Functional inactivation of the retinoblastoma protein requires sequential modification by at least two distinct cyclin-cdk complexes
Functional inactivation of the retinoblastoma protein requires sequential modification by at least two distinct cyclin-cdk complexes
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DOI:
10.1128/mcb.18.2.753
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发表时间:
1998-02-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Weinberg, RA
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作者:
Lundberg, AS;Weinberg, RA
The retinoblastoma protein (pRb) acts to constrain the G(1)-S transition in mammalian cells. Phosphorylation of pRb in G(1) inactivates its growth-inhibitory function, allowing for cell cycle progression. Although several cyclins and associated cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks) have been implicated in pRb phosphorylation, the precise mechanism by which pRb is phosphorylated in vivo remains unclear. By inhibiting selectively either cdk4/6 or cdk2, we show that endogenous D-type cyclins,acting with cdk4/6, are able to phosphorylate pRb only partially, a process that is likely to be completed by cyclin E-cdk2 complexes. Furthermore, cyclin E-cdk2 is unable to phosphorylate pRb in the absence of prior phosphorylation by cyclin D-cdk4/6 complexes. Complete phosphorylation of pRb, inactivation of E2F binding, and activation of E2F transcription occur only after sequential action of at least two distinct G(1) cyclin kinase complexes.