Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1938355 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The mitotic kinesin-like protein (Mklp-1) localizes in the nucleus during interphase due to the presence of nuclear localization signal(s) [NLS(s)] within its sequence. Here, we mapped two NLSs to be 899SRKRRSST906 and 949KRKKP953 in the tail domain of Mklp-1, and showed that ectopic expression of a mutant Mklp-1 without the NLSs leads to cell cycle arrest at cytokinesis, indicating that the NLSs are necessary for Mklp-1 to execute its normal function during cell division. Furthermore, mutation of two serine residues in the first NLS to aspartic acid, which mimics phosphorylation, attenuated its nuclear localization function, suggesting that the function of this NLS might be regulated by phosphorylation.
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Authors
Xiaoqi Liu, Raymond L. Erikson,