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SUBMITTER: Zhang J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2862267 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Jie J Li Huifang H Yabut Odessa O Fitzpatrick Haley H D'Arcangelo Gabriella G Herrup Karl K
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20100401 15
Neurons that reenter a cell cycle after maturation are at increased risk for death, yet the mechanisms by which a normal neuron suppresses the cycle remain mostly unknown. Our laboratory has shown that cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is a potent cell cycle suppressor, and we report here on the molecular basis of this activity. Cell cycle suppression by Cdk5 requires its binding to the p35 activator protein. The related p39 and p25 proteins cannot serve as substitutes. Unexpectedly, Cdk5 enzymat ...[more]