1997
Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions
Fay DS, Sun Z, Stern D. Mutations in SPK1/RAD53 that specifically abolish checkpoint but not growth-related functions. Current Genetics 1997, 31: 97-105. PMID: 9021124, DOI: 10.1007/s002940050181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Cloning, MolecularElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, FungalMutagenesisPlasmidsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence DeletionTransformation, GeneticConceptsCheckpoint functionKinase domainKinase activityEssential protein kinaseWild-type levelsGrowth-related functionsCheckpoint arrestProtein kinaseDeletional analysisN-terminusSPK1Cell cycleMutant allelesGrowth activityMutationsRad53Normal rateSaccharomycesMultiple stagesKinaseDomainCheckpointActivityAllelesRegulationA role for DNA primase in coupling DNA replication to DNA damage response
Marini F, Pellicioli A, Paciotti V, Lucchini G, Plevani P, Stern D, Foiani M. A role for DNA primase in coupling DNA replication to DNA damage response. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 639-650. PMID: 9034345, PMCID: PMC1169666, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.3.639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2DNADNA DamageDNA PrimaseDNA ReplicationEnzyme StabilityFlow CytometryFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalInterphaseMethyl MethanesulfonateMitosisModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutagensMutationPhosphorylationProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA NucleotidyltransferasesS PhaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTemperatureUltraviolet RaysConceptsDNA damage responseDNA replicationDamage responseDNA damageDNA primaseS-phase progressionSignal transduction pathwaysDNA-damaging agentsCell cycle progressionCell cycle delayG1-S transitionRad53p phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysCheckpoint pathwayCycle progressionCycle delayPhase progressionEarly stepsEssential rolePrimaseReplicationPathwayMitosisPhosphorylationOverexpression
1996
Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways.
Sun Z, Fay DS, Marini F, Foiani M, Stern DF. Spk1/Rad53 is regulated by Mec1-dependent protein phosphorylation in DNA replication and damage checkpoint pathways. Genes & Development 1996, 10: 395-406. PMID: 8600024, DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.4.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DivisionCheckpoint Kinase 2DNA DamageDNA ReplicationDNA, FungalFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalHydroxyureaImmunoblottingIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMethyl MethanesulfonateMutagenesisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSignal TransductionTemperatureConceptsProtein kinaseCheckpoint pathwayEssential protein kinaseDamage checkpoint pathwayDamage-induced phosphorylationKinase-defective formG1/S boundarySignal transduction pathwaysRegulation of phosphorylationTreatment of cellsCheckpoint functionCdc mutantsDNA replicationProtein phosphorylationUpstream kinaseCheckpoint arrestRegulated phosphorylationTransduction pathwaysKinase activityCell cyclePhosphorylationS boundaryDamage DNACycle arrestKinase
1993
SPK1 is an essential S-phase-specific gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a nuclear serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase.
Zheng P, Fay DS, Burton J, Xiao H, Pinkham JL, Stern DF. SPK1 is an essential S-phase-specific gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that encodes a nuclear serine/threonine/tyrosine kinase. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 5829-5842. PMID: 8355715, PMCID: PMC360328, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.9.5829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell Cycle ProteinsCheckpoint Kinase 2Chromosome MappingDNA RepairFungal ProteinsGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, FungalGenes, FungalMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalNuclear ProteinsOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRestriction MappingRNA, MessengerS PhaseSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentSubstrate SpecificityConceptsSerine/threonine/tyrosine kinasesS-phase-specific transcriptionCell cycle-dependent transcriptionS-phase-specific genesDual-specificity protein kinaseImmune complex kinase assayTyr kinase activityTyrosine protein kinaseDNA synthesisExcision repair genesBudded cellsCEN plasmidGenomic libraryPositive regulatorProtein-SerKinase assaysProtein kinaseNuclear localizationNucleotide sequenceBox elementKinase activityGenetic techniquesSPK1Tyrosine kinaseUpstream region