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XB-ART-7786
Science 2002 Jan 18;2955554:499-502. doi: 10.1126/science.1065693.
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Calcium, calmodulin, and CaMKII requirement for initiation of centrosome duplication in Xenopus egg extracts.

Matsumoto Y , Maller JL .


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Aberrant centrosome duplication is observed in many tumor cells and may contribute to genomic instability through the formation of multipolar mitotic spindles. Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (Cdk2) is required for multiple rounds of centrosome duplication in Xenopus egg extracts but not for the initial round of replication. Egg extracts undergo periodic oscillations in the level of free calcium. We show here that chelation of calcium in egg extracts or specific inactivation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) blocks even initial centrosome duplication, whereas inactivation of Cdk2 does not. Duplication can be restored to inhibited extracts by addition of CaMKII and calmodulin. These results indicate that calcium, calmodulin, and CaMKII are required for an essential step in initiation of centrosome duplication. Our data suggest that calcium oscillations in the cell cycle may be linked to centrosome duplication.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: camk2g cdk2

References :
Arlot-Bonnemains, Cell cycle. A trigger for centrosome duplication. 2002, Pubmed, Xenbase