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    Wee1 is a nuclear kinase belonging to the Ser/Thr family of protein kinases in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe). Wee1 has a molecular...
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    balance of Wee1 and Cdc25 activity with changes in cell size is coordinated by the mitotic entry control system. It has been shown in Wee1 mutants, cells...
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    employ such a mechanism, via Cdr2-mediated spatial regulation of Wee1 activity. Though Wee1 is a fairly conserved negative regulator of mitotic entry, no...
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    CyclinB-Cdc2 inhibitors, Wee1 and Myt1. Cdc25 activates the complex through the removal of phosphates from the active site while Wee1 inactivates the complex...
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    WEE1 homolog (S. pombe), also known as WEE1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the WEE1 gene. This gene encodes a nuclear protein, which is a...
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  • phase, the CDK1 subunit of MPF is inactive due to an inhibitory enzyme, Wee1. Wee1 phosphorylates the Tyr-15 residue of CDK1, rendering MPF inactive. During...
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    based on early studies on TKIs aiming at VEGF receptors. Adavosertib is a Wee1 kinase inhibitor that is undergoing numerous clinical trials in the treatment...
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    drug candidate. It is a small molecule inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase WEE1 with potential antineoplastic sensitizing activity. It is being developed...
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    and reaches the G2/M transition, the kinase Plk1 phosphorylates Wee1, which targets Wee1 for degradation via the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. An additional...
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  • Pee Wee Crayton, singer WEE virus, the western equine encephalitis virus Wee1, a nuclear protein In the Wee Small Hours, album of Frank Sinatra In the...
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