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Lambrus BG, Daggubati V, Uetake Y, Scott PM, Clutario KM, Sluder G, Holland AJ. A USP28-53BP1-p53-p21 signaling axis arrests growth after centrosome loss or prolonged mitosis. J Cell Biol 2017; 214:143-53. [PMID: 27432896 PMCID: PMC4949452 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201604054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Precise regulation of centrosome number is critical for accurate chromosome segregation and the maintenance of genomic integrity. In nontransformed cells, centrosome loss triggers a p53-dependent surveillance pathway that protects against genome instability by blocking cell growth. However, the mechanism by which p53 is activated in response to centrosome loss remains unknown. Here, we have used genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screens to identify a USP28-53BP1-p53-p21 signaling axis at the core of the centrosome surveillance pathway. We show that USP28 and 53BP1 act to stabilize p53 after centrosome loss and demonstrate this function to be independent of their previously characterized role in the DNA damage response. Surprisingly, the USP28-53BP1-p53-p21 signaling pathway is also required to arrest cell growth after a prolonged prometaphase. We therefore propose that centrosome loss or a prolonged mitosis activate a common signaling pathway that acts to prevent the growth of cells that have an increased propensity for mitotic errors.
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- Bramwell G Lambrus
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Meitinger F, Anzola JV, Kaulich M, Richardson A, Stender JD, Benner C, Glass CK, Dowdy SF, Desai A, Shiau AK, Oegema K. 53BP1 and USP28 mediate p53 activation and G1 arrest after centrosome loss or extended mitotic duration. J Cell Biol 2017; 214:155-66. [PMID: 27432897 PMCID: PMC4949453 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201604081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In normal human cells, centrosome loss induced by centrinone-a specific centrosome duplication inhibitor-leads to irreversible, p53-dependent G1 arrest by an unknown mechanism. A genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen for centrinone resistance identified genes encoding the p53-binding protein 53BP1, the deubiquitinase USP28, and the ubiquitin ligase TRIM37. Deletion of TP53BP1, USP28, or TRIM37 prevented p53 elevation in response to centrosome loss but did not affect cytokinesis failure-induced arrest or p53 elevation after doxorubicin-induced DNA damage. Deletion of TP53BP1 and USP28, but not TRIM37, prevented growth arrest in response to prolonged mitotic duration. TRIM37 knockout cells formed ectopic centrosomal-component foci that suppressed mitotic defects associated with centrosome loss. TP53BP1 and USP28 knockouts exhibited compromised proliferation after centrosome removal, suggesting that centrosome-independent proliferation is not conferred solely by the inability to sense centrosome loss. Thus, analysis of centrinone resistance identified a 53BP1-USP28 module as critical for communicating mitotic challenges to the p53 circuit and TRIM37 as an enforcer of the singularity of centrosome assembly.
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- Franz Meitinger
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Institute of Biochemistry II, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093
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Deimling SJ, Olsen JB, Tropepe V. The expanding role of the Ehmt2/G9a complex in neurodevelopment. NEUROGENESIS 2017; 4:e1316888. [PMID: 28596979 DOI: 10.1080/23262133.2017.1316888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Epigenetic regulators play a crucial role in neurodevelopment. One such epigenetic complex, Ehmt1/2 (G9a/GLP), is essential for repressing gene transcription by methylating H3K9 in a highly tissue- and temporal-specific manner. Recently, data has emerged suggesting that this complex plays additional roles in regulating the activity of numerous other non-histone proteins. While much is known about the downstream effects of Ehmt1/2 function, evidence is only beginning to come to light suggesting the control of Ehmt1/2 function may be, at least in part, due to context-dependent binding partners. Here we review emerging roles for the Ehmt1/2 complex suggesting that it may play a much larger role than previously recognized, and discuss binding partners that we and others have recently characterized which act to coordinate its activity during early neurodevelopment.
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- Steven J Deimling
- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Centre for the Analysis of Genome Evolution and Function, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Bangs F, Anderson KV. Primary Cilia and Mammalian Hedgehog Signaling. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2017; 9:cshperspect.a028175. [PMID: 27881449 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a028175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 448] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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It has been a decade since it was discovered that primary cilia have an essential role in Hedgehog (Hh) signaling in mammals. This discovery came from screens in the mouse that identified a set of genes that are required for both normal Hh signaling and for the formation of primary cilia. Since then, dozens of mouse mutations have been identified that disrupt cilia in a variety of ways and have complex effects on Hedgehog signaling. Here, we summarize the genetic and developmental studies used to deduce how Hedgehog signal transduction is linked to cilia and the complex effects that perturbation of cilia structure can have on Hh signaling. We conclude by describing the current status of our understanding of the cell-type-specific regulation of ciliogenesis and how that determines the ability of cells to respond to Hedgehog ligands.
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- Fiona Bangs
- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065
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Rabinowicz N, Mangala LS, Brown KR, Checa-Rodriguez C, Castiel A, Moskovich O, Zarfati G, Trakhtenbrot L, Levy-Barda A, Jiang D, Rodriguez-Aguayo C, Pradeep S, van Praag Y, Lopez-Berestein G, David A, Novikov I, Huertas P, Rottapel R, Sood AK, Izraeli S. Targeting the centriolar replication factor STIL synergizes with DNA damaging agents for treatment of ovarian cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8:27380-27392. [PMID: 28423708 PMCID: PMC5432342 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Advanced ovarian cancer is an incurable disease. Thus, novel therapies are required. We wished to identify new therapeutic targets for ovarian cancer. ShRNA screen performed in 42 ovarian cancer cell lines identified the centriolar replication factor STIL as an essential gene for ovarian cancer cells. This was verified in-vivo in orthotopic human ovarian cancer mouse models. STIL depletion by administration of siRNA in neutral liposomes resulted in robust anti-tumor effect that was further enhanced in combination with cisplatin. Consistent with this finding, STIL depletion enhanced the extent of DNA double strand breaks caused by DNA damaging agents. This was associated with centrosomal depletion, ongoing genomic instability and enhanced formation of micronuclei. Interestingly, the ongoing DNA damage was not associated with reduced DNA repair. Indeed, we observed that depletion of STIL enhanced canonical homologous recombination repair and increased BRCA1 and RAD51 foci in response to DNA double strand breaks. Thus, inhibition of STIL significantly enhances the efficacy of DNA damaging chemotherapeutic drugs in treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Noa Rabinowicz
- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Donnelly Centre and The Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Genetics, University of Sevilla and Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Sevilla, Spain
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Biostatistical Unit, Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Genetics, University of Sevilla and Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Sevilla, Spain
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNA, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cancer Research Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Gene Development and Environment Pediatric Research Institute, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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The mitotic spindle has a crucial role in ensuring the accurate segregation of chromosomes into the two daughter cells during cell division, which is paramount for maintaining genome integrity. It is a self-organized and dynamic macromolecular structure that is constructed from microtubules, microtubule-associated proteins and motor proteins. Thirty years of research have led to the identification of centrosome-, chromatin- and microtubule-mediated microtubule nucleation pathways that each contribute to mitotic spindle assembly. Far from being redundant pathways, data are now emerging regarding how they function together to ensure the timely completion of mitosis. We are also beginning to comprehend the multiple mechanisms by which cells regulate spindle scaling. Together, this research has increased our understanding of how cells coordinate hundreds of proteins to assemble the dynamic, precise and robust structure that is the mitotic spindle.
