| Literature DB >> 15541388 |
Suguru Matsumoto1, Yasuhito Abe, Taketsugu Fujibuchi, Takashi Takeuchi, Katsumi Kito, Norifumi Ueda, Kazuhiro Shigemoto, Kiyofumi Gyo.
Abstract
A MAPKK-like protein kinase TOPK expresses in a wide range of proliferating cells and tissues such as cancer cells and testis. However, details of this kinase are still uncovered. We investigated the intracellular distribution of TOPK and its association with cdk1/cyclin B and microtubules. In interphase cells, TOPK expresses in cytosol and nucleus without any significant association with microtubule networks. During mitosis, TOPK-Thr-9 was phosphorylated by cdk1/cyclin B and TOPK significantly associates with mitotic spindles. When TOPK expression was suppressed, formation of spindle midzone was thinned and dimmed and cytokinesis was disturbed. We propose that TOPK plays a role in the formation of spindle midzone and in cytokinesis.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15541388 DOI： 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.133
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN： 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575