G1 cyclin-dependent activation of p34CDC28 (Cdc28p) in vitro.

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, transient accumulation of G1 cyclin/p34CDC28 (Cdc28p) complexes induces cells to traverse the cell cycle Start checkpoint and commit to a round of cell division. To investigate posttranslational controls that modulate Cdc28p activity during the G1 phase, we have reconstituted cyclin-dependent activation of Cdc28p in a cyclin-depleted G1 ...
extract. A glutathione S-transferase-G1 cyclin chimera (GST-Cln2p) efficiently binds to and activates Cdc28p as a histone H1 kinase. Activation of Cdc28p by GST-Cln2p requires ATP, crude yeast cytosol, and the conserved Thr-169 residue that serves in other organisms as a substrate for phosphorylation by cyclin-dependent protein kinase-activating kinase. This assay may be useful for distinguishing genes that promote directly the posttranslational assembly of active Cln2p/Cdc28p kinase complexes from those that stimulate the accumulation of active complexes via a positive-feedback loop that governs synthesis of G1 cyclins.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, CDC28 Protein Kinase, S cerevisiae, Cyclins, Enzyme Activation, G1 Phase, Molecular Sequence Data, Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.
Date: Feb. 14, 1995
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