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XB-ART-47471
Mol Cell 2013 Nov 07;523:325-39. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.08.043.
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Metabolic activation of CaMKII by coenzyme A.

McCoy F , Darbandi R , Lee HC , Bharatham K , Moldoveanu T , Grace CR , Dodd K , Lin W , Chen SI , Tangallapally RP , Kurokawa M , Lee RE , Shelat AA , Chen T , Green DR , Harris RA , Lin SH , Fissore RA , Colbran RJ , Nutt LK .


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Active metabolism regulates oocyte cell death via calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)-mediated phosphorylation of caspase-2, but the link between metabolic activity and CaMKII is poorly understood. Here we identify coenzyme A (CoA) as the key metabolic signal that inhibits Xenopus laevis oocyte apoptosis by directly activating CaMKII. We found that CoA directly binds to the CaMKII regulatory domain in the absence of Ca(2+) to activate CaMKII in a calmodulin-dependent manner. Furthermore, we show that CoA inhibits apoptosis not only in X. laevis oocytes but also in Murine oocytes. These findings uncover a direct mechanism of CaMKII regulation by metabolism and further highlight the importance of metabolism in preserving oocyte viability.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: camk2g casp2

References [+] :
Backs, The gamma isoform of CaM kinase II controls mouse egg activation by regulating cell cycle resumption. 2010, Pubmed