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Medley JC, Yim RN, DiPanni J, Sebou B, Shaffou B, Cramer E, Wu C, Kabara M, Song MH. Site-specific phosphorylation of ZYG-1 regulates ZYG-1 stability and centrosome number. iScience 2023; 26:108410. [PMID: 38034351 PMCID: PMC10687292 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Spindle bipolarity is critical for genomic integrity. As centrosome number often dictates bipolarity, tight control of centrosome assembly is vital for faithful cell division. The master centrosome regulator ZYG-1/Plk4 plays a pivotal role in this process. In C. elegans, casein kinase II (CK2) negatively regulates centrosome duplication by controlling centrosome-associated ZYG-1 levels. Here, we investigated CK2 as a regulator of ZYG-1 and its impact on centrosome assembly. We show that CK2 phosphorylates ZYG-1 in vitro and physically interacts with ZYG-1 in vivo. Depleting CK2 or blocking ZYG-1 phosphorylation at CK2 target sites leads to centrosome amplification. Non-phosphorylatable ZYG-1 mutants exhibit elevated ZYG-1 levels, leading to increased ZYG-1 and downstream factors at centrosomes, thus driving centrosome amplification. Moreover, inhibiting the 26S proteasome prevents degradation of the phospho-mimetic ZYG-1. Our findings suggest that CK2-dependent phosphorylation of ZYG-1 controls ZYG-1 levels via proteasomal degradation to limit centrosome number.
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- Jeffrey C. Medley
- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Graduate Medical Education, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
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Halbout M, Bury M, Hanet A, Gerin I, Graff J, Killian T, Gatto L, Vertommen D, Bommer GT. SUZ domain-containing proteins have multiple effects on nonsense-mediated decay target transcripts. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105095. [PMID: 37507022 PMCID: PMC10470013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105095] [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] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Many transcripts are targeted by nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), leading to their degradation and the inhibition of their translation. We found that the protein SUZ domain-containing protein 1 (SZRD1) interacts with the key NMD factor up-frameshift 1. When recruited to NMD-sensitive reporter gene transcripts, SZRD1 increased protein production, at least in part, by relieving translational inhibition. The conserved SUZ domain in SZRD1 was required for this effect. The SUZ domain is present in only three other human proteins besides SZRD1: R3H domain-containing protein 1 and 2 (R3HDM1, R3HDM2) and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein 21 (ARPP21). We found that ARPP21, similarly to SZRD1, can increase protein production from NMD-sensitive reporter transcripts in an SUZ domain-dependent manner. This indicated that the SUZ domain-containing proteins could prevent translational inhibition of transcripts targeted by NMD. Consistent with the idea that SZRD1 mainly prevents translational inhibition, we did not observe a systematic decrease in the abundance of NMD targets when we knocked down SZRD1. Surprisingly, knockdown of SZRD1 in two different cell lines led to reduced levels of the NMD component UPF3B, which was accompanied by increased levels in a subset of NMD targets. This suggests that SZRD1 is required to maintain normal UPF3B levels and indicates that the effect of SZRD1 on NMD targets is not limited to a relief from translational inhibition. Overall, our study reveals that human SUZ domain-containing proteins play a complex role in regulating protein output from transcripts targeted by NMD.
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- Mathias Halbout
- Department of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; WELBIO, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; WELBIO, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; WELBIO, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; WELBIO, Brussels, Belgium
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- Computational Biology Laboratory, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Computational Biology Laboratory, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Protein Phosphorylation Unit, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, de Duve Institute, UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium; WELBIO, Brussels, Belgium.
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Bergwell M, Smith A, Smith E, Dierlam C, Duran R, Haastrup E, Napier-Jameson R, Seidel R, Potter W, Norris A, Iyer J. A primary microcephaly-associated sas-6 mutation perturbs centrosome duplication, dendrite morphogenesis, and ciliogenesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2023; 224:iyad105. [PMID: 37279547 PMCID: PMC10411591 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyad105] [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: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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The human SASS6(I62T) missense mutation has been linked with the incidence of primary microcephaly in a Pakistani family, although the mechanisms by which this mutation causes disease remain unclear. The SASS6(I62T) mutation corresponds to SAS-6(L69T) in Caenorhabditis elegans. Given that SAS-6 is highly conserved, we modeled this mutation in C. elegans and examined the sas-6(L69T) effect on centrosome duplication, ciliogenesis, and dendrite morphogenesis. Our studies revealed that all the above processes are perturbed by the sas-6(L69T) mutation. Specifically, C. elegans carrying the sas-6(L69T) mutation exhibit an increased failure of centrosome duplication in a sensitized genetic background. Further, worms carrying this mutation also display shortened phasmid cilia, an abnormal phasmid cilia morphology, shorter phasmid dendrites, and chemotaxis defects. Our data show that the centrosome duplication defects caused by this mutation are only uncovered in a sensitized genetic background, indicating that these defects are mild. However, the ciliogenesis and dendritic defects caused by this mutation are evident in an otherwise wild-type background, indicating that they are stronger defects. Thus, our studies shed light on the novel mechanisms by which the sas-6(L69T) mutation could contribute to the incidence of primary microcephaly in humans.
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- Mary Bergwell
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Cell Cycle & Cancer Biology Research Program, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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- Pfizer Inc., Pharmaceutical R&D – Drug Product Design & Development, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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- Southern Methodist University, Department of Biological Sciences, Dallas, TX 75275, USA
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- University of Tulsa, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Tulsa, OK 74104, USA
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Medley JC, Yim N, DiPanni J, Sebou B, Shaffou B, Cramer E, Wu C, Kabara M, Song MH. Site-Specific Phosphorylation of ZYG-1 Regulates ZYG-1 Stability and Centrosome Number. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.05.07.539463. [PMID: 37333374 PMCID: PMC10274923 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.07.539463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Spindle bipolarity is critical for genomic integrity. Given that centrosome number often dictates mitotic bipolarity, tight control of centrosome assembly is vital for the fidelity of cell division. The kinase ZYG-1/Plk4 is a master centrosome factor that is integral for controlling centrosome number and is modulated by protein phosphorylation. While autophosphorylation of Plk4 has been extensively studied in other systems, the mechanism of ZYG-1 phosphorylation in C. elegans remains largely unexplored. In C. elegans, Casein Kinase II (CK2) negatively regulates centrosome duplication by controlling centrosome-associated ZYG-1 levels. In this study, we investigated ZYG-1 as a potential substrate of CK2 and the functional impact of ZYG-1 phosphorylation on centrosome assembly. First, we show that CK2 directly phosphorylates ZYG-1 in vitro and physically interacts with ZYG-1 in vivo. Intriguingly, depleting CK2 or blocking ZYG-1 phosphorylation at putative CK2 target sites leads to centrosome amplification. In the non-phosphorylatable (NP)-ZYG-1 mutant embryo, the overall levels of ZYG-1 are elevated, leading to an increase in centrosomal ZYG-1 and downstream factors, providing a possible mechanism of the NP-ZYG-1 mutation to drive centrosome amplification. Moreover, inhibiting the 26S proteasome blocks degradation of the phospho-mimetic (PM)-ZYG-1, while the NP-ZYG-1 mutant shows partial resistance to proteasomal degradation. Our findings suggest that site-specific phosphorylation of ZYG-1, partly mediated by CK2, controls ZYG-1 levels via proteasomal degradation, limiting centrosome number. We provide a mechanism linking CK2 kinase activity to centrosome duplication through direct phosphorylation of ZYG-1, which is critical for the integrity of centrosome number.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Oakland University, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, MI, USA
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Office of Graduate Medical Education, Farmington, CT, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, MI, USA
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Murph M, Singh S, Schvarzstein M. A combined in silico and in vivo approach to the structure-function annotation of SPD-2 provides mechanistic insight into its functional diversity. Cell Cycle 2022; 21:1958-1979. [PMID: 35678569 PMCID: PMC9415446 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2022.2078458] [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: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Centrosomes are organelles that function as hubs of microtubule nucleation and organization, with key roles in organelle positioning, asymmetric cell division, ciliogenesis, and signaling. Aberrant centrosome number, structure or function is linked to neurodegenerative diseases, developmental abnormalities, ciliopathies, and tumor development. A major regulator of centrosome biogenesis and function in C. elegans is the conserved Spindle-defective protein 2 (SPD-2), a homolog of the human CEP-192 protein. CeSPD-2 is required for centrosome maturation, centriole duplication, spindle assembly and possibly cell polarity establishment. Despite its importance, the specific molecular mechanism of CeSPD-2 regulation and function is poorly understood. Here, we combined computational analysis with cell biology approaches to uncover possible structure-function relationships of CeSPD-2 that may shed mechanistic light on its function. Domain prediction analysis corroborated and refined previously identified coiled-coils and ASH (Aspm-SPD-2 Hydin) domains and identified new domains: a GEF domain, an Ig-like domain, and a PDZ-like domain. In addition to these predicted structural features, CeSPD-2 is also predicted to be intrinsically disordered. Surface electrostatic maps identified a large basic region unique to the ASH domain of CeSPD-2. This basic region overlaps with most of the residues predicted to be involved in protein-protein interactions. In vivo, ASH::GFP localized to centrosomes and centrosome-associated microtubules. Our analysis groups ASH domains, PapD, Usher chaperone domains, and Major Sperm Protein (MSP) domains into a single superfold within the larger Immunoglobulin superfamily. This study lays the groundwork for designing rational hypothesis-based experiments to uncover the mechanisms of CeSPD-2 function in vivo.Abbreviations: AIR, Aurora kinase; ASH, Aspm-SPD-2 Hydin; ASP, Abnormal Spindle Protein; ASPM, Abnormal Spindle-like Microcephaly-associated Protein; CC, coiled-coil; CDK, Cyclin-dependent Kinase; Ce, Caenorhabditis elegans; CEP, Centrosomal Protein; CPAP, centrosomal P4.1-associated protein; D, Drosophila; GAP, GTPase activating protein; GEF, GTPase guanine nucleotide exchange factor; Hs, Homo sapiens/Human; Ig, Immunoglobulin; MAP, Microtubule associated Protein; MSP, Major Sperm Protein; MDP, Major Sperm Domain-Containing Protein; OCRL-1, Golgi endocytic trafficking protein Inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase; PAR, abnormal embryonic PARtitioning of the cytosol; PCM, Pericentriolar material; PCMD, pericentriolar matrix deficient; PDZ, PSD95/Dlg-1/zo-1; PLK, Polo like kinase; RMSD, Root Mean Square Deviation; SAS, Spindle assembly abnormal proteins; SPD, Spindle-defective protein; TRAPP, TRAnsport Protein Particle; Xe, Xenopus; ZYG, zygote defective protein.
