Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation is one of the mechanisms that regulates mitotic progression. Cyclin dependent kinase 1 bound to cyclin B (Cdk1 – cyclin B) and other kinases phosphorylate a myriad of proteins to promote early mitotic events. These phosphorylations are reversed by phosphatases during mitotic exit. The Protein Phosphatase 2A with its regulatory subunit B55 (PP2A-B55) is the major phosphatase counteracting Cdk1 phosphorylations. In this project, we have found that Ankle2 participates in mitotic exit. Using D. melanogaster as a model, we have found that Ankle2 is important for the Nuclear Envelope (NE)-associated proteins BAF and Lamin recruitment at telophase, ensuring the formation of a single nucleus. In vivo, we have found that Ankle2 is crucial for Drosophila embryo development, as RNAi Ankle2 embryos are arrested in the first mitosis. To study the molecular mechanisms by which Ankle2 promotes mitotic exit, we identified its interacting partners. We found that Ankle2 is associated with an active form of PP2A, suggesting Ankle2 as a potential regulatory subunit of PP2A. Moreover, Ankle2 engages in a complex with cyclin B and mitotic Cdks, and our genetic results suggest that Ankle2 and mitotic cyclin – Cdk complex may have opposite roles. We have also found that Ankle2 interacts with the Endoplasmic-Reticulum (ER) protein Vap33 through its FFAT motif. In this project, we have found that Ankle2 is an ER-associated protein in Drosophila that is crucial for completion of mitosis, probably regulating the activity of mitotic kinases and phosphatases. This study will serve as a basis to decipher the precise molecular mechanisms by which Ankle2 promotes mitotic exit.