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Nature Cell Biology 8, 607–614 (1 June 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncb1410

Early mitotic degradation of Nek2A depends on Cdc20-independent interaction with the APC/C

Michelle J. Hayes , Yuu Kimata , Samantha L. Wattam , Catherine Lindon , Guojie Mao , Hiroyuki Yamano & Andrew M. Fry

The temporal control of mitotic protein degradation remains incompletely understood. In particular, it is unclear why the mitotic checkpoint prevents the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C)-mediated degradation of cyclin B and securin in early mitosis, but not cyclin A.