Abstract
The partially purified 57-kDa protein of Spiroplasma melliferum was autophosphorylated when incubated with ATP in the presence of ZnCl2. Autophosphorylation was also apparent by showing the in situ phosphorylation of the 57-kDa protein band separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions. The autophosphorylation was affected neither by the pH of the reaction mixture nor by the presence of NaF. The steady state level of the phosphorylated 57-kDa protein remained constant for up to 15 min, suggesting the absence of a phosphoprotein phosphatase activity in the preparation. As the initial phosphorylation rate did not decrease upon a 100-fold dilution of the 57-kDa protein under constant substrate concentration, it is suggested that the autophosphorylation is an intramolecular process.
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