Identification of the residues on cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase that are autophosphorylated in the presence of cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP.

Autophosphorylation of cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase (GMP:protein phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.1.37) in the presence of cyclic AMP and Mg-ATP has already been shown to result in the incorporation of up to 2.6 mol phosphate per mol subunit and decrease the A0.5 for cyclic AMP approx. 10-fold. The major sites of autophosphorylation have now been identified as serine-50, threonine-58, serine-72 and threonine-84. Serine-1 and serine-64 are phosphorylated to a minor extent. Threonine-58, which is initially phosphorylated most rapidly, is also the major site that is phosphorylated in the presence of cyclic GMP and Mg-ATP. Since autophosphorylation in the presence of cyclic GMP does not decrease the A0.5 for cyclic AMP, phosphorylation of serine-50, serine-72, or threonine-84 must be responsible for this effect.