A Dynamical Framework for the All-or-None G1/S Transition.
A Dynamical Framework for the All-or-None G1/S Transition.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cels.2016.01.001
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发表时间:
2016-01-27
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影响因子:
9.3
通讯作者:
Novák B
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作者:
Barr AR;Heldt FS;Zhang T;Bakal C;Novák B
The transition from G1 into DNA replication (S phase) is an emergent behavior resulting from dynamic and complex interactions between cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), Cdk inhibitors (CKIs), and the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Understanding the cellular decision to commit to S phase requires a quantitative description of these interactions. We apply quantitative imaging of single human cells to track the expression of G1/S regulators and use these data to parametrize a stochastic mathematical model of the G1/S transition. We show that a rapid, proteolytic, double-negative feedback loop between Cdk2:Cyclin and the Cdk inhibitor p27Kip1 drives a switch-like entry into S phase. Furthermore, our model predicts that increasing Emi1 levels throughout S phase are critical in maintaining irreversibility of the G1/S transition, which we validate using Emi1 knockdown and live imaging of G1/S reporters. This work provides insight into the general design principles of the signaling networks governing the temporally abrupt transitions between cell-cycle phases. A model of the human G1/S transition is derived from single-cell imaging of key regulators Double-negative feedback between Cdk2:CycE and p27 drives a switch-like transition The APC/C inhibitor Emi1 ensures that the G1/S transition is kept irreversible Modeling provides insight into the differences in Cdk2 activity between cancer and normal cells The principles underlying switch-like and irreversible transitions between cell-cycle phases are poorly understood in mammalian cells. Barr et al. have used quantitative real-time imaging of regulators of the G1-to-S transition in single human cells to develop a mechanistic model to show how this network drives rapid and irreversible commitment to cell-cycle progression.