2001
The role of Thr160 phosphorylation of Cdk2 in substrate recognition
Holmes J, Solomon M. The role of Thr160 phosphorylation of Cdk2 in substrate recognition. The FEBS Journal 2001, 268: 4647-4653. PMID: 11532001, DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02392.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Kinetic Analysis of the Cyclin-dependent Kinase-activating Kinase (Cak1p) from Budding Yeast*
Enke D, Kaldis P, Solomon M. Kinetic Analysis of the Cyclin-dependent Kinase-activating Kinase (Cak1p) from Budding Yeast*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 33267-33271. PMID: 10934199, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m004748200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Effects of Changing the Site of Activating Phosphorylation in CDK2 from Threonine to Serine*
Kaldis P, Cheng A, Solomon M. The Effects of Changing the Site of Activating Phosphorylation in CDK2 from Threonine to Serine*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 32578-32584. PMID: 10931829, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003212200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesHumansKineticsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsSerineSubstrate SpecificityThreonineConceptsWild-type Cdk2Cyclin-dependent kinasesThreonine residuesRNA polymerase IIDegradation of cyclinsHeLa cell extractsCell cycle progressionEssential phosphorylationHuman CDK2Efficient phosphorylationActivating PhosphorylationPolymerase IICyclin HTerminal domainHistone H1Cycle progressionCell extractsPhosphorylationCyclinCDK2General defectCAKKinaseSerineThreonineAnalysis 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
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 complexesArrestCells
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
1996
A Predictive Scale for Evaluating Cyclin-dependent Kinase Substrates A COMPARISON OF p34 cdc2 AND p33 cdk2 *
Holmes J, Solomon M. A Predictive Scale for Evaluating Cyclin-dependent Kinase Substrates A COMPARISON OF p34 cdc2 AND p33 cdk2 *. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 25240-25246. PMID: 8810285, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.41.25240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCDC2 Protein KinaseCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCell CycleCell LineConsensus SequenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsGlutathione TransferaseHumansMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOligopeptidesPolymerase Chain ReactionProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpodopteraSubstrate SpecificityTransfectionXenopusXenopus ProteinsConceptsSubstrate specificityDistinct substrate specificitiesPrimary sequence determinantsCyclin-dependent kinasesCDK substratesCyclin subunitProtein phosphorylationProtein kinaseCDK familyP34 cdc2Consensus sequenceSequence determinantsCell cyclePhosphorylation efficiencyKinasePeptide fusionsPhosphorylation potentialSignificant oversimplificationCdc2PhosphorylationSpecificitySubunitsCDK2SpeciesTrue specificityThe Cdk-Activating Kinase (CAK) from Budding Yeast
Kaldis P, Sutton A, Solomon M. The Cdk-Activating Kinase (CAK) from Budding Yeast. Cell 1996, 86: 553-564. PMID: 8752210, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80129-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceCDC28 Protein Kinase, S cerevisiaeCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCyclin BCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsFungal ProteinsGenes, FungalMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsCDK-Activating KinaseBasal transcription factorsTemperature-sensitive mutationProtein kinase activityCyclin-dependent kinasesCell cycle progressionGenetic interactionsMitotic cyclinsTranscription factorsS. cerevisiaeKinase activityCycle progressionCell extractsG2 delayKinaseAltered expressionE. coliIntriguing possibilityPhosphorylationCyclinFull activityCak1pClb2TFIIHCak1
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 TransductionTime FactorsT-LymphocytesConceptsCyclin-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 targetp27Kip1, a cyclin-Cdk inhibitor, links transforming growth factor-beta and contact inhibition to cell cycle arrest.
Polyak K, Kato J, Solomon M, Sherr C, Massague J, Roberts J, Koff A. p27Kip1, a cyclin-Cdk inhibitor, links transforming growth factor-beta and contact inhibition to cell cycle arrest. Genes & Development 1994, 8: 9-22. PMID: 8288131, DOI: 10.1101/gad.8.1.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCDC2-CDC28 KinasesCell CommunicationCell CycleCell LineCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Activating KinaseCyclin-Dependent KinasesCyclinsMinkProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProteinsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsCdk2 complexesCyclin ECyclin D2-Cdk4 complexesCyclin-Cdk inhibitorCell-cell contactGrowth inhibitory signalsCell cycle arrestCatalytic subunitG1 progressionG1 cyclinsCell cycleCdk2 activationCycle arrestCDK2 inhibitionContact inhibitionCyclin E levelsActive complexAffinity chromatographyEpithelial cellsCDK2Inhibitory signalsCellsP27ComplexesActivation
1993
Phosphorylation 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