Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Bora phosphorylation substitutes in trans for T-loop phosphorylation in Aurora A to promote mitotic entry

  • N. Tavernier,
  • Y. Thomas,
  • S. Vigneron,
  • P. Maisonneuve,
  • S. Orlicky,
  • P. Mader,
  • S. G. Regmi,
  • L. Van Hove,
  • N. M. Levinson,
  • G. Gasmi-Seabrook,
  • N. Joly,
  • M. Poteau,
  • G. Velez-Aguilera,
  • O. Gavet,
  • A. Castro,
  • M. Dasso,
  • T. Lorca,
  • F. Sicheri,
  • L. Pintard

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21922-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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Tavernier et al. decipher the mechanism by which the intrinsically disordered protein Bora, phosphorylated by Cyclin-Cdk, potentiates AURKA activity towards Polo-like kinase 1. Furthermore, they demonstrate the importance of this mechanism for timely mitotic entry in Xenopus and human cells.