Phosphorylation of mammalian CDC6 by cyclin A/CDK2 regulates its subcellular localization.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Phosphorylation of mammalian CDC6 by cyclin A/CDK2 regulates its subcellular localization.

AU - Petersen, B O

AU - Lukas, J

AU - Sørensen, Claus Storgaard

AU - Bartek, J

AU - Helin, K

N1 - Keywords: Animals; Base Sequence; Binding Sites; CDC2-CDC28 Kinases; COS Cells; Cell Cycle; Cell Cycle Proteins; Cell Line; Cyclin A; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; DNA Primers; Humans; Nuclear Proteins; Phosphorylation; Protein Kinases; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; Rats; Recombinant Proteins; S Phase; Subcellular Fractions; Transfection

PY - 1999

Y1 - 1999

N2 - Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are essential for regulating key transitions in the cell cycle, including initiation of DNA replication, mitosis and prevention of re-replication. Here we demonstrate that mammalian CDC6, an essential regulator of initiation of DNA replication, is phosphorylated by CDKs. CDC6 interacts specifically with the active Cyclin A/CDK2 complex in vitro and in vivo, but not with Cyclin E or Cyclin B kinase complexes. The cyclin binding domain of CDC6 was mapped to an N-terminal Cy-motif that is similar to the cyclin binding regions in p21(WAF1/SDI1) and E2F-1. The in vivo phosphorylation of CDC6 was dependent on three N-terminal CDK consensus sites, and the phosphorylation of these sites was shown to regulate the subcellular localization of CDC6. Consistent with this notion, we found that the subcellular localization of CDC6 is cell cycle regulated. In G1, CDC6 is nuclear and it relocalizes to the cytoplasm when Cyclin A/CDK2 is activated. In agreement with CDC6 phosphorylation being specifically mediated by Cyclin A/CDK2, we show that ectopic expression of Cyclin A, but not of Cyclin E, leads to rapid relocalization of CDC6 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Based on our data we suggest that the phosphorylation of CDC6 by Cyclin A/CDK2 is a negative regulatory event that could be implicated in preventing re-replication during S phase and G2.

AB - Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are essential for regulating key transitions in the cell cycle, including initiation of DNA replication, mitosis and prevention of re-replication. Here we demonstrate that mammalian CDC6, an essential regulator of initiation of DNA replication, is phosphorylated by CDKs. CDC6 interacts specifically with the active Cyclin A/CDK2 complex in vitro and in vivo, but not with Cyclin E or Cyclin B kinase complexes. The cyclin binding domain of CDC6 was mapped to an N-terminal Cy-motif that is similar to the cyclin binding regions in p21(WAF1/SDI1) and E2F-1. The in vivo phosphorylation of CDC6 was dependent on three N-terminal CDK consensus sites, and the phosphorylation of these sites was shown to regulate the subcellular localization of CDC6. Consistent with this notion, we found that the subcellular localization of CDC6 is cell cycle regulated. In G1, CDC6 is nuclear and it relocalizes to the cytoplasm when Cyclin A/CDK2 is activated. In agreement with CDC6 phosphorylation being specifically mediated by Cyclin A/CDK2, we show that ectopic expression of Cyclin A, but not of Cyclin E, leads to rapid relocalization of CDC6 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. Based on our data we suggest that the phosphorylation of CDC6 by Cyclin A/CDK2 is a negative regulatory event that could be implicated in preventing re-replication during S phase and G2.

U2 - 10.1093/emboj/18.2.396

DO - 10.1093/emboj/18.2.396

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 9889196

SN - 0261-4189

VL - 18

SP - 396

EP - 410

JO - EMBO Journal

JF - EMBO Journal

IS - 2

ER -