title: Mitosis-dependent phosphorylation and activation of LIM-kinase 1.
abstract: LIM-kinases (LIMK1 and LIMK2) regulate actin cytoskeletal reorganization through phosphorylation of cofilin, an actin-depolymerizing factor of actin filaments. Here, we describe a detailed analysis of the cell-cycle-dependent activity of endogenous LIMK1. When HeLa cells were synchronized at prometaphase by nocodazole-treatment, LIMK1 was hyperphosphorylated, and its activity toward cofilin phosphorylation was markedly increased. During cell cycle progression, LIMK1 activity was low in interphase but reached a maximal level during mitosis. Activation of LIMK1 during mitosis was abrogated by roscovitine, a specific inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), suggesting that activation of CDKs directly or indirectly participates in LIMK1 activation. These results strongly suggest that LIMK1 may play an important role in the cell cycle progression through regulation of actin cytoskeletal rearrangements.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Kunio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D054461:Lim Kinases; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*; D015739:Nocodazole / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011494:Protein Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011687:Purines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077546:Roscovitine
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D011687:Purines; D000077546:Roscovitine; D011494:Protein Kinases; C515892:LIMK1 protein, human; D054461:Lim Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases; D015739:Nocodazole