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Houston J, Vissotsky C, Deep A, Hakozaki H, Crews E, Oegema K, Corbett KD, Lara-Gonzalez P, Kim T, Desai A. Phospho-KNL-1 recognition by a TPR domain targets the BUB-1-BUB-3 complex to C. elegans kinetochores. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202402036. [PMID: 38578284 PMCID: PMC10996584 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202402036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
Abstract
During mitosis, the Bub1-Bub3 complex concentrates at kinetochores, the microtubule-coupling interfaces on chromosomes, where it contributes to spindle checkpoint activation, kinetochore-spindle microtubule interactions, and protection of centromeric cohesion. Bub1 has a conserved N-terminal tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) domain followed by a binding motif for its conserved interactor Bub3. The current model for Bub1-Bub3 localization to kinetochores is that Bub3, along with its bound motif from Bub1, recognizes phosphorylated "MELT" motifs in the kinetochore scaffold protein Knl1. Motivated by the greater phenotypic severity of BUB-1 versus BUB-3 loss in C. elegans, we show that the BUB-1 TPR domain directly recognizes a distinct class of phosphorylated motifs in KNL-1 and that this interaction is essential for BUB-1-BUB-3 localization and function. BUB-3 recognition of phospho-MELT motifs additively contributes to drive super-stoichiometric accumulation of BUB-1-BUB-3 on its KNL-1 scaffold during mitotic entry. Bub1's TPR domain interacts with Knl1 in other species, suggesting that collaboration of TPR-dependent and Bub3-dependent interfaces in Bub1-Bub3 localization and functions may be conserved.
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- Jack Houston
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Durkan A, Koup A, Bell SE, Lyczak R. Loss of the puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, PAM-1, triggers the spindle assembly checkpoint during the first mitotic division in Caenorhabditis elegans. MICROPUBLICATION BIOLOGY 2024; 2024:10.17912/micropub.biology.001167. [PMID: 38633870 PMCID: PMC11022077 DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Abstract
Puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidases have long been implicated in cell-cycle regulation, but the mechanism remains unknown. Here we show that mutations in the gene encoding the C. elegans puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase, PAM-1 , cause chromosome segregation defects and an elongated mitosis in the one-cell embryo. Depleting a known regulator of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), MDF-2 (MAD2 in humans), restores normal mitotic timing to pam-1 mutants but exacerbates the chromosome segregation defects. Thus, PAM-1 is required for proper attachment of chromosomes to the mitotic spindle and its absence triggers the SAC.
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- Aidan Durkan
- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hosea R, Hillary S, Naqvi S, Wu S, Kasim V. The two sides of chromosomal instability: drivers and brakes in cancer. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:75. [PMID: 38553459 PMCID: PMC10980778 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01767-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer and is associated with tumor cell malignancy. CIN triggers a chain reaction in cells leading to chromosomal abnormalities, including deviations from the normal chromosome number or structural changes in chromosomes. CIN arises from errors in DNA replication and chromosome segregation during cell division, leading to the formation of cells with abnormal number and/or structure of chromosomes. Errors in DNA replication result from abnormal replication licensing as well as replication stress, such as double-strand breaks and stalled replication forks; meanwhile, errors in chromosome segregation stem from defects in chromosome segregation machinery, including centrosome amplification, erroneous microtubule-kinetochore attachments, spindle assembly checkpoint, or defective sister chromatids cohesion. In normal cells, CIN is deleterious and is associated with DNA damage, proteotoxic stress, metabolic alteration, cell cycle arrest, and senescence. Paradoxically, despite these negative consequences, CIN is one of the hallmarks of cancer found in over 90% of solid tumors and in blood cancers. Furthermore, CIN could endow tumors with enhanced adaptation capabilities due to increased intratumor heterogeneity, thereby facilitating adaptive resistance to therapies; however, excessive CIN could induce tumor cells death, leading to the "just-right" model for CIN in tumors. Elucidating the complex nature of CIN is crucial for understanding the dynamics of tumorigenesis and for developing effective anti-tumor treatments. This review provides an overview of causes and consequences of CIN, as well as the paradox of CIN, a phenomenon that continues to perplex researchers. Finally, this review explores the potential of CIN-based anti-tumor therapy.
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- Rendy Hosea
- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China.
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, China.
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China.
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400030, China.
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Houston J, Vissotsky C, Deep A, Hakozaki H, Crews E, Oegema K, Corbett KD, Lara-Gonzalez P, Kim T, Desai A. Phospho-KNL-1 recognition by a TPR domain targets the BUB-1-BUB-3 complex to C. elegans kinetochores. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.02.09.579536. [PMID: 38370671 PMCID: PMC10871365 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.09.579536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
Abstract
During mitosis, the Bub1-Bub3 complex concentrates at kinetochores, the microtubule-coupling interfaces on chromosomes, where it contributes to spindle checkpoint activation, kinetochore-spindle microtubule interactions, and protection of centromeric cohesion. Bub1 has a conserved N-terminal tetratricopeptide (TPR) domain followed by a binding motif for its conserved interactor Bub3. The current model for Bub1-Bub3 localization to kinetochores is that Bub3, along with its bound motif from Bub1, recognizes phosphorylated "MELT" motifs in the kinetochore scaffold protein Knl1. Motivated by the greater phenotypic severity of BUB-1 versus BUB-3 loss in C. elegans, we show that the BUB-1 TPR domain directly recognizes a distinct class of phosphorylated motifs in KNL-1 and that this interaction is essential for BUB-1-BUB-3 localization and function. BUB-3 recognition of phospho-MELT motifs additively contributes to drive super-stoichiometric accumulation of BUB-1-BUB-3 on its KNL-1 scaffold during mitotic entry. Bub1's TPR domain interacts with Knl1 in other species, suggesting that collaboration of TPR-dependent and Bub3-dependent interfaces in Bub1-Bub3 localization and functions may be conserved.
