Evidence map›Paper›PMID 1654128›Full record

ArticleCell regulation1991

Okadaic acid suppresses calcium regulation of mitosis onset in sea urchin embryos.

R Patel, M Whitaker

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Article in Cell regulation, 1991. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
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Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

R PatelDepartment of Physiology, University College London, United Kingdom.
M Whitaker
University College London · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We show that a phosphatase inhibitor, okadaic acid, induces premature and persistent mitosis during the first cell cycle in sea urchin embryos. Okadaic acid-induced mitosis requires protein synthesis, suggesting that it activates the protein synthesis-requiring mitotic H1 kinase. By microinjecting the calcium chelators BAPTA and EGTA and by measuring Cai using fura-2, an indicator dye, we show that okadaic acid-induced mitosis is independent of the calcium signal that usually triggers mitosis onset in sea urchin embryos. Disabling the calmodulin kinase II that is thought to respond to the mitotic Cai signal using a peptide inhibitor fails to prevent mitosis in response to okadaic acid. These data suggest that okadaic acid bypasses calcium regulation of mitosis by inducing constitutive phosphorylation of a site on the H1 kinase that is normally under the control of the calmodulin-regulated kinase.

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AnimalsBinding SitesCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesEgtazic AcidEthers, CyclicKineticsMicroinjectionsMitosisOkadaic AcidOocytesPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein BiosynthesisProtein KinasesSea UrchinsSignal Transduction1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acidCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesEgtazic AcidEthers, CyclicOkadaic AcidPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesProtein Kinases

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PMID1654128
PMCPMC361809
OpenAlexW2015950703

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