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Strand-Specific Analysis of Proteins at Replicating DNA Strands by Enrichment and Sequencing of Protein-Associated Nascent DNA Method
Published on: May 2, 2025
Evolutionary conservation of the CDK targets in eukaryotic DNA replication initiation
1Department of Biochemistry, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge, The Henry Wellcome Building of Cancer and Developmental Biology, Cambridge, CB2 1QN, UK, paz20@cam.ac.uk.
Abstract:
A fundamental requirement for all organisms is the faithful duplication and transmission of the genetic material. Failure to accurately copy and segregate the genome during cell division leads to loss of genetic information and chromosomal abnormalities. Such genome instability is the hallmark of the earliest stages of tumour formation. Cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) plays a vital role in regulating the duplication of the genome within the eukaryotic cell cycle. Importantly, this kinase is deregulated in many cancer types and is an emerging target of chemotherapeutics. In this review, I will consider recent advances concerning the role of CDK in replication initiation across eukaryotes. The implications for strict CDK-dependent regulation of genome duplication in the context of the cell cycle will be discussed.
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