The G2-to-M Transition Is Ensured by a Dual Mechanism that Protects Cyclin B from Degradation by Cdc20-Activated APC/C.

In the eukaryotic cell cycle, a threshold level of cyclin B accumulation triggers the G2-to-M transition, and subsequent cyclin B destruction triggers mitotic exit. The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) is the E3 ubiquitin ligase that, together with its co-activator Cdc20, targets cyclin B for destruction during mitotic exit. Here, we show ...
that two pathways act in concert to protect cyclin B from Cdc20-activated APC/C in G2, in order to enable cyclin B accumulation and the G2-to-M transition. The first pathway involves the Mad1-Mad2 spindle checkpoint complex, acting in a distinct manner from checkpoint signaling after mitotic entry but employing a common molecular mechanism-the promotion of Mad2-Cdc20 complex formation. The second pathway involves cyclin-dependent kinase phosphorylation of Cdc20, which is known to reduce Cdc20's affinity for the APC/C. Cooperation of these two mechanisms, which target distinct APC/C binding interfaces of Cdc20, enables cyclin B accumulation and the G2-to-M transition.
Mesh Terms:
Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome, Animals, Caenorhabditis elegans, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Cdc20 Proteins, Cell Line, Tumor, Cyclin B, Cyclin-Dependent Kinases, Fertility, G2 Phase, Humans, Mitosis, Models, Biological, Phosphorylation, Protein Binding, Proteolysis, Spindle Apparatus
Dev. Cell
Date: Dec. 04, 2018
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