SAMBA, a plant-specific anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome regulator is involved in early development and A-type cyclin stabilization.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2012 Aug 21

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The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) is a large multiprotein E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis of key cell cycle regulatory proteins, including the destruction of mitotic cyclins at the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. Despite its importance, the role of the APC/C in plant cells and the regulation of its activity during cell division remain poorly understood. Here, we describe the identification of a plant-specific negative regulator of the APC/C complex, designated SAMBA. In Arabidopsis thaliana, SAMBA is expressed during embryogenesis and early plant development and plays a key role in organ size control. Samba mutants produced larger seeds, leaves, and roots, which resulted from enlarged root and shoot apical meristems, and, additionally, they had a reduced fertility attributable to a hampered male gametogenesis. Inactivation of SAMBA stabilized A2-type cyclins during early development. Our data suggest that SAMBA regulates cell proliferation during early development by targeting CYCLIN A2 for APC/C-mediated proteolysis.

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Nubia B Eloy, Nathalie Gonzalez, Jelle Van Leene, Katrien Maleux, Hannes Vanhaeren, Liesbeth De Milde, Stijn Dhondt, Leen Vercruysse, Erwin Witters, Raphaël Mercier, Laurence Cromer, Gerrit T S Beemster, Han Remaut, Marc C E Van Montagu, Geert De Jaeger, Paulo C G Ferreira, Dirk Inzé. SAMBA, a plant-specific anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome regulator is involved in early development and A-type cyclin stabilization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012 Aug 21;109(34):13853-8