Cyclin-dependent kinase 1
Also known as: CDC2, CDC28A, CDK1, CDKN1, P34CDC2
Function
Plays a key role in the control of the eukaryotic cell cycle by modulating the centrosome cycle as well as mitotic onset; promotes G2-M transition via association with multiple interphase cyclins. Phosphorylates PARVA/actopaxin, APC, AMPH, APC, ASB7, BARD1, Bcl-xL/BCL2L1, BRCA2, CALD1, CASP8, CDC7, CDC20, CDC25A, CDC25C, CC2D1A, CENPA, CSNK2 proteins/CKII, FZR1/CDH1, CDK7, CEBPB, CHAMP1, DMD/dystrophin, EEF1 proteins/EF-1, EZH2, KIF11/EG5, EGFR, FANCG, FOS, GFAP, GOLGA2/GM130, GRASP1, UBE2A/hHR6A, HIST1H1 proteins/histone H1, HMGA1, HIVEP3/KRC, UHRF1, KAT5, LMNA, LMNB, LBR, MKI67, LATS1, MAP1B, MAP4, MARCKS, MCM2, MCM4, MKLP1, MLST8, MYB, NEFH, NFIC, NPC/nuclear pore complex, PITPNM1/NIR2, NPM1, NCL, NUCKS1, NPM1/numatrin, ORC1, PRKAR2A, EEF1E1/p18, EIF3F/p47, p53/TP53, NONO/p54NRB, PAPOLA, PLEC/plectin, RB1, TPPP, UL40/R2, RAB4A, RAP1GAP, RBBP8/CtIP, RCC1, RPS6KB1/S6K1, KHDRBS1/SAM68, ESPL1, SKI, BIRC5/survivin, STIP1, TEX14, beta-tubulins, MAPT/TAU, NEDD1, VIM/vimentin, TK1, FOXO1, RUNX1/AML1, SAMHD1, SIRT2, CGAS, GLI2 and RUNX2. CDK1/CDC2-cyclin-B controls pronuclear union in interphase fertilized eggs. Essential for early stages of embryonic development. During G2 and early mitosis, CDC25A/B/C-mediated dephosphorylation activates CDK1/cyclin complexes which phosphorylate several substrates that trigger at least centrosome separation, Golgi dynamics, nuclear envelope breakdown and chromosome condensation. Once chromosomes are condensed and aligned at the metaphase plate, CDK1 activity is switched off by WEE1- and PKMYT1-mediated phosphorylation to allow sister chromatid separation, chromosome decondensation, reformation of the nuclear envelope and cytokinesis. Phosphorylates KRT5 during prometaphase and metaphase (By similarity). Activated by the CDK-activating kinase (CAK) complex consisting of CDK7, cyclin-H/CCNH and MAT1, which is a master regulator of CDK activity. Inactivated by PKR/EIF2AK2- and WEE1-mediated phosphorylation upon DNA damage to stop cell cycle and genome replication at the G2 checkpoint thus facilitating DNA repair. Reactivated after successful DNA repair through WIP1-dependent signaling leading to CDC25A/B/C-mediated dephosphorylation and restoring cell cycle progression. Catalyzes lamin (LMNA, LMNB1 and LMNB2) phosphorylation at the onset of mitosis, promoting nuclear envelope breakdown. In proliferating cells, CDK1-mediated FOXO1 phosphorylation at the G2-M phase represses FOXO1 interaction with 14-3-3 proteins and thereby promotes FOXO1 nuclear accumulation and transcription factor activity, leading to cell death of postmitotic neurons. The phosphorylation of beta-tubulins regulates microtubule dynamics during mitosis. NEDD1 phosphorylation promotes PLK1-mediated NEDD1 phosphorylation and subsequent targeting of the gamma-tubulin ring complex (gTuRC) to the centrosome, an important step for spindle formation. In addition, CC2D1A phosphorylation regulates CC2D1A spindle pole localization and association with SCC1/RAD21 and centriole cohesion during mitosis. The phosphorylation of Bcl-xL/BCL2L1 after prolongated G2 arrest upon DNA damage triggers apoptosis. In contrast, CASP8 phosphorylation during mitosis prevents its activation by proteolysis and subsequent apoptosis. This phosphorylation occurs in cancer cell lines, as well as in primary breast tissues and lymphocytes. EZH2 phosphorylation promotes H3K27me3 maintenance and epigenetic gene silencing. CALD1 phosphorylation promotes Schwann cell migration during peripheral nerve regeneration (By similarity). CDK1-cyclin-B complex phosphorylates NCKAP5L and mediates its dissociation from centrosomes during mitosis. Regulates the amplitude of the cyclic expression of the core clock gene BMAL1 by phosphorylating its transcriptional repressor NR1D1, and this phosphorylation is necessary for SCF(FBXW7)-mediated ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of NR1D1. Phosphorylates EML3 at 'Thr-881' which is essential for its interaction with HAUS augmin-like complex and TUBG1. Phosphorylates CGAS during mitosis, leading to its inhibition, thereby preventing CGAS activation by self DNA during mitosis. Phosphorylates SKA3 on multiple sites during mitosis which promotes SKA3 binding to the NDC80 complex and anchoring of the SKA complex to kinetochores, to enable stable attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochores.
