2000
Analysis of CAK activities from human cells
Kaldis P, Solomon M. Analysis of CAK activities from human cells. The FEBS Journal 2000, 267: 4213-4221. PMID: 10866826, DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01455.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCdk-activating kinaseCAK activityHuman cellsTranscription factor IIHRNA polymerase IICyclin-dependent kinasesCell cycle progressionPolymerase IIThreonine residuesLarge subunitCyclin HTerminal domainSubstrate specificityCak1pKinase activityMonomeric enzymeMO15HeLa cellsATP analogKinaseSubunits
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