Chemical genetic identification of PKC epsilon substrates in mouse brain
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Michael P Dugan Laura B Ferguson Nicholas T Hertz Robert J Chalkley Alma L Burlingame Kevan M Shokat Peter Parker Robert O MessingAbstract
Protein kinase C epsilon (PKCε) plays important roles in behavioral responses to alcohol and in anxiety-like behavior in rodents, making it a potential drug target for reducing alcohol consumption and anxiety. Identifying signals downstream of PKCε could reveal additional targets and strategies for interfering with PKCε signaling. We used a chemical genetic screen combined with mass spectrometry to identify direct substrates of PKCε in mouse brain, and validated findings for 39 of them using peptide arrays and in vitro kinase assays. Prioritizing substrates with several public databases such as LINCS-1000, STRING, GeneFriends, and GeneMAINA, predicted interactions between these putative substrates and PKCε, and identified substrates associated with alcohol-related behaviors, actions of benzodiazepines, and chronic stress. The 39 substrates could be broadly classified in three functional categories: cytoskeletal regulation, morphogenesis, and synaptic function. These results provide a list of brain PKCε substrates, many of which are novel, for future investigation to determine the role of PKCε signaling in alcohol responses, anxiety, responses to stress, and other related behaviors.
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Volume 22
Issue number 4
Pages 100522
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Publisher website (DOI) 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100522
Europe PubMed Central 36863607
Pubmed 36863607
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