| Regulation of the cell division cycle in Trypanosoma brucei. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 22865501 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The cell division cycle is tightly regulated by the activation and inactivation of a series of proteins that control the replication and segregation of organelles to the daughter cells. During the past decade, we have witnessed significant advances in our understanding of the cell cycle in Trypanosoma brucei and how the cycle is regulated by various regulatory proteins. However, many other regulators, especially those unique to trypanosomes, remain to be identified, and we are just beginning to delineate the signaling pathways that drive the transitions through different cell cycle stages, such as the G(1)/S transition, G(2)/M transition, and mitosis-cytokinesis transition. Trypanosomes appear to employ both evolutionarily conserved and trypanosome-specific molecules to regulate the various stages of its cell cycle, including DNA replication initiation, spindle assembly, chromosome segregation, and cytokinesis initiation and completion. Strikingly, trypanosomes lack some crucial regulators that are well conserved across evolution, such as Cdc6 and Cdt1, which are involved in DNA replication licensing, the spindle motor kinesin-5, which is required for spindle assembly, the central spindlin complex, which has been implicated in cytokinesis initiation, and the actomyosin contractile ring, which is located at the cleavage furrow. Conversely, trypanosomes possess certain regulators, such as cyclins, cyclin-dependent kinases, and mitotic centromere-associated kinesins, that are greatly expanded and likely play diverse cellular functions. Overall, trypanosomes apparently have integrated unique regulators into the evolutionarily conserved pathways to compensate for the absence of those conserved molecules and, additionally, have evolved certain cell cycle regulatory pathways that are either different from its human host or distinct between its own life cycle forms. |
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Authors:
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Ziyin Li |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review Date: 2012-08-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Eukaryotic cell Volume: 11 ISSN: 1535-9786 ISO Abbreviation: Eukaryotic Cell Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-10-02 Completed Date: 2013-02-21 Revised Date: 2013-04-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101130731 Medline TA: Eukaryot Cell Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1180-90 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, TX, USA. Ziyin.Li@uth.tmc.edu |
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Cell Cycle*
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genetics Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics, metabolism DNA Replication DNA, Protozoan / biosynthesis Protozoan Proteins / genetics, metabolism Trypanosoma brucei brucei / cytology, genetics, metabolism* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AI090070/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; AI093897/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R21 AI093897/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R56 AI090070/AI/NIAID NIH HHS |
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0/Cell Cycle Proteins; 0/DNA, Protozoan; 0/Protozoan Proteins |
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