title: The APC/C inhibitor, Emi1, is essential for prevention of rereplication.
abstract: Emi1 (early mitotic inhibitor) inhibits APC/C (anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome) activity during S and G2 phases, and is believed to be required for proper mitotic entry. We report that Emi1 plays an essential function in cell proliferation by preventing rereplication. Rereplication seen after Emi1 depletion is due to premature activation of APC/C that results in destabilization of geminin and cyclin A, two proteins shown here to play redundant roles in preventing rereplication in mammalian cells. Geminin is known to inhibit the replication initiation factor Cdt1. The rereplication block by cyclin A is mediated through its association with S and G2/M cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), Cdk2 and Cdk1, suggesting that phosphorylation of proteins by cyclin A-Cdk is responsible for the block. Rereplication upon Emi1 depletion activates the DNA damage checkpoint pathways. These data suggest that Emi1 plays a critical role in preserving genome integrity by blocking rereplication, revealing a previously unrecognized function of this inhibitor of APC/C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Yuichi J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Anindya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D064173:Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome; D000818:Animals; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000378:metabolism; D002453:Cell Cycle; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D019925:Cyclin A / Q000378:metabolism; D056751:Cyclin A2; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D004261:DNA Replication; D044783:F-Box Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D064248:Geminin; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008938:Mitosis; D010766:Phosphorylation; D034622:RNA Interference; D043743:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: C503721:CCNA2 protein, human; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D019925:Cyclin A; D056751:Cyclin A2; D044783:F-Box Proteins; C498960:FBXO5 protein, human; C577995:GMNN protein, human; D064248:Geminin; D043743:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes; D064173:Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; C495894:CDK2 protein, human; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2