Publications

Tomson BN, D'Amours D, Adamson BS, Aragon L and Amon A. (2006). Ribosomal DNA transcription-dependent processes interfere with chromosome segregation.Mol Cell Biol.26, 6239-6247.

Reiser V, D'Aquino KE, Ee LS, Amon A. (2006). The Stress-activated MAP Kinase Signaling Cascade Promotes Exit from Mitosis.Mol Biol Cell17, 3136-3146.

Brar GA, Kiburz BM, Zhang Y, Kim JE, White F, Amon A. (2006). Rec8 phosphorylation and recombination promote the step-wise loss of cohesins in meiosis.Nature441, 532-536.

Seshan, A. and Amon, A. (2005). Ras and the Rho effector Cla4 collaborate to target and anchor Lte1 at the bud cortex.Cell Cycle4,940-946.

Kiburz, B., Reynolds, D., Megee, P., Marston, A., Lee, B., Lee, T. I., Levine, S., Young, R., and Amon, A. (2005) The core centromere and Sgo1 establish a 50-kb cohesin-protected domain around centromeres during meiosis I. Genes & Development. 19:3017-3030.

Hochwagen, A., Tham, W., Brar, G., and Amon, A. (2005) The FK506 Binding Protein Fpr3 Conteracts Protein Phosphatase 1 to Maintain Meiotic Recombination Checkpoint Activity. Cell. 122:861-873.

D’Aquino, K., Monje-Casas, F., Paulson, J., Reiser, V., Charles, G., Lai, L., Shokat, K., and Amon, A. (2005) The Protein Kinase Kin4 Inhibits Exit from Mitosis in Response to Spindle Position Defects. Mol. Cell. 19:223-234.

Seshan, A. and Amon, A. (2005) Ras and the Rho Efector Cla4 Collaborate to Target and Anchor Lte1 at the Bud Cortex. Cell Cycle. 4:7 940-946.

Hochwagen, A., Wrobel, G., Cartron, M., Demougin, P., Niederhauser-Wiederkehr, C., Boselli, M., Primig, M., and Amon, A. (2005) Novel Response to Microtuble Perturbation in Meiosis. Mol. & Cell. Biol. 25:11 4767-4781.

Lee, B., Kiburz, B., and Amon. A. (2004) Spo13 Maintains Centromeric Cohesion and Kinetochore Coorientation during Meiosis I. Current Biology. 14: 2168-2182.

Stegmeier, F., Huang, J., Rahal, R., Zmolik, J., Moazed, D. and Amon, A. (2004). The replication fork block protein Fob1 functions as a negative regulator of the FEAR network. Curr Biol. 14:467-480.

Marston, A. L., Tham, W.-H., Shah, H. and Amon, A. (2004). A genome-wide screen identifies genes required for centromeric cohesion. Science 303:1367-1370.

D’Amours, D., Stegmeier, F. and Amon, A. (2004). Cdc14 and condensin control the dissolution of cohesin-independent chromosome linkages at repeated DNA. Cell. 117:455-469.

Visintin R, Stegmeier F, Amon A. (2003). The role of the polo kinase Cdc5 in controlling Cdc14 localization. Mol Biol Cell. 14:4486-4498.

Bardin, A. J., Boselli, M. G. and Amon, A. (2003). Mitotic exit regulation through distinct domains within the protein kinase Cdc15. MCB 23:5018-5030.

Marston, A. L., Lee, B. H. and Amon, A. (2003). The Cdc14 phosphatase and the FEAR network control meiotic spindle disassembly and chromosome segregation. Dev. Cell 4:711-726.

Lee, B.H., and Amon, A. (2003). Role of Polo-like kinase CDC5 in programming meiosis I chromosome segregation. Science 300:482-486.

Seshan, A., Bardin, A. and Amon, A. (2002). Control of Lte1 localization by cell polarity determinants and Cdc14. Curr. Biol. 12:2159 - 2166.

Lee, B. H., Amon, A., and Prinz, S. (2002). Spo13 regulates cohesin cleavage. Genes & Dev. 16:1672 - 1682.

Elledge, S. J. and Amon A. (2002). The BRCA1 suppressor hypothesis: An explanation for the tissue-specific tumor development in BRCA1 patients. Cancer Cell 1:129-132.

