Aurora kinase AAurora kinase A also known as serine/threonine-protein kinase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AURKA gene. Aurora A is a member of a family of mitotic serine/threonine kinases. It is implicated with important processes during mitosis and meiosis whose proper function is integral for healthy cell proliferation. Aurora A is activated by one or more phosphorylations and its activity peaks during the G2 phase to M phase transition in the cell cycle. The aurora kinases were first identified in 1990 during a cDNA screen of Xenopus eggs.
Embryonthumb|upright|Embryon dans un œuf de Petite roussette (Scyliorhinus canicula). thumb|Embryon de souris commune. Un embryon (du grec ancien / émbruon) est un organisme en développement depuis la première division de l'œuf ou zygote jusqu'au stade où les principaux organes sont formés. L'embryologie est l'étude de la croissance d'un organisme durant toute la gestation, c'est-à-dire à la fois pendant la période embryonnaire et la période fœtale. alt=Un embryon humain âgé d'environ 7 semaines|thumb|upright|Un embryon humain âgé d'environ 7 semaines.
Mitotic catastropheMitotic catastrophe has been defined as either a cellular mechanism to prevent potentially cancerous cells from proliferating or as a mode of cellular death that occurs following improper cell cycle progression or entrance. Mitotic catastrophe can be induced by prolonged activation of the spindle assembly checkpoint, errors in mitosis, or DNA damage and functioned to prevent genomic instability. It is a mechanism that is being researched as a potential therapeutic target in cancers, and numerous approved therapeutics induce mitotic catastrophe.
DynactineLa dynactine (ou complexe activateur de la Dynéine) est une protéine multimérique localisée dans les cellules eucaryotes qui assiste au transport intracellulaire bidirectionnel en interagissant comme un adaptateur entre la dynéine et la kinésine-2 tout en les liant à l'organelle ou la vésicule à être transportée. Elle est aussi requise pour l'initiation du transport du cargo depuis l'axone distale. La dynactine fait partie des protéines de la famille adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase).
G2 phaseDISPLAYTITLE:G2 phase G2 phase, Gap 2 phase, or Growth 2 phase, is the third subphase of interphase in the cell cycle directly preceding mitosis. It follows the successful completion of S phase, during which the cell’s DNA is replicated. G2 phase ends with the onset of prophase, the first phase of mitosis in which the cell’s chromatin condenses into chromosomes. G2 phase is a period of rapid cell growth and protein synthesis during which the cell prepares itself for mitosis.
