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
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 inhibitorsCDK
1996
The 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
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