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- Mikaela Murph
- Department of Biology, City University of New York, Brooklyn College, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, City University of New York, Brooklyn College, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biology, The Graduate Center at City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
- Department Biochemistry, The Graduate Center at City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biology, City University of New York, Brooklyn College, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biology, The Graduate Center at City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
- Department Biochemistry, The Graduate Center at City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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Zein-Sabatto H, Lerit DA. The Identification and Functional Analysis of mRNA Localizing to Centrosomes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:782802. [PMID: 34805187 PMCID: PMC8595238 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.782802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Centrosomes are multifunctional organelles tasked with organizing the microtubule cytoskeleton required for genome stability, intracellular trafficking, and ciliogenesis. Contributing to the diversity of centrosome functions are cell cycle-dependent oscillations in protein localization and post-translational modifications. Less understood is the role of centrosome-localized messenger RNA (mRNA). Since its discovery, the concept of nucleic acids at the centrosome was controversial, and physiological roles for centrosomal mRNAs remained muddled and underexplored. Over the past decades, however, transcripts, RNA-binding proteins, and ribosomes were detected at the centrosome in various organisms and cell types, hinting at a conservation of function. Indeed, recent work defines centrosomes as sites of local protein synthesis, and defined mRNAs were recently implicated in regulating centrosome functions. In this review, we summarize the evidence for the presence of mRNA at the centrosome and the current work that aims to unravel the biological functions of mRNA localized to centrosomes.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Bousquet-Antonelli C. LARP6 proteins in plants. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:1975-1983. [PMID: 34709399 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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RNA binding proteins, through control of mRNA fate and expression, are key players of organism development. The LARP family of RBPs sharing the La motif, are largely present in eukaryotes. They classify into five subfamilies which members acquired specific additional domains, including the RRM1 moiety which teams up with the La motif to form a versatile RNA binding unit. The LARP6 subfamily has had a peculiar history during plant evolution. While containing a single LARP6 in algae and non-vascular plants, they expanded and neofunctionalized into three subclusters in vascular plants. Studies from Arabidopsis thaliana, support that they acquired specific RNA binding properties and physiological roles. In particular LARP6C participates, through spatiotemporal control of translation, to male fertilization, a role seemingly conserved in maize. Interestingly, human LARP6 also acts in translation control and mRNA transport and similarly to LARP6C which is required for pollen tube guided elongation, is necessary to cell migration, through protrusion extension. This opens the possibility that some cellular and molecular functions of LARP6 were retained across eukaryote evolution. With their peculiar evolutionary history, plants provide a unique opportunity to uncover how La-module RNA binding properties evolved and identify species specific and basal roles of the LARP6 function. Deciphering of how LARP6, in particular LARP6C, acts at the molecular level, will foster novel knowledge on translation regulation and dynamics in changing cellular contexts. Considering the seemingly conserved function of LARP6C in male reproduction, it should fuel studies aimed at deriving crop species with improved seed yields.
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- Cécile Bousquet-Antonelli
- CNRS LGDP-UMR5096, 58 Av. Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan, France
- Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, LGDP-UMR5096, 58 Av. Paul Alduy, 66860 Perpignan, France
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Medley JC, DiPanni JR, Schira L, Shaffou BM, Sebou BM, Song MH. APC/CFZR-1 regulates centrosomal ZYG-1 to limit centrosome number. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:jcs253088. [PMID: 34308970 PMCID: PMC8349554 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Aberrant centrosome numbers are associated with human cancers. The levels of centrosome regulators positively correlate with centrosome number. Thus, tight control of centrosome protein levels is critical. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome and its co-activator FZR-1 (APC/CFZR-1), a ubiquitin ligase, negatively regulates centrosome assembly through SAS-5 degradation. In this study, we report the C. elegans ZYG-1 (Plk4 in humans) as a potential substrate of APC/CFZR-1. Inhibiting APC/CFZR-1 or mutating a ZYG-1 destruction (D)-box leads to elevated ZYG-1 levels at centrosomes, restoring bipolar spindles and embryonic viability to zyg-1 mutants, suggesting that APC/CFZR-1 influences centrosomal ZYG-1 via the D-box motif. We also show the Slimb/βTrCP-binding (SB) motif is critical for ZYG-1 degradation, substantiating a conserved mechanism by which ZYG-1/Plk4 stability is regulated by the SKP1-CUL1-F-box (Slimb/βTrCP)-protein complex (SCFSlimb/βTrCP)-dependent proteolysis via the conserved SB motif in C. elegans. Furthermore, we show that co-mutating ZYG-1 SB and D-box motifs stabilizes ZYG-1 in an additive manner, suggesting that the APC/CFZR-1 and SCFSlimb/βTrCP ubiquitin ligases function cooperatively for timely ZYG-1 destruction in C. elegans embryos where ZYG-1 activity remains at threshold level to ensure normal centrosome number.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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Fukushi D, Inaba M, Katoh K, Suzuki Y, Enokido Y, Nomura N, Tokita Y, Hayashi S, Mizuno S, Yamada K, Wakamatsu N. R3HDM1 haploinsufficiency is associated with mild intellectual disability. Am J Med Genet A 2021; 185:1776-1786. [PMID: 33750005 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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R3HDM1 (R3H domain containing 1) is an uncharacterized RNA-binding protein that is highly expressed in the human cerebral cortex. We report the first case of a 12-year-old Japanese male with haploinsufficiency of R3HDM1. He presented with mild intellectual disability (ID) and developmental delay. He had a pericentric inversion of 46,XY,inv(2)(p16.1q21.3)dn with breakpoints in intron 19 of R3HDM1 (2q21.3) and the intergenic region (2p16.1). The R3HDM1 levels in his lymphoblastoid cells were reduced to approximately half that of the healthy controls. However, the expression of MIR128-1, in intron 18 of R3HDM1, was not affected via the pericentric inversion. Knockdown of R3HDM1 in mouse embryonic hippocampal neurons suppressed dendritic growth and branching. Notably, the Database of Genomic Variants reported the case of a healthy control with a 488-kb deletion that included both R3HDM1 and MIR128-1. miR-128 has been reported to inhibit dendritic growth and branching in mouse brain neurons, which directly opposes the novel functions of R3HDM1. These findings suggest that deleting both R3HDM1 and MIR128-1 alleviates the symptoms of the disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in R3HDM1 only. Thus, haploinsufficiency of R3HDM1 in the patient may be the cause of the mild ID due to the genetic imbalance between R3HDM1 and MIR128-1.
