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Askjaer P, Galy V, Meister P. Modern Tools to Study Nuclear Pore Complexes and Nucleocytoplasmic Transport in Caenorhabditis elegans. Methods Cell Biol 2014; 122:277-310. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417160-2.00013-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Li J, Liu X, Liao J, Tian J, Wang J, Wang X, Zhang J, Xu X. MYPT1 Sustains Centromeric Cohesion and the Spindle-Assembly Checkpoint. J Genet Genomics 2013; 40:575-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 08/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Park I, Lee HO, Choi E, Lee YK, Kwon MS, Min J, Park PG, Lee S, Kong YY, Gong G, Lee H. Loss of BubR1 acetylation causes defects in spindle assembly checkpoint signaling and promotes tumor formation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 202:295-309. [PMID: 23878276 PMCID: PMC3718975 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201210099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Failure of chromosome–spindle attachment and a weakened spindle assembly checkpoint lead to genetic instability and cancer in mice expressing acetylation-deficient BubR1. BubR1 acetylation is essential in mitosis. Mice heterozygous for the acetylation-deficient BubR1 allele (K243R/+) spontaneously developed tumors with massive chromosome missegregations. K243R/+ mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) exhibited a weakened spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) with shortened mitotic timing. The generation of the SAC signal was intact, as Mad2 localization to the unattached kinetochore (KT) was unaltered; however, because of the premature degradation of K243R-BubR1, the mitotic checkpoint complex disassociated prematurely in the nocodazole-treated condition, suggesting that maintenance of the SAC is compromised. BubR1 acetylation was also required to counteract excessive Aurora B activity at the KT for stable chromosome–spindle attachments. The association of acetylation-deficient BubR1 with PP2A-B56α phosphatase was reduced, and the phosphorylated Ndc80 at the KT was elevated in K243R/+ MEFs. In relation, there was a marked increase of micronuclei and p53 mutation was frequently detected in primary tumors of K243R/+ mice. Collectively, the combined effects of failure in chromosome–spindle attachment and weakened SAC cause genetic instability and cancer in K243R/+ mice.
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- Inai Park
- Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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High expression of spindle assembly checkpoint proteins CDC20 and MAD2 is associated with poor prognosis in urothelial bladder cancer. Virchows Arch 2013; 463:681-7. [PMID: 23995871 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-013-1473-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Aneuploidy is a result of the abnormal expression of spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) proteins and resulting abnormal spindle function during mitosis. High expression of cell division cycle 20 homolog (CDC20) and mitotic arrest defective protein 2 (MAD2), key components of the SAC, has been reported in various carcinomas. However, the clinicopathological significance of CDC20 and MAD2 expressions in urothelial carcinoma of the human bladder (UCB) is unknown. We therefore studied the expression of CDC20 and MAD2 in UCB specimens by immunohistochemistry. High expression of CDC20 and MAD2 was observed in 59.0 % (200/339) and 51.0 % (173/339) of UCB cases, respectively. Most high-grade tumor cells exhibited diffuse nuclear and/or cytoplasmic staining for CDC20 and MAD2, whereas most low-grade tumor cells and normal urothelial cells were not stained. CDC20 overexpression was associated with advanced age (p = 0.010), high grade (p < 0.001), advanced stage (p < 0.001), non-papillary growth pattern (p < 0.001), and distant metastasis (p = 0.042). Similarly, high MAD2 expression correlated with high grade (p < 0.001), advanced stage (p < 0.001), and non-papillary growth pattern (p < 0.001). In univariate survival analyses, high CDC20 expression correlated with shorter recurrence-free survival (RFS) (p = 0.032) and poorer overall survival (OS) (p = 0.007) in patients with UCB, whereas high MAD2 expression was associated with poorer OS (p = 0.008). In multivariate analyses, high CDC20 expression correlated with shorter RFS of patients with Ta stage UCB (hazard ratio, 1.91; p = 0.01). In conclusion, increased expression of CDC20 and MAD2 is related to poor prognosis of UCB.
