MacKintosh C
Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, UK.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1992 Oct 6;1137(1):121-6. doi: 10.1016/0167-4889(92)90109-o.
Okadaic acid and microcystin (but not the inactive methyl esters of these toxins) prevented the rapid light-induced activation of nitrate reductase (NR) in intact spinach leaves. In vitro, nitrate reductase was inactivated by a protein kinase and activated by PP2A. The role of reversible protein phosphorylation in regulation of light-coupled cytoplasmic metabolism is discussed.