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- Daisuke Fukushi
- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan.,Department of Pathology and Host Defense, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Miki, Japan
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Cieśla M, Turowski TW, Nowotny M, Tollervey D, Boguta M. The expression of Rpb10, a small subunit common to RNA polymerases, is modulated by the R3H domain-containing Rbs1 protein and the Upf1 helicase. Nucleic Acids Res 2020; 48:12252-12268. [PMID: 33231687 PMCID: PMC7708074 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaa1069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The biogenesis of eukaryotic RNA polymerases is poorly understood. The present study used a combination of genetic and molecular approaches to explore the assembly of RNA polymerase III (Pol III) in yeast. We identified a regulatory link between Rbs1, a Pol III assembly factor, and Rpb10, a small subunit that is common to three RNA polymerases. Overexpression of Rbs1 increased the abundance of both RPB10 mRNA and the Rpb10 protein, which correlated with suppression of Pol III assembly defects. Rbs1 is a poly(A)mRNA-binding protein and mutational analysis identified R3H domain to be required for mRNA interactions and genetic enhancement of Pol III biogenesis. Rbs1 also binds to Upf1 protein, a key component in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) and levels of RPB10 mRNA were increased in a upf1Δ strain. Genome-wide RNA binding by Rbs1 was characterized by UV cross-linking based approach. We demonstrated that Rbs1 directly binds to the 3' untranslated regions (3'UTRs) of many mRNAs including transcripts encoding Pol III subunits, Rpb10 and Rpc19. We propose that Rbs1 functions by opposing mRNA degradation, at least in part mediated by NMD pathway. Orthologues of Rbs1 protein are present in other eukaryotes, including humans, suggesting that this is a conserved regulatory mechanism.
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- Małgorzata Cieśla
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland
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- Laboratory of Protein Structure, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Ks. Trojdena 4, 02-109 Warsaw, Poland
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- Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, Scotland
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Kelliher CM, Lambreghts R, Xiang Q, Baker CL, Loros JJ, Dunlap JC. PRD-2 directly regulates casein kinase I and counteracts nonsense-mediated decay in the Neurospora circadian clock. eLife 2020; 9:64007. [PMID: 33295874 PMCID: PMC7746235 DOI: 10.7554/elife.64007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Circadian clocks in fungi and animals are driven by a functionally conserved transcription–translation feedback loop. In Neurospora crassa, negative feedback is executed by a complex of Frequency (FRQ), FRQ-interacting RNA helicase (FRH), and casein kinase I (CKI), which inhibits the activity of the clock’s positive arm, the White Collar Complex (WCC). Here, we show that the prd-2 (period-2) gene, whose mutation is characterized by recessive inheritance of a long 26 hr period phenotype, encodes an RNA-binding protein that stabilizes the ck-1a transcript, resulting in CKI protein levels sufficient for normal rhythmicity. Moreover, by examining the molecular basis for the short circadian period of upf-1prd-6 mutants, we uncovered a strong influence of the Nonsense-Mediated Decay pathway on CKI levels. The finding that circadian period defects in two classically derived Neurospora clock mutants each arise from disruption of ck-1a regulation is consistent with circadian period being exquisitely sensitive to levels of casein kinase I.
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- Christina M Kelliher
- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States.,The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, United States
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Vitiello E, Moreau P, Nunes V, Mettouchi A, Maiato H, Ferreira JG, Wang I, Balland M. Acto-myosin force organization modulates centriole separation and PLK4 recruitment to ensure centriole fidelity. Nat Commun 2019; 10:52. [PMID: 30604763 PMCID: PMC6318293 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07965-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
The presence of aberrant number of centrioles is a recognized cause of aneuploidy and hallmark of cancer. Hence, centriole duplication needs to be tightly regulated. It has been proposed that centriole separation limits centrosome duplication. The mechanism driving centriole separation is poorly understood and little is known on how this is linked to centriole duplication. Here, we propose that actin-generated forces regulate centriole separation. By imposing geometric constraints via micropatterns, we were able to prove that precise acto-myosin force arrangements control direction, distance and time of centriole separation. Accordingly, inhibition of acto-myosin contractility impairs centriole separation. Alongside, we observed that organization of acto-myosin force modulates specifically the length of S-G2 phases of the cell cycle, PLK4 recruitment at the centrosome and centriole fidelity. These discoveries led us to suggest that acto-myosin forces might act in fundamental mechanisms of aneuploidy prevention.
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- Elisa Vitiello
- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de Physique, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1), Domaine universitaire, Bat. E45 140, Rue de la physique, BP 87, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères, Cedex 9, France.
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- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de Physique, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1), Domaine universitaire, Bat. E45 140, Rue de la physique, BP 87, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères, Cedex 9, France
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- Chromosome Instability & Dynamics Laboratory, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde-i3S, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
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- Institut Pasteur, Département de Microbiologie, Unité des Toxines Bactériennes, Université Paris Descartes, 25-28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75015, Paris, France
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- Chromosome Instability & Dynamics Laboratory, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde-i3S, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Cell Division Group, Experimental Biology Unit, Department of Biomedicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal
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- Chromosome Instability & Dynamics Laboratory, Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde-i3S, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal
- Cell Division Group, Experimental Biology Unit, Department of Biomedicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de Physique, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1), Domaine universitaire, Bat. E45 140, Rue de la physique, BP 87, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères, Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de Physique, Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble 1), Domaine universitaire, Bat. E45 140, Rue de la physique, BP 87, 38402, Saint Martin d'Hères, Cedex 9, France
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Pintard L, Bowerman B. Mitotic Cell Division in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics 2019; 211:35-73. [PMID: 30626640 PMCID: PMC6325691 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.301367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mitotic cell divisions increase cell number while faithfully distributing the replicated genome at each division. The Caenorhabditis elegans embryo is a powerful model for eukaryotic cell division. Nearly all of the genes that regulate cell division in C. elegans are conserved across metazoan species, including humans. The C. elegans pathways tend to be streamlined, facilitating dissection of the more redundant human pathways. Here, we summarize the virtues of C. elegans as a model system and review our current understanding of centriole duplication, the acquisition of pericentriolar material by centrioles to form centrosomes, the assembly of kinetochores and the mitotic spindle, chromosome segregation, and cytokinesis.
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- Lionel Pintard
- Equipe labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Institut Jacques Monod, Team Cell Cycle and Development UMR7592, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75013 Paris, France
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403
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Amir M, Kumar V, Dohare R, Islam A, Ahmad F, Hassan MI. Sequence, structure and evolutionary analysis of cold shock domain proteins, a member of OB fold family. J Evol Biol 2018; 31:1903-1917. [PMID: 30267552 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The cold shock domain (CSD) belongs to the oligosaccharide/oligonucleotide-binding fold superfamily which is highly conserved from prokaryotes to higher eukaryotes, and appears to function as RNA chaperones. CSD is involved in diverse cellular processes, including adaptation to low temperatures, nutrient stress, cellular growth and developmental processes. Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database broadly classifies OB fold proteins into 18 different superfamilies, including nucleic acid-binding superfamily (NAB). The NAB is further divided into 17 families together with cold shock DNA-binding protein family (CSDB). The CSDB have more than 240 000 sequences in UniProt database consisting of 32 domains including CSD. Among these domains, CSD is the second largest sequence contributor (> 40 398 sequences). Herein, we have systematically analysed the relative abundance and distribution of CSD proteins based on sequences, structures, repeats and gene ontology (GO) molecular functions in all domains of life. Analysis of sequence distribution suggesting that CSDs are largely found in bacteria (83-94%) with single CSD repeat. However, repeat distribution in eukaryota varies from 1 to 5 in combination with other auxiliary domain that makes CSD proteins functionally more diverse compared to the bacterial counterparts. Further, analysis of repeats distributions on evolutionary scale suggest that existence of CSD in multiple repeats is mainly driven through speciation, gene shuffling and gene duplication events.