Classification
- Family (Pfam)
- PF00069 Pkinase
- InterPro
- CDK, Kinase-like_dom_sf, Prot_kinase_dom, Protein_kinase_ATP_BS, Ser/Thr_kinase_AS
- Functional cluster
- Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases
Experimental structures · PDB · 13
- 4Y72 X-ray 2.30A
- 4YC3 X-ray 2.70A
- 4YC6 X-ray 2.60A
- 5HQ0 X-ray 2.30A
- 5LQF X-ray 2.06A
- 6GU2 X-ray 2.00A
- 6GU3 X-ray 2.65A
- 6GU4 X-ray 2.73A
- 6GU6 X-ray 2.33A
- 6GU7 X-ray 2.75A
- 6TWN X-ray 2.28A
- 7NJ0 EM 3.60A
- … and 1 more
A predicted model is available from AlphaFold.
Gene Ontology · 77
- GO:0005813 centrosome
- GO:0000781 chromosome, telomeric region
- GO:0097125 cyclin B1-CDK1 complex
- GO:0000307 cyclin-dependent protein kinase holoenzyme complex
- GO:0005737 cytoplasm
- GO:0005829 cytosol
- GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- GO:0070062 extracellular exosome
- GO:0016020 membrane
- GO:0030496 midbody
- GO:0005759 mitochondrial matrix
- GO:0005739 mitochondrion
- GO:0072686 mitotic spindle
- GO:0005654 nucleoplasm
- GO:0005634 nucleus
- GO:0005876 spindle microtubule
- GO:0005524 ATP binding
- GO:0003682 chromatin binding
- GO:0030332 cyclin binding
- GO:0097472 cyclin-dependent protein kinase activity
- GO:0004693 cyclin-dependent protein serine/threonine kinase activity
- GO:0035173 histone kinase activity
- GO:0030544 Hsp70 protein binding
- GO:0016301 kinase activity
- GO:0004672 protein kinase activity
- GO:0106310 protein serine kinase activity
- GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
- GO:0008353 RNA polymerase II CTD heptapeptide repeat kinase activity
- GO:0001618 virus receptor activity
- GO:0006915 apoptotic process
- GO:0051301 cell division
- GO:0016477 cell migration
- GO:0070301 cellular response to hydrogen peroxide
- GO:0007098 centrosome cycle
- GO:0030261 chromosome condensation
- GO:0006974 DNA damage response
- GO:0006281 DNA repair
- GO:0006260 DNA replication
- GO:0030855 epithelial cell differentiation
- GO:0070371 ERK1 and ERK2 cascade
- GO:0000082 G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle
- GO:0000086 G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
- GO:0090166 Golgi disassembly
- GO:0000226 microtubule cytoskeleton organization
- GO:1902850 microtubule cytoskeleton organization involved in mitosis
- GO:0007095 mitotic G2 DNA damage checkpoint signaling
- GO:0007077 mitotic nuclear membrane disassembly
- GO:0043066 negative regulation of apoptotic process
- GO:0031397 negative regulation of protein ubiquitination
- GO:0018107 peptidyl-threonine phosphorylation
- GO:0060045 positive regulation of cardiac muscle cell proliferation
- GO:0045740 positive regulation of DNA replication
- GO:0010971 positive regulation of G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle
- GO:0010628 positive regulation of gene expression
- GO:1905448 positive regulation of mitochondrial ATP synthesis coupled electron transport
- GO:0062033 positive regulation of mitotic sister chromatid segregation
- GO:0042307 positive regulation of protein import into nucleus
- GO:1900182 positive regulation of protein localization to nucleus
- GO:2000060 positive regulation of ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
- GO:0007344 pronuclear fusion
- GO:0016579 protein deubiquitination
- GO:0034501 protein localization to kinetochore
- GO:0065003 protein-containing complex assembly
- GO:1902423 regulation of attachment of mitotic spindle microtubules to kinetochore
- GO:0042752 regulation of circadian rhythm
- GO:0045995 regulation of embryonic development
- GO:0120261 regulation of heterochromatin organization
- GO:0014038 regulation of Schwann cell differentiation
- GO:0014823 response to activity
