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Jul 2013 Epigenetics & chromatin

Functional impact of Aurora A-mediated phosphorylation of HP1γ at serine 83 during cell cycle progression.

Authors

Grzenda A, Leonard P, Seo S, Mathison AJ, Urrutia G, Calvo E, Iovanna J, Urrutia R, Lomberk G

Summary

Previous elegant studies performed in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe have identified a requirement for heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) for spindle pole formation and appropriate cell division. In mammalian cells, HP1γ has been implicated in both somatic and germ cell proliferation. High levels of HP1γ protein associate with enhanced cell proliferation and oncogenesis, while its genetic inactivation results in meiotic and mitotic failure. However, the regulation of HP1γ by kinases, critical for supporting mitotic progression, remains to be fully characterized.

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