Four pillars of the S-phase checkpoint

Genes Dev. 2013 Feb 1;27(3):227-33. doi: 10.1101/gad.213306.113.

Abstract

The yeast Mec1 kinase is a key regulator of the DNA damage response (DDR). In this issue of Genes & Development, Kumar and Burgers (pp. 313-321) report that Ddc1, Dpb11, and Dna2 function in concert to activate Mec1 during S phase of the cell cycle. Furthermore, the Tel1 kinase also contributes to the DDR in S phase when Mec1 activation is compromised.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • DNA Helicases / metabolism*
  • Genes, cdc / physiology*
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism*
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / physiology*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • MEC1 protein, S cerevisiae
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
  • DNA Helicases
  • DNA2 protein, S cerevisiae