1999
The CDK-activating Kinase (Cak1p) from Budding Yeast Has an Unusual ATP-binding Pocket*
Enke D, Kaldis P, Holmes J, Solomon M. The CDK-activating Kinase (Cak1p) from Budding Yeast Has an Unusual ATP-binding Pocket*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 1949-1956. PMID: 9890950, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.4.1949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinaseInvariant lysineMajor cyclin-dependent kinaseLoop regionEssential protein kinaseMost protein kinasesAmino acidsATP-binding pocketCyclin-dependent kinasesBudding YeastCak1pMutagenic analysisATP phosphatesSequence differencesLoop motifKinaseCovalent modificationCore sequenceATP analogYeastCatalytic rateInhibitory drugsLysineMutationsATP
1995
KIN28 Encodes a C-Terminal Domain Kinase That Controls mRNA Transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae but Lacks Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinase (CAK) Activity
Cismowski M, Laff G, Solomon M, Reed S. KIN28 Encodes a C-Terminal Domain Kinase That Controls mRNA Transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae but Lacks Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating Kinase (CAK) Activity. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1995, 15: 2983-2992. PMID: 7760796, PMCID: PMC230529, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.15.6.2983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal domainKinase activityCTD kinaseMRNA transcriptionCritical threonine residueCyclin-dependent kinase familyCTD kinase activityRNA polymerase IICell cycle CDKsExtensive sequence identityCyclin-dependent kinasesThermosensitive alleleCTD phosphorylationPolymerase IIThreonine residuesKinase familyPositive regulatorKin28Phosphorylation stateS. cerevisiaeSequence identityCell cycleTranscriptionHuman cellsCDK