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- Mohd Amir
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.,Amity Institute of Neuropsychology & Neurosciences, Amity University Noida, UP, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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Williams CW, Iyer J, Liu Y, O'Connell KF. CDK-11-Cyclin L is required for gametogenesis and fertility in C. elegans. Dev Biol 2018; 441:52-66. [PMID: 29886128 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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CDK11, a member of the cyclin-dependent kinase family, has been implicated in a diverse array of functions including transcription, RNA processing, sister chromatid cohesion, spindle assembly, centriole duplication and apoptosis. Despite its involvement in many essential functions, little is known about the requirements for CDK11 and its partner Cyclin L in a developing multicellular organism. Here we investigate the function of CDK11 and Cyclin L during development of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Worms express two CDK11 proteins encoded by distinct loci: CDK-11.1 is essential for normal male and female fertility and is broadly expressed in the nuclei of somatic and germ line cells, while CDK-11.2 is nonessential and is enriched in hermaphrodite germ line nuclei beginning in mid pachytene. Hermaphrodites lacking CDK-11.1 develop normally but possess fewer mature sperm and oocytes and do not fully activate the RAS-ERK pathway that is required for oocyte production in response to environmental cues. Most of the sperm and eggs that are produced in cdk-11.1 null animals appear to complete development normally but fail to engage in sperm-oocyte signaling suggesting that CDK-11.1 is needed at multiple points in gametogenesis. Finally, we find that CDK-11.1 and CDK-11.2 function redundantly during embryonic and postembryonic development and likely do so in association with Cyclin L. Our results thus define multiple requirements for CDK-11-Cyclin L during animal development.
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- Christopher W Williams
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0830, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0830, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0830, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0830, USA.
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Liu Y, Gupta GD, Barnabas DD, Agircan FG, Mehmood S, Wu D, Coyaud E, Johnson CM, McLaughlin SH, Andreeva A, Freund SMV, Robinson CV, Cheung SWT, Raught B, Pelletier L, van Breugel M. Direct binding of CEP85 to STIL ensures robust PLK4 activation and efficient centriole assembly. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1731. [PMID: 29712910 PMCID: PMC5928214 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04122-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Centrosomes are required for faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis. They are composed of a centriole pair that recruits and organizes the microtubule-nucleating pericentriolar material. Centriole duplication is tightly controlled in vivo and aberrations in this process are associated with several human diseases, including cancer and microcephaly. Although factors essential for centriole assembly, such as STIL and PLK4, have been identified, the underlying molecular mechanisms that drive this process are incompletely understood. Combining protein proximity mapping with high-resolution structural methods, we identify CEP85 as a centriole duplication factor that directly interacts with STIL through a highly conserved interaction interface involving a previously uncharacterised domain of STIL. Structure-guided mutational analyses in vivo demonstrate that this interaction is essential for efficient centriolar targeting of STIL, PLK4 activation and faithful daughter centriole assembly. Taken together, our results illuminate a molecular mechanism underpinning the spatiotemporal regulation of the early stages of centriole duplication.
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- Yi Liu
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Medical Research Council - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Medical Research Council - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Medical Research Council - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada.
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.
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- Medical Research Council - Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
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Rehfeld F, Maticzka D, Grosser S, Knauff P, Eravci M, Vida I, Backofen R, Wulczyn FG. The RNA-binding protein ARPP21 controls dendritic branching by functionally opposing the miRNA it hosts. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1235. [PMID: 29581509 PMCID: PMC5964322 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03681-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
About half of mammalian miRNA genes lie within introns of protein-coding genes, yet little is known about functional interactions between miRNAs and their host genes. The intronic miRNA miR-128 regulates neuronal excitability and dendritic morphology of principal neurons during mouse cerebral cortex development. Its conserved host genes, R3hdm1 and Arpp21, are predicted RNA-binding proteins. Here we use iCLIP to characterize ARPP21 recognition of uridine-rich sequences with high specificity for 3′UTRs. ARPP21 antagonizes miR-128 activity by co-regulating a subset of miR-128 target mRNAs enriched for neurodevelopmental functions. Protein–protein interaction data and functional assays suggest that ARPP21 acts as a positive post-transcriptional regulator by interacting with the translation initiation complex eIF4F. This molecular antagonism is reflected in inverse activities during dendritogenesis: miR-128 overexpression or knockdown of ARPP21 reduces dendritic complexity; ectopic ARPP21 leads to an increase. Thus, we describe a unique example of convergent function by two products of a single gene. Many microRNA encoding regions are within introns of other coding genes, and yet the molecular or functional interaction between the two is unclear. This study shows that miR-128′s function is opposed by its host gene ARPP21, and they have complementary effects on neuronal development.
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- Frederick Rehfeld
- Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 106, 79110, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institute for Integrative Neuroanatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Thielallee 63, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Integrative Neuroanatomy, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Computer Science, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 106, 79110, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institute for Cell Biology and Neurobiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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APC/C FZR-1 Controls SAS-5 Levels To Regulate Centrosome Duplication in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2017; 7:3937-3946. [PMID: 29030390 PMCID: PMC5714490 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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As the primary microtubule-organizing center, centrosomes play a key role in establishing mitotic bipolar spindles that secure correct transmission of genomic content. For the fidelity of cell division, centrosome number must be strictly controlled by duplicating only once per cell cycle. Proper levels of centrosome proteins are shown to be critical for normal centrosome number and function. Overexpressing core centrosome factors leads to extra centrosomes, while depleting these factors results in centrosome duplication failure. In this regard, protein turnover by the ubiquitin-proteasome system provides a vital mechanism for the regulation of centrosome protein levels. Here, we report that FZR-1, the Caenorhabditis elegans homolog of Cdh1/Hct1/Fzr, a coactivator of the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, functions as a negative regulator of centrosome duplication in the C. elegans embryo. During mitotic cell division in the early embryo, FZR-1 is associated with centrosomes and enriched at nuclei. Loss of fzr-1 function restores centrosome duplication and embryonic viability to the hypomorphic zyg-1(it25) mutant, in part, through elevated levels of SAS-5 at centrosomes. Our data suggest that the APC/CFZR-1 regulates SAS-5 levels by directly recognizing the conserved KEN-box motif, contributing to proper centrosome duplication. Together, our work shows that FZR-1 plays a conserved role in regulating centrosome duplication in C. elegans.
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Maraia RJ, Mattijssen S, Cruz-Gallardo I, Conte MR. The La and related RNA-binding proteins (LARPs): structures, functions, and evolving perspectives. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. RNA 2017; 8:10.1002/wrna.1430. [PMID: 28782243 PMCID: PMC5647580 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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La was first identified as a polypeptide component of ribonucleic protein complexes targeted by antibodies in autoimmune patients and is now known to be a eukaryote cell-ubiquitous protein. Structure and function studies have shown that La binds to a common terminal motif, UUU-3'-OH, of nascent RNA polymerase III (RNAP III) transcripts and protects them from exonucleolytic decay. For precursor-tRNAs, the most diverse and abundant of these transcripts, La also functions as an RNA chaperone that helps to prevent their misfolding. Related to this, we review evidence that suggests that La and its link to RNAP III were significant in the great expansions of the tRNAomes that occurred in eukaryotes. Four families of La-related proteins (LARPs) emerged during eukaryotic evolution with specialized functions. We provide an overview of the high-resolution structural biology of La and LARPs. LARP7 family members most closely resemble La but function with a single RNAP III nuclear transcript, 7SK, or telomerase RNA. A cytoplasmic isoform of La protein as well as LARPs 6, 4, and 1 function in mRNA metabolism and translation in distinct but similar ways, sometimes with the poly(A)-binding protein, and in some cases by direct binding to poly(A)-RNA. New structures of LARP domains, some complexed with RNA, provide novel insights into the functional versatility of these proteins. We also consider LARPs in relation to ancestral La protein and potential retention of links to specific RNA-related pathways. One such link may be tRNA surveillance and codon usage by LARP-associated mRNAs. WIREs RNA 2017, 8:e1430. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1430 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Richard J. Maraia
- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
- Commissioned Corps, U.S. Public Health Service, Rockville, MD USA
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- Intramural Research Program, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, Guy's Campus, London, UK
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Zhao N, Zhang G, He M, Huang H, Cao L, Yin A, Wang P, Wang L. SZRD1 is a Novel Protein that Functions as a Potential Tumor Suppressor in Cervical Cancer. J Cancer 2017; 8:2132-2141. [PMID: 28819415 PMCID: PMC5559976 DOI: 10.7150/jca.18806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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SZRD1 is a novel gene screened out by high-throughput platform, and so far there exists no systematic function reports. The purpose of our study is to discover the function and mechanism of this novel human gene. Bioinformatics analysis indicates that SZRD1 is a highly conserved intracellular protein. After overexpression of SZRD1, we found that SZRD1 could arrest the cell cycle in G2 phase and play a role in inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis. In contrast, after knockdown of endogenous SZRD1, we concluded that it could promote cell proliferation. The mechanism investigations showed that overexpression of SZRD1 could downregulate the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, AKT, STAT3 and downstream signaling molecules, and then arrest the cells in G2 phase by upregulating P21. Tissue microarray analysis showed that the expression of SZRD1 was downregulated in cervical squamous cell carcinomas compared with normal squamous epithelium, and the ratio of downregulation correlated with the stage of the cancer. Overall, we clarified the function of this novel protein SZRD1, which indicated it may be a potential novel tumor suppressor in cervical cancer.
