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Cdc2 activation in fission yeast depends on Mcs6 and Csk1, two partially redundant Cdk-activating kinases (CAKs).
Current biology : CB - 22 Apr 1999
Lee K M, Saiz J E, Barton W A, Fisher R P
Abstract excerpt
Cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) are fully active only when phosphorylated by a Cdk-activating kinase (CAK) [1]. Metazoan CAK is itself a Cdk, Cdk7, whereas the CAK of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a distinct enzyme unrelated to Cdks [1]. The Mcs6-Mcs2 complex of Schizosaccharomyces pombe is a putative CAK related to the metazoan enzyme [2] [3]. Although the loss of Mcs6 is lethal, it results in a phenotype that is...
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