“…During the G2 to M phase transition, a portion of Plk1 localizes to the kinetochores, which is mediated by polo box domain (PBD)–mediated binding to kinetochore-localized interacting proteins ( Elia et al, 2003 ; Baumann et al, 2007 ; Lee et al, 2008a ,b ), and regulates the initiation of kinetochore–microtubule attachments for proper chromosome alignment ( Lampson and Kapoor, 2005 ; Kang et al, 2006 ; Nishino et al, 2006 ; Qi et al, 2006 ; Elowe et al, 2007 ; Li et al, 2010 ; Liu et al, 2012a ,b ; Mondal et al, 2012 ) to achieve accurate chromosome segregation into the daughter cells in mitosis ( Khodjakov et al, 1999 ; Clarke and Bachant, 2008 ; Amaro et al, 2010 ; Maia et al, 2012 ). Once chromosomes are properly aligned and spindle checkpoint is satisfied, this portion of Plk1 is ubiquitinated by cullin 3 (CUL3)–based E3 ligase at K492 within PBD, leading to the removal of Plk1 from the kinetochores most likely because of weakened binding between Plk1 and its interacting proteins localized on the kinetochores ( Beck and Peter, 2013 ; Beck et al, 2013 ). To prevent premature removal of Plk1 from the kinetochores and ensure the proper alignment of chromosomes, it is most likely that a yet-to-be-identified deubiquitination mechanism promotes the recruitment of Plk1 to, and its retention on, the kinetochores by antagonizing the function of the CUL3-based E3 ligase in early mitosis.…”