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- Jack Houston
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Developmental & Cell Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Burigotto M, Vigorito V, Gliech C, Mattivi A, Ghetti S, Bisio A, Lolli G, Holland AJ, Fava LL. PLK1 promotes the mitotic surveillance pathway by controlling cytosolic 53BP1 availability. EMBO Rep 2023; 24:e57234. [PMID: 37888778 PMCID: PMC10702821 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202357234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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53BP1 acts at the crossroads between DNA repair and p53-mediated stress response. With its interactors p53 and USP28, it is part of the mitotic surveillance (or mitotic stopwatch) pathway (MSP), a sensor that monitors the duration of cell division, promoting p53-dependent cell cycle arrest when a critical time threshold is surpassed. Here, we show that Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) activity is essential for the time-dependent release of 53BP1 from kinetochores. PLK1 inhibition, which leads to 53BP1 persistence at kinetochores, prevents cytosolic 53BP1 association with p53 and results in a blunted MSP. Strikingly, the identification of CENP-F as the kinetochore docking partner of 53BP1 enabled us to show that measurement of mitotic timing by the MSP does not take place at kinetochores, as perturbing CENP-F-53BP1 binding had no measurable impact on the MSP. Taken together, we propose that PLK1 supports the MSP by generating a cytosolic pool of 53BP1 and that an unknown cytosolic mechanism enables the measurement of mitotic duration.
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- Matteo Burigotto
- Armenise‐Harvard Laboratory of Cell Division, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
- Present address:
Comprehensive Cancer Centre, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical SciencesKing's CollegeLondonUK
- Present address:
Organelle Dynamics LaboratoryThe Francis Crick InstituteLondonUK
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- Armenise‐Harvard Laboratory of Cell Division, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
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- Department of Molecular Biology and GeneticsJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimoreMDUSA
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- Armenise‐Harvard Laboratory of Cell Division, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
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- Armenise‐Harvard Laboratory of Cell Division, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
- Present address:
Department of Mechanistic Cell BiologyMax Planck Institute of Molecular PhysiologyDortmundGermany
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
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- Laboratory of Protein Crystallography and Structure‐Based Drug Design, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
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- Armenise‐Harvard Laboratory of Cell Division, Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology – CIBIOUniversity of TrentoTrentoItaly
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Jema S, Chen C, Humphrey L, Karmarkar S, Ferrari F, Joglekar AP. Signaling protein abundance modulates the strength of the spindle assembly checkpoint. Curr Biol 2023; 33:4505-4515.e4. [PMID: 37738972 PMCID: PMC10615864 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
Abstract
During mitosis, unattached kinetochores in a dividing cell signal to the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) to delay anaphase onset and prevent chromosome missegregation.1,2,3,4 The signaling activity of these kinetochores and the likelihood of chromosome missegregation depend on the amount of SAC signaling proteins each kinetochore recruits.5,6,7,8 Therefore, factors that control SAC protein recruitment must be thoroughly understood. Phosphoregulation of kinetochore and SAC signaling proteins due to the concerted action of many kinases and phosphatases is a significant determinant of the SAC protein recruitment to signaling kinetochores.9 Whether the abundance of SAC proteins also influences the recruitment and signaling activity of human kinetochores has not been studied.8,10 Here, we reveal that the low cellular abundance of the SAC signaling protein Bub1 limits its own recruitment and that of BubR1 and restricts the SAC signaling activity of the kinetochore. Conversely, Bub1 overexpression results in higher recruitment of SAC proteins, producing longer delays in anaphase onset. We also find that the number of SAC proteins recruited by a signaling kinetochore is inversely correlated with the total number of signaling kinetochores in the cell. This correlation likely arises from the competition among the signaling kinetochores to recruit from a limited pool of signaling proteins, including Bub1. The inverse correlation may allow the dividing cell to prevent a large number of signaling kinetochores in early prophase from generating an overly large signal while enabling the last unaligned kinetochore in late prometaphase to signal at the maximum strength.
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- Soubhagyalaxmi Jema
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Corno A, Cordeiro MH, Allan LA, Lim Q, Harrington E, Smith RJ, Saurin AT. A bifunctional kinase-phosphatase module balances mitotic checkpoint strength and kinetochore-microtubule attachment stability. EMBO J 2023; 42:e112630. [PMID: 37712330 PMCID: PMC10577578 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022112630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Two major mechanisms safeguard genome stability during mitosis: the mitotic checkpoint delays mitosis until all chromosomes have attached to microtubules, and the kinetochore-microtubule error-correction pathway keeps this attachment process free from errors. We demonstrate here that the optimal strength and dynamics of these processes are set by a kinase-phosphatase pair (PLK1-PP2A) that engage in negative feedback from adjacent phospho-binding motifs on the BUB complex. Uncoupling this feedback to skew the balance towards PLK1 produces a strong checkpoint, hypostable microtubule attachments and mitotic delays. Conversely, skewing the balance towards PP2A causes a weak checkpoint, hyperstable microtubule attachments and chromosome segregation errors. These phenotypes are associated with altered BUB complex recruitment to KNL1-MELT motifs, implicating PLK1-PP2A in controlling auto-amplification of MELT phosphorylation. In support, KNL1-BUB disassembly becomes contingent on PLK1 inhibition when KNL1 is engineered to contain excess MELT motifs. This elevates BUB-PLK1/PP2A complex levels on metaphase kinetochores, stabilises kinetochore-microtubule attachments, induces chromosome segregation defects and prevents KNL1-BUB disassembly at anaphase. Together, these data demonstrate how a bifunctional PLK1/PP2A module has evolved together with the MELT motifs to optimise BUB complex dynamics and ensure accurate chromosome segregation.
