Nucleophosmin/B23 is a target of CDK2/cyclin E in centrosome duplication

  • Masaru Okuda
  • , Henning F. Horn
  • , Pheruza Tarapore
  • , Yukari Tokuyama
  • , A. George Smulian
  • , Pui Kwong Chan
  • , Erik S. Knudsen
  • , Irene A. Hofmann
  • , Jean D. Snyder
  • , Kevin E. Bove
  • , Kenji Fukasawa*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In animal cells, duplication of centrosomes and DNA is coordinated. Since CDK2/cyclin E triggers initiation of both events, activation of CDK2/cyclin E is thought to link these two events. We identified nucleophosmin (NPM/B23) as a substrate of CDK2/cyclin E in centrosome duplication. NPM/B23 associates specifically with unduplicated centrosomes, and NPM/B23 dissociates from centrosomes by CDK2/cyclin E-mediated phosphorylation. An anti-NPM/B23 antibody, which blocks this phosphorylation, suppresses the initiation of centrosome duplication in vivo. Moreover, expression of a nonphosphorylatable mutant NPM/ B23 in cells effectively blocks centrosome duplication. Thus, NPM/B23 is a target of CDK2/cyclin E in the initiation of centrosome duplication.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)127-140
Number of pages14
JournalCell
Volume103
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Sept 2000
Externally publishedYes

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