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Jouaux A, Lafont M, Blin JL, Houssin M, Mathieu M, Lelong C. Physiological change under OsHV-1 contamination in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas through massive mortality events on fields. BMC Genomics 2013; 14:590. [PMID: 23987141 PMCID: PMC3766697 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Massive mortalities have been observed in France since 2008 on spat and juvenile Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas. A herpes virus called OsHV-1, easily detectable by PCR, has been implicated in the mortalities as demonstrated by the results of numerous field studies linking mortality with OsHV-1 prevalence. Moreover, experimental infections using viral particles have documented the pathogenicity of OsHV-1 but the physiological responses of host to pathogen are not well known. RESULTS The aim of this study was to understand mechanisms brought into play against the virus during infection in the field. A microarray assay has been developed for a major part of the oyster genome and used for studying the host transcriptome across mortality on field. Spat with and without detectable OsHV-1 infection presenting or not mortality respectively were compared by microarray during mortality episodes. In this study, a number of genes are regulated in the response to pathogen infection on field and seems to argue to an implication of the virus in the observed mortality. The result allowed establishment of a hypothetic scheme of the host cell's infection by, and response to, the pathogen. CONCLUSIONS This response shows a "sensu stricto" innate immunity through genic regulation of the virus OsHV-1 life cycle, but also others biological processes resulting to complex interactions between host and pathogens in general.
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- Aude Jouaux
- CNRS INEE, BioMEA, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
- Biologie des Organismes Marins et des Ecosystèmes Associés (BioMEA), IBFA, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen Cedex 14032, France
- Centre de Référence sur l’Huître, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
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- CNRS INEE, BioMEA, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
- Biologie des Organismes Marins et des Ecosystèmes Associés (BioMEA), IBFA, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen Cedex 14032, France
- Centre de Référence sur l’Huître, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
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- Centre de Référence sur l’Huître, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
- Synergie Mer Et Littoral, Zone conchylicole, Blainville sur mer 50 560, France
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- Centre de Référence sur l’Huître, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
- Laboratoire Frank Duncombe, Saint Contest Cedex 4 14 053, France
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- CNRS INEE, BioMEA, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
- Biologie des Organismes Marins et des Ecosystèmes Associés (BioMEA), IBFA, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen Cedex 14032, France
- Centre de Référence sur l’Huître, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
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- CNRS INEE, BioMEA, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
- Biologie des Organismes Marins et des Ecosystèmes Associés (BioMEA), IBFA, SFR ICORE, Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen Cedex 14032, France
- Centre de Référence sur l’Huître, Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen Cedex 14 032, France
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Craney A, Rape M. Dynamic regulation of ubiquitin-dependent cell cycle control. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2013; 25:704-10. [PMID: 23890701 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Revised: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Recent work revealed that cullin-RING ligases and the anaphase-promoting complex, two classes of ubiquitin ligases that are essential for cell division in all eukaryotes, are regulated in a highly dynamic manner. Here, we describe mechanisms that establish the dynamic regulation of these crucial ubiquitylation enzymes and discuss the functional consequences for cell division control.
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- Allison Craney
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, United States
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Roles of different pools of the mitotic checkpoint complex and the mechanisms of their disassembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:10568-73. [PMID: 23754430 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1308928110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The mitotic (or spindle assembly) checkpoint system prevents premature separation of sister chromatids in mitosis. When the checkpoint is turned on, the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) inhibits the ubiquitin ligase anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). MCC is composed of the checkpoint proteins BubR1, Bub3, and Mad2 associated with the APC/C activator Cdc20. The mechanisms of the assembly of MCC when the checkpoint is turned on, and of its disassembly when the checkpoint is inactivated, are not sufficiently understood. Previous reports indicated that APC/C-mediated polyubiquitylation of Cdc20 in MCC is required for the dissociation of APC/C-associated MCC, but not of free MCC. The pool of free MCC is disassembled by an ATP-dependent process stimulated by the Mad2-binding protein p31(comet). It remained unknown whether free MCC is the precursor or the dissociation product of APC/C-bound MCC. By characterizing the mechanisms of the disassembly of APC/C-bound MCC in a purified system, we find that it cannot be the source of free MCC, because it is bound at high affinity and is released only in ubiquitylated or partially disassembled forms. By the use of a cell-free system from Xenopus eggs that reproduces the mitotic checkpoint, we show that MCC can be assembled in the absence of APC/C in a checkpoint-dependent manner. We propose that when the checkpoint is turned on, free MCC is the precursor of APC/C-bound MCC. When the mitotic checkpoint is extinguished, both APC/C-bound and free MCC pools have to be disassembled to release APC/C from inhibition.