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Lambrus BG, Holland AJ. A New Mode of Mitotic Surveillance. Trends Cell Biol 2017; 27:314-321. [PMID: 28188027 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cells have evolved certain precautions to preserve their genomic content during mitosis and avoid potentially oncogenic errors. Besides the well-established DNA damage checkpoint and spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), recent observations have identified an additional mitotic failsafe referred to as the mitotic surveillance pathway. This pathway triggers a cell cycle arrest to block the growth of potentially unfit daughter cells and is activated by both prolonged mitosis and centrosome loss. Recent genome-wide screens surprisingly revealed that 53BP1 and USP28 act upstream of p53 to mediate signaling through the mitotic surveillance pathway. Here we review advances in our understanding of this failsafe and discuss how 53BP1 and USP28 adopt noncanonical roles to function in this pathway.
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- Bramwell G Lambrus
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Recent Zika Virus Isolates Induce Premature Differentiation of Neural Progenitors in Human Brain Organoids. Cell Stem Cell 2017; 20:397-406.e5. [PMID: 28132835 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 11/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic is associated with microcephaly in newborns. Although the connection between ZIKV and neurodevelopmental defects is widely recognized, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here we show that two recently isolated strains of ZIKV, an American strain from an infected fetal brain (FB-GWUH-2016) and a closely-related Asian strain (H/PF/2013), productively infect human iPSC-derived brain organoids. Both of these strains readily target to and replicate in proliferating ventricular zone (VZ) apical progenitors. The main phenotypic effect was premature differentiation of neural progenitors associated with centrosome perturbation, even during early stages of infection, leading to progenitor depletion, disruption of the VZ, impaired neurogenesis, and cortical thinning. The infection pattern and cellular outcome differ from those seen with the extensively passaged ZIKV strain MR766. The structural changes we see after infection with these more recently isolated viral strains closely resemble those seen in ZIKV-associated microcephaly.
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Nano M, Basto R. Consequences of Centrosome Dysfunction During Brain Development. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1002:19-45. [PMID: 28600781 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57127-0_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Development requires cell proliferation, differentiation and spatial organization of daughter cells to occur in a highly controlled manner. The mode of cell division, the extent of proliferation and the spatial distribution of mitosis allow the formation of tissues of the right size and with the correct structural organization. All these aspects depend on cell cycle duration, correct chromosome segregation and spindle orientation. The centrosome, which is the main microtubule-organizing centre (MTOC) of animal cells, contributes to all these processes. As one of the most structurally complex organs in our body, the brain is particularly susceptible to centrosome dysfunction. Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH), primordial dwarfism disease Seckel syndrome (SCKS) and microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD-II) are often connected to mutations in centrosomal genes. In this chapter, we discuss the consequences of centrosome dysfunction during development and how they can contribute to the etiology of human diseases.
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- Maddalena Nano
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR144, 12 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR144, 12 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.
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Vertii A, Hehnly H, Doxsey S. The Centrosome, a Multitalented Renaissance Organelle. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2016; 8:8/12/a025049. [PMID: 27908937 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a025049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The centrosome acts as a microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) from the G1 to G2 phases of the cell cycle; it can mature into a spindle pole during mitosis and/or transition into a cilium by elongating microtubules (MTs) from the basal body on cell differentiation or cell cycle arrest. New studies hint that the centrosome functions in more than MT organization. For instance, it has recently been shown that a specific substructure of the centrosome-the mother centriole appendages-are required for the recycling of endosomes back to the plasma membrane. This alone could have important implications for a renaissance in our understanding of the development of primary cilia, endosome recycling, and the immune response. Here, we review newly identified roles for the centrosome in directing membrane traffic, the immunological synapse, and the stress response.
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- Anastassiia Vertii
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605
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Bennabi I, Terret ME, Verlhac MH. Meiotic spindle assembly and chromosome segregation in oocytes. J Cell Biol 2016; 215:611-619. [PMID: 27879467 PMCID: PMC5147004 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201607062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Centrosomes play a key role in organizing the microtubule spindle that separates chromosomes during mitosis. Bennabi et al. review how microtubule spindle formation and chromosomal segregation also occur in oocytes during cell division by meiosis despite the absence of centrosomes. Oocytes accumulate maternal stores (proteins, mRNAs, metabolites, etc.) during their growth in the ovary to support development after fertilization. To preserve this cytoplasmic maternal inheritance, they accomplish the difficult task of partitioning their cytoplasm unequally while dividing their chromosomes equally. Added to this complexity, most oocytes, for reasons still speculative, lack the major microtubule organizing centers that most cells use to assemble and position their spindles, namely canonical centrosomes. In this review, we will address recent work on the mechanisms of meiotic spindle assembly and chromosome alignment/segregation in female gametes to try to understand the origin of errors of oocyte meiotic divisions. The challenge of oocyte divisions appears indeed not trivial because in both mice and humans oocyte meiotic divisions are prone to chromosome segregation errors, a leading cause of frequent miscarriages and congenital defects.
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- Isma Bennabi
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, PSL Research University, Paris 75006, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, PSL Research University, Paris 75006, France
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, PSL Research University, Paris 75006, France
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The centrosome is the main microtubule organizing center of animal cells. It contributes to spindle assembly and orientation during mitosis and to ciliogenesis in interphase. Numerical and structural defects in this organelle are known to be associated with developmental disorders such as dwarfism and microcephaly, but only recently, the molecular mechanisms linking centrosome aberrations to altered physiology are being elucidated. Defects in centrosome number or structure have also been described in cancer. These opposite clinical outcomes--arising from reduced proliferation and overproliferation respectively--can be explained in light of the tissue- and developmental-specific requirements for centrosome functions. The pathological outcomes of centrosome deficiencies have become clearer when considering its consequences. Among them, there are genetic instability (mainly aneuploidy, a defect in chromosome number), defects in the symmetry of cell division (important for cell fate specification and tissue architecture) and impaired ciliogenesis. In this review, we discuss the origins and the consequences of centrosome flaws, with particular attention on how they contribute to developmental diseases.
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- Maddalena Nano
- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR144, 12 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR144, 12 rue Lhomond, 75005, Paris, France.
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Here, we review how DNA damage affects the centrosome and how centrosomes communicate with the DNA damage response (DDR) apparatus. We discuss how several proteins of the DDR are found at centrosomes, including the ATM, ATR, CHK1 and CHK2 kinases, the BRCA1 ubiquitin ligase complex and several members of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase family. Stereotypical centrosome organisation, in which two centriole barrels are orthogonally arranged in a roughly toroidal pericentriolar material (PCM), is strongly affected by exposure to DNA-damaging agents. We describe the genetic dependencies and mechanisms for how the centrioles lose their close association, and the PCM both expands and distorts after DNA damage. Another consequence of genotoxic stress is that centrosomes undergo duplication outside the normal cell cycle stage, meaning that centrosome amplification is commonly seen after DNA damage. We discuss several potential mechanisms for how centrosome numbers become dysregulated after DNA damage and explore the links between the DDR and the PLK1- and separase-dependent mechanisms that drive centriole separation and reduplication. We also describe how centrosome components, such as centrin2, are directly involved in responding to DNA damage. This review outlines current questions on the involvement of centrosomes in the DDR.
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- Lisa I Mullee
- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Biosciences Building, Dangan, Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Biosciences Building, Dangan, Galway, Ireland.
