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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Radka Philipova, Emeritus Professor Michael Whitaker
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The proteasome has been shown to be involved in exit from mitosis by bringing about destruction of mitotic cyclins. Here, we present evidence that the proteasome is also required for proper completion of S phase and for entry into mitosis in the sea urchin embryonic cleavage cycle. A series of structurally related peptide-aldehydes prevent nuclear envelope breakdown in their order of inhibitory efficacies against the proteasome. Their efficacies in blocking exit from S phase and exit from mitosis correlate well, indicating that the proteasome is involved at both these steps. Mitotic histone HI kinase activation and tyrosine dephosphorylation of p34(cdc2) kinase are blocked by inhibition of the proteasome, indicating that the proteasome plays an important role in the pathway that leads to embryonic p34(cdc2) kinase activation. Arrested embryos continued to incorporate [3H]thymidine and characteristically developed large nuclei. Pre-mitotic arrest can be overcome by treatment with caffeine, a manoeuvre that is known to override the DNA replication checkpoint. These data demonstrate that the proteasome is involved in the control of termination of S phase and consequently in the initiation of M phase of the first embryonic cell cycle.
Author(s): Kawahara H, Philipova R, Yokosawa H, Patel R, Tanaka K, Whitaker M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Cell Science
Year: 2000
Volume: 113
Issue: 15
Pages: 2659-2670
ISSN (print): 0021-9533
ISSN (electronic): 1477-9137
Publisher: The Company of Biologists Ltd.
URL: http://jcs.biologists.org/content/113/15/2659.short
PubMed id: 10893181
