Open AccessPurification and properties of a casein kinase II‐like enzyme from Neurospora crassa
Author(s) -
Favre Bertrand,
Ojha Mukti
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04410.x
Subject(s) - neurospora crassa , casein kinase 2 , biochemistry , casein kinase 1 , neurospora , threonine , kinase , enzyme , protein kinase a , biology , casein , serine , casein kinase 2, alpha 1 , map2k7 , cyclin dependent kinase 3 , c raf , cyclin dependent kinase 2 , chemistry , gene , mutant
Summary A serine/threonine protein kinase was partially purified from Neurospora crassa . Its physical and catalytic properties were typical of casein kinase II. In vitro, the kinase phosphorylated a calpain like protease from Allomyces arbuscula with higher affinity than a mixture of caseins.