Spindle checkpoint silencing is a critical step during mitosis that initiates chromosome segregation, yet surprisingly little is known about its mechanism. Protein phosphatase I (PP1) was shown recently to be a key player in this process, and in this issue of Genes & Deverlopment, Akiyoshi and colleagues (pp. 2887-2899) identify budding yeast Fin1p as a kinetochore-localized regulator of PP1 activity toward checkpoint targets. Here we review recent mechanistic insights and propose a working model for spindle checkpoint silencing.
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关键词: *Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal; Kinetochores/metabolism; Mitotic Spindle Apparatus/*metabolism; Models, Biological; Protein Phosphatase 1/metabolism; Signal Transduction; *Yeasts/enzymology/genetics
文献种类:期刊
期刊名称: Genes & Development
期刊缩写: Genes Dev
期卷页: 2009年第23卷第24期 2799-2805页
地址: Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, Institute of Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, United Kingdom. vvanoost@staffmail.ed.ac.uk