Multisite phosphorylation of a CDK inhibitor sets a threshold for the onset of DNA replication - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2001 Nov 29;414(6863):514-21.

doi: 10.1038/35107009.

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Multisite phosphorylation of a CDK inhibitor sets a threshold for the onset of DNA replication

P Nash et al. Nature. 2001.

Abstract

SCF ubiquitin ligases target phosphorylated substrates for ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis by means of adapter subunits called F-box proteins. The F-box protein Cdc4 captures phosphorylated forms of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor Sic1 for ubiquitination in late G1 phase, an event necessary for the onset of DNA replication. The WD40 repeat domain of Cdc4 binds with high affinity to a consensus phosphopeptide motif (the Cdc4 phospho-degron, CPD), yet Sic1 itself has many sub-optimal CPD motifs that act in concert to mediate Cdc4 binding. The weak CPD sites in Sic1 establish a phosphorylation threshold that delays degradation in vivo, and thereby establishes a minimal G1 phase period needed to ensure proper DNA replication. Multisite phosphorylation may be a more general mechanism to set thresholds in regulated protein-protein interactions.

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