Cdc14a - cell division cycle 14A

The protein encoded by this gene is a dual-specificity phosphatase that preferentially dephosphorylates cyclin dependent kinase substrates to regulate the cell cycle. In human cell lines, this protein localizes to interphase chromosomes, and depletion of the transcript results in centrosome separation and cytokinesis defects. In mouse, the protein localizes to the nucleus of prophase I arrested oocytes and then becomes dispersed in meiotically competent oocytes. Knockdown of the protein delays exit from metaphase I and results in eggs with chromosomal abnormalities and elevated aneuploidy, demonstrating a function in regulation of meiosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2015]