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XB-ART-11348
EMBO J 2000 Mar 15;196:1378-88. doi: 10.1093/emboj/19.6.1378.
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Cyclin F regulates the nuclear localization of cyclin B1 through a cyclin-cyclin interaction.

Kong M , Barnes EA , Ollendorff V , Donoghue DJ .


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The key regulator of G(2)-M transition of the cell cycle is M-phase promoting factor (MPF), a complex composed of cdc2 and a B-type cyclin. Cyclin B1 nuclear localization involves phosphorylation within a region called the cytoplasmic retention signal, which also contains a nuclear export signal. The mechanism of MPF nuclear localization remains unclear since it contains no functional nuclear localization signal (NLS). We exploited the yeast two-hybrid screen to find protein(s) potentially mediating localization of cyclin B1 and identified a novel interaction between cyclin B1 and cyclin F. We found that cdc2, cyclin B1 and cyclin F form a complex that exhibits histone H1 kinase activity. Cyclin B1 and cyclin F also colocalize through immunofluorescence studies. Additionally, deletion analysis revealed that each putative NLS of cyclin F is functional. Taken together, the data suggest that the NLS regions of cyclin F regulate cyclin B1 localization to the nucleus. The interaction between cyclin B1 and cyclin F represents the first example of direct cyclin-cyclin binding, and elucidates a novel mechanism that regulates MPF localization and function.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: ccnb1 cdk1

References [+] :
Bai, Human cyclin F. 1994, Pubmed