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- Andrea Corno
- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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- Cellular and Systems Medicine, School of MedicineUniversity of DundeeDundeeUK
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Houston J, Ohta M, Gómez-Cavazos JS, Deep A, Corbett KD, Oegema K, Lara-Gonzalez P, Kim T, Desai A. BUB-1-bound PLK-1 directs CDC-20 kinetochore recruitment to ensure timely embryonic mitoses. Curr Biol 2023; 33:2291-2299.e10. [PMID: 37137308 PMCID: PMC10270731 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
During mitosis, chromosomes assemble kinetochores to dynamically couple with spindle microtubules.1,2 Kinetochores also function as signaling hubs directing mitotic progression by recruiting and controlling the fate of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) activator CDC-20.3,4,5 Kinetochores either incorporate CDC-20 into checkpoint complexes that inhibit the APC/C or dephosphorylate CDC-20, which allows it to interact with and activate the APC/C.4,6 The importance of these two CDC-20 fates likely depends on the biological context. In human somatic cells, the major mechanism controlling mitotic progression is the spindle checkpoint. By contrast, progression through mitosis during the cell cycles of early embryos is largely checkpoint independent.7,8,9,10 Here, we first show that CDC-20 phosphoregulation controls mitotic duration in the C. elegans embryo and defines a checkpoint-independent temporal mitotic optimum for robust embryogenesis. CDC-20 phosphoregulation occurs at kinetochores and in the cytosol. At kinetochores, the flux of CDC-20 for local dephosphorylation requires an ABBA motif on BUB-1 that directly interfaces with the structured WD40 domain of CDC-20.6,11,12,13 We next show that a conserved "STP" motif in BUB-1 that docks the mitotic kinase PLK-114 is necessary for CDC-20 kinetochore recruitment and timely mitotic progression. The kinase activity of PLK-1 is required for CDC-20 to localize to kinetochores and phosphorylates the CDC-20-binding ABBA motif of BUB-1 to promote BUB-1-CDC-20 interaction and mitotic progression. Thus, the BUB-1-bound pool of PLK-1 ensures timely mitosis during embryonic cell cycles by promoting CDC-20 recruitment to the vicinity of kinetochore-localized phosphatase activity.
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- Jack Houston
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Song J, Chen Y, Yu H, Zheng L, Wang Y, Li D. Proline-rich acidic protein 1 upregulates mitotic arrest deficient 1 to promote cisplatin-resistance of colorectal carcinoma by restraining mitotic checkpoint complex assembly. J Cancer 2023; 14:1515-1530. [PMID: 37325046 PMCID: PMC10266255 DOI: 10.7150/jca.84048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Background: The mechanism underlying cisplatin resistance in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) has not yet been elucidated. This study is aimed to illustrate the indispensable role of proline-rich acidic protein 1 (PRAP1) in cisplatin-resistant CRC. Methods: Cell viability and apoptosis were monitored using cell counting kit-8 and flow cytometry. Immunofluorescence and morphological analysis were used to determine mitotic arrest in cells. In vivo drug resistance was evaluated using a tumor xenograft assay. Results: PRAP1 was highly expressed in cisplatin-resistant CRC. PRAP1-upregulation in HCT-116 cells increased chemoresistance to cisplatin, whereas RNAi-mediated knockdown of PRAP1 sensitized cisplatin-resistant HCT-116 cells (HCT-116/DDP) to cisplatin. PRAP1-upregulation in HCT-116 cells hindered mitotic arrest and the formation of mitotic checkpoint complexes (MCC), followed by an increase in multidrug-resistant proteins such as p-glycoprotein 1 and multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, while PRAP1-knockdown in HCT-116/DDP cells partly restored colcemid-induced mitotic arrest and MCC assembly, resulting in decreased multidrug-resistant protein levels. PRAP1 downregulation-mediated sensitization to cisplatin in HCT-116/DDP cells was abolished by the inhibition of mitotic kinase activity by limiting MCC assembly. Additionally, PRAP1-upregulation increased cisplatin-resistance in CRC in vivo. Mechanistically, PRAP1 increased the expression of mitotic arrest deficient 1 (MAD1), that competitively binds to mitotic arrest deficient 2 (MAD2) in cisplatin-resistant CRC cells, leading to failed assembly of MCC and subsequent chemotherapy resistance. Conclusion: PRAP1-overexpression caused cisplatin resistance in CRC. Possibly, PRAP1 induced an increase in MAD1, which competitively interacted with MAD2 and subsequently restrained the formation of MCC, resulting in CRC cells escape from the supervision of MCC and chemotherapy resistance.
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- Jintian Song
- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350014, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Medical University, FuzhouCity 350000, Fujian Province, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350014, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of pharmacy, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, No. 420, Fuma Rd., Jin'an District, Fuzhou City 350014, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350014, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Abdominal Oncology, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, 350014, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China
- Fujian Clinical Research Center for Digestive System Tumors and Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, Fujian Province, China
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Tsang MJ, Cheeseman IM. Alternative CDC20 translational isoforms tune mitotic arrest duration. Nature 2023; 617:154-161. [PMID: 37100900 PMCID: PMC10461078 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05943-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Mitotic defects activate the spindle-assembly checkpoint, which inhibits the anaphase-promoting complex co-activator CDC20 to induce a prolonged cell cycle arrest1,2. Once errors are corrected, the spindle-assembly checkpoint is silenced, allowing anaphase onset to occur. However, in the presence of persistent unresolvable errors, cells can undergo 'mitotic slippage', exiting mitosis into a tetraploid G1 state and escaping the cell death that results from a prolonged arrest. The molecular logic that enables cells to balance these duelling mitotic arrest and slippage behaviours remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that human cells modulate the duration of their mitotic arrest through the presence of conserved, alternative CDC20 translational isoforms. Downstream translation initiation results in a truncated CDC20 isoform that is resistant to spindle-assembly-checkpoint-mediated inhibition and promotes mitotic exit even in the presence of mitotic perturbations. Our study supports a model in which the relative levels of CDC20 translational isoforms control the duration of mitotic arrest. During a prolonged mitotic arrest, new protein synthesis and differential CDC20 isoform turnover create a timer, with mitotic exit occurring once the truncated Met43 isoform achieves sufficient levels. Targeted molecular changes or naturally occurring cancer mutations that alter CDC20 isoform ratios or its translational control modulate mitotic arrest duration and anti-mitotic drug sensitivity, with potential implications for the diagnosis and treatment of human cancers.
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- Mary-Jane Tsang
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Susvirkar V, Faesen AC. Shieldin complex assembly kinetics and DNA binding by SHLD3. Commun Biol 2023; 6:384. [PMID: 37031298 PMCID: PMC10082759 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04757-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2023] Open
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The Shieldin complex represses end resection at DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and thereby serves as a pro-non homologous end joining (NHEJ) factor. The molecular details of the assembly of Shieldin and its recruitment to DSBs are unclear. Shieldin contains two REV7 molecules, which have the rare ability to slowly switch between multiple distinct native states and thereby could dynamically control the assembly of Shieldin. Here, we report the identification of a promiscuous DNA binding domain in SHLD3. At the N-terminus, SHLD3 interacts with a dimer of REV7 molecules. We show that the interaction between SHLD3 and the first REV7 is remarkably slow, while in contrast the interaction between SHLD3 and SHLD2 with a second REV7 molecule is fast and does not require structural remodeling. Overall, these results provide insights into the rate-limiting step of the molecular assembly of the Shieldin complex and its recruitment at DNA DSBs.
