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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) plays a pivotal role in brain development and neuronal migration. Cdk5 is abundant in postmitotic, terminally differentiated neurons. The ability of Cdk5 to phosphorylate substrates is dependent on activation by its neuronal-specific activators p35 and p39. There exist striking differences in the phenotypic severity of Cdk5-deficient mice and p35-deficient mice. Cdk5-null mutants show a more severe disruption of lamination in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum. In addition, Cdk5-null mice display perinatal lethality, whereas p35-null mice are viable. These discrepancies have been attributed to the function of other Cdk5 activators, such as p39. To understand the roles of p39 and p35, we created p39-null mice and p35/p39 compound-mutant mice. Interestingly, p39-null mice show no obvious detectable abnormalities, whereas p35(-/-)p39(-/-) double-null mutants are perinatal lethal. We show here that the p35(-/-)p39(-/-) mutants exhibit phenotypes identical to those of the Cdk5-null mutant mice. Other compound-mutant mice with intermediate phenotypes allow us to determine the distinct and redundant functions between p35 and p39. Our data strongly suggest that p35 and p39 are essential for Cdk5 activity during the development of the nervous system. Thus, p35 and p39 are likely to be the principal, if not the only, activators of Cdk5.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1529-2401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6758-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Fetal Viability, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Gene Targeting, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Genes, Lethal, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Homozygote, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Mice, Neurologic Mutants, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Motor Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Nervous System Malformations, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:11517264-Transplantation Chimera
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
p35 and p39 are essential for cyclin-dependent kinase 5 function during neurodevelopment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't