The NIMA-family kinase Nek6 phosphorylates the kinesin Eg5 at a novel site necessary for mitotic spindle formation.

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Published in J Cell Sci on November 11, 2008

Authors

Joseph Rapley1, Marta Nicolàs, Aaron Groen, Laura Regué, M Teresa Bertran, Carme Caelles, Joseph Avruch, Joan Roig

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular Biology and Medical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

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