Victoria Cushing
@vcushing.bsky.social
Structural biologist at the Institute of Cancer Research
Reposted by Victoria Cushing
Now out in Science! Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are key regulators of the cell cycle. In @vcushing.bsky.social's magnum opus, we use #cryoEM to figure out how the CDK-activating kinase recognises CDKs to fully activate them - a key step in cell cycle control.
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Structural basis of T-loop–independent recognition and activation of CDKs by the CDK-activating kinase
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are prototypical regulators of the cell cycle. The CDK-activating kinase (CAK) acts as a master regulator of CDK activity by catalyzing the activating phosphorylation o...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Now out in Science! Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are key regulators of the cell cycle. In @vcushing.bsky.social's magnum opus, we use #cryoEM to figure out how the CDK-activating kinase recognises CDKs to fully activate them - a key step in cell cycle control.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New paper out now in Science! Check it out!
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Structural basis of T-loop–independent recognition and activation of CDKs by the CDK-activating kinase
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are prototypical regulators of the cell cycle. The CDK-activating kinase (CAK) acts as a master regulator of CDK activity by catalyzing the activating phosphorylation o...
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
New paper out now in Science! Check it out!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Resistance to CDK7 inhibitors directed by acquired mutation of a conserved residue in cancer cells
Laki Buluwela @simak.bsky.social @bjgreber.bsky.social et al find a single base change of #CDK7 conferring resistance to non-covalent CDK inhibition in prostate cancer
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Laki Buluwela @simak.bsky.social @bjgreber.bsky.social et al find a single base change of #CDK7 conferring resistance to non-covalent CDK inhibition in prostate cancer
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September 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Resistance to CDK7 inhibitors directed by acquired mutation of a conserved residue in cancer cells
Laki Buluwela @simak.bsky.social @bjgreber.bsky.social et al find a single base change of #CDK7 conferring resistance to non-covalent CDK inhibition in prostate cancer
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Laki Buluwela @simak.bsky.social @bjgreber.bsky.social et al find a single base change of #CDK7 conferring resistance to non-covalent CDK inhibition in prostate cancer
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Victoria Cushing
We show a single amino acid change in CDK7 causes acquired resistance to CDK7i in cancer cells. There are implications for patient selection,resistance monitoring and switching treatments. thanks to @vcushing.bsky.social @bjgreber.bsky.social @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
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September 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We show a single amino acid change in CDK7 causes acquired resistance to CDK7i in cancer cells. There are implications for patient selection,resistance monitoring and switching treatments. thanks to @vcushing.bsky.social @bjgreber.bsky.social @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
doi.org/10.1038/s443...
Reposted by Victoria Cushing
Just published: Our paper on high-throughput analysis of cyclin docking interactions, led by the group of Norman Davey @icr.ac.uk and with some small-complex-plus-peptide #cryoEM by @natalia-mg.bsky.social from my lab. Congratulations, everyone!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
High-throughput investigation of cyclin docking interactions reveals the complexity of motif binding determinants - Nature Communications
Many protein–protein interactions depend on Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs). In this study, the authors use large-scale binding assays, deep mutational scanning, and structural analysis to map SLiMs recog...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Just published: Our paper on high-throughput analysis of cyclin docking interactions, led by the group of Norman Davey @icr.ac.uk and with some small-complex-plus-peptide #cryoEM by @natalia-mg.bsky.social from my lab. Congratulations, everyone!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Now out in Structure: Paper on high-resolution #cryoEM using the 100 kV Tundra cryo-TEM by Dimple Karia, Adrian Koh, @abhaykot.bsky.social, @lingboyu.bsky.social, @landerlab.bsky.social and many others. Happy to have contributed to this effort. Check it out:
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Sub-3 Å resolution protein structure determination by single-particle cryo-EM at 100 keV
Cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) has transformed structural biology by providing high-resolution insights into biological macromolecules. We report s…
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July 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Now out in Structure: Paper on high-resolution #cryoEM using the 100 kV Tundra cryo-TEM by Dimple Karia, Adrian Koh, @abhaykot.bsky.social, @lingboyu.bsky.social, @landerlab.bsky.social and many others. Happy to have contributed to this effort. Check it out:
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Reposted by Victoria Cushing
For our latest paper, we worked with SYROS Pharmaceuticals, the groups of Dylan Taatjes and Robin Dowell at CU Boulder, and @abhaykot.bsky.social. Junjie Feng in my lab determined the #cryoEM structure of the CDK7 inhibitor SY5609 bound to its target...
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TFIIH kinase CDK7 drives cell proliferation through a common core transcription factor network
CDK7 kinase activity is found to control RNAPII transcription through a cohort of TFs that drive cell cycle and proliferation.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
For our latest paper, we worked with SYROS Pharmaceuticals, the groups of Dylan Taatjes and Robin Dowell at CU Boulder, and @abhaykot.bsky.social. Junjie Feng in my lab determined the #cryoEM structure of the CDK7 inhibitor SY5609 bound to its target...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Victoria Cushing
New pre-print! To support a CDK-cyclin docking motif discovery and characterisation project led by Norman Davey and colleagues, @natalia-mg.bsky.social in my lab determined the #cryoEM structures of three peptide-bound CDK2-cyclin A complexes. Check it out!
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High-throughput discovery and deep characterization of cyclin-CDK docking motifs
Cyclin-CDKs are master regulators of cell division. In addition to directly activating the CDK, the cyclin subunit regulates CDK specificity by binding short peptide “docking” motifs in CDK substrates...
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December 6, 2024 at 9:47 AM
New pre-print! To support a CDK-cyclin docking motif discovery and characterisation project led by Norman Davey and colleagues, @natalia-mg.bsky.social in my lab determined the #cryoEM structures of three peptide-bound CDK2-cyclin A complexes. Check it out!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...