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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
The Polo-like kinases are key regulatory molecules required during the cell cycle for the successful completion of mitosis. We have cloned a C. elegans homolog of the Drosophila melanogaster polo gene (designated plk-1 for C. elegans polo-like kinase-1) and present the subcellular localization of the PLK-1 protein during the meiotic and mitotic cell cycles in C. elegans oocytes and embryos, respectively. Disruption of PLK-1 expression by RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) disrupts normal oocyte and embryonic development. Inspection of oocytes revealed a defect in nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) before ovulation. This defect in NEBD was also observed in oocytes that were depleted of the cyclin-dependent kinase NCC-1 (C. elegans homolog of Cdc2). The plk-1 RNAi oocytes were fertilized; however the resulting embryos were unable to separate their meiotic chromosomes or form and extrude polar bodies. These defects led to embryonic arrest as single cells. genesis 26:26-41, 2000. Published 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1526-954X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
26-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Caenorhabditis elegans, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Embryo, Nonmammalian, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Enzyme Induction, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Genes, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Helminth Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Meiosis, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Mitosis, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Nuclear Envelope, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-RNA, Double-Stranded, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:10660671-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The polo-like kinase PLK-1 is required for nuclear envelope breakdown and the completion of meiosis in Caenorhabditis elegans.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute-FCRF, Frederick, Maryland 21702, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.