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Ross KE, Arighi CN, Ren J, Huang H, Wu CH. Construction of protein phosphorylation networks by data mining, text mining and ontology integration: analysis of the spindle checkpoint. DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION 2013; 2013:bat038. [PMID: 23749465 PMCID: PMC3675891 DOI: 10.1093/database/bat038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Knowledge representation of the role of phosphorylation is essential for the meaningful understanding of many biological processes. However, such a representation is challenging because proteins can exist in numerous phosphorylated forms with each one having its own characteristic protein–protein interactions (PPIs), functions and subcellular localization. In this article, we evaluate the current state of phosphorylation event curation and then present a bioinformatics framework for the annotation and representation of phosphorylated proteins and construction of phosphorylation networks that addresses some of the gaps in current curation efforts. The integrated approach involves (i) text mining guided by RLIMS-P, a tool that identifies phosphorylation-related information in scientific literature; (ii) data mining from curated PPI databases; (iii) protein form and complex representation using the Protein Ontology (PRO); (iv) functional annotation using the Gene Ontology (GO); and (v) network visualization and analysis with Cytoscape. We use this framework to study the spindle checkpoint, the process that monitors the assembly of the mitotic spindle and blocks cell cycle progression at metaphase until all chromosomes have made bipolar spindle attachments. The phosphorylation networks we construct, centered on the human checkpoint kinase BUB1B (BubR1) and its yeast counterpart MAD3, offer a unique view of the spindle checkpoint that emphasizes biologically relevant phosphorylated forms, phosphorylation-state–specific PPIs and kinase–substrate relationships. Our approach for constructing protein phosphorylation networks can be applied to any biological process that is affected by phosphorylation. Database URL:http://www.yeastgenome.org/
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- Karen E Ross
- Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 15 Innovation Way, Suite 205, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA.
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He J, Chao W, Zhang Z, Yang J, Cronin N, Barford D. Insights into degron recognition by APC/C coactivators from the structure of an Acm1-Cdh1 complex. Mol Cell 2013; 50:649-60. [PMID: 23707760 PMCID: PMC3690534 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) regulates sister chromatid segregation and the exit from mitosis. Selection of most APC/C substrates is controlled by coactivator subunits (either Cdc20 or Cdh1) that interact with substrate destruction motifs--predominantly the destruction (D) box and KEN box degrons. How coactivators recognize D box degrons and how this is inhibited by APC/C regulatory proteins is not defined at the atomic level. Here, from the crystal structure of S. cerevisiae Cdh1 in complex with its specific inhibitor Acm1, which incorporates D and KEN box pseudosubstrate motifs, we describe the molecular basis for D box recognition. Additional interactions between Acm1 and Cdh1 identify a third protein-binding site on Cdh1 that is likely to confer coactivator-specific protein functions including substrate association. We provide a structural rationalization for D box and KEN box recognition by coactivators and demonstrate that many noncanonical APC/C degrons bind APC/C coactivators at the D box coreceptor.