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The maintenance of genome stability is critical for proper cell function, and loss of this stability contributes to many human diseases and developmental disorders. Therefore, cells have evolved partially redundant mechanisms to monitor and protect the genome. One subcellular organelle implicated in the maintenance of genome stability is the centrosome, best known as the primary microtubule organizing center of most animal cells. Centrosomes serve many different roles throughout the cell cycle, and many of those roles, including mitotic spindle assembly, nucleation of the interphase microtubule array, DNA damage response, and efficient cell cycle progression, have been proposed to help maintain genome stability. As a result, the centrosome is itself a highly regulated entity. Here, we review evidence concerning the significance of the centrosome in promoting genome integrity. Recent advances permitting acute and persistent centrosome removal suggest we still have much to learn regarding the specific function and actual importance of centrosomes in different contexts, as well as how cells may compensate for centrosome dysfunction to maintain the integrity of the genome. Although many animal cells survive and proliferate in the absence of centrosomes, they do so aberrantly. Based on these and other studies, we conclude that centrosomes serve as critical, multifunctional organelles that promote genome stability.
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- Dorothy A Lerit
- Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
- National Institutes of Health, 50 South Drive, Building 50, Room 2122, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
- University of North Carolina, Fordham 519, CB#3280, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA.
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Cosenza MR, Krämer A. Centrosome amplification, chromosomal instability and cancer: mechanistic, clinical and therapeutic issues. Chromosome Res 2016; 24:105-26. [PMID: 26645976 DOI: 10.1007/s10577-015-9505-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Centrosomes, the main microtubule-organizing centers in most animal cells, are of crucial importance for the assembly of a bipolar mitotic spindle and subsequent faithful segregation of chromosomes into two daughter cells. Centrosome abnormalities can be found in virtually all cancer types and have been linked to chromosomal instability (CIN) and tumorigenesis. Although our knowledge on centrosome structure, replication, and amplification has greatly increased within recent years, still only very little is known on nature, causes, and consequences of centrosome aberrations in primary tumor tissues. In this review, we summarize our current insights into the mechanistic link between centrosome aberrations, aneuploidy, CIN and tumorigenesis. Mechanisms of induction and cellular consequences of aneuploidy, tetraploidization and CIN, as well as origin and effects of supernumerary centrosomes will be discussed. In addition, animal models for both CIN and centrosome amplification will be outlined. Finally, we describe approaches to exploit centrosome amplification, aneuploidy and CIN for novel and specific anticancer treatment strategies based on the modulation of chromosome missegregation rates.
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- Marco Raffaele Cosenza
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Hematology/Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Molecular Hematology/Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Department of Internal Medicine V, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Schatten G, Stearns T. Sperm Centrosomes: Kiss Your Asterless Goodbye, for Fertility's Sake. Curr Biol 2016; 25:R1178-81. [PMID: 26702655 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Centrosomes are reduced to their cores in sperm. Emerging molecular explanations for centrosome construction have now helped to elucidate the mechanism of their destruction in sperm. Since centrosome inaccuracies cause aneuploidies responsible for cancers, birth defects and infertility, this new insight into centrosome behavior has broad implications.
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- Gerald Schatten
- Departments of Ob-Gyn-Repro Sci, Cell Biology & Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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- Departments of Biology & Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Impaired Planar Germ Cell Division in the Testis, Caused by Dissociation of RHAMM from the Spindle, Results in Hypofertility and Seminoma. Cancer Res 2016; 76:6382-6395. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Post-Testicular Sperm Maturation: Centriole Pairs, Found in Upper Epididymis, are Destroyed Prior to Sperm's Release at Ejaculation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:31816. [PMID: 27534805 PMCID: PMC4989225 DOI: 10.1038/srep31816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The fertilizing sperm’s lengthiest unchartered voyage is through the longest, least-investigated organ in a man’s body – the Epididymis. Over six meters long in men, ~80 meters in stallions and over one-hundred times a mouse’s body length, there are few functions known aside from sperm storage and nutrition. While spermatogenesis is completed in the testes, here we demonstrate sperm centriole reduction occurs within the epididymis. Investigations of GFP-CENTR mice and controls demonstrate both the presence of centriole pairs in the upper caput region of the epididymis and, the destruction, first, of the distal and, then, of the proximal centriole as the sperm transits to the cauda and vas deferens in preparation for its climactic release. These centrioles can neither recruit γ-tubulin nor nucleate microtubules when eggs are inseminated or microinjected, yet numerous maternally-nucleated cytasters are found. These sperm centrioles appear as vestigial basal bodies, destroyed in the mid-to-lower corpus. Post-testicular sperm maturation, in which sperm centrioles found in the caput are destroyed prior to ejaculation, is a newly discovered function for the epididymis.
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Fong CS, Mazo G, Das T, Goodman J, Kim M, O'Rourke BP, Izquierdo D, Tsou MFB. 53BP1 and USP28 mediate p53-dependent cell cycle arrest in response to centrosome loss and prolonged mitosis. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27371829 PMCID: PMC4946878 DOI: 10.7554/elife.16270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Mitosis occurs efficiently, but when it is disturbed or delayed, p53-dependent cell death or senescence is often triggered after mitotic exit. To characterize this process, we conducted CRISPR-mediated loss-of-function screens using a cell-based assay in which mitosis is consistently disturbed by centrosome loss. We identified 53BP1 and USP28 as essential components acting upstream of p53, evoking p21-dependent cell cycle arrest in response not only to centrosome loss, but also to other distinct defects causing prolonged mitosis. Intriguingly, 53BP1 mediates p53 activation independently of its DNA repair activity, but requiring its interacting protein USP28 that can directly deubiquitinate p53 in vitro and ectopically stabilize p53 in vivo. Moreover, 53BP1 can transduce prolonged mitosis to cell cycle arrest independently of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), suggesting that while SAC protects mitotic accuracy by slowing down mitosis, 53BP1 and USP28 function in parallel to select against disturbed or delayed mitosis, promoting mitotic efficiency. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.16270.001
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- Chii Shyang Fong
- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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- BCMB Graduate Program, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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- BCMB Graduate Program, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.,BCMB Graduate Program, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, United States
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Pilaz LJ, McMahon JJ, Miller EE, Lennox AL, Suzuki A, Salmon E, Silver DL. Prolonged Mitosis of Neural Progenitors Alters Cell Fate in the Developing Brain. Neuron 2016; 89:83-99. [PMID: 26748089 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Embryonic neocortical development depends on balanced production of progenitors and neurons. Genetic mutations disrupting progenitor mitosis frequently impair neurogenesis; however, the link between altered mitosis and cell fate remains poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that prolonged mitosis of radial glial progenitors directly alters neuronal fate specification and progeny viability. Live imaging of progenitors from a neurogenesis mutant, Magoh(+/-), reveals that mitotic delay significantly correlates with preferential production of neurons instead of progenitors, as well as apoptotic progeny. Independently, two pharmacological approaches reveal a causal relationship between mitotic delay and progeny fate. As mitotic duration increases, progenitors produce substantially more apoptotic progeny or neurons. We show that apoptosis, but not differentiation, is p53 dependent, demonstrating that these are distinct outcomes of mitotic delay. Together our findings reveal that prolonged mitosis is sufficient to alter fates of radial glia progeny and define a new paradigm to understand how mitosis perturbations underlie brain size disorders such as microcephaly.
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- Louis-Jan Pilaz
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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The basal body is a highly organized structure essential for the formation of cilia. Basal bodies dock to a cellular membrane through their distal appendages (also known as transition fibers) and provide the foundation on which the microtubules of the ciliary axoneme are built. Consequently, basal body position and orientation dictates the position and orientation of its cilium. The heart of the basal body is the mother centriole, the older of the two centrioles inherited during mitosis and which is comprised of nine triplet microtubules arranged in a cylinder. Like all ciliated organisms, mice possess basal bodies, and studies of mouse basal body structure have made diverse important contributions to the understanding of how basal body structure impacts the function of cilia. The appendages and associated structures of mouse basal bodies can differ in their architecture from those of other organisms, and even between murine cell types. For example, basal bodies of immotile primary cilia are connected to daughter centrioles, whereas those of motile multiciliated cells are not. The last few years have seen the identification of many components of the basal body, and the mouse will continue to be an extremely valuable system for genetically defining their functions.
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- Galo Garcia
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
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David A, Amartely H, Rabinowicz N, Shamir M, Friedler A, Izraeli S. Molecular basis of the STIL coiled coil oligomerization explains its requirement for de-novo formation of centrosomes in mammalian cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24296. [PMID: 27075531 PMCID: PMC4830966 DOI: 10.1038/srep24296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The STIL protein is essential for centriole replication and for the non-templated, de novo centriole biogenesis that is required for mammalian embryogenesis. Here we performed quantitative biophysical and structural analysis of the central short coiled coil domain (CCD) of STIL that is critical for its function. Using biophysical, biochemical and cell biology approaches, we identified the specific residues in the CCD that mediate the oligomerization, centrosomal localization and protein interactions of STIL. We characterized the structural properties of the coiled coil peptide using circular dichroism spectroscopy and size exclusion chromatography. We identified two regions in this domain, containing eight hydrophobic residues, which mediate the coiled coil oligomerization. Mutations in these residues destabilized the coiled coil thermodynamically but in most cases did not affect its secondary structure. Reconstituting mouse embryonic fibroblasts lacking endogenous Stil, we show that STIL oligomerization mediated by these residues is not only important for the centrosomal functions of STIL during the canonical duplication process but also for de-novo formation of centrosomes.
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- Ahuvit David
- Sheba Cancer Research Center and the Edmond and Lily Safra Children Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.,Department of molecular genetics and biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Sheba Cancer Research Center and the Edmond and Lily Safra Children Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.,Department of molecular genetics and biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Sheba Cancer Research Center and the Edmond and Lily Safra Children Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer 52621, Israel.,Department of molecular genetics and biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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San Agustin JT, Klena N, Granath K, Panigrahy A, Stewart E, Devine W, Strittmatter L, Jonassen JA, Liu X, Lo CW, Pazour GJ. Genetic link between renal birth defects and congenital heart disease. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11103. [PMID: 27002738 PMCID: PMC4804176 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Structural birth defects in the kidney and urinary tract are observed in 0.5% of live births and are a major cause of end-stage renal disease, but their genetic aetiology is not well understood. Here we analyse 135 lines of mice identified in large-scale mouse mutagenesis screen and show that 29% of mutations causing congenital heart disease (CHD) also cause renal anomalies. The renal anomalies included duplex and multiplex kidneys, renal agenesis, hydronephrosis and cystic kidney disease. To assess the clinical relevance of these findings, we examined patients with CHD and observed a 30% co-occurrence of renal anomalies of a similar spectrum. Together, these findings demonstrate a common shared genetic aetiology for CHD and renal anomalies, indicating that CHD patients are at increased risk for complications from renal anomalies. This collection of mutant mouse models provides a resource for further studies to elucidate the developmental link between renal anomalies and CHD.
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- Jovenal T San Agustin
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Biotech II, Suite 213 373 Plantation Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Core, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Biotech II, Suite 213 373 Plantation Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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Chavali PL, Chandrasekaran G, Barr AR, Tátrai P, Taylor C, Papachristou EK, Woods CG, Chavali S, Gergely F. A CEP215-HSET complex links centrosomes with spindle poles and drives centrosome clustering in cancer. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11005. [PMID: 26987684 PMCID: PMC4802056 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Numerical centrosome aberrations underlie certain developmental abnormalities and may promote cancer. A cell maintains normal centrosome numbers by coupling centrosome duplication with segregation, which is achieved through sustained association of each centrosome with a mitotic spindle pole. Although the microcephaly- and primordial dwarfism-linked centrosomal protein CEP215 has been implicated in this process, the molecular mechanism responsible remains unclear. Here, using proteomic profiling, we identify the minus end-directed microtubule motor protein HSET as a direct binding partner of CEP215. Targeted deletion of the HSET-binding domain of CEP215 in vertebrate cells causes centrosome detachment and results in HSET depletion at centrosomes, a phenotype also observed in CEP215-deficient patient-derived cells. Moreover, in cancer cells with centrosome amplification, the CEP215-HSET complex promotes the clustering of extra centrosomes into pseudo-bipolar spindles, thereby ensuring viable cell division. Therefore, stabilization of the centrosome-spindle pole interface by the CEP215-HSET complex could promote survival of cancer cells containing supernumerary centrosomes.
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- Pavithra L. Chavali
- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, UK
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Sexual reproduction is essential for many organisms to propagate themselves. It requires the formation of haploid female and male gametes: oocytes and sperms. These specialized cells are generated through meiosis, a particular type of cell division that produces cells with recombined genomes that differ from their parental origin. In this review, we highlight the end process of female meiosis, the divisions per se, and how they can give rise to a functional female gamete preparing itself for the ensuing zygotic development. In particular, we discuss why such an essential process in the propagation of species is so poorly controlled, producing a strong percentage of abnormal female gametes in the end. Eventually, we examine aspects related to the lack of centrosomes in female oocytes, the asymmetry in size of the mammalian oocyte upon division, and in mammals the direct consequences of these long-lived cells in the ovary.
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Gabriel E, Wason A, Ramani A, Gooi LM, Keller P, Pozniakovsky A, Poser I, Noack F, Telugu NS, Calegari F, Šarić T, Hescheler J, Hyman AA, Gottardo M, Callaini G, Alkuraya FS, Gopalakrishnan J. CPAP promotes timely cilium disassembly to maintain neural progenitor pool. EMBO J 2016; 35:803-19. [PMID: 26929011 PMCID: PMC4972140 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201593679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A mutation in the centrosomal‐P4.1‐associated protein (CPAP) causes Seckel syndrome with microcephaly, which is suggested to arise from a decline in neural progenitor cells (NPCs) during development. However, mechanisms of NPCs maintenance remain unclear. Here, we report an unexpected role for the cilium in NPCs maintenance and identify CPAP as a negative regulator of ciliary length independent of its role in centrosome biogenesis. At the onset of cilium disassembly, CPAP provides a scaffold for the cilium disassembly complex (CDC), which includes Nde1, Aurora A, and OFD1, recruited to the ciliary base for timely cilium disassembly. In contrast, mutated CPAP fails to localize at the ciliary base associated with inefficient CDC recruitment, long cilia, retarded cilium disassembly, and delayed cell cycle re‐entry leading to premature differentiation of patient iPS‐derived NPCs. Aberrant CDC function also promotes premature differentiation of NPCs in Seckel iPS‐derived organoids. Thus, our results suggest a role for cilia in microcephaly and its involvement during neurogenesis and brain size control.
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- Elke Gabriel
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Institute for Biochemistry I of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Institute for Biochemistry I of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Institute for Biochemistry I of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Institute for Biochemistry I of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- DFG-Research Center and Cluster of Excellence for Regenerative Therapies, TU-Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute for Neurophysiology Medical Faculty University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- DFG-Research Center and Cluster of Excellence for Regenerative Therapies, TU-Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute for Neurophysiology Medical Faculty University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute for Neurophysiology Medical Faculty University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Alfasial University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine Alfasial University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Institute for Biochemistry I of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Meunier A, Spassky N. Centriole continuity: out with the new, in with the old. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2016; 38:60-7. [PMID: 26924800 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Centrioles are essential microtubule-based organelles, typically present in pairs, which organize cilia and centrosomes. Their mode of biogenesis is unique for a subcellular organelle since, during cell division, each pre-existing centriole guides the formation of a new one, a process that is coordinated with DNA replication. After centriole duplication, the new centrosomes migrate in opposite direction and localize at each pole of the mitotic spindle. This singular dynamics led to think that centrioles were permanent self-replicating structures coordinating cytoplasm and nuclear division. This vision then fell gradually into disuse when centrioles were shown to be capable to form de novo, in the absence of a pre-existing structure, and to be actually dispensable for cell division. However, new data, which are reviewed here, have breathed new life into the old ideas.
