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ReviewCell structure and function2025

Capturing CDKs in action: Live-cell biosensors pioneer the new frontiers in cell cycle research.

Sachiya Nakashima, Aika Toyama, Hironori Sugiyama, Kazuhiro Aoki, Yuhei Goto

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Review in Cell structure and function, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A Constellation of Fluorescent Biosensors to Illuminate the Galaxy of Protein Kinases.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sachiya NakashimaLaboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University.
Aika ToyamaLaboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-8316-6636
Hironori SugiyamaDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6925-1823
Kazuhiro AokiLaboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-1555
Yuhei GotoLaboratory of Cell Cycle Regulation, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5597-158X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) orchestrate cell cycle progression through precise temporal control of substrate phosphorylation. While traditional biochemical approaches and phosphoproteomics have provided valuable insights into CDK-mediated regulation, these methods require cell population analyses and cannot capture real-time dynamics in individual cells. The recent development of fluorescent biosensors has revolutionized our ability to monitor CDK activity in living cells with unprecedented temporal and spatial resolution. Here, we comprehensively review genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors for measuring CDK activity. The two major modes of action in CDK activity biosensors-FRET-based and translocation-based biosensors-enable researchers to select appropriate tools for their specific experimental objectives. These biosensors have revealed precise spatiotemporal CDK activity dynamics across diverse model systems, including yeast, cultured mammalian cells, worms, flies, frog egg extract, fish, and mice. Such technological advances are transforming our understanding of quantitative principles underlying cell cycle control and opening new avenues for investigating cell cycle regulation in various biological contexts.Key words: CDK, FRET, cell cycle, live imaging, biosensor.

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Biosensing TechniquesCell CycleCyclin-Dependent KinasesAnimalsFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansCyclin-Dependent KinasesbiosensorCDKcell cycleFRETlive imaging

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PMID40044149
PMCPMC12702685

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