Structure
MPF is composed of two subunits:
- the cyclin-dependent kinase subunit, that uses ATP to phosphorylate specific serine and threonine residues of target proteins
- cyclin, a regulatory subunit. The cyclins are necessary for the kinase subunit to function with the appropriate substrate. The mitotic cyclins can be grouped as cyclins A & B. These cyclins have a nine residue sequence in the N-terminal region called the “destruction box”, which can be recognized by the ubiquitin ligase enzyme which destroys the cyclins when appropiate.
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