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ReviewBiology of the cell2014

Mechanism and regulation of kinesin-5, an essential motor for the mitotic spindle.

Joshua S Waitzman, Sarah E Rice

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Review in Biology of the cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joshua S WaitzmanDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, U.S.A.
Sarah E Rice
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008152 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI ARDEHALI, HOSSEIN · 1987 to 2021
$24.0M
CELLULAR &MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008061 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI CARTHEW, RICHARD W. · 1985 to 2022
$17.1M
The Mechanism of Kinesin Self-RegulationR01GM072656 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI RICE, SARAH E. · 2005 to 2014
$2.5M
Src kinase phosphoregulation of the human mitotic kinesin, Eg5R01GM107209 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI RICE, SARAH E. · 2013 to 2016
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NIGMS NIH HHS GM072656NIGMS NIH HHS GM08061NIGMS NIH HHS GM08152NIGMS NIH HHS GM107209NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM072656NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107209NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008061NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008152
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitotic cell division is the most fundamental task of all living cells. Cells have intricate and tightly regulated machinery to ensure that mitosis occurs with appropriate frequency and high fidelity. A core element of this machinery is the kinesin-5 motor protein, which plays essential roles in spindle formation and maintenance. In this review, we discuss how the structural and mechanical properties of kinesin-5 motors uniquely suit them to their mitotic role. We describe some of the small molecule inhibitors and regulatory proteins that act on kinesin-5, and discuss how these regulators may influence the process of cell division. Finally, we touch on some more recently described functions of kinesin-5 motors in non-dividing cells. Throughout, we highlight a number of open questions that impede our understanding of both this motor's function and the potential utility of kinesin-5 inhibitors.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansKinesinsMitosisPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiarySpindle ApparatusKinesinsKinesinMicrotubuleMitosisPhosphorylationtpx2

Identifiers

PMID24125467
PMCPMC4034379
OpenAlexW1949283845

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