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- Ning Zhao
- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Center for Human Disease Genomics, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Science Center, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Ministry of Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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Manojlovic Z, Earwood R, Kato A, Perez D, Cabrera OA, Didier R, Megraw TL, Stefanovic B, Kato Y. La-related protein 6 controls ciliated cell differentiation. Cilia 2017; 6:4. [PMID: 28344782 PMCID: PMC5364628 DOI: 10.1186/s13630-017-0047-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background La-related protein 6 (LARP6) is an evolutionally conserved RNA-binding protein. Vertebrate LARP6 binds the 5′ stem-loop found in mRNAs encoding type I collagen to regulate their translation, but other target mRNAs and additional functions for LARP6 are unknown. The aim of this study was to elucidate an additional function of LARP6 and to evaluate the importance of its function during development. Methods To uncover the role of LARP6 in development, we utilized Morpholino Oligos to deplete LARP6 protein in Xenopus embryos. Then, embryonic phenotypes and ciliary structures of LAPR6 morphants were examined. To identify the molecular mechanism underlying ciliogenesis regulated by LARP6, we tested the expression level of cilia-related genes, which play important roles in ciliogenesis, by RT-PCR or whole mount in situ hybridization (WISH). Results We knocked down LARP6 in Xenopus embryos and found neural tube closure defects. LARP6 mutant, which compromises the collagen synthesis, could rescue these defects. Neural tube closure defects are coincident with lack of cilia, antenna-like cellular organelles with motility- or sensory-related functions, in the neural tube. The absence of cilia at the epidermis was also observed in LARP6 morphants, and this defect was due to the absence of basal bodies which are formed from centrioles and required for ciliary assembly. In the process of multi-ciliated cell (MCC) differentiation, mcidas, which activates the transcription of genes required for centriole formation during ciliogenesis, could partially restore MCCs in LARP6 morphants. In addition, LARP6 likely controls the expression of mcidas in a Notch-independent manner. Conclusions La-related protein 6 is involved in ciliated cell differentiation during development by controlling the expression of cilia-related genes including mcidas. This LARP6 function involves a mechanism that is distinct from its established role in binding to collagen mRNAs and regulating their translation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13630-017-0047-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zarko Manojlovic
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA.,Department of Translational Genomics, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9601 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, 1115W. Call Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4300 USA
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Peel N, Iyer J, Naik A, Dougherty MP, Decker M, O’Connell KF. Protein Phosphatase 1 Down Regulates ZYG-1 Levels to Limit Centriole Duplication. PLoS Genet 2017; 13:e1006543. [PMID: 28103229 PMCID: PMC5289615 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In humans perturbations of centriole number are associated with tumorigenesis and microcephaly, therefore appropriate regulation of centriole duplication is critical. The C. elegans homolog of Plk4, ZYG-1, is required for centriole duplication, but our understanding of how ZYG-1 levels are regulated remains incomplete. We have identified the two PP1 orthologs, GSP-1 and GSP-2, and their regulators I-2SZY-2 and SDS-22 as key regulators of ZYG-1 protein levels. We find that down-regulation of PP1 activity either directly, or by mutation of szy-2 or sds-22 can rescue the loss of centriole duplication associated with a zyg-1 hypomorphic allele. Suppression is achieved through an increase in ZYG-1 levels, and our data indicate that PP1 normally regulates ZYG-1 through a post-translational mechanism. While moderate inhibition of PP1 activity can restore centriole duplication to a zyg-1 mutant, strong inhibition of PP1 in a wild-type background leads to centriole amplification via the production of more than one daughter centriole. Our results thus define a new pathway that limits the number of daughter centrioles produced each cycle. The centrosomes are responsible for organizing the mitotic spindle a microtubule-based structure that centers, then segregates, the chromosomes during cell division. When a cell divides it normally possesses two centrosomes, allowing it to build a bipolar spindle and accurately segregate the chromosomes to two daughter cells. Appropriate control of centrosome number is therefore crucial to maintaining genome stability. Centrosome number is largely controlled by their regulated duplication. In particular, the protein Plk4, which is essential for duplication, must be strictly limited as an overabundance leads to excess centrosome duplication. We have identified protein phosphatase 1 as a critical regulator of the C. elegans Plk4 homolog (known as ZYG-1). When protein phosphatase 1 is down-regulated, ZYG-1 levels increase leading to centrosome amplification. Thus our work identifies a novel mechanism that limits centrosome duplication.
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- Nina Peel
- Department of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, United States of America
- * E-mail: (NP); (KFO)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 8 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 8 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 8 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, United States of America
- * E-mail: (NP); (KFO)
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Sugioka K, Hamill DR, Lowry JB, McNeely ME, Enrick M, Richter AC, Kiebler LE, Priess JR, Bowerman B. Centriolar SAS-7 acts upstream of SPD-2 to regulate centriole assembly and pericentriolar material formation. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28092264 PMCID: PMC5342823 DOI: 10.7554/elife.20353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The centriole/basal body is a eukaryotic organelle that plays essential roles in cell division and signaling. Among five known core centriole proteins, SPD-2/Cep192 is the first recruited to the site of daughter centriole formation and regulates the centriolar localization of the other components in C. elegans and in humans. However, the molecular basis for SPD-2 centriolar localization remains unknown. Here, we describe a new centriole component, the coiled-coil protein SAS-7, as a regulator of centriole duplication, assembly and elongation. Intriguingly, our genetic data suggest that SAS-7 is required for daughter centrioles to become competent for duplication, and for mother centrioles to maintain this competence. We also show that SAS-7 binds SPD-2 and regulates SPD-2 centriolar recruitment, while SAS-7 centriolar localization is SPD-2-independent. Furthermore, pericentriolar material (PCM) formation is abnormal in sas-7 mutants, and the PCM-dependent induction of cell polarity that defines the anterior-posterior body axis frequently fails. We conclude that SAS-7 functions at the earliest step in centriole duplication yet identified and plays important roles in the orchestration of centriole and PCM assembly. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.20353.001
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- Kenji Sugioka
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
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- Department of Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, United States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
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- Department of Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, United States
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- Department of Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, United States
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- Department of Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, United States
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- Department of Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, United States
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- Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, United States.,Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.,Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, United States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
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Medley JC, Kabara MM, Stubenvoll MD, DeMeyer LE, Song MH. Casein kinase II is required for proper cell division and acts as a negative regulator of centrosome duplication in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. Biol Open 2017; 6:17-28. [PMID: 27881437 PMCID: PMC5278433 DOI: 10.1242/bio.022418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Centrosomes are the primary microtubule-organizing centers that orchestrate microtubule dynamics during the cell cycle. The correct number of centrosomes is pivotal for establishing bipolar mitotic spindles that ensure accurate segregation of chromosomes. Thus, centrioles must duplicate once per cell cycle, one daughter per mother centriole, the process of which requires highly coordinated actions among core factors and modulators. Protein phosphorylation is shown to regulate the stability, localization and activity of centrosome proteins. Here, we report the function of Casein kinase II (CK2) in early Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. The catalytic subunit (KIN-3/CK2α) of CK2 localizes to nuclei, centrosomes and midbodies. Inactivating CK2 leads to cell division defects, including chromosome missegregation, cytokinesis failure and aberrant centrosome behavior. Furthermore, depletion or inhibiting kinase activity of CK2 results in elevated ZYG-1 levels at centrosomes, restoring centrosome duplication and embryonic viability to zyg-1 mutants. Our data suggest that CK2 functions in cell division and negatively regulates centrosome duplication in a kinase-dependent manner. Summary: The conserved protein kinase CK2 negatively regulates centrosome assembly and is required for proper cell cycle progression and cytokinesis in early C. elegans embryos.
