Cyclers' kinases in cell division: from molecules to cancer therapy

G Milletti, V Colicchia, F Cecconi - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2023 - nature.com
Faithful eucaryotic cell division requires spatio-temporal orchestration of multiple sequential
events. To ensure the dynamic nature of these molecular and morphological transitions, a …

DNSN-1 recruits GINS for CMG helicase assembly during DNA replication initiation in Caenorhabditis elegans

Y Xia, R Sonneville, M Jenkyn-Bedford, L Ji, C Alabert… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Assembly of the CMG (CDC-45–MCM-2-7–GINS) helicase is the key regulated step during
eukaryotic DNA replication initiation. Until now, it was unclear whether metazoa require …

Key Proteins of Replication Stress Response and Cell Cycle Control as Cancer Therapy Targets

AI Khamidullina, YE Abramenko, AV Bruter… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Replication stress (RS) is a characteristic state of cancer cells as they tend to exchange
precision of replication for fast proliferation and increased genomic instability. To overcome …

ATR kinase supports normal proliferation in the early S phase by preventing replication resource exhaustion

D Menolfi, BJ Lee, H Zhang, W Jiang, NE Bowen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The ATR kinase, which coordinates cellular responses to DNA replication stress, is also
essential for the proliferation of normal unstressed cells. Although its role in the replication …

CDKL3 is a targetable regulator of cell cycle progression in cancers

H Zhang, J Lin, S Zheng, L Ma, Z Pang, H Yin… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
Cell cycle regulation is largely abnormal in cancers. Molecular understanding and
therapeutic targeting of the aberrant cell cycle are essential. Here, we identified that an …

Cryo-EM structure of SKP1-SKP2-CKS1 in complex with CDK2-cyclin A-p27KIP1

RJ Rowland, R Heath, D Maskell, RF Thompson… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract p27KIP1 (cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B, p27) is a member of the CIP/KIP
family of CDK (cyclin dependent kinase) regulators that inhibit cell cycle CDKs. p27 …

CHK1‐CDC25A‐CDK1 regulate cell cycle progression and protect genome integrity in early mouse embryos

L Knoblochova, T Duricek, M Vaskovicova… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
After fertilization, remodeling of the oocyte and sperm genomes is essential to convert these
highly differentiated and transcriptionally quiescent cells into early cleavage‐stage …

Coordinating transcription and replication to mitigate their conflicts in early Drosophila embryos

CY Cho, JP Kemp, RJ Duronio, PH O'Farrell - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Collisions between transcribing RNA polymerases and DNA replication forks are disruptive.
The threat of collisions is particularly acute during the rapid early embryonic cell cycles of …

Molecular characterization of a tetra segmented ssDNA virus infecting Botrytis cinerea worldwide

A Ruiz-Padilla, M Turina, MA Ayllón - Virology Journal, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Family Genomoviridae was recently established, and only a few
mycoviruses have been described and characterized, and almost all of them (Sclerotinia …

Netrin 1 directs vascular patterning and maturity in the developing kidney

SE Honeycutt, PEY N'Guetta, DM Hardesty… - …, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
The intricate vascular system of the kidneys supports body fluid and organ homeostasis.
However, little is known about how vascular architecture is established during kidney …