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- Alice Meunier
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Institut de Biologie de l'ENS, IBENS, F-75005 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR8197, F-75005 Paris, France; Inserm, U1024, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Institut de Biologie de l'ENS, IBENS, F-75005 Paris, France; CNRS, UMR8197, F-75005 Paris, France; Inserm, U1024, F-75005 Paris, France
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Wang H, Zhu X, Huang J, Chen P, Han S, Yan X. Nedaplatin sensitization of cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:2566-2572. [PMID: 27073518 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cisplatin (DDP) has been one of the most widely used chemotherapy drugs for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. However, the increase in the number of DDP-resistant cancer cells has become a major impediment in the clinical management of cancer. In the present study, for the first time, the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay was used to demonstrate that nedaplatin (NDP) could have a stronger inhibitory effect than DDP alone in DDP-resistant A549 (A549DDP) cells and that it could attenuate the resistance of these cells. Additionally, flow cytometry analysis showed that the apoptosis rate of these resistant cells when exposed to NDP was markedly increased and the number of cells in the G2 stage of the cell cycle was significantly increased. Furthermore, western blot analysis indicated that NDP decreased the protein expression of P-glycoprotein, tumor protein p53 and B-cell lymphoma 2, and increased the expression of Bcl-2-associated X protein, all of which could possibly improve the NDP intracellular drug concentration and promote cell apoptosis. These observations suggested that NDP could have higher efficacy in DDP-resistant lung cancer cells, and further studies applying more detailed analyses are warranted to elucidate the mechanism(s) behind this effect.
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- Huan Wang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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Coelho PA, Bury L, Shahbazi MN, Liakath-Ali K, Tate PH, Wormald S, Hindley CJ, Huch M, Archer J, Skarnes WC, Zernicka-Goetz M, Glover DM. Over-expression of Plk4 induces centrosome amplification, loss of primary cilia and associated tissue hyperplasia in the mouse. Open Biol 2015; 5:150209. [PMID: 26701933 PMCID: PMC4703062 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.150209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To address the long-known relationship between supernumerary centrosomes and cancer, we have generated a transgenic mouse that permits inducible expression of the master regulator of centriole duplication, Polo-like-kinase-4 (Plk4). Over-expression of Plk4 from this transgene advances the onset of tumour formation that occurs in the absence of the tumour suppressor p53. Plk4 over-expression also leads to hyperproliferation of cells in the pancreas and skin that is enhanced in a p53 null background. Pancreatic islets become enlarged following Plk4 over-expression as a result of equal expansion of α- and β-cells, which exhibit centrosome amplification. Mice overexpressing Plk4 develop grey hair due to a loss of differentiated melanocytes and bald patches of skin associated with a thickening of the epidermis. This reflects an increase in proliferating cells expressing keratin 5 in the basal epidermal layer and the expansion of these cells into suprabasal layers. Such cells also express keratin 6, a marker for hyperplasia. This is paralleled by a decreased expression of later differentiation markers, involucrin, filaggrin and loricrin. Proliferating cells showed an increase in centrosome number and a loss of primary cilia, events that were mirrored in primary cultures of keratinocytes established from these animals. We discuss how repeated duplication of centrioles appears to prevent the formation of basal bodies leading to loss of primary cilia, disruption of signalling and thereby aberrant differentiation of cells within the epidermis. The absence of p53 permits cells with increased centrosomes to continue dividing, thus setting up a neoplastic state of error prone mitoses, a prerequisite for cancer development.
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- Paula A Coelho
- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, King's College London, Floor 28, Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK
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- Henry Wellcome Building of Cancer and Developmental Biology, the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Henry Wellcome Building of Cancer and Developmental Biology, the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, Hinxton CB10 1SA, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
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Wang WJ, Acehan D, Kao CH, Jane WN, Uryu K, Tsou MFB. De novo centriole formation in human cells is error-prone and does not require SAS-6 self-assembly. eLife 2015; 4. [PMID: 26609813 PMCID: PMC4709270 DOI: 10.7554/elife.10586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Vertebrate centrioles normally propagate through duplication, but in the absence of preexisting centrioles, de novo synthesis can occur. Consistently, centriole formation is thought to strictly rely on self-assembly, involving self-oligomerization of the centriolar protein SAS-6. Here, through reconstitution of de novo synthesis in human cells, we surprisingly found that normal looking centrioles capable of duplication and ciliation can arise in the absence of SAS-6 self-oligomerization. Moreover, whereas canonically duplicated centrioles always form correctly, de novo centrioles are prone to structural errors, even in the presence of SAS-6 self-oligomerization. These results indicate that centriole biogenesis does not strictly depend on SAS-6 self-assembly, and may require preexisting centrioles to ensure structural accuracy, fundamentally deviating from the current paradigm. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10586.001 Cells pass on their characteristics or “traits” to new generations in the form of DNA molecules. DNA provides the instructions to make proteins, which may then assemble into larger structures without using any external templates in a process called self-assembly. However, when a cell divides, DNA is not the only element that is passed on to the daughter cells; many large protein structures that have assembled in mother cells are also divided between the daughter cells. The daughter cells may then produce extra copies of these protein structures, but it is not known whether the pre-existing structures are involved in this process. Centrioles are complex structures made of proteins and play a crucial role in cell division. One of the main components of centrioles is a protein called SAS-6. Recent studies have shown that SAS-6 molecules can bind to each other to form “oligomers”. This process, which is called self-oligomerization, has been proposed to drive the formation of centrioles. Now, Wang et al. examine whether centrioles can form properly in cells when no other centrioles are present. The experiments show that centrioles can indeed form, but they are prone to structural errors. In contrast, centrioles that form in the presence of older centrioles are essentially free of errors. The experiments used human eye cells that were missing the gene that encodes SAS-6. These cells could not make centrioles, but when SAS-6 was re-introduced into these cells, new centrioles formed. Unexpectedly, re-introducing a mutant form of SAS-6 that cannot form oligomers into the cells still allowed new centrioles to form, which shows that self-oligomerization of SAS-6 is not essential for the assembly of centrioles. Together, Wang et al.’s findings challenge the idea that SAS-6 self-oligomerization is involved in the formation of centrioles, and suggest that preexisting centrioles may help to minimize errors in the formation of new centrioles. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.10586.002
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Electron Microscopy Resource Center, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Electron Microscopy Resource Center, The Rockefeller University, New York, United States
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- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
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Epidermal development, growth control, and homeostasis in the face of centrosome amplification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:E6311-20. [PMID: 26578791 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1518376112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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As nucleators of the mitotic spindle and primary cilium, centrosomes play crucial roles in equal segregation of DNA content to daughter cells, coordination of growth and differentiation, and transduction of homeostatic cues. Whereas the majority of mammalian cells carry no more than two centrosomes per cell, exceptions to this rule apply in certain specialized tissues and in select disease states, including cancer. Centrosome amplification, or the condition of having more than two centrosomes per cell, has been suggested to contribute to instability of chromosomes, imbalance in asymmetric divisions, and reorganization of tissue architecture; however, the degree to which these conditions are a direct cause of or simply a consequence of human disease is poorly understood. Here we addressed this issue by generating a mouse model inducing centrosome amplification in a naturally proliferative epithelial tissue by elevating Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4) expression in the skin epidermis. By altering centrosome numbers, we observed multiciliated cells, spindle orientation errors, and chromosome segregation defects within developing epidermis. None of these defects was sufficient to impart a proliferative advantage within the tissue, however. Rather, impaired mitoses led to p53-mediated cell death and contributed to defective growth and stratification. Despite these abnormalities, mice remained viable and healthy, although epidermal cells with centrosome amplification were still appreciable. Moreover, these abnormalities were insufficient to disrupt homeostasis and initiate or enhance tumorigenesis, underscoring the powerful surveillance mechanisms in the skin.