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- Jeffrey C Medley
- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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Stubenvoll MD, Medley JC, Irwin M, Song MH. ATX-2, the C. elegans Ortholog of Human Ataxin-2, Regulates Centrosome Size and Microtubule Dynamics. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006370. [PMID: 27689799 PMCID: PMC5045193 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Centrosomes are critical sites for orchestrating microtubule dynamics, and exhibit dynamic changes in size during the cell cycle. As cells progress to mitosis, centrosomes recruit more microtubules (MT) to form mitotic bipolar spindles that ensure proper chromosome segregation. We report a new role for ATX-2, a C. elegans ortholog of Human Ataxin-2, in regulating centrosome size and MT dynamics. ATX-2, an RNA-binding protein, forms a complex with SZY-20 in an RNA-independent fashion. Depleting ATX-2 results in embryonic lethality and cytokinesis failure, and restores centrosome duplication to zyg-1 mutants. In this pathway, SZY-20 promotes ATX-2 abundance, which inversely correlates with centrosome size. Centrosomes depleted of ATX-2 exhibit elevated levels of centrosome factors (ZYG-1, SPD-5, γ-Tubulin), increasing MT nucleating activity but impeding MT growth. We show that ATX-2 influences MT behavior through γ-Tubulin at the centrosome. Our data suggest that RNA-binding proteins play an active role in controlling MT dynamics and provide insight into the control of proper centrosome size and MT dynamics. The microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton undergoes dynamic rearrangements during the cell cycle. As the primary microtubule-organizing center, centrosomes orchestrate MT dynamics and play a key role in establishing bipolar spindles in mitosis. Errors in centrosome assembly lead to missegregation of genomic content and aneuploidy. Thus, stringent regulation of centrosome assembly is of vital importance for the fidelity of cell division and survival. Using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) as a model, we study the role of the RNA-binding protein, ATX-2, a C. elegans homolog of Human Ataxin-2 in early cell division. A number of RNAs and RNA-binding proteins are shown to be associated with centrosomes and MTs, and influence the assembly of mitotic spindles. In C. elegans, the RNA-binding role of SZY-20 is implicated in regulating centrosome size. We show that ATX-2 functions together with SZY-20 in centrosome size and MT behavior. SZY-20 promotes ATX-2 protein levels, and the amount of ATX-2 influences centrosome size and subsequent MT dynamics. Our work provides evidence that RNA-binding proteins have an active role in controlling MT dynamics.
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- Michael D. Stubenvoll
- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States of America
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The E2F-DP1 Transcription Factor Complex Regulates Centriole Duplication in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2016; 6:709-20. [PMID: 26772748 PMCID: PMC4777132 DOI: 10.1534/g3.115.025577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Centrioles play critical roles in the organization of microtubule-based structures, from the mitotic spindle to cilia and flagella. In order to properly execute their various functions, centrioles are subjected to stringent copy number control. Central to this control mechanism is a precise duplication event that takes place during S phase of the cell cycle and involves the assembly of a single daughter centriole in association with each mother centriole . Recent studies have revealed that posttranslational control of the master regulator Plk4/ZYG-1 kinase and its downstream effector SAS-6 is key to ensuring production of a single daughter centriole. In contrast, relatively little is known about how centriole duplication is regulated at a transcriptional level. Here we show that the transcription factor complex EFL-1-DPL-1 both positively and negatively controls centriole duplication in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. Specifically, we find that down regulation of EFL-1-DPL-1 can restore centriole duplication in a zyg-1 hypomorphic mutant and that suppression of the zyg-1 mutant phenotype is accompanied by an increase in SAS-6 protein levels. Further, we find evidence that EFL-1-DPL-1 promotes the transcription of zyg-1 and other centriole duplication genes. Our results provide evidence that in a single tissue type, EFL-1-DPL-1 sets the balance between positive and negative regulators of centriole assembly and thus may be part of a homeostatic mechanism that governs centriole assembly.
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Stavraka C, Blagden S. The La-Related Proteins, a Family with Connections to Cancer. Biomolecules 2015; 5:2701-22. [PMID: 26501340 PMCID: PMC4693254 DOI: 10.3390/biom5042701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The evolutionarily-conserved La-related protein (LARP) family currently comprises Genuine La, LARP1, LARP1b, LARP4, LARP4b, LARP6 and LARP7. Emerging evidence suggests each LARP has a distinct role in transcription and/or mRNA translation that is attributable to subtle sequence variations within their La modules and specific C-terminal domains. As emerging research uncovers the function of each LARP, it is evident that La, LARP1, LARP6, LARP7 and possibly LARP4a and 4b are dysregulated in cancer. Of these, LARP1 is the first to be demonstrated to drive oncogenesis. Here, we review the role of each LARP and the evidence linking it to malignancy. We discuss a future strategy of targeting members of this protein family as cancer therapy.
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- Chara Stavraka
- Ovarian Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
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- Ovarian Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
- Department of Oncology, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK.
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Amato R, Morleo M, Giaquinto L, di Bernardo D, Franco B. A network-based approach to dissect the cilia/centrosome complex interactome. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:658. [PMID: 25102769 PMCID: PMC4137083 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cilia are microtubule-based organelles protruding from almost all mammalian cells which, when dysfunctional, result in genetic disorders called "ciliopathies". High-throughput studies have revealed that cilia are composed of thousands of proteins. However, despite many efforts, much remains to be determined regarding the biological functions of this increasingly important complex organelle. RESULTS We have derived an online tool, from a systematic network-based approach to dissect the cilia/centrosome complex interactome (CCCI). The tool integrates all current available data into a model which provides an "interaction" perspective on ciliary function. We generated a network of interactions between human proteins organized into functionally relevant "communities", which can be defined as groups of genes that are both highly inter-connected and strongly co-expressed. We then combined sequence and co-expression data in order to identify the transcription factors responsible for regulating genes within their respective communities. Our analyses have discovered communities significantly specialized for delegating specific biological functions such as mRNA processing, protein translation, folding and degradation processes that had never been associated with ciliary proteins until now. CONCLUSIONS CCCI will allow us to clarify the roles of previously unknown ciliary functions, elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying ciliary-associated phenotypes, and apply our knowledge of the functional roles of relatively uncharacterized molecular entities to disease phenotypes and new clinical applications.
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy.
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During cellular division, centrosomes are tasked with building the bipolar mitotic spindle, which partitions the cellular contents into two daughter cells. While every cell will receive an equal complement of chromosomes, not every organelle is symmetrically passaged to the two progeny in many cell types. In this review, we highlight the conservation of nonrandom centrosome segregation in asymmetrically dividing stem cells, and we discuss how the asymmetric function of centrosomes could mediate nonrandom segregation of organelles and mRNA. We propose that such a mechanism is critical for insuring proper cell fitness, function, and fate.
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Takahashi M, Matsuo K. More isn't always better: limiting centrosome size in interphase. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:1482. [PMID: 23652924 PMCID: PMC3680524 DOI: 10.4161/cc.24853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Mikiko Takahashi
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kress E, Schwager F, Holtackers R, Seiler J, Prodon F, Zanin E, Eiteneuer A, Toya M, Sugimoto A, Meyer H, Meraldi P, Gotta M. The UBXN-2/p37/p47 adaptors of CDC-48/p97 regulate mitosis by limiting the centrosomal recruitment of Aurora A. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 201:559-75. [PMID: 23649807 PMCID: PMC3653362 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201209107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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UBXN-2, a substrate adaptor of the AAA ATPase CDC-48/p97, is required to coordinate centrosome maturation timing with mitosis. Coordination of cell cycle events in space and time is crucial to achieve a successful cell division. Here, we demonstrate that UBXN-2, a substrate adaptor of the AAA ATPase Cdc48/p97, is required to coordinate centrosome maturation timing with mitosis. In UBXN-2–depleted Caenorhabditis elegans embryos, centrosomes recruited more AIR-1 (Aurora A), matured precociously, and alignment of the mitotic spindle with the axis of polarity was impaired. UBXN-2 and CDC-48 coimmunoprecipitated with AIR-1 and the spindle alignment defect was partially rescued by co-depleting AIR-1, indicating that UBXN-2 controls these processes via AIR-1. Similarly, depletion in human cells of the UBXN-2 orthologues p37/p47 resulted in an accumulation of Aurora A at centrosomes and a delay in centrosome separation. The latter defect was also rescued by inhibiting Aurora A. We therefore postulate that the role of this adaptor in cell cycle regulation is conserved.
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- Elsa Kress
- Department of Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Jeffery JM, Grigoriev I, Poser I, van der Horst A, Hamilton N, Waterhouse N, Bleier J, Subramaniam VN, Maly IV, Akhmanova A, Khanna KK. Centrobin regulates centrosome function in interphase cells by limiting pericentriolar matrix recruitment. Cell Cycle 2013; 12:899-906. [PMID: 23442802 DOI: 10.4161/cc.23879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The amount of pericentriolar matrix at the centrosome is tightly linked to both microtubule nucleation and centriole duplication, although the exact mechanism by which pericentriolar matrix levels are regulated is unclear. Here we show that Centrobin, a centrosomal protein, is involved in regulating these levels. Interphase microtubule arrays in Centrobin-depleted cells are more focused around the centrosome and are less stable than the arrays in control cells. Centrobin-depleted cells initiate microtubule nucleation more rapidly than control cells and exhibit an increase in the number of growing microtubule ends emanating from the centrosome, while the parameters of microtubule plus end dynamics around the centrosome are not significantly altered. Finally, we show that Centrobin depletion results in the increased recruitment of pericentriolar matrix proteins to the centrosome, including γ-tubulin, AKAP450, Kendrin and PCM-1. We propose that Centrobin might regulate microtubule nucleation and organization by controlling the amount of pericentriolar matrix.
