SmSak, the second Polo-like kinase of the helminth parasite Schistosoma mansoni: conserved and unexpected roles in meiosis.

Polo-like kinases (Plks) are a family of conserved regulators of a variety of events throughout the cell cycle, expanded from one Plk in yeast to five Plks in mammals (Plk1-5). Plk1 is the best characterized member of the Plk family, homolog to the founding member Polo of Drosophila, and plays a maj...

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Main Authors: Thavy Long, Mathieu Vanderstraete, Katia Cailliau, Marion Morel, Arlette Lescuyer, Nadege Gouignard, Christoph G Grevelding, Edith Browaeys, Colette Dissous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3386946?pdf=render