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- Jun He
- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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Eckley DM, Rahimi S, Mantilla S, Orlov NV, Coletta CE, Wilson MA, Iser WB, Delaney JD, Zhang Y, Wood W, Becker KG, Wolkow CA, Goldberg IG. Molecular characterization of the transition to mid-life in Caenorhabditis elegans. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 35:689-703. [PMID: 22610697 PMCID: PMC3636400 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-012-9401-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We present an initial molecular characterization of a morphological transition between two early aging states. In previous work, an age score reflecting physiological age was developed using a machine classifier trained on images of worm populations at fixed chronological ages throughout their lifespan. The distribution of age scores identified three stable post-developmental states and transitions. The first transition occurs at day 5 post-hatching, where a significant percentage of the population exists in both state I and state II. The temperature dependence of the timing of this transition (Q 10 ~ 1.17) is too low to be explained by a stepwise process with an enzymatic or chemical rate-limiting step, potentially implicating a more complex mechanism. Individual animals at day 5 were sorted into state I and state II groups using the machine classifier and analyzed by microarray expression profiling. Despite being isogenic, grown for the same amount of time, and indistinguishable by eye, these two morphological states were confirmed to be molecularly distinct by hierarchical clustering and principal component analysis of the microarray results. These molecular differences suggest that pharynx morphology reflects the aging state of the whole organism. Our expression profiling yielded a gene set that showed significant overlap with those from three previous age-related studies and identified several genes not previously implicated in aging. A highly represented group of genes unique to this study is involved in targeted ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, including Skp1-related (SKR), F-box-containing, and BTB motif adaptors.
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- D. Mark Eckley
- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Central Laboratory Service Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Central Laboratory Service Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Gene Expression and Genomics Unit, Central Laboratory Service Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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- />Image Informatics and Computational Biology Unit, Laboratory of Genetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD USA
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Electron microscopy structure of human APC/C(CDH1)-EMI1 reveals multimodal mechanism of E3 ligase shutdown. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2013; 20:827-35. [PMID: 23708605 PMCID: PMC3742808 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) is a ~1.5 MDa multiprotein E3 ligase enzyme that regulates cell division by promoting timely ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis of key cell cycle regulatory proteins. Inhibition of human APC/CCDH1 during interphase by Early Mitotic Inhibitor 1 (EMI1) is essential for accurate coordination of DNA synthesis and mitosis. Here, we report a hybrid structural approach involving NMR, electron microscopy, and enzymology, which reveal that EMI1’s 143-residue C-terminal domain inhibits multiple APC/CCDH1 functions. The intrinsically disordered D-box, Linker, and Tail elements, together with a structured zinc-binding domain, bind distinct regions of APC/CCDH1 to synergistically both block the substrate-binding site and inhibit ubiquitin chain elongation. The functional importance of intrinsic structural disorder is explained by enabling a small inhibitory domain to bind multiple sites to shut down multiple functions of a “molecular machine” nearly 100 times its size.
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Tracking spindle checkpoint signals from kinetochores to APC/C. Trends Biochem Sci 2013; 38:302-11. [PMID: 23598156 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2013.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis is critical for maintaining genomic stability. The kinetochore--a large protein assembly on centromeric chromatin--functions as the docking site for spindle microtubules and a signaling hub for the spindle checkpoint. At metaphase, spindle microtubules from opposing spindle poles capture each pair of sister kinetochores, exert pulling forces, and create tension across sister kinetochores. The spindle checkpoint detects improper kinetochore-microtubule attachments and translates these defects into biochemical activities that inhibit the anaphase-promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C) throughout the cell to delay anaphase onset. A deficient spindle checkpoint leads to premature sister-chromatid separation and aneuploidy. Here, we review recent progress on the generation, propagation, transmission, and silencing of the spindle checkpoint signals from kinetochores to APC/C.
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Diao Y, Guo X, Li Y, Sun K, Lu L, Jiang L, Fu X, Zhu H, Sun H, Wang H, Wu Z. Pax3/7BP is a Pax7- and Pax3-binding protein that regulates the proliferation of muscle precursor cells by an epigenetic mechanism. Cell Stem Cell 2013; 11:231-41. [PMID: 22862948 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2012.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In mouse skeletal muscles, Pax7 uniquely marks muscle satellite cells and plays some important yet unknown functions at the perinatal stage. To elucidate its in vivo functions, we initiated a yeast two-hybrid screening to look for Pax7-interacting proteins and identified a previously uncharacterized Pax7- and Pax3-binding protein (Pax3/7BP). Pax3/7BP is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear protein, enriched in Pax7+ muscle precursor cells (MPCs), and serves as an indispensable adaptor for Pax7 to recruit the histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferase (HMT) complex by bridging Pax7 and Wdr5. Knockdown of Pax3/7BP abolished the Pax3/7-associated H3K4 HMT activity and inhibited the proliferation of Pax7+ MPCs from young mice both in culture and in vivo. Id3 and Cdc20 were direct target genes of Pax7 and Pax3/7BP involved in the proliferation of Pax7+ MPCs. Collectively, our work establishes Pax3/7BP as an essential adaptor linking Pax3/7 with the H3K4 HMT to regulate the proliferation of MPCs.
