2001
CAK-independent Activation of CDK6 by a Viral Cyclin
Kaldis P, Ojala P, Tong L, Mäkelä T, Solomon M. CAK-independent Activation of CDK6 by a Viral Cyclin. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2001, 12: 3987-3999. PMID: 11739795, PMCID: PMC60770, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.12.12.3987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisCyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsEnzyme ActivationFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHerpesvirus 8, HumanHumansPhosphorylationProtein ConformationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Cells, CulturedViral ProteinsConceptsKSHV-cyclinSarcoma-associated herpesvirusKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusCell cycle progression independentAbsence of phosphorylationCyclin-dependent kinasesD-type cyclinsCAK phosphorylationExpression of CDK6CDK6 activationMitogenic signalsSubstrate specificityCell-based assaysCDK inhibitorsViral cyclinConformational changesCell deathPhosphorylationCAKCDK inhibitionKinaseCyclinCDK6Ternary complexNormal cells
2000
Activating Phosphorylation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cyclin-dependent Kinase, Cdc28p, Precedes Cyclin Binding
Ross K, Kaldis P, Solomon M. Activating Phosphorylation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cyclin-dependent Kinase, Cdc28p, Precedes Cyclin Binding. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2000, 11: 1597-1609. PMID: 10793138, PMCID: PMC14870, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.5.1597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibody SpecificityCDC28 Protein Kinase, S cerevisiaeCell CycleCyclin ACyclin BCyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsEnzyme ActivationEpitopesMutationPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsThreonineConceptsCyclin bindingCyclin-dependent kinasesEukaryotic cell cycle progressionConserved threonine residueAddition of cyclinCell cycle progressionHigher eukaryotesThreonine residuesCdc28pCDK activationProtein kinaseRegulatory mechanismsCycle progressionCell cycleCyclinKinasePhosphorylationCak1pActivation pathwayCDKBindingEukaryotesActivationMutantsThreonine
1999
Transforming growth factor β targeted inactivation of cyclin E:cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (Cdk2) complexes by inhibition of Cdk2 activating kinase activity
Nagahara H, Ezhevsky S, Vocero-Akbani A, Kaldis P, Solomon M, Dowdy S. Transforming growth factor β targeted inactivation of cyclin E:cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (Cdk2) complexes by inhibition of Cdk2 activating kinase activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 14961-14966. PMID: 10611320, PMCID: PMC24755, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.26.14961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCyclin ECyclin HCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsDown-RegulationEnzyme ActivationG1 PhaseHumansModels, BiologicalPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesThreonineTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsTGF-beta treatmentInhibition of CDK2Cyclin ECyclin DGrowth factor betaGrowth factor βHepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cellsHepatocellular carcinoma cellsTGF-beta signalingHuman HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cellsFactor betaCarcinoma cellsCyclin-dependent kinase 2 complexFactor βKinase activityCDK7 activityCDK4/6 activityHepG2 cellsWhole cell lysatesTumor suppressor proteinCDK2TreatmentCdk2 complexesArrestCellsDephosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinases by type 2C protein phosphatases
Cheng A, Ross K, Kaldis P, Solomon M. Dephosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinases by type 2C protein phosphatases. Genes & Development 1999, 13: 2946-2957. PMID: 10580002, PMCID: PMC317162, DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.22.2946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCDC28 Protein Kinase, S cerevisiaeCell CycleCyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesEnzyme ActivationFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalHumansPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesPhosphorylationPhosphothreonineProtein Phosphatase 2Protein Phosphatase 2CProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSpecies SpecificityConceptsCyclin-dependent protein kinasesProtein phosphataseYeast cyclin-dependent protein kinaseType 2C protein phosphatasesType 2C proteinPhosphatase activityHeLa cell extractsCyclin-dependent kinasesCell cycle progressionHuman CDK2Growth defectPredominant phosphatasesProtein kinaseSubstrate specificityKinase activitySynthetic lethalityCycle progressionCell extractsKinasePP2CDephosphorylationPhosphorylationPhosphatasePTC2Ptc2pActivating Phosphorylation of the Kin28p Subunit of Yeast TFIIH by Cak1p