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- Jessie M Jeffery
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Prosser SL, Samant MD, Baxter JE, Morrison CG, Fry AM. Oscillation of APC/C activity during cell cycle arrest promotes centrosome amplification. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:5353-68. [PMID: 22956538 PMCID: PMC3939426 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.106096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Centrosome duplication is licensed by the disengagement, or 'uncoupling', of centrioles during late mitosis. However, arrest of cells in G2 can trigger premature centriole disengagement. Here, we show that premature disengagement results from untimely activation of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC/C), leading to securin degradation and release of active separase. Although APC/C activation during G2 arrest is dependent on polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1)-mediated degradation of the APC/C inhibitor, early mitotic inhibitor 1 (Emi1), Plk1 also has a second APC/C-independent role in promoting disengagement. Importantly, APC/C and Plk1 activity also stimulates centriole disengagement in response to hydroxyurea or DNA damage-induced cell-cycle arrest and this leads to centrosome amplification. However, the reduplication of disengaged centrioles is dependent on cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (Cdk2) activity and Cdk2 activation coincides with a subsequent inactivation of the APC/C and re-accumulation of cyclin A. Although release from these arrests leads to mitotic entry, the presence of disengaged and/or amplified centrosomes results in the formation of abnormal mitotic spindles that lead to chromosome mis-segregation. Thus, oscillation of APC/C activity during cell cycle arrest promotes both centrosome amplification and genome instability.
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- Suzanna L. Prosser
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, U.K
- Center for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, U.K
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, U.K
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- Center for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, U.K
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Tipton AR, Wang K, Oladimeji P, Sufi S, Gu Z, Liu ST. Identification of novel mitosis regulators through data mining with human centromere/kinetochore proteins as group queries. BMC Cell Biol 2012; 13:15. [PMID: 22712476 PMCID: PMC3419070 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-13-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Proteins functioning in the same biological pathway tend to be transcriptionally co-regulated or form protein-protein interactions (PPI). Multiple spatially and temporally regulated events are coordinated during mitosis to achieve faithful chromosome segregation. The molecular players participating in mitosis regulation are still being unravelled experimentally or using in silico methods. Results An extensive literature review has led to a compilation of 196 human centromere/kinetochore proteins, all with experimental evidence supporting the subcellular localization. Sixty-four were designated as “core” centromere/kinetochore components based on peak expression and/or well-characterized functions during mitosis. By interrogating and integrating online resources, we have mined for genes/proteins that display transcriptional co-expression or PPI with the core centromere/kinetochore components. Top-ranked hubs in either co-expression or PPI network are not only enriched with known mitosis regulators, but also contain candidates whose mitotic functions are not yet established. Experimental validation found that KIAA1377 is a novel centrosomal protein that also associates with microtubules and midbody; while TRIP13 is a novel kinetochore protein and directly interacts with mitotic checkpoint silencing protein p31comet. Conclusions Transcriptional co-expression and PPI network analyses with known human centromere/kinetochore proteins as a query group help identify novel potential mitosis regulators.
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- Aaron R Tipton
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
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Peel N, Dougherty M, Goeres J, Liu Y, O'Connell KF. The C. elegans F-box proteins LIN-23 and SEL-10 antagonize centrosome duplication by regulating ZYG-1 levels. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:3535-44. [PMID: 22623721 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.097105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The correct segregation of DNA during cell division requires formation of a bipolar spindle, organized at each pole by a centrosome. The regulation of centrosome duplication such that each mitotic cell has exactly two centrosomes is therefore of central importance to cell division. Deregulation of centrosome duplication causes the appearance of supernumerary centrosomes, which are a hallmark of many cancer cells and can contribute to tumorigenesis. Overexpression of the kinase Plk4, which is required for centrosome duplication, causes the formation of extra centrosomes, and aberrant Plk4 expression levels are associated with cancer. Data from Drosophila and human cells show that Plk4 levels are regulated by the SCF ubiquitin ligase and proteasomal degradation. Recognition of Plk4 by the SCF complex is mediated by the F-box protein Slimb/βTrCP. We show that levels of the C. elegans Plk4 homolog ZYG-1 are elevated by impairing proteasome or SCF function, indicating that ZYG-1 is regulated by a conserved mechanism. In C. elegans, similar to Drosophila and humans, we find that the Slimb/βTrCP homolog LIN-23 regulates ZYG-1 levels. In addition, we show that a second F-box protein, SEL-10, also contributes to ZYG-1 regulation. Co-depletion of LIN-23 and SEL-10 suggests these proteins function cooperatively. Because SEL-10 is the homolog of human FBW7, which is frequently mutated in cancer, our findings have implications for understanding tumorigenesis.
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- Nina Peel
- Department of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA.
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Kinesin-1 prevents capture of the oocyte meiotic spindle by the sperm aster. Dev Cell 2012; 22:788-98. [PMID: 22465668 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Centrioles are lost during oogenesis and inherited from the sperm at fertilization. In the zygote, the centrioles recruit pericentriolar proteins from the egg to form a mature centrosome that nucleates a sperm aster. The sperm aster then captures the female pronucleus to join the maternal and paternal genomes. Because fertilization occurs before completion of female meiosis, some mechanism must prevent capture of the meiotic spindle by the sperm aster. Here we show that in wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans zygotes, maternal pericentriolar proteins are not recruited to the sperm centrioles until after completion of meiosis. Depletion of kinesin-1 heavy chain or its binding partner resulted in premature centrosome maturation during meiosis and growth of a sperm aster that could capture the oocyte meiotic spindle. Kinesin prevents recruitment of pericentriolar proteins by coating the sperm DNA and centrioles and thus prevents triploidy by a nonmotor mechanism.
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Song MH, Liu Y, Anderson DE, Jahng WJ, O'Connell KF. Protein phosphatase 2A-SUR-6/B55 regulates centriole duplication in C. elegans by controlling the levels of centriole assembly factors. Dev Cell 2011; 20:563-71. [PMID: 21497766 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2011.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 01/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Centrioles play a crucial role in mitotic spindle assembly and duplicate precisely once per cell cycle. In worms, flies, and humans, centriole assembly is dependent upon a key regulatory kinase (ZYG-1/Sak/Plk4) and its downstream effectors SAS-5 and SAS-6. Here we report a role for protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in centriole duplication. We find that the PP2A catalytic subunit LET-92, the scaffolding subunit PAA-1, and the B55 regulatory subunit SUR-6 function together to positively regulate centriole assembly. In PP2A-SUR-6-depleted embryos, the levels of ZYG-1 and SAS-5 are reduced and the ZYG-1- and SAS-5-dependent recruitment of SAS-6 to the nascent centriole fails. We show that PP2A physically associates with SAS-5 in vivo and that inhibiting proteolysis can rescue SAS-5 levels and the centriole duplication defect of PP2A-depleted embryos. Together, our findings indicate that PP2A-SUR-6 promotes centriole assembly by protecting ZYG-1 and SAS-5 from degradation.
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- Mi Hye Song
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Centrosome biogenesis: centrosomin sizes things up! Curr Biol 2010; 20:R1069-71. [PMID: 21172623 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Centrosomes are composed of a centriole pair surrounded by a proteinaceous matrix of pericentriolar material that contains protein complexes required for microtubule nucleation and anchoring. Recent work reveals an intriguing link between centrioles and pericentriolar material that is involved in modulating centrosome size.