Stegmeier, F., Visintin, R. and Amon, A. (2002). Separase, polo kinase, the kinetochore protein Slk19, and Spo12 function in a network that controls Cdc14 localization during early anaphase. Cell 108:207-220.

Visintin, R. and Amon, A. (2001). Regulation of the mitotic exit protein kinases Cdc15 and Dbf2. Mol. Biol. Cell 12:2961-2974.

Bardin, A. J., Visintin, R. and Amon, A. (2000). A mechanism for coupling exit from mitosis to partitioning of the nucleus. Cell 102:21-31.

Visintin, R., Hwang, E. S. and Amon, A. (1999). Cfi1 prevents premature exit from mitosis by anchoring Cdc14 phosphatase in the nucleolus. Nature 398:818-823.

Visintin, R., Craig, K., Hwang, E. S., Prinz, S., Tyers, M. and Amon, A. (1998). The phosphataseCdc14 triggers mitotic exit by reversal of CDK-dependent phosphorylation. Mol. Cell 2:709-718.

Prinz, S., Hwang, E. S., Visintin, R. and Amon, A. (1998). The regulation of Cdc20 proteolysis reveals a role for the APC components Cdc23 and Cdc27 during S phase and early mitosis. Cur. Biol. 8: 750-760.

Hwang, L. H., Lau, L. F., Smith, D. L., Mistrot, C. A., Hardwick, K. G., Hwang, E. S., Amon, A. and Murray, A. W. (1998). Budding yeast Cdc20: A target of the spindle checkpoint. Science 279, 1041-1044.

Visintin, R., Prinz, S. and A. Amon (1997). CDC20 and CDH1: A family of substrate-specific activators of APC-dependent proteolysis. Science 278: 460-463.

Prinz, S., Amon, A. and Klein, F. (1997). Isolation of COM1, a new gene required to complete meiotic double strand break induced recombination in S. cerevisiae. Genetics 146: 781-795.

Amon, A. (1997). Regulation of B-type cyclin proteolysis by Cdc28-associated kinases in budding yeast. EMBO J. 16: 2693-2702.

Reviews/Contributions To Books

Hochwagen A, Amon A. (2006). Checking your breaks: surveillance mechanisms of meiotic recombination.Curr Biol.16, R217-R228.

D’Amours, D. and Amon, A. (2004) At the interface between signaling and executing anaphase-Cdc14 and the FEAR network. Genes & Development. 18:2581-2595.

Marston, A. and Amon, A. (2004) Meiosis: Cell-Cycle Controls Shuffle and Deal. Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell. Biol. Vol. 5 1-17.

Stegmeier, F., and Amon, A. (2004) Regulation of Mitotic Exit. Ann. Rev. Gen. Vol. 38: 203-232.

Seshan, A. and Amon, A. (2004). Linked for life: temporal and spatial coordination of late mitotic events. Curr. Opin. Dev. Cell Biol. 16, 41-48.

Lee, B. H. and Amon, A. (2003). Polo Kinase: Meiotic Cell Cycle Coordinator. Cell Cycle 2:400-402.

Lee, B. H. and Amon, A. (2001). Meiosis: how to create a specialized cell cycle. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 3:770-777.

Bardin, A. J. and Amon, A. (2001). Men and sin: what's the difference? Nat. Rev. Mol. Cell Biol. 11:815-826.

Amon A. (2001). Synchronization procedures in: Guide to Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology. Eds: Christine Guthrie and Gerry Fink, Academic press, Hartcourt Science and Technology.

Amon, A. (2001). Together until separin do us part. Nature Cell Biol. 3:E12-E14.

Visintin, R. and Amon, A. (2000). The nucleolus: The magician’s hat for cell cycle tricks. Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 12:372-377.

Stoop-Myer, C. and Amon, A. (1999). Meiosis: Rec8 is the reason for cohesion. Nature Cell Biol. 1:E127-127.

Prinz, S. and Amon, A. (1999). Dual control of mitotic exit. Nature. 402:133-135.

Amon, A. (1999). The spindle checkpoint. Curr. Opin. Gen. & Dev. 9:69-75.

A. Amon (1998). Controlling cell cycle and cell fate: Common strategies in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:85-86.