Molecular mechanism of Aurora A kinase autophosphorylation and its allosteric activation by TPX2

We elucidate the molecular mechanisms of two distinct activation strategies (autophosphorylation and TPX2-mediated activation) in human Aurora A kinase. Classic allosteric activation is in play where either activation loop phosphorylation or TPX2 binding to a conserved hydrophobic groove shifts the...

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Main Authors: Zorba, Adelajda, Buosi, Vanessa, Kutter, Steffen, Kern, Nadja, Pontiggia, Francesco, Cho, Young-Jin, Kern, Dorothee
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4032492/