Nature Communications (May 2018)

Cyclin K regulates prereplicative complex assembly to promote mammalian cell proliferation

  • Tingjun Lei,
  • Peixuan Zhang,
  • Xudong Zhang,
  • Xue Xiao,
  • Jingli Zhang,
  • Tong Qiu,
  • Qian Dai,
  • Yujun Zhang,
  • Ling Min,
  • Qian Li,
  • Rutie Yin,
  • Ping Ding,
  • Ni Li,
  • Yi Qu,
  • Dezhi Mu,
  • Jun Qin,
  • Xiaofeng Zhu,
  • Zhi-Xiong Xiao,
  • Qintong Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04258-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Prereplicative complex (pre-RC) formation during G1 is fundamental for cell replication. Here the authors report a role for cyclin K in regulating pre-RC formation in mammalian cells by affecting cyclin E1 activity.