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- Vivek Susvirkar
- Biochemistry of Signal Dynamics, Max-Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany
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- Biochemistry of Signal Dynamics, Max-Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
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McAinsh AD, Kops GJPL. Principles and dynamics of spindle assembly checkpoint signalling. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2023:10.1038/s41580-023-00593-z. [PMID: 36964313 DOI: 10.1038/s41580-023-00593-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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The transmission of a complete set of chromosomes to daughter cells during cell division is vital for development and tissue homeostasis. The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) ensures correct segregation by informing the cell cycle machinery of potential errors in the interactions of chromosomes with spindle microtubules prior to anaphase. To do so, the SAC monitors microtubule engagement by specialized structures known as kinetochores and integrates local mechanical and chemical cues such that it can signal in a sensitive, responsive and robust manner. In this Review, we discuss how SAC proteins interact to allow production of the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) that halts anaphase progression by inhibiting the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). We highlight recent advances aimed at understanding the dynamic signalling properties of the SAC and how it interprets various naturally occurring intermediate attachment states. Further, we discuss SAC signalling in the context of the mammalian multisite kinetochore and address the impact of the fibrous corona. We also identify current challenges in understanding how the SAC ensures high-fidelity chromosome segregation.
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- Andrew D McAinsh
- Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
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- Hubrecht Institute - KNAW (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences) and University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
- Oncode Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Chen C, Piano V, Alex A, Han SJY, Huis In 't Veld PJ, Roy B, Fergle D, Musacchio A, Joglekar AP. The structural flexibility of MAD1 facilitates the assembly of the Mitotic Checkpoint Complex. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1529. [PMID: 36934097 PMCID: PMC10024682 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37235-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2023] Open
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) safeguards the genome during cell division by generating an effector molecule known as the Mitotic Checkpoint Complex (MCC). The MCC comprises two subcomplexes: BUBR1:BUB3 and CDC20:MAD2, and the formation of CDC20:MAD2 is the rate-limiting step during MCC assembly. Recent studies show that the rate of CDC20:MAD2 formation is significantly accelerated by the cooperative binding of CDC20 to the SAC proteins MAD1 and BUB1. However, the molecular basis for this acceleration is not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that the structural flexibility of MAD1 at a conserved hinge near the C-terminus is essential for catalytic MCC assembly. This MAD1 hinge enables the MAD1:MAD2 complex to assume a folded conformation in vivo. Importantly, truncating the hinge reduces the rate of MCC assembly in vitro and SAC signaling in vivo. Conversely, mutations that preserve hinge flexibility retain SAC signaling, indicating that the structural flexibility of the hinge, rather than a specific amino acid sequence, is important for SAC signaling. We summarize these observations as the 'knitting model' that explains how the folded conformation of MAD1:MAD2 promotes CDC20:MAD2 assembly.
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- Chu Chen
- Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics of Ageing, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, 50931, Germany
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- Department of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, 44227, Germany
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, 50931, Germany
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- Department of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, 44227, Germany
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Department of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, 44227, Germany
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, 44227, Germany
- Centre for Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45141, Germany
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- Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
- Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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He W, Meng J. CDC20: a novel therapeutic target in cancer. Am J Transl Res 2023; 15:678-693. [PMID: 36915766 PMCID: PMC10006751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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Cell division cycle protein 20 (Cdc20) is a member of the cell cyclin family. In the early stage of mitosis, it activates the anaphase-promoting complex (APC) and forms the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex APCCdc20, which destroys key regulators of the cell cycle and promotes mitosis. Cdc20 serves as a target for the spindle checkpoint, ensuring proper chromosome segregation. As an oncoprotein, Cdc20 is highly expressed in a variety of malignant tumors, and Cdc20 overexpression is associated with poor prognosis of these tumors. This review aims to dissect the tumorigenic role of Cdc20 in human malignancies and its targeting strategies.
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- Wenning He
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University Hohhot 010050, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, P. R. China
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Fischer ES. Kinetochore‐catalyzed MCC
formation: A structural perspective. IUBMB Life 2022; 75:289-310. [PMID: 36518060 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a cellular surveillance mechanism that functions to ensure accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis. Macromolecular complexes known as kinetochores, act as the interface of sister chromatid attachment to spindle microtubules. In response to unattached kinetochores, the SAC activates its effector, the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC), which delays mitotic exit until all sister chromatid pairs have achieved successful attachment to the bipolar mitotic spindle. Formation of the MCC (composed of Mad2, BubR1, Bub3 and Cdc20) is regulated by an Mps1 kinase-dependent phosphorylation signaling cascade which assembles and repositions components of the MCC onto a catalytic scaffold. This scaffold functions to catalyze the conversion of the HORMA-domain protein Mad2 from an "inactive" open-state (O-Mad2) into an "active" closed-Mad2 (C-Mad2), and simultaneous Cdc20 binding. Here, our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the kinetic barrier to C-Mad2:Cdc20 formation will be reviewed. Recent progress in elucidating the precise molecular choreography orchestrated by the catalytic scaffold to rapidly assemble the MCC will be examined, and unresolved questions will be highlighted. Ultimately, understanding how the SAC rapidly activates the checkpoint not only provides insights into how cells maintain genomic integrity during mitosis, but also provides a paradigm for how cells can utilize molecular switches, including other HORMA domain-containing proteins, to make rapid changes to a cell's physiological state.