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Williams SE, Garcia I, Crowther AJ, Li S, Stewart A, Liu H, Lough KJ, O'Neill S, Veleta K, Oyarzabal EA, Merrill JR, Shih YYI, Gershon TR. Aspm sustains postnatal cerebellar neurogenesis and medulloblastoma growth in mice. Development 2015; 142:3921-32. [PMID: 26450969 DOI: 10.1242/dev.124271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Alterations in genes that regulate brain size may contribute to both microcephaly and brain tumor formation. Here, we report that Aspm, a gene that is mutated in familial microcephaly, regulates postnatal neurogenesis in the cerebellum and supports the growth of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. Cerebellar granule neuron progenitors (CGNPs) express Aspm when maintained in a proliferative state by sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling, and Aspm is expressed in Shh-driven medulloblastoma in mice. Genetic deletion of Aspm reduces cerebellar growth, while paradoxically increasing the mitotic rate of CGNPs. Aspm-deficient CGNPs show impaired mitotic progression, altered patterns of division orientation and differentiation, and increased DNA damage, which causes progenitor attrition through apoptosis. Deletion of Aspm in mice with Smo-induced medulloblastoma reduces tumor growth and increases DNA damage. Co-deletion of Aspm and either of the apoptosis regulators Bax or Trp53 (also known as p53) rescues the survival of neural progenitors and reduces the growth restriction imposed by Aspm deletion. Our data show that Aspm functions to regulate mitosis and to mitigate DNA damage during CGNP cell division, causes microcephaly through progenitor apoptosis when mutated, and sustains tumor growth in medulloblastoma.
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- Scott E Williams
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA UNC Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Lambrus BG, Uetake Y, Clutario KM, Daggubati V, Snyder M, Sluder G, Holland AJ. p53 protects against genome instability following centriole duplication failure. J Cell Biol 2015; 210:63-77. [PMID: 26150389 PMCID: PMC4494000 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Centriole function has been difficult to study because of a lack of specific tools that allow persistent and reversible centriole depletion. Here we combined gene targeting with an auxin-inducible degradation system to achieve rapid, titratable, and reversible control of Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4), a master regulator of centriole biogenesis. Depletion of Plk4 led to a failure of centriole duplication that produced an irreversible cell cycle arrest within a few divisions. This arrest was not a result of a prolonged mitosis, chromosome segregation errors, or cytokinesis failure. Depleting p53 allowed cells that fail centriole duplication to proliferate indefinitely. Washout of auxin and restoration of endogenous Plk4 levels in cells that lack centrioles led to the penetrant formation of de novo centrioles that gained the ability to organize microtubules and duplicate. In summary, we uncover a p53-dependent surveillance mechanism that protects against genome instability by preventing cell growth after centriole duplication failure.
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- Bramwell G Lambrus
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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It has become clear that the role of centrosomes extends well beyond that of important microtubule organizers. There is increasing evidence that they also function as coordination centres in eukaryotic cells, at which specific cytoplasmic proteins interact at high concentrations and important cell decisions are made. Accordingly, hundreds of proteins are concentrated at centrosomes, including cell cycle regulators, checkpoint proteins and signalling molecules. Nevertheless, several observations have raised the question of whether centrosomes are essential for many cell processes. Recent findings have shed light on the functions of centrosomes in animal cells and on the molecular mechanisms of centrosome assembly, in particular during mitosis. These advances should ultimately allow the in vitro reconstitution of functional centrosomes from their component proteins to unlock the secrets of these enigmatic organelles.
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Moyer TC, Clutario KM, Lambrus BG, Daggubati V, Holland AJ. Binding of STIL to Plk4 activates kinase activity to promote centriole assembly. J Cell Biol 2015; 209:863-78. [PMID: 26101219 PMCID: PMC4477857 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Binding of STIL activates Plk4, and the subsequent phosphorylation of STIL by Plk4 primes the binding of STIL to SAS6 to promote centriole assembly. Centriole duplication occurs once per cell cycle in order to maintain control of centrosome number and ensure genome integrity. Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4) is a master regulator of centriole biogenesis, but how its activity is regulated to control centriole assembly is unclear. Here we used gene editing in human cells to create a chemical genetic system in which endogenous Plk4 can be specifically inhibited using a cell-permeable ATP analogue. Using this system, we demonstrate that STIL localization to the centriole requires continued Plk4 activity. Most importantly, we show that direct binding of STIL activates Plk4 by promoting self-phosphorylation of the activation loop of the kinase. Plk4 subsequently phosphorylates STIL to promote centriole assembly in two steps. First, Plk4 activity promotes the recruitment of STIL to the centriole. Second, Plk4 primes the direct binding of STIL to the C terminus of SAS6. Our findings uncover a molecular basis for the timing of Plk4 activation through the cell cycle–regulated accumulation of STIL.
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- Tyler C Moyer
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Vertii A, Bright A, Delaval B, Hehnly H, Doxsey S. New frontiers: discovering cilia-independent functions of cilia proteins. EMBO Rep 2015; 16:1275-87. [PMID: 26358956 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201540632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In most vertebrates, mitotic spindles and primary cilia arise from a common origin, the centrosome. In non-cycling cells, the centrosome is the template for primary cilia assembly and, thus, is crucial for their associated sensory and signaling functions. During mitosis, the duplicated centrosomes mature into spindle poles, which orchestrate mitotic spindle assembly, chromosome segregation, and orientation of the cell division axis. Intriguingly, both cilia and spindle poles are centrosome-based, functionally distinct structures that require the action of microtubule-mediated, motor-driven transport for their assembly. Cilia proteins have been found at non-cilia sites, where they have distinct functions, illustrating a diverse and growing list of cellular processes and structures that utilize cilia proteins for crucial functions. In this review, we discuss cilia-independent functions of cilia proteins and re-evaluate their potential contributions to "cilia" disorders.
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- Anastassiia Vertii
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Van de Mark D, Kong D, Loncarek J, Stearns T. MDM1 is a microtubule-binding protein that negatively regulates centriole duplication. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:3788-802. [PMID: 26337392 PMCID: PMC4626064 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-04-0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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MDM1 is a microtubule-binding protein that localizes to centrioles. 3D-SIM microscopy shows MDM1 to be closely associated with the centriole barrel, likely residing in the centriole lumen. MDM1 overexpression and depletion experiments suggest that MDM1 is a negative regulator of centriole duplication. Mouse double-minute 1 (Mdm1) was originally identified as a gene amplified in transformed mouse cells and more recently as being highly up-regulated during differentiation of multiciliated epithelial cells, a specialized cell type having hundreds of centrioles and motile cilia. Here we show that the MDM1 protein localizes to centrioles of dividing cells and differentiating multiciliated cells. 3D-SIM microscopy showed that MDM1 is closely associated with the centriole barrel, likely residing in the centriole lumen. Overexpression of MDM1 suppressed centriole duplication, whereas depletion of MDM1 resulted in an increase in granular material that likely represents early intermediates in centriole formation. We show that MDM1 binds microtubules in vivo and in vitro. We identified a repeat motif in MDM1 that is required for efficient microtubule binding and found that these repeats are also present in CCSAP, another microtubule-binding protein. We propose that MDM1 is a negative regulator of centriole duplication and that its function is mediated through microtubule binding.
