Concerted mechanism of Swe1/Wee1 regulation by multiple kinases in budding yeast.

In eukaryotes, entry into mitosis is induced by cyclin B-bound Cdk1, which is held in check by the protein kinase, Wee1. In budding yeast, Swe1 (Wee1 ortholog) is targeted to the bud neck through Hsl1 (Nim1-related kinase) and its adaptor Hsl7, and is hyperphosphorylated prior to ubiquitin-mediated degradation. Here, we ...
show that Hsl1 and Hsl7 are required for proper localization of Cdc5 (Polo-like kinase homolog) to the bud neck and Cdc5-dependent Swe1 phosphorylation. Mitotic cyclin (Clb2)-bound Cdc28 (Cdk1 homolog) directly phosphorylated Swe1 and this modification served as a priming step to promote subsequent Cdc5-dependent Swe1 hyperphosphorylation and degradation. Clb2-Cdc28 also facilitated Cdc5 localization to the bud neck through the enhanced interaction between the Clb2-Cdc28-phosphorylated Swe1 and the polo-box domain of Cdc5. We propose that the concerted action of Cdc28/Cdk1 and Cdc5/Polo on their common substrates is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that is crucial for effectively triggering mitotic entry and other critical mitotic events.
Mesh Terms:
CDC28 Protein Kinase, S cerevisiae, Cell Cycle Proteins, Mitosis, Phosphorylation, Phosphotransferases, Protein Kinases, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Protein-Arginine N-Methyltransferases, Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, RNA-Binding Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Saccharomycetales
EMBO J.
Date: Jun. 15, 2005
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