A Coupled Chemical-Genetic and Bioinformatic Approach to Polo-like Kinase Pathway Exploration

Autor: Michael S. Cohen, Kevan M. Shokat, Jennifer Snead, David H. Randle, David O. Morgan, Jack Taunton, Michael B. Yaffe, Matt Sullivan, Chao Zhang, Drew M. Lowery
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Chemistry & Biology. (11):1261-1272
ISSN: 1074-5521
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2007.09.011
Popis: Protein phosphorylation is a ubiquitous mechanism for cellular signal propagation, and signaling network complexity presents a challenge to protein kinase substrate identification. Few targets of Polo-like kinases are known, despite their significant role in coordinating cell cycle progression. Here, we combine chemical genetic, bioinformatic, and proteomic tools for Polo-like kinase substrate identification. Monospecific pharmacological inhibition of budding yeast Polo-like kinase, Cdc5, resulted in a misaligned pre-anaphase spindle and subsequently delayed anaphase nuclear migration, revealing a novel Cdc5 function. A cellular screen for Cdc5 substrates identified Spc72, a spindle pole body (SPB) component and microtubule anchor required for nuclear positioning. Spc72 bound to the Cdc5 PBD in a mitosis-specific manner, was phosphorylated by Cdc5 in vitro, and demonstrated a loss of mitotic phosphorylation in vivo upon Cdc5 inhibition. Finally, an examination of Cdc5 binding by SPB-localized proteins expanded our knowledge of Cdc5 function at the SPB.
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