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Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY VOL. 289, NO. 34, pp. 23745–23752

Comments

© 2014 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

Abstract

Background: Mitotic progression is regulated by reversible protein phosphorylation involving kinases and phosphatases.

Results: Pnuts functions as a master regulator of mitosis by modulating PP1; Pnuts expression peaks in mitosis and is degraded at mitotic exit.

Conclusion: This study reveals the function and regulation of a new and essential mitotic regulator.

Significance: This study improves our understanding of M-phase regulation.

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