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- Elyse S. Fischer
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge UK
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Hu Q, Liu Q, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Li L. SGOL2 is a novel prognostic marker and fosters disease progression via a MAD2-mediated pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma. Biomark Res 2022; 10:82. [PMCID: PMC9664666 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-022-00422-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Shugoshin-like protein 2 (SGOL2) is a centromeric protein that ensures the correct and orderly process of mitosis by protecting and maintaining centripetal adhesions during meiosis and mitosis. Here, we examined the potential role of SGOL2 in cancers, especially in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods One hundred ninety-nine normal adjacent tissues and 202 HCC samples were collected in this study. Human HCC cells (SK-HEP-1 and HEP-3B) were employed in the present study. Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, western blot, Co-Immunoprecipitation technique, and bioinformatic analysis were utilized to assess the role of SGOL2 in HCC development process. Results Overexpression of SGOL2 predicted an unfavorable prognosis in HCC by The Cancer Genome Atlas database (TCGA), which were further validated in our two independent cohorts. Next, 47 differentially expressed genes positively related to both SGOL2 and MAD2 were identified to be associated with the cell cycle. Subsequently, we demonstrated that SGOL2 downregulation suppressed the malignant activities of HCC in vitro and in vivo. Further investigation showed that SGOL2 promoted tumor proliferation by regulating MAD2-induced cell-cycle dysregulation, which could be reversed by the MAD2 inhibitor M2I-1. Consistently, MAD2 upregulation reversed the knockdown effects of SGOL2-shRNA in HCC. Moreover, we demonstrated that SGOL2 regulated MAD2 expression level by forming a SGOL2-MAD2 complex, which led to cell cycle dysreuglation of HCC cells. Conclusion SGOL2 acts as an oncogene in HCC cells by regulating MAD2 and then dysregulating the cell cycle, providing a potential therapeutic target in HCC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40364-022-00422-z.
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- Qingqing Hu
- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XState Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310003 China
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Valencia-Lozano E, Herrera-Isidrón L, Flores-López JA, Recoder-Meléndez OS, Barraza A, Cabrera-Ponce JL. Solanum tuberosum Microtuber Development under Darkness Unveiled through RNAseq Transcriptomic Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232213835. [PMID: 36430314 PMCID: PMC9696990 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Potato microtuber (MT) development through in vitro techniques are ideal propagules for producing high quality potato plants. MT formation is influenced by several factors, i.e., photoperiod, sucrose, hormones, and osmotic stress. We have previously developed a protocol of MT induction in medium with sucrose (8% w/v), gelrite (6g/L), and 2iP as cytokinin under darkness. To understand the molecular mechanisms involved, we performed a transcriptome-wide analysis. Here we show that 1715 up- and 1624 down-regulated genes were involved in this biological process. Through the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analyses performed in the STRING database (v11.5), we found 299 genes tightly associated in 14 clusters. Two major clusters of up-regulated proteins fundamental for life growth and development were found: 29 ribosomal proteins (RPs) interacting with 6 PEBP family members and 117 cell cycle (CC) proteins. The PPI network of up-regulated transcription factors (TFs) revealed that at least six TFs-MYB43, TSF, bZIP27, bZIP43, HAT4 and WOX9-may be involved during MTs development. The PPI network of down-regulated genes revealed a cluster of 83 proteins involved in light and photosynthesis, 110 in response to hormone, 74 in hormone mediate signaling pathway and 22 related to aging.
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- Eliana Valencia-Lozano
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36824, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato (UPIIG), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana 200, Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato (UPIIG), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana 200, Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Guanajuato (UPIIG), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Mineral de Valenciana 200, Puerto Interior, Silao de la Victoria 36275, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- CONACYT-Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noreste, SC. IPN 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz 23096, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato 36824, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-462-6239600 (ext. 9421)
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Fischer ES, Yu CWH, Hevler JF, McLaughlin SH, Maslen SL, Heck AJR, Freund SMV, Barford D. Juxtaposition of Bub1 and Cdc20 on phosphorylated Mad1 during catalytic mitotic checkpoint complex assembly. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6381. [PMID: 36289199 PMCID: PMC9605988 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In response to improper kinetochore-microtubule attachments in mitosis, the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) assembles the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) to inhibit the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome, thereby delaying entry into anaphase. The MCC comprises Mad2:Cdc20:BubR1:Bub3. Its assembly is catalysed by unattached kinetochores on a Mad1:Mad2 platform. Mad1-bound closed-Mad2 (C-Mad2) recruits open-Mad2 (O-Mad2) through self-dimerization. This interaction, combined with Mps1 kinase-mediated phosphorylation of Bub1 and Mad1, accelerates MCC assembly, in a process that requires O-Mad2 to C-Mad2 conversion and concomitant binding of Cdc20. How Mad1 phosphorylation catalyses MCC assembly is poorly understood. Here, we characterized Mps1 phosphorylation of Mad1 and obtained structural insights into a phosphorylation-specific Mad1:Cdc20 interaction. This interaction, together with the Mps1-phosphorylation dependent association of Bub1 and Mad1, generates a tripartite assembly of Bub1 and Cdc20 onto the C-terminal domain of Mad1 (Mad1CTD). We additionally identify flexibility of Mad1:Mad2 that suggests how the Cdc20:Mad1CTD interaction brings the Mad2-interacting motif (MIM) of Cdc20 near O-Mad2. Thus, Mps1-dependent formation of the MCC-assembly scaffold functions to position and orient Cdc20 MIM near O-Mad2, thereby catalysing formation of C-Mad2:Cdc20.
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- Elyse S Fischer
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Center, University of Utrecht, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Proteomics Center, University of Utrecht, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
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Banerjee A, Chen C, Humphrey L, Tyson JJ, Joglekar AP. BubR1 recruitment to the kinetochore via Bub1 enhances spindle assembly checkpoint signaling. Mol Biol Cell 2022; 33:br16. [PMID: 35767360 PMCID: PMC9582629 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e22-03-0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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During mitosis, unattached kinetochores in a dividing cell activate the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) and delay anaphase onset by generating the anaphase-inhibitory mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC). These kinetochores generate the MCC by recruiting its constituent proteins, including BubR1. In principle, BubR1 recruitment to signaling kinetochores should increase its local concentration and promote MCC formation. However, in human cells BubR1 is mainly thought to sensitize the SAC to silencing. Whether BubR1 localization to signaling kinetochores by itself enhances SAC signaling remains unknown. Therefore, we used ectopic SAC activation (eSAC) systems to isolate two molecules that recruit BubR1 to the kinetochore, the checkpoint protein Bub1 and the KI and MELT motifs in the kinetochore protein KNL1, and observed their contribution to eSAC signaling. Our quantitative analyses and mathematical modeling show that Bub1-mediated BubR1 recruitment to the human kinetochore promotes SAC signaling and highlight BubR1's dual role of strengthening the SAC directly and silencing it indirectly.
