Regulation of taurine transport systems by protein kinase CK2 in mammalian cells

Ian Henry Lambert, Daniel Bloch Hansen

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Abstract

Maintaining cell volume is critical for cellular function yet shift in cell volume is a prerequisite for mitosis and apoptosis. The ubiquitously and evolutionary conserved serine/threonine kinase CK2 promotes cell survival and suppresses apoptosis. The present review describes how mammalian cells regulate the cellular content of the major cellular organic osmolyte, taurine with emphasis on CK2 mediated regulation of active taurine uptake and volume-sensitive taurine release. Furthermore, we discuss how CK2-mediated regulation of taurine homeostasis is potentially involved in cellular functions such as proliferation and survival.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Volume28
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)1099-1110
Number of pages12
ISSN1015-8987
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Casein Kinase II
  • Cell Size
  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Membrane Transport Proteins
  • PTEN Phosphohydrolase
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Taurine

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