Abstract
Activation of the p34 cdc2 protein kinase (PK) at different stages of the eukaryotic cell cycle is controlled by interaction with regulatory proteins known as cyclins (CYCs). Using a probe obtained by PCR amplification, we have isolated from the protozoan, Trypanosoma brucei, a cDNA clone encoding a CYC homologue. The amino acid sequence deduced for this gene ( CYC1) shares structural homology with A- and B-type CYCs of other organisms, including a motif, the destruction box, which has been related to the rapid turnover of these CYC proteins in mitosis. When expressed in fission yeast, CYC1 is able to rescue the defect of a temperature-sensitive cdc13 mutant, demonstrating that it is functional as a cell-cycle regulator. In trypanosome cells, CYC1 associates with a 34-kDa protein that cross-reacts with a monoclonal antibody against the conserved ‘PSTAIR’ epitope of p34 cdc2 , and the complex displays histone H1 PK activity. Furthermore, when trypanosome cells are synchronized by hydroxyurea treatment, CYC1 accumulates as cells progress towards mitosis. These observations, taken together, suggest that CYC1 is a component of the active PK complex required for the control of trypanosome mitosis.
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