RRC ID |
81233
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Author |
Schwarz C, Johnson A, Kõivomägi M, Zatulovskiy E, Kravitz CJ, Doncic A, Skotheim JM.
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Title |
A Precise Cdk Activity Threshold Determines Passage through the Restriction Point.
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Journal |
Mol Cell
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Abstract |
At the restriction point (R), mammalian cells irreversibly commit to divide. R has been viewed as a point in G1 that is passed when growth factor signaling initiates a positive feedback loop of Cdk activity. However, recent studies have cast doubt on this model by claiming R occurs prior to positive feedback activation in G1 or even before completion of the previous cell cycle. Here we reconcile these results and show that whereas many commonly used cell lines do not exhibit a G1 R, primary fibroblasts have a G1 R that is defined by a precise Cdk activity threshold and the activation of cell-cycle-dependent transcription. A simple threshold model, based solely on Cdk activity, predicted with more than 95% accuracy whether individual cells had passed R. That a single measurement accurately predicted cell fate shows that the state of complex regulatory networks can be assessed using a few critical protein activities.
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Volume |
69(2)
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Pages |
253-264.e5
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Published |
2018-1-18
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DOI |
10.1016/j.molcel.2017.12.017
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PII |
S1097-2765(17)30969-3
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PMID |
29351845
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PMC |
PMC5790185
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MeSH |
Animals
Cell Cycle / physiology
Cell Cycle Checkpoints / physiology*
Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism
Cell Division
Cell Line
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 / metabolism*
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 / physiology
Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / metabolism
Fibroblasts / physiology
G1 Phase / physiology
G1 Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints / physiology*
Humans
Phosphorylation
Primary Cell Culture
Signal Transduction
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Resource |
DNA material |
CSII-EF-MCS (RDB04378) |