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The cyclin Cln3 is an activator of cell cycle progression and ensures proper timing of transcription once cells reach a critical cell size. In early G1, SBF complexes bind target promoters, but due to binding by the Whi5 transcriptional repressor, do not initiate transcription until Start. Loss of both Swi4 and Mbp1 results in a permanent G1 arrest and cell lethality, demonstrating the essential function of these transcription factor complexes. In general, SBF controls transcription of cell cycle regulatory genes, while genes involved in DNA synthesis and repair are MBF targets. In yeast, expression of genes at Start depends on SBF and MBF transcription factor complexes each consists of the transcriptional coactivator Swi6 and a DNA binding protein, Swi4 or Mbp1, respectively. The molecular events determining commitment to cell division in both yeast and mammalian cells involve regulated transcription of groups of genes required for cell cycle progression. Failure to properly regulate cell cycle entry can result in abnormal division and lead to development of neoplastic disease. In mammalian cells, growth factor signaling determines passage through the Restriction Point that is also presumed to be partially responsive to cell size and mass. In yeast, environmental nutrient availability regulates accumulation of cellular mass to a critical cell size before Start. When conditions for cell division are favorable, cells commit to enter the cell cycle during G1 phase at an irreversible transition termed Start in yeast and the Restriction Point in mammalian cells. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.Д¬ompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.Д¬ell proliferation is a tightly regulated process where extracellular signals and intracellular checkpoints are integrated to control cell growth and division. This work was supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (S.F.D.). was funded by the NIH Cancer Cell Biology Training grant (CA067754) and the NIH Basic Clinical Genetics Training grant (GM008666). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.ДЇunding: M.V.W. Received: DecemAccepted: DecemPublished: January 28, 2009Д¬opyright: В© 2009 Wagner et al. Blagosklonny, Ordway Research Institute, United States of America Taken together, these observations begin to dissect the regulatory role of specific phosphorylation sites on Whi5.Д¬itation: Wagner MV, Smolka MB, de Bruin RAM, Zhou H, Wittenberg C, Dowdy SF (2009) Whi5 Regulation by Site Specific CDK-Phosphorylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although these four Whi5 CDK sites do not wholly determine Whi5 nuclear export, they do impact regulation of cell size. Mutational analysis of Whi5 determined that only four C-terminal CDK sites were necessary and sufficient for Whi5 inactivation when Swi6 CDK sites were also mutated. However, the Whi5 CDK mutant with all 12 putative CDK sites changed to alanine causes a dramatic cell cycle phenotype when expressed with a Swi6 CDK phosphorylation mutant. Whi5 CDK and non-CDK phosphorylation mutants were functional and able to rescue the small cell size of whi5О” cells. In addition, we identified 6 non-CDK Whi5 phosphorylation sites. In an analysis of Whi5 phosphorylation, we found that 10 of the 12 putative CDK phosphorylation sites on Whi5 were occupied in vivo in asynchronously growing cells. At Start, Cln:Cdc28 kinases phosphorylate and inactivate Whi5, causing its dissociation from SBF promoters and nuclear export, allowing activation of SBF transcription and entry into late G1. In early G1, Whi5 binds to and inhibits SBF (Swi4/Swi6) transcriptional complexes. The Whi5 transcriptional repressor is a negative regulator of G1 cell cycle progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is functionally equivalent to the Retinoblastoma (Rb) tumor suppressor protein in mammals.