Mitosis-dependent phosphorylation and activation of LIM-kinase 1. |
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Authors: | Tomoyuki Sumi Kunio Matsumoto Toshikazu Nakamura |
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Institution: | Division of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. |
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Abstract: | LIM-kinases (LIMK1 and LIMK2) regulate actin cytoskeletal reorganization through phosphorylation of cofilin, an actin-depolymerizing factor of actin filaments. Here, we describe a detailed analysis of the cell-cycle-dependent activity of endogenous LIMK1. When HeLa cells were synchronized at prometaphase by nocodazole-treatment, LIMK1 was hyperphosphorylated, and its activity toward cofilin phosphorylation was markedly increased. During cell cycle progression, LIMK1 activity was low in interphase but reached a maximal level during mitosis. Activation of LIMK1 during mitosis was abrogated by roscovitine, a specific inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), suggesting that activation of CDKs directly or indirectly participates in LIMK1 activation. These results strongly suggest that LIMK1 may play an important role in the cell cycle progression through regulation of actin cytoskeletal rearrangements. |
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Keywords: | LIM-kinase cofilin actin cytoskeleton mitosis cyclins CDKs cell cycle Rho family GTPase phosphorylation protein kinase |
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