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- Yarui Diao
- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Parrillas V, Martínez-Muñoz L, Holgado BL, Kumar A, Cascio G, Lucas P, Rodríguez-Frade JM, Malumbres M, Carrera AC, van Wely KHM, Mellado M. Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 blocks mitosis in human melanoma cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:545-58. [PMID: 23001011 PMCID: PMC11113299 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1145-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Hypermethylation of SOCS genes is associated with many human cancers, suggesting a role as tumor suppressors. As adaptor molecules for ubiquitin ligases, SOCS proteins modulate turnover of numerous target proteins. Few SOCS targets identified so far have a direct role in cell cycle progression; the mechanism by which SOCS regulate the cell cycle thus remains largely unknown. Here we show that SOCS1 overexpression inhibits in vitro and in vivo expansion of human melanoma cells, and that SOCS1 associates specifically with Cdh1, triggering its degradation by the proteasome. Cells therefore show a G1/S transition defect, as well as a secondary blockade in mitosis and accumulation of cells in metaphase. SOCS1 expression correlated with a reduction in cyclin D/E levels and an increase in the tumor suppressor p19, as well as the CDK inhibitor p53, explaining the G1/S transition defect. As a result of Cdh1 degradation, SOCS1-expressing cells accumulated cyclin B1 and securin, as well as apparently inactive Cdc20, in mitosis. Levels of the late mitotic Cdh1 substrate Aurora A did not change. These observations comprise a hitherto unreported mechanism of SOCS1 tumor suppression, suggesting this molecule as a candidate for the design of new therapeutic strategies for human melanoma.
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- Verónica Parrillas
- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- PI3K Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Present Address: Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare (IFOM), 20139 Milan, Italy
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- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Cell Division and Cancer Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- PI3K Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Genetic Instability Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemokines Group, Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, Darwin 3, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Khattar V, Thottassery JV. Cks1: Structure, Emerging Roles and Implications in Multiple Cancers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 4:1341-1354. [PMID: 24563807 PMCID: PMC3930463 DOI: 10.4236/jct.2013.48159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Deregulation of the cell cycle results in loss of normal control mechanisms that prevent aberrant cell proliferation and cancer progression. Regulation of the cell cycle is a highly complex process with many layers of control. One of these mechanisms involves timely degradation of CDK inhibitors (CKIs) like p27Kip1 by the ubiquitin proteasomal system (UPS). Cks1 is a 9 kDa protein which is frequently overexpressed in different tumor subtypes, and has pleiotropic roles in cell cycle progression, many of which remain to be fully characterized. One well characterized molecular role of Cks1 is that of an essential adaptor that regulates p27Kip1 abundance by facilitating its interaction with the SCF-Skp2 E3 ligase which appends ubiquitin to p27Kip1 and targets it for degradation through the UPS. In addition, emerging research has uncovered p27Kip1-independent roles of Cks1 which have provided crucial insights into how it may be involved in cancer progression. We review here the structural features of Cks1 and their functional implications, and also some recently identified Cks1 roles and their involvement in breast and other cancers.
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- Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, USA ; University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, USA
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Heyman J, De Veylder L. The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome in control of plant development. MOLECULAR PLANT 2012; 5:1182-94. [PMID: 23034505 DOI: 10.1093/mp/sss094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Temporal controlled degradation of key cell division proteins ensures a correct onset of the different cell cycle phases and exit from the cell division program. In light of the cell cycle, the Anaphase-Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) is an important conserved multi-subunit ubiquitin ligase, marking targets for degradation by the 26S proteasome. However, whereas the APC/C has been studied extensively in yeast and mammals, only in the last decade has the plant APC/C started to unveil its secrets. Research results have shown the importance of the APC/C core complex and its activators during gametogenesis, growth, hormone signaling, symbiotic interactions, and endoreduplication onset. In addition, recently, the first plant APC/C inhibitors have been reported, allowing a fine-tuning of APC/C activity during the cell cycle. Together with the identification of the first APC/C targets, a picture emerges of APC/C activity being essential for many different developmental processes.
