title: Aurora-A - a guardian of poles.
abstract: The three human homologues of Aurora kinases (A, B and C) are essential for proper execution of various mitotic events and are important for maintaining genomic integrity. Aurora-A is mainly localized at spindle poles and the mitotic spindle during mitosis, where it regulates the functions of centrosomes, spindles and kinetochores required for proper mitotic progression. Recent studies have revealed that Aurora-A is frequently overexpressed in various cancer cells, indicating its involvement in tumorigenesis. What are the normal physiological roles of Aurora-A, how are these regulated and how might the enzyme function during tumorigenesis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Genetics and Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomotoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marumoto
authors.forename: Dongwei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saya
mesh_terms: D064127:Aurora Kinases; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D018386:Kinetochores; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D008941:Spindle Apparatus; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D011494:Protein Kinases; C112134:AURKA protein, Xenopus; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases