A Xenopus cell-free system for analysis of the Chfr ubiquitin ligase involved in control of mitotic entry.

Dongmin Kang, Jim Wong, Guowei Fang

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Abstract

The checkpoint protein Chfr delays entry into mitosis in the presence of mitotic stress. We have analyzed the Chfr checkpoint pathway in the Xenopus cell-free system. We showed that Chfr is a ubiquitin ligase that targets polo-like kinase (Plk1) for degradation, leading to delayed activation of the Cdc25C phosphatase and prolonged inhibitory phosphorylation of Cdc2 at the G2/M transition. In this chapter, we will describe biochemical methods we developed to analyze the Chfr auto-ubiquitination activity and the ubiquitination of its substrate Plk1, as well as functional assays to investigate the Chfr pathway in Xenopus extracts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-243
Number of pages15
JournalMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
Volume280
StatePublished - 2004

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