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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 102, Issue 1 55-62, Copyright © 1992 by Company of Biologists
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T Lorca, JC Labbe, A Devault, D Fesquet, U Strausfeld, J Nilsson, PA Nygren, M Uhlen, JC Cavadore and M Doree
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Institut National de la Recherche Medicale, Montpellier, France.
Purified cyclin B-cdc2 kinase has been shown previously to trigger cyclin degradation in interphase frog extracts by initiating a cascade of reactions that includes cyclin ubiquitinylation and ends with proteolysis. However, cyclin A-cdc2 kinase was not assayed in these early experiments. Here we have shown that full-length recombinant human cyclin A failed to induce cyclin degradation when it was added to frog extracts free of cyclin B, although it formed an active kinase complex with Xenopus cdc2. A highly purified kinase complex containing a truncated human cyclin A and starfish cdc2 also failed to switch on the cyclin degradation pathway. In contrast, both recombinant cyclin B and highly purified cyclin B-cdc2 kinase readily triggered degradation of both cyclins B and A in frog extracts. Whilst free cyclin A had no inhibitory effect, cyclin A-cdc2 kinase delayed degradation of both cyclins A and B induced by cyclin B-cdc2 kinase. The finding that cyclin A-cdc2 kinase cannot turn on, and even delays, cyclin destruction may be essential to prevent premature inactivation of MPF (maturation-promoting factor) before complete condensation of chromosomes and formation of the metaphase spindle.
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