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Cheng A.and Solomon, M.J.(2008). Speedy/Ringo C regulates S and G2 phase progression in human cells.Cell Cycle 7, 3037-47. pdf
Ostapenko D., Burton J.L., Wang R., and Solomon M.J.(2008). Pseudosubstrate inhibition of the anaphase-promoting complex by Acm1: regulation by proteolysis and Cdc28 phosphorylation. Mol Cell Biol. 28, 4653-64. pdf
Solomon, M.J. andBurton J.L.(2008). Securin' M-phase entry. Nat Cell Biol. 10, 381-383. pdf
Burton J.L., and Solomon, M.J.(2007). Mad3p, a pseudosubstrate inhibitor of APCCdc20 in the spindle assembly checkpoint. Genes Dev 21, 655-667. pdf
Cheng A., Gerry, S., Kaldis, P., and Solomon, M.J.(2005). Biochemical characterization of Cdk2-Speedy/Ringo A2. MBC Biochem 6:19. pdf
Burton J.L., Tsakraklides V., and Solomon, M.J.(2005). Assembly of an APC-Cdh1-substrate complex is stimulated by engagement of a destruction box. Mol Cell 18, 533-42. pdf
Ostapenko, D., and Solomon, M. J. (2005). Phosphorylation by Cak1 regulates the C-terminal domain kinase Ctk1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell Biol. 25, 3906-13.pdf
Cheng A., Xiong W., Ferrell J.E., and Jr, Solomon, M.J.(2005). Identification and comparative analysis of multiple mammalian Speedy/Ringo proteins. Cell Cycle 4, 155-65.pdf
Ostapenko, D., and Solomon, M. J. (2003). Budding yeast CTDK-I is required for DNA damage-induced transcription. Eukaryot Cell 2, 274-283.pdf
Solomon, M. J. (2003). Hysteresis meets the cell cycle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100, 771-772.pdf
Tsakraklides, V., and Solomon, M. J. (2002). Comparison of Cak1p-like Cyclin-dependent Kinase-activating Kinases. J Biol Chem 277, 33482-33489. pdf
Harper, J. W., Burton, J. L., and Solomon, M. J. (2002). The anaphase-promoting complex: it's not just for mitosis any more. Genes Dev 16, 2179-2206.pdf
Burton, J. L., and Solomon, M. J. (2001). D box and KEN box motifs in budding yeast Hsl1p are required for APC-mediated degradation and direct binding to Cdc20p and Cdh1p. Genes Dev 15, 2381-2395.pdf
Kaldis, P., Ojala, P. M., Tong, L., Makela, T. P., and Solomon, M. J. (2001). CAK-independent activation of CDK6 by a viral cyclin. Mol Biol Cell 12, 3987-3999.pdf
Holmes, J. K., and Solomon, M. J. (2001). The role of Thr160 phosphorylation of Cdk2 in substrate recognition. Eur J Biochem 268, 4647-4652.pdf
Burton, J. L., and Solomon, M. J. (2000). Hsl1p, a Swe1p inhibitor, is degraded via the anaphase-promoting complex. Mol Cell Biol 20, 4614-4625.pdf
Ross, K. E., Kaldis, P., and Solomon, M. J. (2000). Activating phosphorylation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae cyclin-dependent kinase, Cdc28p, precedes cyclin binding. Mol Biol Cell 11, 1597-1609.pdf
Kaldis, P., and Solomon, M. J. (2000). Analysis of CAK activities from human cells. Eur J Biochem 267, 4213-4221.pdf
Enke, D. A., Kaldis, P., and Solomon, M. J. (2000). Kinetic analysis of the cdk-activating kinase (Cak1p) from budding yeast. J Biol Chem 275, 33267-33271.pdf
Kaldis, P., Cheng, A., and Solomon, M. J. (2000). The Effects of Changing the Site of Activating Phosphorylation in CDK2 from Threonine to Serine. J Biol Chem 275, 32578-32584.pdf
Cheng, A., Kaldis, P., and Solomon, M. J. (2000). Dephosphorylation of human cyclin-dependent kinases by protein phosphatase type 2C alpha and beta 2 isoforms. J Biol Chem 275, 34744-34749.pdf
Cheng, A., Ross, K. E., Kaldis, P., and Solomon, M. J. (1999). Dephosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinases by type 2C protein phosphatases. Genes & Dev 13, 2946-2957.pdf
Enke, D. A., Kaldis, P., Holmes, J. K., and Solomon, M. J. (1999). The cdk-activating kinase (Cak1p) from budding yeast has an unusual ATP-binding pocket. J Biol Chem 274, 1949-1956.pdf
Kimmelman, J., Kaldis, P., Hengartner, C. J., Laff, G. M., Koh, S. S., Young, R. A., and Solomon, M. J. (1999). Activating phosphorylation of the Kin28p subunit of yeast TFIIH by Cak1p. Mol Cell Biol 19, 4774-4787.pdf
Nagahara, H., Ezhevsky, S. A., Vocero-Akbani, A. M., Kaldis, P., Solomon, M. J., and Dowdy, S. F. (1999). TGF-b targeted inactivation of cyclin E:cdk2 complexes by inhibition of cdk2 activating kinase activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96, 14961-14966.
