Ciliberto2003 - CyclinE / Cdk2 timer in the cell cycle of Xenopus laevis embryo
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Ciliberto2003 - CyclinE / Cdk2 timer in the
cell cycle of Xenopus laevis embryo
This model is described in the article:
A kinetic model of the
cyclin E/Cdk2 developmental timer in Xenopus laevis
embryos.
Ciliberto A, Petrus MJ, Tyson JJ,
Sible JC.
Biophys. Chem. 2003 Jul; 104(3):
573-589
Abstract:
Early cell cycles of Xenopus laevis embryos are
characterized by rapid oscillations in the activity of two
cyclin-dependent kinases. Cdk1 activity peaks at mitosis,
driven by periodic degradation of cyclins A and B. In contrast,
Cdk2 activity oscillates twice per cell cycle, despite a
constant level of its partner, cyclin E. Cyclin E degrades at a
fixed time after fertilization, normally corresponding to the
midblastula transition. Based on published data and new
experiments, we constructed a mathematical model in which: (1)
oscillations in Cdk2 activity depend upon changes in
phosphorylation, (2) Cdk2 participates in a negative feedback
loop with the inhibitory kinase Wee1; (3) cyclin E is
cooperatively removed from the oscillatory system; and (4)
removed cyclin E is degraded by a pathway activated by cyclin
E/Cdk2 itself. The model's predictions about embryos injected
with Xic1, a stoichiometric inhibitor of cyclin E/Cdk2, were
experimentally validated.
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SUBMITTER: Vijayalakshmi Chelliah
PROVIDER: BIOMD0000000697 | BioModels | 2024-09-02
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