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Distinct activation pathways confer cyclin-binding specificity on Cdk1 and Cdk2 in human cells.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Merrick, Karl A. Larochelle, Stéphane Zhang, Chao Allen, Jasmina J. Shokat, Kevan M. Fisher, Robert P. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | In metazoans, different cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) bind preferred cyclin partners to coordinate cell division. Here, we investigate these preferences in human cells and show that cyclin A assembles with Cdk1 only after complex formation with Cdk2 reaches a plateau during late S and G2 phases. To understand the basis for Cdk2's competitive advantage, despite Cdk1's greater abundance, we dissect their activation pathways by chemical genetics. Cdk1 and Cdk2 are activated by kinetically distinct mechanisms, even though they share the same CDK-activating kinase (CAK), Cdk7. We recapitulate cyclin A's selectivity for Cdk2 in extracts and override it with a yeast CAK that phosphorylates monomeric Cdk1, redirecting Cdk1 into a pathway normally restricted to Cdk2. Conversely, upon Cdk7 inhibition in vivo, cyclin B, which normally binds Cdk1 nearly exclusively, is diverted to Cdk2. Therefore, differential ordering of common activation steps promotes CDK-cyclin specificity, with Cdk7 acting catalytically to enforce fidelity. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.10.022 |
| PubMed reference number | 19061641 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 32 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://shokatlab.ucsf.edu/pdfs/19061641.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2008.10.022 |
| Journal | Molecular cell |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