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- Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling, Center for Cancer Research-Frederick, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Laboratory of Protein Dynamics and Signaling, Center for Cancer Research-Frederick, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Hisham Bazzi
- a Developmental Biology Program , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York , NY USA
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David A, Liu F, Tibelius A, Vulprecht J, Wald D, Rothermel U, Ohana R, Seitel A, Metzger J, Ashery-Padan R, Meinzer HP, Gröne HJ, Izraeli S, Krämer A. Lack of centrioles and primary cilia in STIL(-/-) mouse embryos. Cell Cycle 2015; 13:2859-68. [PMID: 25486474 DOI: 10.4161/15384101.2014.946830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Although most animal cells contain centrosomes, consisting of a pair of centrioles, their precise contribution to cell division and embryonic development is unclear. Genetic ablation of STIL, an essential component of the centriole replication machinery in mammalian cells, causes embryonic lethality in mice around mid gestation associated with defective Hedgehog signaling. Here, we describe, by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy, that STIL(-/-) mouse embryos do not contain centrioles or primary cilia, suggesting that these organelles are not essential for mammalian development until mid gestation. We further show that the lack of primary cilia explains the absence of Hedgehog signaling in STIL(-/-) cells. Exogenous re-expression of STIL or STIL microcephaly mutants compatible with human survival, induced non-templated, de novo generation of centrioles in STIL(-/-) cells. Thus, while the abscence of centrioles is compatible with mammalian gastrulation, lack of centrioles and primary cilia impairs Hedgehog signaling and further embryonic development.
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Key Words
- CDK6, cyclin-dependent kinase 6
- CEP, centrosomal protein
- COILEDX, coiled-coil domain deletion
- E, embryonic day
- FIB/SEM, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy
- MCPH, autosomal recessive primary microcephaly
- MEFs, mouse embryonic fibroblasts
- MTOC, microtubule organizing center
- PLK4, polo kinase 4
- SHH, sonic hedgehog
- STAN, STIL/ANA2
- STANX, STAN domain deletion
- STIL
- STIL, SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus
- centriole
- centrosome
- electron microscopy
- embryo
- microcephaly
- nm, nanometer
- siRNA, small interfering RNA
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- Ahuvit David
- a Sheba Cancer Research Center and the Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital; Sheba Medical Center ; Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan , Israel
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CEP63 deficiency promotes p53-dependent microcephaly and reveals a role for the centrosome in meiotic recombination. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7676. [PMID: 26158450 PMCID: PMC4499871 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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CEP63 is a centrosomal protein that facilitates centriole duplication and is regulated by the DNA damage response. Mutations in CEP63 cause Seckel syndrome, a human disease characterized by microcephaly and dwarfism. Here we demonstrate that Cep63 deficient mice recapitulate Seckel syndrome pathology. The attrition of neural progenitor cells involves p53-dependent cell death and brain size is rescued by the deletion of p53. Cell death is not the result of an aberrant DNA damage response but is triggered by centrosome-based mitotic errors. In addition, Cep63 loss severely impairs meiotic recombination, leading to profound male infertility. Cep63 deficient spermatocytes display numerical and structural centrosome aberrations, chromosome entanglements and defective telomere clustering, suggesting that a reduction in centrosome-mediated chromosome movements underlies recombination failure. Our results provide novel insight into the molecular pathology of microcephaly and establish a role for the centrosome in meiotic recombination.
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Wei JH, Zhang ZC, Wynn RM, Seemann J. GM130 Regulates Golgi-Derived Spindle Assembly by Activating TPX2 and Capturing Microtubules. Cell 2015; 162:287-299. [PMID: 26165940 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Spindle assembly requires the coordinated action of multiple cellular structures to nucleate and organize microtubules in a precise spatiotemporal manner. Among them, the contributions of centrosomes, chromosomes, and microtubules have been well studied, yet the involvement of membrane-bound organelles remains largely elusive. Here, we provide mechanistic evidence for a membrane-based, Golgi-derived microtubule assembly pathway in mitosis. Upon mitotic entry, the Golgi matrix protein GM130 interacts with importin α via a classical nuclear localization signal that recruits importin α to the Golgi membranes. Sequestration of importin α by GM130 liberates the spindle assembly factor TPX2, which activates Aurora-A kinase and stimulates local microtubule nucleation. Upon filament assembly, nascent microtubules are further captured by GM130, thus linking Golgi membranes to the spindle. Our results reveal an active role for the Golgi in regulating spindle formation to ensure faithful organelle inheritance.
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- Jen-Hsuan Wei
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Baumbach J, Novak ZA, Raff JW, Wainman A. Dissecting the function and assembly of acentriolar microtubule organizing centers in Drosophila cells in vivo. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005261. [PMID: 26020779 PMCID: PMC4447278 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Acentriolar microtubule organizing centers (aMTOCs) are formed during meiosis and mitosis in several cell types, but their function and assembly mechanism is unclear. Importantly, aMTOCs can be overactive in cancer cells, enhancing multipolar spindle formation, merotelic kinetochore attachment and aneuploidy. Here we show that aMTOCs can form in acentriolar Drosophila somatic cells in vivo via an assembly pathway that depends on Asl, Cnn and, to a lesser extent, Spd-2--the same proteins that appear to drive mitotic centrosome assembly in flies. This finding enabled us to ablate aMTOC formation in acentriolar cells, and so perform a detailed genetic analysis of the contribution of aMTOCs to acentriolar mitotic spindle formation. Here we show that although aMTOCs can nucleate microtubules, they do not detectably increase the efficiency of acentriolar spindle assembly in somatic fly cells. We find that they are required, however, for robust microtubule array assembly in cells without centrioles that also lack microtubule nucleation from around the chromatin. Importantly, aMTOCs are also essential for dynein-dependent acentriolar spindle pole focusing and for robust cell proliferation in the absence of centrioles and HSET/Ncd (a kinesin essential for acentriolar spindle pole focusing in many systems). We propose an updated model for acentriolar spindle pole coalescence by the molecular motors Ncd/HSET and dynein in conjunction with aMTOCs.
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- Janina Baumbach
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Wong YL, Anzola JV, Davis RL, Yoon M, Motamedi A, Kroll A, Seo CP, Hsia JE, Kim SK, Mitchell JW, Mitchell BJ, Desai A, Gahman TC, Shiau AK, Oegema K. Cell biology. Reversible centriole depletion with an inhibitor of Polo-like kinase 4. Science 2015; 348:1155-60. [PMID: 25931445 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa5111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 330] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Centrioles are ancient organelles that build centrosomes, the major microtubule-organizing centers of animal cells. Extra centrosomes are a common feature of cancer cells. To investigate the importance of centrosomes in the proliferation of normal and cancer cells, we developed centrinone, a reversible inhibitor of Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4), a serine-threonine protein kinase that initiates centriole assembly. Centrinone treatment caused centrosome depletion in human and other vertebrate cells. Centrosome loss irreversibly arrested normal cells in a senescence-like G1 state by a p53-dependent mechanism that was independent of DNA damage, stress, Hippo signaling, extended mitotic duration, or segregation errors. In contrast, cancer cell lines with normal or amplified centrosome numbers could proliferate indefinitely after centrosome loss. Upon centrinone washout, each cancer cell line returned to an intrinsic centrosome number "set point." Thus, cells with cancer-associated mutations fundamentally differ from normal cells in their response to centrosome loss.
