Smo has seven TM α helices, is a member of the GPCR superfamily, and is related in sequence to the Fz.

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Centralspindlin is a heterotetramer composed of two copies of the kinesin-6 motor protein MKLP1 and a dimer of a Rho GAP

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MKLP1 is inhibited by 14-3-3 to ensures that the spindle midzone microtubules do not compact until the end of anaphase

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During anaphase, when cyclin B-CDK1 activity is extinguished but Aurora and Polo kinases are still active, Aurora B phosphorylates MKLP1 and displaces the 14-3-3, allowing compact the spindle midzone.

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At the same time, Plk1 phosphorylates the Rho-GAP component, to form an active Centralspindlin-Ect2 complex. 

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Centralspindlin-Ect2 complex catalyzes activation of RhoA, leading to cleavage furrow formation and division of the cytoplasm to form two completely separate cells.