Click here to close Hello! We notice that you are using Internet Explorer, which is not supported by Xenbase and may cause the site to display incorrectly. We suggest using a current version of Chrome, FireFox, or Safari.
XB-ART-23624
Mol Cell Biol 1992 Jul 01;127:3216-23. doi: 10.1128/mcb.12.7.3216-3223.1992.
Show Gene links Show Anatomy links

In vitro cell cycle arrest induced by using artificial DNA templates.

Kornbluth S , Smythe C , Newport JW .


???displayArticle.abstract???
In cell extracts of Xenopus eggs which oscillate between S and M phases of the cell cycle, the onset of mitosis is blocked by the presence of incompletely replicated DNA. In this report, we show that several artificial DNA templates (M13 single-stranded DNA and double-stranded plasmid DNA) can trigger this feedback pathway, which inhibits mitosis. Single-stranded M13 DNA is much more effective than double-stranded plasmid DNA at inhibiting the onset of mitosis. Furthermore, we have shown that low levels of M13 single-stranded DNA and high levels of double-stranded plasmid DNA can elevate the tyrosine kinase activity responsible for phosphorylating p34cdc2, thereby inactivating maturation-promoting factor and inhibiting entry into mitosis. This constitutes a simplified system with which to study the signal transduction pathway from the DNA template to the tyrosine kinase responsible for inhibiting p34cdc2 activity.

???displayArticle.pubmedLink??? 1320197
???displayArticle.pmcLink??? PMC364536
???displayArticle.link??? Mol Cell Biol
???displayArticle.grants??? [+]

Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: cdk1

References [+] :
Almouzni, Assembly of spaced chromatin promoted by DNA synthesis in extracts from Xenopus eggs. 1988, Pubmed, Xenbase