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SUBMITTER: Seki A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2834883 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seki Akiko A Coppinger Judith A JA Jang Chang-Young CY Yates John R JR Fang Guowei G
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20080601 5883
A central question in the study of cell proliferation is, what controls cell-cycle transitions? Although the accumulation of mitotic cyclins drives the transition from the G2 phase to the M phase in embryonic cells, the trigger for mitotic entry in somatic cells remains unknown. We report that the synergistic action of Bora and the kinase Aurora A (Aur-A) controls the G2-M transition. Bora accumulates in the G2 phase and promotes Aur-A-mediated activation of Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1), leading to ...[more]