title: Kicking off the polo game.
abstract: Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is essential for checkpoint recovery and the activation of key mitotic enzymes; however, its own activation mechanism has remained elusive. Recent findings show that Bora, a G(2)-M expressed protein, facilitates Plk1 activation by the oncogenic kinase Aurora A in G(2). During mitosis, Plk1-dependent Bora degradation promotes Aurora A localization to the centrosome and/or spindle. Bora-dependent regulation provides important new insights into interactions between key mitotic kinases.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eckerdt
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Maller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064127:Aurora Kinases; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D008954:Models, Biological; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1
chemical_list: D064127:Aurora Kinases; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D000097869:Polo-Like Kinase 1; C514197:Bora protein, Drosophila