Kyung S Lee

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Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Yeast Rpi1 is a putative transcriptional regulator that contributes to preparation for stationary phase
    Andrew K Sobering
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Eukaryot Cell 1:56-65. 2002
  2. ncbi Self-regulated Plk1 recruitment to kinetochores by the Plk1-PBIP1 interaction is critical for proper chromosome segregation
    Young H Kang
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Mol Cell 24:409-22. 2006
  3. ncbi Mechanisms of mammalian polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) localization: self- versus non-self-priming
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 4258, USA
    Cell Cycle 7:141-5. 2008
  4. ncbi Yeast polo-like kinases: functionally conserved multitask mitotic regulators
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 37, Rm 3118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Oncogene 24:217-29. 2005
  5. ncbi Self-regulated mechanism of Plk1 localization to kinetochores: lessons from the Plk1-PBIP1 interaction
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Cell Div 3:4. 2008
  6. ncbi Pinning down the polo-box domain
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Chem Biol 15:415-6. 2008
  7. ncbi Monitoring the cell cycle by multi-kinase-dependent regulation of Swe1/Wee1 in budding yeast
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Cell Cycle 4:1346-9. 2005
  8. ncbi Requirement for Bbp1p in the proper mitotic functions of Cdc5p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Chong J Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Mol Biol Cell 15:1711-23. 2004
  9. ncbi Concerted mechanism of Swe1/Wee1 regulation by multiple kinases in budding yeast
    Satoshi Asano
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    EMBO J 24:2194-204. 2005
  10. ncbi Regulation of microtubule-based microtubule nucleation by mammalian polo-like kinase 1
    Yoshikazu Johmura
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:11446-51. 2011

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  1. ncbi Yeast Rpi1 is a putative transcriptional regulator that contributes to preparation for stationary phase
    Andrew K Sobering
    Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    Eukaryot Cell 1:56-65. 2002
    ..Finally, we propose that inappropriate expression of RPI1 during log phase growth drives fortification of the cell wall and that this behavior is responsible for suppression of the mpkl cell lysis defect...
  2. ncbi Self-regulated Plk1 recruitment to kinetochores by the Plk1-PBIP1 interaction is critical for proper chromosome segregation
    Young H Kang
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Mol Cell 24:409-22. 2006
    ..Thus, Plk1 self-regulates the Plk1-PBIP1 interaction to timely localize to the kinetochores and promote proper chromosome segregation...
  3. ncbi Mechanisms of mammalian polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) localization: self- versus non-self-priming
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 4258, USA
    Cell Cycle 7:141-5. 2008
    ..Here we discuss a recent finding that Plk1 also self-promotes its localization by generating its own PBD-docking site...
  4. ncbi Yeast polo-like kinases: functionally conserved multitask mitotic regulators
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 37, Rm 3118, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Oncogene 24:217-29. 2005
    ..In this review, common properties and distinct functions of Cdc5 and Plo1 will be discussed and compared to properties and functions of Plks in higher eucaryotic organisms...
  5. ncbi Self-regulated mechanism of Plk1 localization to kinetochores: lessons from the Plk1-PBIP1 interaction
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Cell Div 3:4. 2008
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  6. ncbi Pinning down the polo-box domain
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Chem Biol 15:415-6. 2008
    ..In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Reindl et al. (2008) describe the identification of a small molecule called Poloxin that appears to interfere with the function of the polo-box domain (PBD) of Plk1...
  7. ncbi Monitoring the cell cycle by multi-kinase-dependent regulation of Swe1/Wee1 in budding yeast
    Kyung S Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Cell Cycle 4:1346-9. 2005
    ..Thus, Swe1 functions as an important cell cycle modulator that integrates multiple upstream signals from prior cell cycle events before its ultimate degradation permits passage into mitosis...
  8. ncbi Requirement for Bbp1p in the proper mitotic functions of Cdc5p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Chong J Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Mol Biol Cell 15:1711-23. 2004
    ..These data suggest that Bbp1pDeltaC interacts with the polo-box domain of Cdc5p, and this interaction is critical for the subcellular localization and mitotic functions of Cdc5p...
