Cohesin cleavage by separase is enhanced by a substrate motif distinct from the cleavage site

Prior to anaphase, securin binds separase and thereby prevents cohesin cleavage. Here, the authors develop a method to produce active securin-free separase, identify a docking motif in cohesin that promotes cleavage, and show that securin interferes with this interaction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura E. Rosen, Joseph E. Klebba, Jonathan B. Asfaha, Chloe M. Ghent, Melody G. Campbell, Yifan Cheng, David O. Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13209-y