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- Jefri Heyman
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB and Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 927, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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Structural analysis of human Cdc20 supports multisite degron recognition by APC/C. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:18419-24. [PMID: 23091007 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1213438109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) promotes anaphase onset and mitotic exit through ubiquitinating securin and cyclin B1. The mitotic APC/C activator, the cell division cycle 20 (Cdc20) protein, directly interacts with APC/C degrons--the destruction (D) and KEN boxes. APC/C(Cdc20) is the target of the spindle checkpoint. Checkpoint inhibition of APC/C(Cdc20) requires the binding of a BubR1 KEN box to Cdc20. How APC/C recognizes substrates is not understood. We report the crystal structures of human Cdc20 alone or bound to a BubR1 KEN box. Cdc20 has a disordered N-terminal region and a C-terminal WD40 β propeller with a preformed KEN-box-binding site at its top face. We identify a second conserved surface at the side of the Cdc20 β propeller as a D-box-binding site. The D box of securin, but not its KEN box, is critical for securin ubiquitination by APC/C(Cdc20). Although both motifs contribute to securin ubiquitination by APC/C(Cdh1), securin mutants lacking either motif are efficiently ubiquitinated. Furthermore, D-box peptides diminish the ubiquitination of KEN-box substrates by APC/C(Cdh1), suggesting possible competition between the two motifs. Our results indicate the lack of strong positive cooperativity between the two degrons of securin. We propose that low-cooperativity, multisite target recognition enables APC/C to robustly ubiquitinate diverse substrates and helps to drive cell cycle oscillations.
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Connecting up and clearing out: how kinetochore attachment silences the spindle assembly checkpoint. Chromosoma 2012; 121:509-25. [DOI: 10.1007/s00412-012-0378-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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González-Aguilera C, Askjaer P. Dissecting the NUP107 complex: multiple components and even more functions. Nucleus 2012; 3:340-8. [PMID: 22713280 DOI: 10.4161/nucl.21135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The Nuclear Pore Complex (NPC) is a fascinating structure whose functional relevance and complexity attract significant interest. Within the NPC, several different subcomplexes interact with each other to form a highly conserved and stable structure. One of these subcomplexes is the NUP107 complex, constituted by 7-9 members. A wide variety of functions have been ascribed to the NUP107 complex, ranging from NPC assembly to mRNA export to cell differentiation. Recently, genetic dissection of the NUP107 complex has provided novel insight to the assembly of the complex and has, moreover, revealed an unexpected connection with the mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint protein MAD1.
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- Cristina González-Aguilera
- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
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Brown HM, Knowlton AE, Grieshaber SS. Chlamydial infection induces host cytokinesis failure at abscission. Cell Microbiol 2012; 14:1554-67. [PMID: 22646503 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2012.01820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Revised: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular bacteria and the infectious agent responsible for the sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia. Infection with Chlamydia can lead to serious health sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory disease and reproductive tract scarring contributing to infertility and ectopic pregnancies. Additionally, chlamydial infections have been epidemiologically linked to cervical cancer in patients with a prior human papilomavirus (HPV) infection. Chlamydial infection of cultured cells causes multinucleation, a potential pathway for chromosomal instability. Two mechanisms that are known to initiate multinucleation are cell fusion and cytokinesis failure. This study demonstrates that multinucleation of the host cell by Chlamydia is entirely due to cytokinesis failure. Moreover, cytokinesis failure is due in part to the chlamydial effector CPAF acting as an anaphase promoting complex mimic causing cells to exit mitosis with unaligned and unattached chromosomes. These lagging and missegregated chromosomes inhibit cytokinesis by blocking abscission, the final stage of cytokinesis.