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- Anand Banerjee
- Academy of Integrated Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24601
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Cheng Y, Du Y, Zhang X, Zhang P, Liu Y. Conditional knockout of Cdc20 attenuates osteogenesis in craniofacial bones. Tissue Cell 2022; 77:101829. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2022.101829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cosma MA, Curtis NL, Pain C, Kriechbaumer V, Bolanos-Garcia VM. Biochemical, biophysical, and functional characterisation of the E3 ubiquitin ligase APC/C regulator CDC20 from Arabidopsis thaliana. Front Physiol 2022; 13:938688. [PMID: 35957989 PMCID: PMC9357983 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.938688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC/C), a large cullin-RING E3-type ubiquitin ligase, constitutes the ultimate target of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC), an intricate regulatory circuit that ensures the high fidelity of chromosome segregation in eukaryotic organisms by delaying the onset of anaphase until each chromosome is properly bi-oriented on the mitotic spindle. Cell-division cycle protein 20 homologue (CDC20) is a key regulator of APC/C function in mitosis. The formation of the APC/CCDC20 complex is required for the ubiquitination and degradation of select substrates, which is necessary to maintain the mitotic state. In contrast to the roles of CDC20 in animal species, little is known about CDC20 roles in the regulation of chromosome segregation in plants. Here we address this gap in knowledge and report the expression in insect cells; the biochemical and biophysical characterisation of Arabidopsis thaliana (AtCDC20) WD40 domain; and the nuclear and cytoplasmic distribution of full-length AtCDC20 when transiently expressed in tobacco plants. We also show that most AtCDC20 degrons share a high sequence similarity to other eukaryotes, arguing in favour of conserved degron functions in AtCDC20. However, important exceptions were noted such as the lack of a canonical MAD1 binding motif; a fully conserved RRY-box in all six AtCDC20 isoforms instead of a CRY-box motif, and low conservation of key residues known to be phosphorylated by BUB1 and PLK1 in other species to ensure a robust SAC response. Taken together, our studies provide insights into AtCDC20 structure and function and the evolution of SAC signalling in plants.
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Raina VB, Schoot Uiterkamp M, Vader G. Checkpoint control in meiotic prophase: Idiosyncratic demands require unique characteristics. Curr Top Dev Biol 2022; 151:281-315. [PMID: 36681474 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2022.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Chromosomal transactions such as replication, recombination and segregation are monitored by cell cycle checkpoint cascades. These checkpoints ensure the proper execution of processes that are needed for faithful genome inheritance from one cell to the next, and across generations. In meiotic prophase, a specialized checkpoint monitors defining events of meiosis: programmed DNA break formation, followed by dedicated repair through recombination based on interhomolog (IH) crossovers. This checkpoint shares molecular characteristics with canonical DNA damage checkpoints active during somatic cell cycles. However, idiosyncratic requirements of meiotic prophase have introduced unique features in this signaling cascade. In this review, we discuss the unique features of the meiotic prophase checkpoint. While being related to canonical DNA damage checkpoint cascades, the meiotic prophase checkpoint also shows similarities with the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) that guards chromosome segregation. We highlight these emerging similarities in the signaling logic of the checkpoints that govern meiotic prophase and chromosome segregation, and how thinking of these similarities can help us better understand meiotic prophase control. We also discuss work showing that, when aberrantly expressed, components of the meiotic prophase checkpoint might alter DNA repair fidelity and chromosome segregation in cancer cells. Considering checkpoint function in light of demands imposed by the special characteristics of meiotic prophase helps us understand checkpoint integration into the meiotic cell cycle machinery.
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- Vivek B Raina
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, NY, United States
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Section of Oncogenetics, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Reproductive Biology Laboratory, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Section of Oncogenetics, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Zhang Y, Song C, Wang L, Jiang H, Zhai Y, Wang Y, Fang J, Zhang G. Zombies Never Die: The Double Life Bub1 Lives in Mitosis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:870745. [PMID: 35646932 PMCID: PMC9136299 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.870745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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When eukaryotic cells enter mitosis, dispersed chromosomes move to the cell center along microtubules to form a metaphase plate which facilitates the accurate chromosome segregation. Meanwhile, kinetochores not stably attached by microtubules activate the spindle assembly checkpoint and generate a wait signal to delay the initiation of anaphase. These events are highly coordinated. Disruption of the coordination will cause severe problems like chromosome gain or loss. Bub1, a conserved serine/threonine kinase, plays important roles in mitosis. After extensive studies in the last three decades, the role of Bub1 on checkpoint has achieved a comprehensive understanding; its role on chromosome alignment also starts to emerge. In this review, we summarize the latest development of Bub1 on supporting the two mitotic events. The essentiality of Bub1 in higher eukaryotic cells is also discussed. At the end, some undissolved questions are raised for future study.
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- Yuqing Zhang
- The Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- The Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- The Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- The Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- The Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Fang, ; Gang Zhang,
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- The Cancer Institute, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Jing Fang, ; Gang Zhang,
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Kim T. Recent Progress on the Localization of PLK1 to the Kinetochore and Its Role in Mitosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23095252. [PMID: 35563642 PMCID: PMC9102930 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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The accurate distribution of the replicated genome during cell division is essential for cell survival and healthy organismal development. Errors in this process have catastrophic consequences, such as birth defects and aneuploidy, a hallmark of cancer cells. PLK1 is one of the master kinases in mitosis and has multiple functions, including mitotic entry, chromosome segregation, spindle assembly checkpoint, and cytokinesis. To dissect the role of PLK1 in mitosis, it is important to understand how PLK1 localizes in the specific region in cells. PLK1 localizes at the kinetochore and is essential in spindle assembly checkpoint and chromosome segregation. However, how PLK1 localizes at the kinetochore remains elusive. Here, we review the recent literature on the kinetochore recruitment mechanisms of PLK1 and its roles in spindle assembly checkpoint and attachment between kinetochores and spindle microtubules. Together, this review provides an overview of how the local distribution of PLK1 could regulate major pathways in mitosis.
