receptors, Odorant
  • Str-2 protein, C elegans
  • Serotonin
  • kin-29 protein, C elegans
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • Calcineurin