Autocleavage of separase suppresses its premature activation by promoting binding to cyclin B1.

Accurate chromosome segregation requires timely activation of separase, a protease that cleaves cohesin during the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. However, the mechanism that maintains the inactivity of separase prior to this event remains unclear. We provide evidence that separase autocleavage plays an essential role in this process. We show that the inhibition of separase autocleavage results in premature activity before the onset of anaphase, accompanied by the formation of chromosomal bridges and spindle rocking. This deregulation is attributed to the reduced binding of cyclin B1 to separase that occurs during the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. Furthermore, when separase is mutated to render the regulation by cyclin B1 irrelevant, which keeps separase in securin-binding form, the deregulation induced by autocleavage inhibition is rescued. Our results reveal a physiological role of separase autocleavage in regulating separase, which ensures faithful chromosome segregation. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Norihisa Shindo, Kazuki Kumada, Kenji Iemura, Jun Yasuda, Haruna Fujimori, Mai Mochizuki, Keiichi Tamai, Kozo Tanaka, Toru Hirota. Autocleavage of separase suppresses its premature activation by promoting binding to cyclin B1. Cell reports. 2022 Nov 29;41(9):111723

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