Aurora-PLK1 cascades as key signaling modules in the regulation of mitosis

V Joukov, A De Nicolo - Science signaling, 2018 - science.org
Mitosis is controlled by reversible protein phosphorylation involving specific kinases and
phosphatases. A handful of major mitotic protein kinases, such as the cyclin B–CDK1 …

Cross-talk between AURKA and Plk1 in mitotic entry and spindle assembly

IA Asteriti, F De Mattia, G Guarguaglini - Frontiers in oncology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The Aurora kinase A (AURKA) is involved in different aspects of mitotic control, from mitotic
entry to cytokinesis. Consistent with its pleiotropic roles, several AURKA interactors are able …

[HTML][HTML] PLK1 activation in late G2 sets up commitment to mitosis

L Gheghiani, D Loew, B Lombard, J Mansfeld, O Gavet - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Commitment to mitosis must be tightly coordinated with DNA replication to preserve genome
integrity. While we have previously established that the timely activation of CyclinB1-Cdk1 in …

A single-cell biochemistry approach reveals PAR complex dynamics during cell polarization

DJ Dickinson, F Schwager, L Pintard, M Gotta… - Developmental cell, 2017 - cell.com
Regulated protein-protein interactions are critical for cell signaling, differentiation, and
development. For the study of dynamic regulation of protein interactions in vivo, there is a …

Evaluation of central-metal effect on anticancer activity and mechanism of action of isostructural Cu (II) and Ni (II) complexes containing pyridine-2, 6-dicarboxylate

S Abdolmaleki, A Panjehpour, S Khaksar… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Two Cu (II)(C1) and Ni (II)(C2) complexes were designed through the one-pot
reaction of pyridine-2, 6-dicarboxylic acid and 2-aminobenzimidazole respectively with …

Cyclin A-cdk1-dependent phosphorylation of Bora is the triggering factor promoting mitotic entry

S Vigneron, L Sundermann, JC Labbé, L Pintard… - Developmental cell, 2018 - cell.com
Mitosis is induced by the activation of the cyclin B/cdk1 feedback loop that creates a bistable
state. The triggering factor promoting active cyclin B/cdk1 switch has been assigned to cyclin …

Mechanisms of nuclear pore complex disassembly by the mitotic Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK-1) in C. elegans embryos

S Nkombo Nkoula, G Velez-Aguilera… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The nuclear envelope, which protects and organizes the genome, is dismantled during
mitosis. In the Caenorhabditis elegans zygote, nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) of the …

Channel nucleoporins recruit PLK-1 to nuclear pore complexes to direct nuclear envelope breakdown in C. elegans

L Martino, S Morchoisne-Bolhy, DK Cheerambathur… - Developmental cell, 2017 - cell.com
In animal cells, nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) is required for proper chromosome
segregation. Whereas mitotic kinases have been implicated in NEBD, how they coordinate …

Aurora kinases and DNA damage response

HT Ma, RYC Poon - … Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that Aurora kinases perform critical functions during mitosis. It has
become increasingly clear that the Aurora kinases also perform a myriad of non-mitotic …

Developmental Control of the Cell Cycle: Insights from Caenorhabditis elegans

ET Kipreos, S van den Heuvel - Genetics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
During animal development, a single fertilized egg forms a complete organism with tens to
trillions of cells that encompass a large variety of cell types. Cell cycle regulation is therefore …