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- Yao Liang Wong
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Small Molecule Discovery Program, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Garcez PP, Diaz-Alonso J, Crespo-Enriquez I, Castro D, Bell D, Guillemot F. Cenpj/CPAP regulates progenitor divisions and neuronal migration in the cerebral cortex downstream of Ascl1. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6474. [PMID: 25753651 PMCID: PMC4366522 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The proneural factor Ascl1 controls multiple steps of neurogenesis in the embryonic brain, including progenitor division and neuronal migration. Here we show that Cenpj, also known as CPAP, a microcephaly gene, is a transcriptional target of Ascl1 in the embryonic cerebral cortex. We have characterized the role of Cenpj during cortical development by in utero electroporation knockdown and found that silencing Cenpj in the ventricular zone disrupts centrosome biogenesis and randomizes the cleavage plane orientation of radial glia progenitors. Moreover, we show that downregulation of Cenpj in post-mitotic neurons increases stable microtubules and leads to slower neuronal migration, abnormal centrosome position and aberrant neuronal morphology. Moreover, rescue experiments shows that Cenpj mediates the role of Ascl1 in centrosome biogenesis in progenitor cells and in microtubule dynamics in migrating neurons. These data provide insights into genetic pathways controlling cortical development and primary microcephaly observed in humans with mutations in Cenpj. The proneural factor Ascl1/Mash1 is an important regulator of embryonic neurogenesis. Here the authors identify that the microcephaly protein Cenpj/CPAP is essential for several microtubule-dependent steps in the neurogenic program driven by Ascl1 in the developing cerebral cortex.
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- Patricia P Garcez
- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I, School of Biology and Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Neuroquímicas (IUIN), Complutense University, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Craniofacial Development &Stem Cell Biology, King's College London, Guy's Tower Wing, Floor 27, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Confocal and Image Analysis Laboratory, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Division of Molecular Neurobiology, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Centrosomes comprise two cylindrical centrioles embedded in the pericentriolar material (PCM). The PCM is an ordered assembly of large scaffolding molecules, providing an interaction platform for proteins involved in signalling, trafficking and most importantly microtubule nucleation and organization. In mitotic cells, centrosomes are located at the spindle poles, sites where spindle microtubules converge. However, certain cell types and organisms lack centrosomes, yet contain focused spindle poles, highlighting that despite their juxtaposition in cells, centrosomes and mitotic spindle poles are distinct physical entities. In the present paper, we discuss the origin of centrosomes and summarize their contribution to mitotic spindle assembly and cell division. We then describe the key molecular players that mediate centrosome attachment to mitotic spindle poles and explore why co-segregation of centrosomes and spindle poles into daughter cells is of potential benefit to organisms.
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- Pavithra L Chavali
- *Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, U.K
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- *Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, U.K
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- *Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0RE, U.K
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Goggolidou P, Stevens JL, Agueci F, Keynton J, Wheway G, Grimes DT, Patel SH, Hilton H, Morthorst SK, DiPaolo A, Williams DJ, Sanderson J, Khoronenkova SV, Powles-Glover N, Ermakov A, Esapa CT, Romero R, Dianov GL, Briscoe J, Johnson CA, Pedersen LB, Norris DP. ATMIN is a transcriptional regulator of both lung morphogenesis and ciliogenesis. Development 2014; 141:3966-77. [PMID: 25294941 PMCID: PMC4197704 DOI: 10.1242/dev.107755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Initially identified in DNA damage repair, ATM-interactor (ATMIN) further functions as a transcriptional regulator of lung morphogenesis. Here we analyse three mouse mutants, Atmingpg6/gpg6, AtminH210Q/H210Q and Dynll1GT/GT, revealing how ATMIN and its transcriptional target dynein light chain LC8-type 1 (DYNLL1) are required for normal lung morphogenesis and ciliogenesis. Expression screening of ciliogenic genes confirmed Dynll1 to be controlled by ATMIN and further revealed moderately altered expression of known intraflagellar transport (IFT) protein-encoding loci in Atmin mutant embryos. Significantly, Dynll1GT/GT embryonic cilia exhibited shortening and bulging, highly similar to the characterised retrograde IFT phenotype of Dync2h1. Depletion of ATMIN or DYNLL1 in cultured cells recapitulated the in vivo ciliogenesis phenotypes and expression of DYNLL1 or the related DYNLL2 rescued the effects of loss of ATMIN, demonstrating that ATMIN primarily promotes ciliogenesis by regulating Dynll1 expression. Furthermore, DYNLL1 as well as DYNLL2 localised to cilia in puncta, consistent with IFT particles, and physically interacted with WDR34, a mammalian homologue of the Chlamydomonas cytoplasmic dynein 2 intermediate chain that also localised to the cilium. This study extends the established Atmin-Dynll1 relationship into a developmental and a ciliary context, uncovering a novel series of interactions between DYNLL1, WDR34 and ATMIN. This identifies potential novel components of cytoplasmic dynein 2 and furthermore provides fresh insights into the molecular pathogenesis of human skeletal ciliopathies.
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- Paraskevi Goggolidou
- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, Copenhagen, OE DK-2100, Denmark
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-11, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UK
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- MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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- Section of Ophthalmology and Neurosciences, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, Copenhagen, OE DK-2100, Denmark
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- Mammalian Genetics Unit, MRC Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire OX11 0RD, UK
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Mutations in PLK4, encoding a master regulator of centriole biogenesis, cause microcephaly, growth failure and retinopathy. Nat Genet 2014; 46:1283-1292. [PMID: 25344692 PMCID: PMC4676084 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Centrioles are essential for ciliogenesis. However, mutations in centriole biogenesis genes have been reported in primary microcephaly and Seckel syndrome, disorders without the hallmark clinical features of ciliopathies. Here we identify mutations in the master regulator of centriole duplication, the PLK4 kinase, and its substrate TUBGCP6 in patients with microcephalic primordial dwarfism and additional congenital anomalies including retinopathy, extending the human phenotype spectrum associated with centriole dysfunction. Furthermore, we establish that different levels of impaired PLK4 activity result in growth and cilia phenoptyes, providing a mechanism by which microcephaly disorders can occur with or without ciliopathic features.
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Cortical neurogenesis in the absence of centrioles. Nat Neurosci 2014; 17:1528-35. [PMID: 25282615 PMCID: PMC4213237 DOI: 10.1038/nn.3831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neuronal production in the mammalian cortex depends on extensive mitoses of radial glial progenitors (RGPs) residing in the ventricular zone (VZ). Here, we examine the function of centrioles in RGPs during cortical neurogenesis in mice by conditional removal of SAS-4, a protein required for centriole biogenesis. SAS-4 deletion leads to a progressive loss of centrioles, accompanied by RGP detachment from the VZ. Delocalized RGPs do not become outer subventricular zone RGPs (oRGs). While remaining proliferative, ectopic RGPs, as well as those in the VZ with a centrosomal deficit exhibit prolonged mitosis, p53 up-regulation and apoptosis, resulting in neuronal loss and microcephaly. Simultaneous removal of p53 fully rescues RGP death and microcephaly, but not RGP delocalization and randomized mitotic spindle orientation. Our findings define centriolar functions in anchoring RGPs in the VZ and ensuring their efficient mitoses, and also reveal the remarkable adaptability of RGPs in the developing cortex.
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