Article: A-kinase anchoring protein found associated to axonemes; role in beat likely.

2003 FEB 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from the United States, "although protein kinase A (PKA) activation is known to increase ciliary beat frequency in humans, the molecular mechanisms involved are unknown. We demonstrate that PKA is associated with ciliary axonemes where it specifically phosphorylates a 23-kDa protein. Because PKA is often localized to subcellular compartments in proximity to its substrate(s) via interactions with A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs), we investigated whether an AKAP was also associated with ciliary axonemes. This study has identified a novel 28 kDa AKAP (AKAP28) that is highly enriched in airway axonemes.

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