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- Heather M Brown
- Department of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Role of phosphorylation of Cdc20 in p31(comet)-stimulated disassembly of the mitotic checkpoint complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:8056-60. [PMID: 22566641 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1204081109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The mitotic checkpoint system delays anaphase until all chromosomes are correctly attached to the mitotic spindle. When the checkpoint is turned on, it promotes the formation of the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC), which inhibits the ubiquitin ligase anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). MCC is composed of the checkpoint proteins BubR1, Bub3, and Mad2 bound to the APC/C activator Cdc20. When the checkpoint is satisfied, MCC is disassembled and APC/C becomes active. Previous studies have shown that the Mad2-binding protein p31(comet) promotes the dissociation of Cdc20 from BubR1 in MCC in a process that requires ATP. We now show that a part of MCC dissociation is blocked by inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks) and that purified Cdk1-cyclin B stimulates this process. The mutation of all eight potential Cdk phosphorylation sites of Cdc20 partially prevented its release from BubR1. Furthermore, p31(comet) stimulated Cdk-catalyzed phosphorylation of Cdc20 in MCC. It is suggested that the binding of p31(comet) to Mad2 in MCC may trigger a conformational change in Cdc20 that facilitates its phosphorylation by Cdk, and that the latter process may promote its dissociation from BubR1.
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Chao WCH, Kulkarni K, Zhang Z, Kong EH, Barford D. Structure of the mitotic checkpoint complex. Nature 2012; 484:208-13. [PMID: 22437499 DOI: 10.1038/nature10896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In mitosis, the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) ensures genome stability by delaying chromosome segregation until all sister chromatids have achieved bipolar attachment to the mitotic spindle. The SAC is imposed by the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC), whose assembly is catalysed by unattached chromosomes and which binds and inhibits the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), the E3 ubiquitin ligase that initiates chromosome segregation. Here, using the crystal structure of Schizosaccharomyces pombe MCC (a complex of mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint proteins Mad2, Mad3 and APC/C co-activator protein Cdc20), we reveal the molecular basis of MCC-mediated APC/C inhibition and the regulation of MCC assembly. The MCC inhibits the APC/C by obstructing degron recognition sites on Cdc20 (the substrate recruitment subunit of the APC/C) and displacing Cdc20 to disrupt formation of a bipartite D-box receptor with the APC/C subunit Apc10. Mad2, in the closed conformation (C-Mad2), stabilizes the complex by optimally positioning the Mad3 KEN-box degron to bind Cdc20. Mad3 and p31(comet) (also known as MAD2L1-binding protein) compete for the same C-Mad2 interface, which explains how p31(comet) disrupts MCC assembly to antagonize the SAC. This study shows how APC/C inhibition is coupled to degron recognition by co-activators.
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- William C H Chao
- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB, UK
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The spindle assembly checkpoint controls cell cycle progression during mitosis, synchronizing it with the attachment of chromosomes to spindle microtubules. After the discovery of the mitotic arrest deficient (MAD) and budding uninhibited by benzymidazole (BUB) genes as crucial checkpoint components in 1991, the second decade of checkpoint studies (2001–2010) witnessed crucial advances in the elucidation of the mechanism through which the checkpoint effector, the mitotic checkpoint complex, targets the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C) to prevent progression into anaphase. Concomitantly, the discovery that the Ndc80 complex and other components of the microtubule-binding interface of kinetochores are essential for the checkpoint response finally asserted that kinetochores are crucial for the checkpoint response. Nevertheless, the relationship between kinetochores and checkpoint control remains poorly understood. Crucial advances in this area in the third decade of checkpoint studies (2011–2020) are likely to be brought about by the characterization of the mechanism of kinetochore recruitment, activation and inactivation of checkpoint proteins, which remains elusive for the majority of checkpoint components. Here, we take a molecular view on the main challenges hampering this task.
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- Andrea Musacchio
- Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy.
