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XB-ART-47152
Oncogene 2014 May 01;3318:2385-94. doi: 10.1038/onc.2013.182.
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RSK promotes G2/M transition through activating phosphorylation of Cdc25A and Cdc25B.

Wu CF , Liu S , Lee YC , Wang R , Sun S , Yin F , Bornmann WG , Yu-Lee LY , Gallick GE , Zhang W , Lin SH , Kuang J .


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Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in mammalian cell lines positively regulates the G2/M transition. The molecular mechanism underlying this biological phenomenon remains poorly understood. Ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) is a key downstream element of the MAPK cascade. Our previous studies established roles of RSK2 in Cdc25C activation during progesterone-induced meiotic maturation of Xenopus oocytes. In this study we demonstrate that both recombinant RSK and endogenous RSK in Xenopus egg extracts phosphorylate all three isoforms of human Cdc25 at a conserved motif near the catalytic domain. In human HEK293 and PC-3mm2 cell lines, RSK preferentially phosphorylates Cdc25A and Cdc25B in mitotic cells. Phosphorylation of the RSK sites in these Cdc25 isoforms increases their M-phase-inducing activities. Inhibition of RSK-mediated phosphorylation of Cdc25 inhibits G2/M transition. Moreover, RSK is likely to be more active in mitotic cells than in interphase cells, as evidenced by the phosphorylation status of T359/S363 in RSK. Together, these findings indicate that RSK promotes G2/M transition in mammalian cells through activating phosphorylation of Cdc25A and Cdc25B.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: cdc25a cdc25b cdc25c mapk1 pc.1 rasgrf1 rps6ka1 rps6ka3

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Abbott, Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 activation is essential for progression through the G2/M checkpoint arrest in cells exposed to ionizing radiation. 1999, Pubmed