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. 1992 Mar;116(6):1421-30.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.116.6.1421.

Protein phosphatase type 1 in mammalian cell mitosis: chromosomal localization and involvement in mitotic exit

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Protein phosphatase type 1 in mammalian cell mitosis: chromosomal localization and involvement in mitotic exit

A Fernandez et al. J Cell Biol. 1992 Mar.

Abstract

We have examined the role of protein phosphatase type 1 (PP-1) in mammalian cell mitosis. Immunofluorescence using anti-PP-1 antibodies revealed that PP-1, which is mainly localized in the cytoplasm of G1 and S phase cells, accumulates in the nucleus during G2 phase and intensely colocalizes with individual chromosomes at mitosis. This increase in nuclear PP-1 in G2/M cells was confirmed by immunoblotting on subcellular fractions. Microinjection of neutralizing anti-PP-1 antibodies before division blocked cells at metaphase, whereas injection of PP-1 in one pole of an anaphase B cell accelerated cytokinesis and the reflattening of the injected cell. These results reveal a specific cell cycle-dependent redistribution of PP-1 and its involvement in reversing p34cdc2-induced effects after mid-mitosis in mammalian cells.

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