2005
The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2
Tsvetkov LM, Tsekova RT, Xu X, Stern DF. The Plk1 Polo Box Domain Mediates a Cell Cycle and DNA Damage Regulated Interaction with Chk2. Cell Cycle 2005, 4: 602-610. PMID: 15876876, DOI: 10.4161/cc.4.4.1599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCatalytic DomainCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCell SeparationCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA RepairG2 PhaseGenetic VectorsGlutathione TransferaseHeLa CellsHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationIn Vitro TechniquesMitosisPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsPlk1 polo-box domainDNA damage checkpointPolo-box domainPolo-like kinase 1Eukaryotic proteinsDamage checkpointMitotic regulationBox domainRegulated interactionPlk1 activityProtein kinaseSignaling cascadesChk2Kinase 1Tumor suppressorCell cycleDNA damageS phasePlk1M phaseMitosisMultiple processesPotential mechanismsPhosphorylatesKinase
2002
Chk2 Activation and Phosphorylation-Dependent Oligomerization
Xu X, Tsvetkov LM, Stern DF. Chk2 Activation and Phosphorylation-Dependent Oligomerization. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2002, 22: 4419-4432. PMID: 12024051, PMCID: PMC133858, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.22.12.4419-4432.2002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCell-Free SystemCells, CulturedCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationFibroblastsGenes, Tumor SuppressorHumansMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRabbitsRadiation, IonizingRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsSQ/TQ cluster domainsChk2 activationDNA damageDNA damage checkpoint pathwaySerine/threonine kinaseAutophosphorylation of Chk2Phosphorylation-dependent oligomerizationDamage checkpoint pathwayKinase catalytic domainForkhead-associated (FHA) domainWortmannin-sensitive kinaseChk2 kinase activityLimited DNA damageAmino acid substitutionsCell-free systemEukaryotic proteinsFHA domainActive Chk2Threonine kinaseCheckpoint functionCatalytic domainOligomeric complexesCheckpoint pathwayKinase activityChk2