Kimmelman J, Kaldis P, Hengartner C, Laff G, Koh S, Young R, Solomon M. Activating Phosphorylation of the Kin28p Subunit of Yeast TFIIH by Cak1p. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1999, 19: 4774-4787. PMID: 10373527, PMCID: PMC84276, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.7.4774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CycleCyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesEnzyme ActivationPhosphorylationPoint MutationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRabbitsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTATA-Binding Protein Associated FactorsThreonineTranscription Factor TFIIDTranscription Factor TFIIHTranscription FactorsTranscription Factors, TFIIConceptsKinase activityGeneral transcription factor TFIIHTranscription factor TFIIHCTD kinase activityRNA polymerase IICell cycle CDKsCyclin-dependent kinasesPrevious biochemical observationsYeast TFIIHPolymerase IIActivating PhosphorylationLarge subunitCak1pCatalytic subunitKinase subunitTerminal domainTFIIHConditional alleleCell cyclePhosphorylationCAKSubunitsCDKMO15Kinase
1998
Human and Yeast Cdk-activating Kinases (CAKs) Display Distinct Substrate Specificities
Kaldis P, Russo A, Chou H, Pavletich N, Solomon M. Human and Yeast Cdk-activating Kinases (CAKs) Display Distinct Substrate Specificities. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 1998, 9: 2545-2560. PMID: 9725911, PMCID: PMC25525, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.9.2545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factor IIHC-terminal domainSubstrate specificityCDK/cyclin complexesCTD kinase activityRNA polymerase IIDistinct substrate specificitiesDifferent substrate specificitiesCyclin-dependent kinasesCell cycle progressionHuman CAKYeast CdkEnzyme-substrate recognitionPolymerase IILarge subunitTranscriptional componentsCak1pCDK activationCyclin complexesKey residuesKinase activitySingle polypeptideCycle progressionCDK inhibitorsCDKCyclin-Stimulated Binding of Cks Proteins to Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
Egan E, Solomon M. Cyclin-Stimulated Binding of Cks Proteins to Cyclin-Dependent Kinases. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1998, 18: 3659-3667. PMID: 9632748, PMCID: PMC108948, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.7.3659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCDC2 Protein KinaseCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin ACyclin BCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesEnzyme ActivationPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsThreonineXenopusXenopus Proteins
1994
Inactivation of a Cdk2 inhibitor during interleukin 2-induced proliferation of human T lymphocytes.
Firpo E, Koff A, Solomon M, Roberts J. Inactivation of a Cdk2 inhibitor during interleukin 2-induced proliferation of human T lymphocytes. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1994, 14: 4889-4901. PMID: 7516474, PMCID: PMC358861, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.14.7.4889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCell CycleCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsDNAEnzyme ActivationFlow CytometryHumansInterleukin-2KineticsLymphocyte ActivationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Interleukin-2Recombinant ProteinsRNASignal TransductionT-LymphocytesTime FactorsConceptsCyclin-dependent kinasesMitogenic signalsCyclin-cdk2 complexesCDK2 inhibitorsNegative growth signalsG1 cyclin-CDK complexesCell cycle commitmentCyclin-CDK complexesCyclin-Cdk inhibitorT cell antigen receptorCell proliferationAntigen receptor stimulationCell cycle proteinsInhibitors of CDK2Mitogenic growth factorsGrowth signalsSimilar proteinsBiochemical pathwaysCell cycleCDK inhibitorsCdk2 activationCycle proteinsRestriction pointS phaseCommon target
1993
CAK, the p34cdc2 activating kinase, contains a protein identical or closely related to p40MO15.
Solomon M, Harper J, Shuttleworth J. CAK, the p34cdc2 activating kinase, contains a protein identical or closely related to p40MO15. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 3133-3142. PMID: 8344252, PMCID: PMC413579, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb05982.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhosphorylation independent activation of human cyclin-dependent kinase 2 by cyclin A in vitro.
Connell-Crowley L, Solomon M, Wei N, Harper J. Phosphorylation independent activation of human cyclin-dependent kinase 2 by cyclin A in vitro. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 1993, 4: 79-92. PMID: 8443411, PMCID: PMC300902, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.4.1.79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsDNAEnzyme ActivationHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeXenopusXenopus ProteinsConceptsCDK2/cyclinCyclin-dependent kinase 2Cyclin AKinase 2Cyclin BPhosphorylation-independent activationSerine-threonine proteinCdc2/cyclin BCDK2/cyclin AHuman cyclin-dependent kinase 2G1/S transitionHistone H1 kinaseCyclin B complexCell cycle progressionSpecific activityCyclin bindingRecombinant CDK2Mammalian cellsH1 kinaseBacterial expressionT160 phosphorylationCycle progressionXenopus eggsCell extractsCyclin