Cdc25 undergoes phosphorylation of Ser-287 and binds to 14-3-3ε in Xchk1-depleted extracts. (A) The 14-3-3ε protein binds to Cdc25 in Xchk1-depleted extracts. The 14-3-3ε protein was immunoprecipitated from a mock-depleted extract (lane 1), an Xchk1-depleted extract (lane 2), or an Xchk1-depleted extract supplemented with 2 ng/μl His6–Xchk1 protein (lane 3). For lanes 4–7, an M phase extract (lane 4) or interphase extracts (lanes 5–7) containing 1,000 sperm nuclei/μl (lane 5), 3,000 sperm nuclei/μl and 100 μg/ml aphidicolin (lane 6), or 3,000 UV-damaged sperm nuclei per μl (lane 7) were immunoprecipitated with anti–14-3-3ε antibodies. All extracts contained 100 μg/ml cycloheximide. In all cases, the anti–14-3-3ε immunoprecipitates were subjected to SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting with anti-Cdc25 (top) or anti–14-3-3ε (bottom) antibodies. APH, aphidicolin. (B) Mock-depleted extracts (lanes 1 and 2) and Xchk1-depleted extracts (lane 3) containing 1,000 sperm nuclei/μl were assayed for Ser-287–specific kinase activity using either GST–Cdc25(254– 316)-WT (lanes 2 and 3) or GST–Cdc25(254–316)-S287A (lane 1) as the substrate.