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The cdk-activating kinase (CAK) : From yeast to mammals

Kaldis, P. LU orcid (1999) In Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 55(2). p.284-296
Abstract

Cell cycle progression is regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks). The activity of cdks is tightly controlled by several mechanisms, including binding of subunits to cdks (cyclins and inhibitors), and phosphorylation events. This review focuses on the activating phosphorylation of cdks by an enzyme termed cdk-activating kinase (CAK). Two classes of CAKs have been identified: monomeric Cak1p from budding yeast and the p40(MO15)(cdk7)/cyclin H/MAT1 complex from vertebrates. Cak1p is the physiological CAK in budding yeast and localizes to the cytoplasm. p40(MO15)(cdk7)/cyclin H/MAT1 localizes to the nucleus, is a subunit of the general transcription factor IIH and activates cdks as well as phosphorylates several components of the... (More)

Cell cycle progression is regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks). The activity of cdks is tightly controlled by several mechanisms, including binding of subunits to cdks (cyclins and inhibitors), and phosphorylation events. This review focuses on the activating phosphorylation of cdks by an enzyme termed cdk-activating kinase (CAK). Two classes of CAKs have been identified: monomeric Cak1p from budding yeast and the p40(MO15)(cdk7)/cyclin H/MAT1 complex from vertebrates. Cak1p is the physiological CAK in budding yeast and localizes to the cytoplasm. p40(MO15)(cdk7)/cyclin H/MAT1 localizes to the nucleus, is a subunit of the general transcription factor IIH and activates cdks as well as phosphorylates several components of the transcriptional machinery. Functions, substrate specificities, regulation, localization, effects on cdk structure and involvement in transcription are compared for Cak1p and p40(MO15)(cdk7).

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CAK, Cak1p, cdk, cdk-activating kinase, Cell cycle, Cyclin-dependent kinase, p40(MO15)/(cdk7), Phosphorylation
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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
volume
55
issue
2
pages
284 - 296
publisher
Birkhäuser Verlag
external identifiers
  • scopus:0033022375
  • pmid:10188587
ISSN
1420-682X
DOI
10.1007/s000180050290
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English
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  author       = {{Kaldis, P.}},
  issn         = {{1420-682X}},
  keywords     = {{CAK; Cak1p; cdk; cdk-activating kinase; Cell cycle; Cyclin-dependent kinase; p40(MO15)/(cdk7); Phosphorylation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{03}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{284--296}},
  publisher    = {{Birkhäuser Verlag}},
  series       = {{Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences}},
  title        = {{The cdk-activating kinase (CAK) : From yeast to mammals}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s000180050290}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s000180050290}},
  volume       = {{55}},
  year         = {{1999}},
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