Cdc7p-Dbf4p regulates mitotic exit by inhibiting Polo kinase.
Cdc7p-Dbf4p is a conserved protein kinase required for the initiation of DNA replication.The Dbf4p regulatory subunit binds Cdc7p and is essential for Cdc7p kinase activation, however, the N-terminal third of Dbf4p is dispensable for its essential replication activities.Here, we define a short N-terminal Dbf4p region that targets Alpha Lipoic Acid