- GO:0014075 response to amine
- GO:0048678 response to axon injury
- GO:0046686 response to cadmium ion
- GO:0046688 response to copper ion
- GO:0045471 response to ethanol
- GO:0009636 response to toxic substance
- GO:0048511 rhythmic process
- GO:0055015 ventricular cardiac muscle cell development
Drugs targeting this protein · 13
- PHA-793887 inhibitor
- SELICICLIB inhibitor
- ZOTIRACICLIB inhibitor
- DINACICLIB inhibitor
- RGB-286638 inhibitor
- RIVICICLIB inhibitor
- AG-24322 inhibitor
- RG-547 inhibitor
- ALVOCIDIB inhibitor
- RONICICLIB inhibitor
- AT-7519 inhibitor
- AZD-5438 inhibitor
- MILCICLIB inhibitor
Neighborhood · nearest proteins
Related proteins · sequence + function similarity
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 1.00
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 1.00
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 1.00
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 1.00
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 0.99
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1-A 0.99
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 0.98
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1-B 0.98
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 0.97
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 0.97
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 0.97
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 1 0.97
Co-cited proteins · studied together in the literature
- SKA complex subunit 1 3 shared papers
- Wee1-like protein kinase 2 1 shared papers
- Membrane-associated tyrosine- and threonine-specific cdc2-inhibitory kinase 1 shared papers
- Nck-associated protein 5-like 1 shared papers
- Coiled-coil and C2 domain-containing protein 1A 1 shared papers
- Deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase SAMHD1 2 shared papers
- Prelamin-A/C 3 shared papers
- Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 7 shared papers
- Runt-related transcription factor 2 1 shared papers
- Fanconi anemia group C protein 1 shared papers
- Chromosome alignment-maintaining phosphoprotein 1 1 shared papers
- Protein NEDD1 1 shared papers
Literature · 76 cited papers
- Structural basis of T-loop-independent recognition and activation of CDKs by the CDK-activating kinase. Science · 2025
- ASB7 is a negative regulator of H3K9me3 homeostasis. Science · 2025
- ATR promotes clearance of damaged DNA and damaged cells by rupturing micronuclei. Mol. Cell · 2023
- CDK1/FBXW7 facilitates degradation and ubiquitination of MLST8 to inhibit progression of renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Sci. · 2022
- Multisite phosphorylation determines the formation of Ska-Ndc80 macro-complexes that are essential for chromosome segregation during mitosis. Mol. Biol. Cell · 2020
- Phosphorylation of cGAS by CDK1 impairs self-DNA sensing in mitosis. Cell Discov. · 2020
- The Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus NSs Protein Interacts with CDK1 To Induce G2 Cell Cycle Arrest and Positively Regulate Viral Replication. J. Virol. · 2020
- Molecular determinants of the Ska-Ndc80 interaction and their influence on microtubule tracking and force-coupling. Elife · 2019
- Phosphorylation of Ci/Gli by Fused Family Kinases Promotes Hedgehog Signaling. Dev. Cell · 2019
- The microtubule-associated protein EML3 regulates mitotic spindle assembly by recruiting the Augmin complex to spindle microtubules. J. Biol. Chem. · 2019
- Pacer is a mediator of mTORC1 and GSK3-TIP60 signaling in regulation of autophagosome maturation and lipid metabolism. Mol. Cell · 2019
- An intrinsic S/G2 checkpoint enforced by ATR. Science · 2018
- … and 64 more in the literature graph