Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1937600 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Aurora-A is a centrosome-localized serine/threonine kinase that is overexpressed in multiple human cancers. Here, we report an intramolecular inhibitory regulation in Aurora-A between its N-terminal regulatory domain (aa 1-128, Nt) and the C-terminal catalytic domain (aa 129-403, Cd). Removal of Nt results in a significant increase in kinase activity. Nt inhibited the activity of the single C-terminal kinase domain, but had little effect on the activity of the full-length of Aurora-A. PP1 is not involved in this regulation, instead, Nt interacts Cd directly in vitro and in vivo. The non-Aurora box (aa 64-128) in the N-terminal negatively regulated the kinase activity of the C-terminal kinase domain by intramolecular interaction with aa 240-300 within the C-terminal.
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Authors
Yue Zhang, Jun Ni, Qiang Huang, Weihua Ren, Long Yu, Shouyuan Zhao,