Egan, E. A., and Solomon, M. J. (1998). Cyclin-stimulated binding of Cks proteins to cyclin-dependent kinases. Mol Cell Biol 18, 3659-3667.pdf
Solomon, M. J., and Kaldis, P. (1998). Regulation of CDKs by phosphorylation. In Cell cycle control, M. Pagano, ed. (Berlin, Springer-Verlag), pp. 79-109.
Kaldis, P., Pitluk, Z. W., Bany, I. A., Enke, D. A., Wagner, M., Winter, E., and Solomon, M. J. (1998). Localization and regulation of the cdk-activating kinase (Cak1p) from budding yeast. J Cell Sci 111, 3585-3596.pdf
Kaldis, P., Russo, A. A., Chou, H. S., Pavletich, N. P., and Solomon, M. J. (1998). Human and yeast cdk-activating kinases (CAKs) display distinct substrate specificities. Mol Biol Cell 9, 2545-2560.pdf
Enke, D. A., and Solomon, M. J. (1997). Reduction of background in protein kinase assays by electroblotting. Biotechniques 22, 74-78.
Kaldis, P., Sutton, A., and Solomon, M. J. (1996). The cdk-activating kinase (CAK) from budding yeast. Cell 86, 553-564.pdf
Holmes, J. K., and Solomon, M. J. (1996). Predictive scale for evaluating cyclin-dependent kinase substrates. A comparison of p34cdc2 and p33cdk2. J Biol Chem 271, 25240-25246.pdf
Cismowski, M. J., Laff, G. M., Solomon, M. J., and Reed, S. I. (1995). KIN28 encodes a C-terminal domain kinase that controls mRNA transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae but lacks cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase (CAK) activity. Mol Cell Biol 15, 2983-2992.
Firpo, E. J., Koff, A., Solomon, M. J., and Roberts, J. M. (1994). Inactivation of a Cdk2 inhibitor during interleukin 2-induced proliferation of human T lymphocytes. Mol Cell Biol 14, 4889-4901.
Solomon, M. J. (1994). The function(s) of CAK, the p34cdc2 activating kinase. Trends Biochem Sci 19, 496-500.
Polyak, K., Kato, J.-y., Solomon, M. J., Sherr, C. J., Massagué, J., Roberts, J. M., and Koff, A. (1994). p27Kip1, a cyclin-cdk inhibitor, links transforming growth factor-b and contact inhibition to cell cycle arrest. Genes Dev 8, 9-22.
Connell-Crowley, L., Solomon, M. J., Wei, N., and Harper, J. W. (1993). Phosphorylation independent activation of human cyclin-dependent kinase 2 by cyclin A in vitro. Mol Biol Cell 4, 79-92.
Solomon, M. J. (1993a). Activation of the various cyclin/cdc2 protein kinases. Curr Opin Cell Biol 5, 180-186.
Solomon, M. J., Harper, J. W., and Shuttleworth, J. (1993b). CAK, the p34cdc2 activating kinase, contains a protein identical or closely related to p40MO15. EMBO J 12, 3133-3142.
Solomon, M. J., Lee, T., and Kirschner, M. W. (1992). Role of phosphorylation in p34cdc2 activation: identification of an activating kinase. Mol Biol Cell 3, 13-27.
Gautier, J., Solomon, M. J., Booher, R. N., Bazan, J. F., and Kirschner, M. W. (1991). Cdc25 is a specific tyrosine phosphatase that directly activates p34cdc2. Cell 67, 197-211.
Lee, T. H., Solomon, M. J., Mumby, M. C., and Kirschner, M. W. (1991). INH, a negative regulator of MPF, is a form of protein phosphatase 2A. Cell 64, 415-423.
Solomon, M. J., Glotzer, M., Lee, T. H., Philippe, M., and Kirschner, M. W. (1990). Cyclin activation of p34cdc2. Cell 63, 1013-1024.
Solomon, M. J., Booher, R., Kirschner, M. W., and Beach, D. (1988). Cyclin in fission yeast. Cell 54, 738-740.