  9. ncbi Concerted mechanism of Swe1/Wee1 regulation by multiple kinases in budding yeast
    Satoshi Asano
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    EMBO J 24:2194-204. 2005
    ..We propose that the concerted action of Cdc28/Cdk1 and Cdc5/Polo on their common substrates is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that is crucial for effectively triggering mitotic entry and other critical mitotic events...
  10. ncbi Regulation of microtubule-based microtubule nucleation by mammalian polo-like kinase 1
    Yoshikazu Johmura
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:11446-51. 2011
    ..Thus, via the formation of the Nedd1-Plk1 complex and subsequent Augmin phosphorylation, Plk1 regulates spindle MT-based MT nucleation to accomplish normal bipolar spindle formation and mitotic progression...
  11. ncbi Plk1-dependent and -independent roles of an ODF2 splice variant, hCenexin1, at the centrosome of somatic cells
    Nak Kyun Soung
    Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Dev Cell 16:539-50. 2009
    ..These findings provide a striking example of how a splice-generated C-terminal extension of a sperm tail-associating protein mediates unanticipated centrosomal events at distinct stages of the somatic cell cycle...
  12. ncbi Requirement for the budding yeast polo kinase Cdc5 in proper microtubule growth and dynamics
    Chong J Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Eukaryot Cell 7:444-53. 2008
    ..They also phosphorylated these three proteins in vitro. Taken together, these observations suggest that concerted action of Cdc28 and Cdc5 on Nud1, Slk19, and Stu2 is important for proper spindle functions...
  13. ncbi Novel functional dissection of the localization-specific roles of budding yeast polo kinase Cdc5p
    Jung Eun Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 24:9873-86. 2004
    ..Thus, SPB- and the bud-neck-localized Cdc5p control most of the critical Cdc5p functions and downregulation of Bfa1p and Swe1p at the respective locations are two critical factors that require Cdc5p...
  14. ncbi Direct phosphorylation and activation of a Nim1-related kinase Gin4 by Elm1 in budding yeast
    Satoshi Asano
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    J Biol Chem 281:27090-8. 2006
    ..Thus, Elm1 regulates the septin assembly-dependent cellular events by directly phosphorylating and activating the Gin4-dependent pathway(s)...
  15. ncbi Coupling morphogenesis to mitotic entry
    Krisada Sakchaisri
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 37, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:4124-9. 2004
    ..This mechanism links assembly of a cellular structure to passage into mitosis...
  16. ncbi Bni5p, a septin-interacting protein, is required for normal septin function and cytokinesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Philip R Lee
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 22:6906-20. 2002
    ..Our data suggest that the Bni5p-septin interaction is important for septin ring stability and function, which is in turn critical for normal cytokinesis...
  17. ncbi Structural and functional analyses of minimal phosphopeptides targeting the polo-box domain of polo-like kinase 1
    Sang Moon Yun
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Nat Struct Mol Biol 16:876-82. 2009
    ..The mode of interaction between the minimal peptide and PBD may provide a template for designing therapeutic agents that target PLK1...
  18. ncbi Requirement of hCenexin for proper mitotic functions of polo-like kinase 1 at the centrosomes
    Nak Kyun Soung
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Mol Cell Biol 26:8316-35. 2006
    ..Our results further suggest that the anti-Odf2 immunoreactive centrosomal antigen previously detected in non-germ line cells is likely hCenexin1...
  19. ncbi Mammalian polo-like kinase 1-dependent regulation of the PBIP1-CENP-Q complex at kinetochores
    Young H Kang
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, NCI National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 4258, USA
    J Biol Chem 286:19744-57. 2011
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  20. ncbi Serendipitous alkylation of a Plk1 ligand uncovers a new binding channel
    Fa Liu
    Chemical Biology Laboratory, Molecular Discovery Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
    Nat Chem Biol 7:595-601. 2011
    ..This work provides insights that might advance efforts to develop Plk1 PBD-binding inhibitors as potential Plk1-specific anticancer agents...
  21. ncbi Loss of CDC5 function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae leads to defects in Swe1p regulation and Bfa1p/Bub2p-independent cytokinesis
    Chong Jin Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Genetics 163:21-33. 2003
    ..Thus, Cdc5p contributes to the activation of the Swe1p-dependent Cdc28p/Clb pathway, normal septin function, and cytokinesis...