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- Taekyung Kim
- Department of Biology Education, Pusan National University, 2, Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Korea
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Herman JA, Arora S, Carter L, Zhu J, Biggins S, Paddison PJ. Functional dissection of human mitotic genes using CRISPR-Cas9 tiling screens. Genes Dev 2022; 36:495-510. [PMID: 35483740 PMCID: PMC9067404 DOI: 10.1101/gad.349319.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In this Resource/Methodology, Herman et al. developed a method that leverages CRISPR–Cas9-induced mutations across protein-coding genes for the a priori identification of functional regions at the sequence level. As a test case, they applied this method to 48 human mitotic genes, revealing hundreds of regions required for cell proliferation, including domains that were experimentally characterized, ones that were predicted based on homology, and novel ones. The identity of human protein-coding genes is well known, yet our in-depth knowledge of their molecular functions and domain architecture remains limited by shortcomings in homology-based predictions and experimental approaches focused on whole-gene depletion. To bridge this knowledge gap, we developed a method that leverages CRISPR–Cas9-induced mutations across protein-coding genes for the a priori identification of functional regions at the sequence level. As a test case, we applied this method to 48 human mitotic genes, revealing hundreds of regions required for cell proliferation, including domains that were experimentally characterized, ones that were predicted based on homology, and novel ones. We validated screen outcomes for 15 regions, including amino acids 387–402 of Mad1, which were previously uncharacterized but contribute to Mad1 kinetochore localization and chromosome segregation fidelity. Altogether, we demonstrate that CRISPR–Cas9-based tiling mutagenesis identifies key functional domains in protein-coding genes de novo, which elucidates separation of function mutants and allows functional annotation across the human proteome.
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- Jacob A Herman
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.,Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
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- Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
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- Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
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- Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
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Elowe S, Bolanos-Garcia VM. The spindle checkpoint proteins BUB1 and BUBR1: (SLiM)ming down to the basics. Trends Biochem Sci 2022; 47:352-366. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gu Y, Desai A, Corbett KD. Evolutionary Dynamics and Molecular Mechanisms of HORMA Domain Protein Signaling. Annu Rev Biochem 2022; 91:541-569. [PMID: 35041460 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-090920-103246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Controlled assembly and disassembly of multi-protein complexes is central to cellular signaling. Proteins of the widespread and functionally diverse HORMA family nucleate assembly of signaling complexes by binding short peptide motifs through a distinctive safety-belt mechanism. HORMA proteins are now understood as key signaling proteins across kingdoms, serving as infection sensors in a bacterial immune system and playing central roles in eukaryotic cell cycle, genome stability, sexual reproduction, and cellular homeostasis pathways. Here, we describe how HORMA proteins' unique ability to adopt multiple conformational states underlies their functions in these diverse contexts. We also outline how a dedicated AAA+ ATPase regulator, Pch2/TRIP13, manipulates HORMA proteins' conformational states to activate or inactivate signaling in different cellular contexts. The emergence of Pch2/TRIP13 as a lynchpin for HORMA protein action in multiple genome-maintenance pathways accounts for its frequent misregulation in human cancers and highlights TRIP13 as a novel therapeutic target. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Volume 91 is June 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Yajie Gu
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA;
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; .,Section of Cell & Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.,Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego Branch, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Roy B, Han SJY, Fontan AN, Jema S, Joglekar AP. Aurora B phosphorylates Bub1 to promote spindle assembly checkpoint signaling. Curr Biol 2022; 32:237-247.e6. [PMID: 34861183 PMCID: PMC8752509 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Accurate chromosome segregation during cell division requires amphitelic chromosome attachment to the spindle apparatus. It is ensured by the combined activity of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC),1 a signaling mechanism that delays anaphase onset in response to unattached chromosomes, and an error correction mechanism that eliminates syntelic attachments.2 The SAC becomes active when Mps1 kinase sequentially phosphorylates the kinetochore protein Spc105/KNL1 and the signaling proteins that Spc105/KNL1 recruits to facilitate the production of the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC).3-8 The error correction mechanism is regulated by the Aurora B kinase, but Aurora B also promotes SAC signaling via indirect mechanisms.9-12 Here we present evidence that Aurora B kinase activity directly promotes MCC production by working downstream of Mps1 in budding yeast and human cells. Using the ectopic SAC activation (eSAC) system, we find that the conditional dimerization of Aurora B in budding yeast and an Aurora B recruitment domain in HeLa cells with either Bub1 or Mad1, but not the phosphodomain of Spc105/KNL1, leads to ectopic MCC production and mitotic arrest.13-16 Importantly, Bub1 must recruit both Mad1 and Cdc20 for this ectopic signaling activity. These and other data show that Aurora B cooperates with Bub1 to promote MCC production, but only after Mps1 licenses Bub1 recruitment to the kinetochore. This direct involvement of Aurora B in SAC signaling may maintain SAC signaling even after Mps1 activity in the kinetochore is lowered.
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- Babhrubahan Roy
- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl., Ann Arbor, MI-48109, USA
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl., Ann Arbor, MI-48109, USA,present address: Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3230 Eden Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl., Ann Arbor, MI-48109, USA,present address: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 455 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl., Ann Arbor, MI-48109, USA
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- Cell & Developmental Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, 109 Zina Pitcher Pl., Ann Arbor, MI-48109, USA,corresponding author, lead contact: , Twitter handle: @AjitJoglekar1
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Bolanos-Garcia VM. On the Regulation of Mitosis by the Kinetochore, a Macromolecular Complex and Organising Hub of Eukaryotic Organisms. Subcell Biochem 2022; 99:235-267. [PMID: 36151378 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00793-4_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The kinetochore is the multiprotein complex of eukaryotic organisms that is assembled on mitotic or meiotic centromeres to connect centromeric DNA with microtubules. Its function involves the coordinated action of more than 100 different proteins. The kinetochore acts as an organiser hub that establishes physical connections with microtubules and centromere-associated proteins and recruits central protein components of the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), an evolutionarily conserved surveillance mechanism of eukaryotic organisms that detects unattached kinetochores and destabilises incorrect kinetochore-microtubule attachments. The molecular communication between the kinetochore and the SAC is highly dynamic and tightly regulated to ensure that cells can progress towards anaphase until each chromosome is properly bi-oriented on the mitotic spindle. This is achieved through an interplay of highly cooperative interactions and concerted phosphorylation/dephosphorylation events that are organised in time and space.This contribution discusses our current understanding of the function, structure and regulation of the kinetochore, in particular, how its communication with the SAC results in the amplification of specific signals to exquisitely control the eukaryotic cell cycle. This contribution also addresses recent advances in machine learning approaches, cell imaging and proteomics techniques that have enhanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms that ensure the high fidelity and timely segregation of the genetic material every time a cell divides as well as the current challenges in the study of this fascinating molecular machine.
