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PP2A-B55alpha,delta phosphatase counteracts Ki67-dependent chromosome individualization during mitosis

Sanz-Flores, M.; Ruiz-Torres, M.; Aguirre-Portoles, C.; El-Bakkali, A.; Salvador-Barbero, B.; Villarroya-Beltri, C.; Ortega, S.; Megias, D.; Gerlich, D. W.; Alvarez-Fernandez, M.; Malumbres, M.

2023-11-30 cell biology
10.1101/2023.11.30.569375 bioRxiv
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Cell cycle progression is regulated by the orderly balance between kinase and phosphatase activities. PP2A phosphatase holoenzymes containing the B55 family of regulatory B subunits (PP2A-B55) function as major CDK1-counteracting phosphatases during mitotic exit in mammals. However, the identification of the specific mitotic roles of these PP2A-B55 complexes has been hindered by the existence of multiple B55 isoforms. Here, through the generation of loss-of-function genetic mouse models for the two ubiquitous B55 isoforms (B55 and B55{delta}), we report that PP2A-B55 /{delta} complexes display overlapping roles in controlling the dynamics of proper chromosome individualization and clustering during mitosis. In the absence of PP2A-B55/{delta} activity, mitotic cells display increased chromosome individualization in the presence of enhanced phosphorylation and perichromosomal loading of Ki-67. These data provide experimental evidence for a new regulatory mechanism by which the balance between kinase and PP2A-B55 phosphatase activity controls the Ki-67-mediated spatial organization of the mass of chromosomes during mitosis.

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