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Fasulo B, Koyama C, Yu KR, Homola EM, Hsieh TS, Campbell SD, Sullivan W. Chk1 and Wee1 kinases coordinate DNA replication, chromosome condensation, and anaphase entry. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:1047-57. [PMID: 22262459 PMCID: PMC3302732 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-10-0832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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New chromosome condensation checkpoints are identified. S-phase and topoisomerase inhibitors delay chromosome condensation. These delays require chk1 and wee1. Inhibitors causing defects in chromosome condensation/congression on the metaphase plate delay anaphase entry. wee1 and not the spindle assembly checkpoint mediates the delay. Defects in DNA replication and chromosome condensation are common phenotypes in cancer cells. A link between replication and condensation has been established, but little is known about the role of checkpoints in monitoring chromosome condensation. We investigate this function by live analysis, using the rapid division cycles in the early Drosophila embryo. We find that S-phase and topoisomerase inhibitors delay both the initiation and the rate of chromosome condensation. These cell cycle delays are mediated by the cell cycle kinases chk1 and wee1. Inhibitors that cause severe defects in chromosome condensation and congression on the metaphase plate result in delayed anaphase entry. These delays are mediated by wee1 and are not the result of spindle assembly checkpoint activation. In addition, we provide the first detailed live analysis of the direct effect of widely used anticancer agents (aclarubicin, ICRF-193, VM26, doxorubicin, camptothecin, aphidicolin, hydroxyurea, cisplatin, mechlorethamine and x-rays) on key nuclear and cytoplasmic cell cycle events.
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- Barbara Fasulo
- Sinsheimer Laboratories, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
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Penas C, Ramachandran V, Ayad NG. The APC/C Ubiquitin Ligase: From Cell Biology to Tumorigenesis. Front Oncol 2012; 1:60. [PMID: 22655255 PMCID: PMC3356048 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2011.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) is required for normal cell proliferation, vertebrate development, and cancer cell transformation. The UPS consists of multiple proteins that work in concert to target a protein for degradation via the 26S proteasome. Chains of an 8.5-kDa protein called ubiquitin are attached to substrates, thus allowing recognition by the 26S proteasome. Enzymes called ubiquitin ligases or E3s mediate specific attachment to substrates. Although there are over 600 different ubiquitin ligases, the Skp1-Cullin-F-box (SCF) complexes and the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) are the most studied. SCF involvement in cancer has been known for some time while APC/C's cancer role has recently emerged. In this review we will discuss the importance of APC/C to normal cell proliferation and development, underscoring its possible contribution to transformation. We will also examine the hypothesis that modulating a specific interaction of the APC/C may be therapeutically attractive in specific cancer subtypes. Finally, given that the APC/C pathway is relatively new as a cancer target, therapeutic interventions affecting APC/C activity may be beneficial in cancers that are resistant to classical chemotherapy.
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- Clara Penas
- John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL, USA
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Hao Z, Zhang H, Cowell J. Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme UBE2C: molecular biology, role in tumorigenesis, and potential as a biomarker. Tumour Biol 2011; 33:723-30. [PMID: 22170434 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-011-0291-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 12/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C (UBE2C) participates in cell cycle progression and checkpoint control by targeted degradation of short-lived proteins. As a conjugating enzyme, it directs polyubiquitination to preferred lysine in the substrates. In addition to its well-known role in cyclin B destruction that is essential for exit from mitosis, UBE2C also plays an important role in mitotic spindle checkpoint control. Cells overexpressing UBE2C ignore the mitotic spindle checkpoint signals and lose genomic stability, which is a hallmark of cancer. UBE2C expression is upregulated upon malignant transformation, and amplification of UBE2C is often seen at the chromosome level in cancers in a manner similar to c-Myc, which is directly upstream of UBE2C. UBE2C levels are upregulated in a wide range of solid tumors and hematological malignancies. The level of expression correlates with the aggressiveness of the tumor. High UBE2C expression is predictive of poor survival and perhaps high risk for relapse. UBE2C immunochemistry may be integrated into the diagnosis of thyroid malignancy and gliomas. This minireview summarizes what is known about the function of UBE2C focusing on its role in the regulation of spindle assembly checkpoint, its part in tumorigenesis, and its potential as a tumor marker for various cancers.
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- Zhonglin Hao
- Georgia Health Sciences University Cancer Center, Georgia Health Sciences University, 1120 15th street, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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