The proteolytic activity of separase in BCR-ABL-positive cells is increased by imatinib.

Separase, an endopeptidase required for the separation of sister-chromatides in mitotic anaphase, triggers centriole disengagement during centrosome duplication. In cancer, separase is frequently overexpressed, pointing to a functional role as an aneuploidy promoter associated with centrosomal ampli...

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Main Authors: Wiltrud Haaß, Michael Stehle, Stefanie Nittka, Michelle Giehl, Petra Schrotz-King, Alice Fabarius, Wolf-Karsten Hofmann, Wolfgang Seifarth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411713?pdf=render