Acm1 contributes to nuclear positioning by inhibiting Cdh1-substrate interactions

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The anaphase-promoting complex (APC) is tightly regulated during cell division, often by pseudosubstrate binding to its coactivators Cdh1 and Cdc20. Budding yeast Acm1 is a Cdh1 pseudosubstrate inhibitor whose biological function is unknown. We show here that cells lacking Acm1 have defects in nuclear positioning and spindle morphology during mitosis. However, Cdh1 substrates are not destabilized in the absence of Acm1, and expression of inactive Cdh1 mutants that retain substrate binding is sufficient for the acm1 phenotype. We conclude that Acm1 is not required to inhibit APCCdh1 activity, but rather prevents untimely Cdh1-substrate interactions. We further provide evidence suggesting that the substrate primarily responsible for the acm1 phenotype is the bud neck-localized kinase, Hsl1. Our results imply that at least some coactivator-substrate interactions require regulation. Several unrelated APC pseudosubstrates have been identified in diverse eukaryotes, and their ability to simultaneously inhibit enzymatic activity and substrate binding may partly explain why this regulatory mechanism has been selected repeatedly during evolution. © 2012 Landes Bioscience.

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Martinez, J. S., Hall, H., Bartolowits, M. D., & Hall, M. C. (2012). Acm1 contributes to nuclear positioning by inhibiting Cdh1-substrate interactions. Cell Cycle, 11(2), 384–394. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.11.2.18944

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