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SUBMITTER: Vassilev LT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1502288 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vassilev Lyubomir T LT Tovar Christian C Chen Shaoqing S Knezevic Dejan D Zhao Xiaolan X Sun Hongmao H Heimbrook David C DC Chen Li L
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20060703 28
CDK1 is a nonredundant cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) with an essential role in mitosis, but its multiple functions still are poorly understood at a molecular level. Here we identify a selective small-molecule inhibitor of CDK1 that reversibly arrests human cells at the G(2)/M border of the cell cycle and allows for effective cell synchronization in early mitosis. Inhibition of CDK1 during cell division revealed that its activity is necessary and sufficient for maintaining the mitotic state of th ...[more]