Nek9 is a Plk1-activated kinase that controls early centrosome separation through Nek6/7 and Eg5

A Nonmotor Microtubule Binding Site in Kinesin-5 Is Required for Filament Crosslinking and Sliding

(2011) Joshua S. Weinger et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Tiam1-Rac Signaling Counteracts Eg5 during Bipolar Spindle Assembly to Facilitate Chromosome Congression

(2010) Simon A. Woodcock et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Mechanisms of Centrosome Separation and Bipolar Spindle Assembly

(2010) Marvin E. Tanenbaum et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Progressive Activation of CyclinB1-Cdk1 Coordinates Entry to Mitosis

(2010) Olivier Gavet et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Components of the Hippo pathway cooperate with Nek2 kinase to regulate centrosome disjunction

(2010) Balca R. Mardin et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Nek7 kinase targeting leads to early mortality, cytokinesis disturbance and polyploidy

(2010) H Salem et al.   ONCOGENE

Bicaudal D2, Dynein, and Kinesin-1 Associate with Nuclear Pore Complexes and Regulate Centrosome and Nuclear Positioning during Mitotic Entry

(2010) Daniël Splinter et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Dynein Antagonizes Eg5 by Crosslinking and Sliding Antiparallel Microtubules

(2009) Nick P. Ferenz et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Nek6 and Nek7 Protein Kinases Are Required for Robust Mitotic Spindle Formation and Cytokinesis

(2009) L. O'Regan et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Polo-like kinases: conservation and divergence in their functions and regulation

(2009) Vincent Archambault et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Polo on the Rise—from Mitotic Entry to Cytokinesis with Plk1

(2008) Mark Petronczki et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Dynein, Lis1 and CLIP-170 counteract Eg5-dependent centrosome separation during bipolar spindle assembly

(2008) Marvin E Tanenbaum et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Poleward transport of Eg5 by dynein–dynactin inXenopus laevisegg extract spindles

(2008) Marianne Uteng et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

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

(2008) J. Rapley et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE