Cdc14 is a component of the septation initiation network (SIN) and is required for the localisation and activity of Sid1. Sid1 is a protein kinase that localises asymmetrically to one spindle pole body (SPB) in anaphase disappears prior to cell separation [1] [2].

1: The role of the sid1p kinase and cdc14p in regulating the onset of cytokinesis in fission yeast. Guertin DA, Chang L, Irshad F, Gould KL, McCollum D; EMBO J 2000;19:1803-1815. PMID:10775265

2: Interaction between the noncatalytic region of Sid1p kinase and Cdc14p is required for full catalytic activity and localization of Sid1p. Guertin DA, McCollum D; J Biol Chem 2001;276:28185-28189. PMID:11384993