Centrosome duplication: three kinases come up a winner!

Curr Biol. 2001 Sep 4;11(17):R698-701. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00412-2.

Abstract

Despite over one hundred years of research, the duplication of the centrosome is a poorly understood process. Three recent papers--exploring three different kinases--may have provided the answer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CDC2-CDC28 Kinases*
  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins*
  • Cell Cycle / physiology
  • Centrosome / physiology*
  • Cyclin E / metabolism
  • Cyclin E / physiology
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / metabolism*
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / physiology
  • Mitosis / physiology
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Nucleolus Organizer Region / metabolism
  • Nucleophosmin
  • Protein Kinases / genetics
  • Protein Kinases / metabolism*
  • Protein Kinases / physiology
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / physiology
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / physiology
  • Receptor, EphA1

Substances

  • Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
  • Cyclin E
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Nucleophosmin
  • Protein Kinases
  • Ttk protein, mouse
  • zyg-1 protein, C elegans
  • Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
  • Receptor, EphA1
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • CDC2-CDC28 Kinases
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinases