Nek6 is involved in G2/M phase cell cycle arrest through DNA damage-induced phosphorylation

Cell Cycle

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2705-2709

  Lee, Min Young ^a   Kim, Hyun Ju ^a   Kim, Myoung Ae ^a   Hye, Jin Jee ^a   Ae, Jeong Kim ^a   Bae, Yoe Sik ^a   Park, Joo In ^a   Chung, Jay H ^b   Yun, Jeanho ^a  

^a Dong A University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chk1; Chk2; DNA damage checkpoint; G2 M arrest; Nek6; Protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CHECKPOINT KINASE 1; CHECKPOINT KINASE 2; PROTEIN NEK6; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; NIMA RELATED KINASE 6; NIMA-RELATED KINASE 6; PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFRARED RADIATION; MITOSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HELA CELL; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION;

CELL DIVISION; DNA DAMAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; G2 PHASE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 50849133915     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.7.17.6551     Document Type: Article

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