Mad2 and the APC/C compete for the same site on Cdc20 to ensure proper chromosome segregation.
The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is essential to ensure proper chromosome segregation and thereby maintain genomic stability. The SAC monitors chromosome attachment, and any unattached chromosomes generate a "wait anaphase" signal that blocks chromosome segregation. The target of the SAC is Cdc20, which activates the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) that triggers ... anaphase and mitotic exit by ubiquitylating securin and cyclin B1. The inhibitory complex formed by the SAC has recently been shown to inhibit Cdc20 by acting as a pseudosubstrate inhibitor, but in this paper, we show that Mad2 also inhibits Cdc20 by binding directly to a site required to bind the APC/C. Mad2 and the APC/C competed for Cdc20 in vitro, and a Cdc20 mutant that does not bind stably to Mad2 abrogated the SAC in vivo. Thus, we provide insights into how Cdc20 binds the APC/C and uncover a second mechanism by which the SAC inhibits the APC/C.
Mesh Terms:
Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome, Binding Sites, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Cdc20 Proteins, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromosome Segregation, Humans, M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints, Mad2 Proteins, Repressor Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes
Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome, Binding Sites, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Cdc20 Proteins, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromosome Segregation, Humans, M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints, Mad2 Proteins, Repressor Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes
J. Cell Biol.
Date: Oct. 01, 2012
PubMed ID: 23007648
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