  22. ncbi Characterization of a novel cyclin-dependent kinase 1 inhibitor, BMI-1026
    Yeon-Sun Seong
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH. Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Cancer Res 63:7384-91. 2003
    ..These data suggest that BMI-1026 could be developed as a potential anti-Cdk1 chemotherapeutic agent...
  23. ncbi Polo-box domain: a versatile mediator of polo-like kinase function
    Jung Eun Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 37, Rm 3118, Bethesda, MD, 20892 4258, USA
    Cell Mol Life Sci 67:1957-70. 2010
    ..In this review, current understanding of the structure and functions of PBD, mode of PBD-dependent interactions and substrate phosphorylation, and other phospho-independent functions of PBD are discussed...
  24. ncbi A spindle checkpoint arrest and a cytokinesis failure by the dominant-negative polo-box domain of Plk1 in U-2 OS cells
    Yeon Sun Seong
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 4258, USA
    J Biol Chem 277:32282-93. 2002
    ..We propose that, in mammalian cells, the polo-box-dependent Plk1 activity is required for proper metaphase/anaphase transition and for cytokinesis...
  25. ncbi Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 induces cytokinesis without chromosome segregation in an ECT2 and MgcRacGAP-dependent manner
    Fumihiko Niiya
    Laboratory of Cell Biology, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 4256, USA
    J Biol Chem 280:36502-9. 2005
    ..Chemical induction of cytokinesis will be a valuable tool to study the initiation mechanism of cytokinesis...
  26. ncbi Feed-forward mechanism of converting biochemical cooperativity to mitotic processes at the kinetochore plate
    Jung Eun Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108:8200-5. 2011
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  27. ncbi Direct quantification of polo-like kinase 1 activity in cells and tissues using a highly sensitive and specific ELISA assay
    Jung Eun Park
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:1725-30. 2009
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  28. ncbi Bfa1 can regulate Tem1 function independently of Bub2 in the mitotic exit network of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Hyeon Su Ro
    Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 37, Room 3D25, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:5436-41. 2002
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  29. ncbi The yeast Tor signaling pathway is involved in G2/M transition via polo-kinase
    Akio Nakashima
    Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
    PLoS ONE 3:e2223. 2008
    ..The C-terminal polo-box domain of Cdc5 has an inhibitory role in nuclear translocation. Taken together, our results indicate a novel function of Tor in the regulation of cell cycle and proliferation...
  30. ncbi Centrosome replication in hydroxyurea-arrested CHO cells expressing GFP-tagged centrin2
    Ryoko Kuriyama
    Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    J Cell Sci 120:2444-53. 2007
    ..The centrosome number increases as small foci grow in size and resolve into recognizable centrosomes. As this occurs in a random fashion, the cells arrested longer with HU induced highly heterogeneous numbers of centrosomes...
  31. ncbi Involvement of PTEN in airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in bronchial asthma
    Yong Geun Kwak
    Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Research Center for Allergic Immune Diseases, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, South Korea
    J Clin Invest 111:1083-92. 2003
    ..Intratracheal administration of PI3K inhibitors or AdPTEN remarkably reduced bronchial inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness. These findings indicate that PTEN may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of the asthma phenotype...
  32. ncbi PPAR-gamma modulates allergic inflammation through up-regulation of PTEN
    Kyung S Lee
    Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
    FASEB J 19:1033-5. 2005
    ..These findings demonstrate a protective role of PPARgamma in the pathogenesis of the asthma phenotype through regulation of PTEN expression...
  33. ncbi A set of epitope-tagging integration vectors for functional analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
    Hyeran Sung
    College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University, 48 Gaeshindong, Cheongju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea
    FEMS Yeast Res 5:943-50. 2005
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  34. ncbi Inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta attenuates allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in murine asthma model
    Kyung S Lee
    Department of Internal Medicine, Research Center for Allergic Immune Diseases, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, South Korea
    FASEB J 20:455-65. 2006
    ..Taken together, our findings implicate that inhibition of p110delta signaling pathway may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of allergic airway inflammation...