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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The NIMA kinases are an evolutionarily conserved protein family with enigmatic roles in the regulation of mitosis. We report six new members of this family in Chlamydomonas, in addition to the previously identified NIMA-related kinase, Fa2p. Chlamydomonas NIMA-related kinases (CNKs) 1-6 were sequenced from subclones generated by RT-PCR using information from EST libraries and the recently sequenced Chlamydomonas genome. Phylogenetic and bioinformatic approaches were used to determine the relationships of the six new members with known members of the NIMA-related kinase family. Although humans express at least eleven NIMA-related kinases, the eukaryotic microbes that have been studied to date express only one or two members of the family. Thus, the discovery that Chlamydomonas expresses a total of at least seven NIMA-related kinases is intriguing. Our analyses suggest that members of this family may play roles in the assembly and function of cilia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1066-5234
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
66-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Identification and sequence analysis of six new members of the NIMA-related kinase family in Chlamydomonas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't