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- Victor M Bolanos-Garcia
- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
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Mad1's ability to interact with Mad2 is essential to regulate and monitor meiotic synapsis in C. elegans. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009598. [PMID: 34762652 PMCID: PMC8610272 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Meiotic homolog synapsis is essential to ensure accurate segregation of chromosomes during meiosis. In C. elegans, proper regulation of synapsis and a checkpoint that monitors synapsis relies on the spindle checkpoint components, Mad1 and Mad2, and Pairing Centers (PCs), cis-acting loci that interact with the nuclear envelope to mobilize chromosomes within the nucleus. Here, we test what specific functions of Mad1 and Mad2 are required to regulate and monitor synapsis. We find that a mutation that prevents Mad1's localization to the nuclear periphery abolishes the synapsis checkpoint but has no effect on Mad2's localization to the nuclear periphery or synapsis. By contrast, a mutation that prevents Mad1's interaction with Mad2 abolishes the synapsis checkpoint, delays synapsis and fails to localize Mad2 to the nuclear periphery. These data indicate that Mad1's primary role in regulating synapsis is through control of Mad2 and that Mad2 can bind other factors at the nuclear periphery. We also tested whether Mad2's ability to adopt a specific conformation associated with its activity during spindle checkpoint function is required for its role in meiosis. A mutation that prevents Mad2 from adopting its active conformer fails to localize to the nuclear periphery, abolishes the synapsis checkpoint and exhibits substantial defects in meiotic synapsis. Thus, Mad2, and its regulation by Mad1, is an important regulator of meiotic synapsis in C. elegans.
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Wu F, Sun Y, Chen J, Li H, Yao K, Liu Y, Liu Q, Lu J. The Oncogenic Role of APC/C Activator Protein Cdc20 by an Integrated Pan-Cancer Analysis in Human Tumors. Front Oncol 2021; 11:721797. [PMID: 34527589 PMCID: PMC8435897 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.721797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The landscape of CDC20 gene expression and its biological impacts across different types of cancers remains largely unknown. Here, a pan-cancer analysis was performed to analyze the role of Cdc20 in various human cancers. Our results indicated that the expression levels of the CDC20 gene were significantly elevated in bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, rectum cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, head and neck cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and uterine cancer. In addition, the expression of CDC20 was significantly and positively correlated with the increase of clinical stages in multiple cancer types, including breast cancer, kidney cancer, and lung cancer, et al. Among 33 cancer subtypes in the TCGA dataset, the high expression of CDC20 was correlated with poor prognosis in 10 cancer types. Furthermore, the abundance of phosphorylated Cdc20 in the primary tumor was elevated and correlated with increased tumor grade. Next, we sought to elucidate the oncogenic role by analyzing its association with immune infiltration. For most cancer types, the CDC20 expression was positively correlated with the infiltration of cancer-associated fibroblasts and myeloid-derived suppressor cells. To further understand its functional activity, we explored the classic Cdc20 downstream substrates, which were found to be mutually exclusive with the expression of Cdc20. Moreover, the pan-cancer analysis of the molecular function of Cdc20 indicated that BUB1, CCNA2, CCNB1, CDK1, MAD2L1, and PLK1 might play a critical role in interaction with Cdc20. The abundance of Cdc20 was further validated at transcriptional and translational levels with a publicly available dataset and clinical tumor tissues. The knockdown of Cdc20 dramatically inhibited tumor growth both in vivo and in vitro. Therefore, our studies delineated the oncogenic role of CDC20 and its prognostic significance at the pan-cancer level and proved its functional activity in Cdc20 high expression cancer types. Our studies will merits further molecular assays to understand the potential role of Cdc20 in tumorigenesis and provide the rationale for developing novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Fei Wu
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.,Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, Jinan Central Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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Lara-Gonzalez P, Pines J, Desai A. Spindle assembly checkpoint activation and silencing at kinetochores. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 117:86-98. [PMID: 34210579 PMCID: PMC8406419 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a surveillance mechanism that promotes accurate chromosome segregation in mitosis. The checkpoint senses the attachment state of kinetochores, the proteinaceous structures that assemble onto chromosomes in mitosis in order to mediate their interaction with spindle microtubules. When unattached, kinetochores generate a diffusible inhibitor that blocks the activity of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), an E3 ubiquitin ligase required for sister chromatid separation and exit from mitosis. Work from the past decade has greatly illuminated our understanding of the mechanisms by which the diffusible inhibitor is assembled and how it inhibits the APC/C. However, less is understood about how SAC proteins are recruited to kinetochores in the absence of microtubule attachment, how the kinetochore catalyzes formation of the diffusible inhibitor, and how attachments silence the SAC at the kinetochore. Here, we summarize current understanding of the mechanisms that activate and silence the SAC at kinetochores and highlight open questions for future investigation.
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- Pablo Lara-Gonzalez
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, USA; Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, USA; Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Bodrug T, Welsh KA, Hinkle M, Emanuele MJ, Brown NG. Intricate Regulatory Mechanisms of the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome and Its Role in Chromatin Regulation. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:687515. [PMID: 34109183 PMCID: PMC8182066 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.687515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The ubiquitin (Ub)-proteasome system is vital to nearly every biological process in eukaryotes. Specifically, the conjugation of Ub to target proteins by Ub ligases, such as the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C), is paramount for cell cycle transitions as it leads to the irreversible destruction of cell cycle regulators by the proteasome. Through this activity, the RING Ub ligase APC/C governs mitosis, G1, and numerous aspects of neurobiology. Pioneering cryo-EM, biochemical reconstitution, and cell-based studies have illuminated many aspects of the conformational dynamics of this large, multi-subunit complex and the sophisticated regulation of APC/C function. More recent studies have revealed new mechanisms that selectively dictate APC/C activity and explore additional pathways that are controlled by APC/C-mediated ubiquitination, including an intimate relationship with chromatin regulation. These tasks go beyond the traditional cell cycle role historically ascribed to the APC/C. Here, we review these novel findings, examine the mechanistic implications of APC/C regulation, and discuss the role of the APC/C in previously unappreciated signaling pathways.
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- Tatyana Bodrug
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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