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Mutation of Ser172 in yeast β tubulin induces defects in microtubule dynamics and cell division.
PloS one - 21 Oct 2010
Caudron Fabrice, Denarier Eric, Thibout-Quintana Jenny-Constanza, Brocard Jacques, Andrieux Annie, Fourest-Lieuvin Anne
Abstract excerpt
Ser172 of β tubulin is an important residue that is mutated in a human brain disease and phosphorylated by the cyclin-dependent kinase Cdk1 in mammalian cells. To examine the role of this residue, we used the yeast S. cerevisiae as a model and produced two different mutations (S172A and S172E) of the conserved Ser172 in the yeast β tubulin Tub2p. The two mutants showed impaired cell growth on benomyl-containing...
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