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. 2012 Jan 20;13(3):197–203. doi: 10.1038/embor.2011.263

Table 1. Kinases and phosphatases important for mitosis and their substrates.

Kinase Substrate (phosphosite) Phosphatase References
Cdk1–cyclin B Broad range of substrates PP2A-B55 15, 49, 64, 65, 66
  PP1 11, 67
  Cdc14 4
NDEL1 (Thr 219*) PP4 9
Fizzy/Cdc20 PP2B/calcineurin 12, 13
p90Rsk Emi2 PP2B/calcineurin 12, 13
Cdk2–cyclin E Cdc25 (Thr 138#) PP2A-B56 68
Casein kinase 1 Rec8 PP2A-B56/Shugoshin 5, 6, 7, 8
Polo-like kinase 1 Scc3/SA2 PP2A-B56/Shugoshin 5, 6, 7, 8
Chk1 Cdc25 (Ser 287#) PP1 69, 70
Aurora A Aurora A (Thr 288 in T-loop*) PP6-SAPs/ANKRDs 71
Aurora A and Aurora B CENP-E (Thr 422*) PP1 72
Haspin Histone H3 (Thr 3) PP1γ-Repoman 73
Greatwall α-Endosulfine/ARPP-19 (Ser 67#) Unknown 45, 46
Wee1/Myt1 Cdk1 (Thr 14/Tyr15) Cdc25 74, 75

The number of each phosphosite shows its position either in

*human or in

#Xenopus protein.