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Homing in: Mechanisms of Substrate Targeting by Protein Kinases
Miller CJ, Turk BE. Homing in: Mechanisms of Substrate Targeting by Protein Kinases. Trends In Biochemical Sciences 2018, 43: 380-394. PMID: 29544874, PMCID: PMC5923429, DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2018.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein kinaseReversible post-translational modificationKinase substrate specificityCellular signaling networksPost-translational modificationsSimilar catalytic domainsMode of regulationSignaling outputsSubstrate repertoireSubstrate targetingSignaling networksPhosphorylation sitesProtein phosphorylationCatalytic domainSubstrate specificityKinaseCell behaviorEukaryotesRecent progressPhosphorylationAnticancer drugsSitesRegulationMechanismTargeting
2022
Tousled-like kinase 2 targets ASF1 histone chaperones through client mimicry
Simon B, Lou HJ, Huet-Calderwood C, Shi G, Boggon TJ, Turk BE, Calderwood DA. Tousled-like kinase 2 targets ASF1 histone chaperones through client mimicry. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 749. PMID: 35136069, PMCID: PMC8826447, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceCatalytic DomainCell Cycle ProteinsConserved SequenceCrystallography, X-RayHistonesHumansMolecular ChaperonesMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular MimicryMutagenesisPeptide LibraryPhosphorylationProtein KinasesRecombinant ProteinsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsTousled-like kinaseDNA replication-coupled nucleosome assemblyNuclear serine-threonine kinaseReplication-coupled nucleosome assemblyHistone chaperone proteinsGlobular N-terminal domainProper cell divisionPhosphorylation site motifsSerine-threonine kinaseShort sequence motifsAsf1 histone chaperonesC-terminal tailN-terminal domainHistone chaperonesGenome maintenanceNucleosome assemblySequence motifsChaperone proteinsNon-catalytic interactionsCatalytic domainCell divisionSite motifN-terminusStringent selectivityCell growth