IndraLab
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"A physical interaction exists between cdc2 and s6k1, and this interaction is enhanced in mitotic cells. These results suggest that cdc2 provides a signal that triggers inactivation of s6k1 in mitosis, presumably serving to spare energy for costly mitotic processes at the expense of ribosomal protein synthesis."
"Interestingly, phosphorylation at several ser/thr residues within the c-terminal autoinhibitory tail appears to either activate or inhibit s6k1, depending on the cell cycle phase. phosphorylation of those residues (featured by the thr-421/ser-424 site) during mitosis pursued by cdk1 inactivates s6k1 we then assessed the phosphorylation status of the mitosis-specific inhibitory residue of s6k1, thr-421/ser-424, which is targeted by mitotic cdk1."