Accumulation of cyclin E is not a prerequisite for passage through the restriction point
Accumulation of cyclin E is not a prerequisite for passage through the restriction point
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DOI:
10.1128/mcb.21.9.3256-3265.2001
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发表时间:
2001-05-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Zetterberg, A
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作者:
Ekholm, SV;Zickert, P;Zetterberg, A
The restriction point (R) is defined as the point in G(1) after which cells can complete a division cycle without growth factors and divides G(1) into two physiologically different intervals in cycling tells, G(1)-pm (a postmitotic interval with a constant length of 3 to 4 h) and G(1)-ps (a pre-DNA-synthetic interval with a variable length of 1 to 10 h). Cyclin E is a G(1) regulatory protein whose accumulation has been suggested to be critical for passage through R. We have studied cyclin E protein levels in individual cells of asynchronously growing cell populations, with respect to both passage through R and entry into S phase. We found that the postmitotic G(1) cells that had not yet reached R were negative for cyclin E accumulation, On the other hand, cells that had passed R were found to accumulate cyclin E at variable times (1 to 8 h) after passage through R and 2 to 5 h before entry into S. These kinetic data rule out the hypothesis that passage through R is dependent on the accumulation of cyclin E but suggest, instead, the converse, that passage through R is a prerequisite for cyclin E accumulation. Furthermore, we found that most of the cyclin E protein is downregulated within 1 to 2 h after entry into S.