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General description

TTK is a serine/threonine kinase that has been implicated in the regulation of centrosome duplication and mitotic checkpoint response. Overexpressing of dominant-negative TTK in human cell lines prevents centrosome duplication while active TTK accelerates centrosome reduplication in an osteosarcoma cell line. Disruption of TTK function leads to a combination of severe mitotic abnormalities and failure in centrosome duplication. TTK is required for stabilization and activation of p53 during spindle disruption. TTK phoshorylates the N-terminal domain of p53 at Thr18, and this phosphorylation disrupts the interaction with MDM2 and abrogates MDM2-mediated p53 ubiquitination.

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Physical form

Supplied in 50mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150mM NaCl, 10mM glutathione, 0.1mM EDTA, 0.25mM DTT, 0.1mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.

Preparation Note

after opening, aliquot into smaller quantities and store at -70 °C. Avoid repeating handling and multiple freeze/thaw cycles