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Jaensch S, Decker M, Hyman AA, Myers EW. Automated tracking and analysis of centrosomes in early Caenorhabditis elegans embryos. Bioinformatics 2010; 26:i13-20. [PMID: 20529897 PMCID: PMC2881375 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Motivation: The centrosome is a dynamic structure in animal cells that serves as a microtubule organizing center during mitosis and also regulates cell-cycle progression and sets polarity cues. Automated and reliable tracking of centrosomes is essential for genetic screens that study the process of centrosome assembly and maturation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Results: We have developed a fully automatic system for tracking and measuring fluorescently labeled centrosomes in 3D time-lapse images of early C.elegans embryos. Using a spinning disc microscope, we monitor the centrosome cycle in living embryos from the 1- up to the 16-cell stage at imaging intervals between 30 and 50 s. After establishing the centrosome trajectories with a novel method involving two layers of inference, we also automatically detect the nuclear envelope breakdown in each cell division and recognize the identities of the centrosomes based on the invariant cell lineage of C.elegans. To date, we have tracked centrosomes in over 500 wild type and mutant embryos with almost no manual correction required. Availability: The centrosome tracking software along with test data is freely available at http://publications.mpi-cbg.de/itemPublication.html?documentId=4082 Contact:jaensch@mpi-cbg.de
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- Steffen Jaensch
- Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
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Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) is a unique member of the Polo-like family of kinases that shares little homology with its siblings and has an essential role in centriole duplication. The turn-over of this kinase must be strictly controlled to prevent centriole amplification. This is achieved, in part, by an autoregulatory mechanism, whereby PLK4 autophosphorylates residues in a PEST sequence located carboxy-terminal to its catalytic domain. Phosphorylated PLK4 is subsequently recognized by the SCF complex, ubiquitinylated and targeted to the proteasome for degradation. Recent data have also shown that active PLK4 is restricted to the centrosome, a mechanism that could serve to prevent aberrant centriole assembly elsewhere in the cell. While significant advances have been made in understanding how PLK4 is regulated it is certain that additional regulatory mechanisms exist to safeguard the fidelity of centriole duplication. Here, we overview past and present data discussing the regulation and functions of PLK4.
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Pearson CG, Winey M. Plk4/SAK/ZYG-1 in the regulation of centriole duplication. F1000 BIOLOGY REPORTS 2010; 2:58. [PMID: 21173875 PMCID: PMC2990628 DOI: 10.3410/b2-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Centrioles organize both centrosomes and cilia. Centriole duplication is tightly regulated and coordinated with the cell cycle to limit duplication to only once per cell cycle. Defects in centriole number and structure are commonly found in cancer. Plk4/SAK and the functionally related Caenorhabditis elegans ZYG-1 kinases initiate centriole duplication. Several recent studies have elucidated the regulated activity of these kinases and potential downstream targets for centriole assembly.
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- Chad G Pearson
- University of Colorado, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Porter Biosciences #416, CB0347, Boulder, CO 80309-0347 USA
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Müller-Reichert T, Greenan G, O’Toole E, Srayko M. The elegans of spindle assembly. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 67:2195-213. [PMID: 20339898 PMCID: PMC2883083 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0324-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Caenorhabditis elegans one-cell embryo is a powerful system in which to study microtubule organization because this large cell assembles both meiotic and mitotic spindles within the same cytoplasm over the course of 1 h in a stereotypical manner. The fertilized oocyte assembles two consecutive acentrosomal meiotic spindles that function to reduce the replicated maternal diploid set of chromosomes to a single-copy haploid set. The resulting maternal DNA then unites with the paternal DNA to form a zygotic diploid complement, around which a centrosome-based mitotic spindle forms. The early C. elegans embryo is amenable to live-cell imaging and electron tomography, permitting a detailed structural comparison of the meiotic and mitotic modes of spindle assembly.
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPICBG), Pfotenhauerstr. 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Boulder Laboratory for 3D Electron Microscopy of Cells, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9 Canada
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Hodges ME, Scheumann N, Wickstead B, Langdale JA, Gull K. Reconstructing the evolutionary history of the centriole from protein components. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:1407-13. [PMID: 20388734 PMCID: PMC2858018 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.064873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Centrioles are highly conserved structures that fulfil important cellular functions, such as nucleation of cilia and flagella (basal-body function) and organisation of pericentriolar material to form the centrosome. The evolution of these functions can be inferred from the distribution of the molecular components of extant centrioles and centrosomes. Here, we undertake an evolutionary analysis of 53 proteins known either for centriolar association or for involvement in cilia-associated pathologies. By linking protein distribution in 45 diverse eukaryotes with organism biology, we provide molecular evidence to show that basal-body function is ancestral, whereas the presence of the centrosome is specific to the Holozoa. We define an ancestral centriolar inventory of 14 core proteins, Polo-like-kinase, and proteins associated with Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) and Meckel-Gruber syndrome. We show that the BBSome is absent from organisms that produce cilia only for motility, predicting a dominant and ancient role for this complex in sensory function. We also show that the unusual centriole of Caenorhabditis elegans is highly divergent in both protein composition and sequence. Finally, we demonstrate a correlation between the presence of specific centriolar proteins and eye evolution. This correlation is used to predict proteins with functions in the development of ciliary, but not rhabdomeric, eyes.
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- Matthew E. Hodges
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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Carvalho-Santos Z, Machado P, Branco P, Tavares-Cadete F, Rodrigues-Martins A, Pereira-Leal JB, Bettencourt-Dias M. Stepwise evolution of the centriole-assembly pathway. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:1414-26. [PMID: 20392737 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.064931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The centriole and basal body (CBB) structure nucleates cilia and flagella, and is an essential component of the centrosome, underlying eukaryotic microtubule-based motility, cell division and polarity. In recent years, components of the CBB-assembly machinery have been identified, but little is known about their regulation and evolution. Given the diversity of cellular contexts encountered in eukaryotes, but the remarkable conservation of CBB morphology, we asked whether general mechanistic principles could explain CBB assembly. We analysed the distribution of each component of the human CBB-assembly machinery across eukaryotes as a strategy to generate testable hypotheses. We found an evolutionarily cohesive and ancestral module, which we term UNIMOD and is defined by three components (SAS6, SAS4/CPAP and BLD10/CEP135), that correlates with the occurrence of CBBs. Unexpectedly, other players (SAK/PLK4, SPD2/CEP192 and CP110) emerged in a taxon-specific manner. We report that gene duplication plays an important role in the evolution of CBB components and show that, in the case of BLD10/CEP135, this is a source of tissue specificity in CBB and flagella biogenesis. Moreover, we observe extreme protein divergence amongst CBB components and show experimentally that there is loss of cross-species complementation among SAK/PLK4 family members, suggesting species-specific adaptations in CBB assembly. We propose that the UNIMOD theory explains the conservation of CBB architecture and that taxon- and tissue-specific molecular innovations, gained through emergence, duplication and divergence, play important roles in coordinating CBB biogenesis and function in different cellular contexts.
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- Zita Carvalho-Santos
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, P-2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal
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Peters N, Perez DE, Song MH, Liu Y, Müller-Reichert T, Caron C, Kemphues KJ, O'Connell KF. Control of mitotic and meiotic centriole duplication by the Plk4-related kinase ZYG-1. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:795-805. [PMID: 20144993 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.050682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Centriole duplication is of crucial importance during both mitotic and male meiotic divisions, but it is currently not known whether this process is regulated differently during the two modes of division. In Caenorhabditis elegans, the kinase ZYG-1 plays an essential role in both mitotic and meiotic centriole duplication. We have found that the C-terminus of ZYG-1 is necessary and sufficient for targeting to centrosomes and is important for differentiating mitotic and meiotic centriole duplication. Small truncations of the C-terminus dramatically lower the level of ZYG-1 at mitotic centrosomes but have little effect on the level of ZYG-1 at meiotic centrosomes. Interestingly, truncation of ZYG-1 blocks centrosome duplication in the mitotic cycle but leads to centrosome amplification in the meiotic cycle. Meiotic centriole amplification appears to result from the overduplication of centrioles during meiosis I and leads to the formation of multipolar meiosis II spindles. The extra centrioles also disrupt spermatogenesis by inducing the formation of supernumerary fertilization-competent spermatids that contain abnormal numbers of chromosomes and centrioles. Our data reveal differences in the regulation of mitotic and meiotic centrosome duplication, particularly with regard to ZYG-1 activity, and reveal an important role for centrosomes in spermatid formation.
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- Nathaniel Peters
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, NIDDK/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Sillibourne JE, Tack F, Vloemans N, Boeckx A, Thambirajah S, Bonnet P, Ramaekers FCS, Bornens M, Grand-Perret T. Autophosphorylation of polo-like kinase 4 and its role in centriole duplication. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 21:547-61. [PMID: 20032307 PMCID: PMC2820420 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-06-0505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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PLK4 is a key regulator of centriole duplication. Here, we show that PLK4 is active beyond the initiation of centriole duplication with the abundance of active kinase increasing to a peak in mitosis. Importantly, we show that differences in PLK4 abundance exist between mother and daughter centrioles and that active PLK4 is restricted to the centrosome. Centrosome duplication occurs once every cell cycle in a strictly controlled manner. Polo-like kinase 4 (PLK4) is a key regulator of this process whose kinase activity is essential for centriole duplication. Here, we show that PLK4 autophosphorylation of serine S305 is a consequence of kinase activation and enables the active fraction to be identified in the cell. Active PLK4 is detectable on the replicating mother centriole in G1/S, with the proportion of active kinase increasing through interphase to reach a maximum in mitosis. Activation of PLK4 at the replicating daughter centriole is delayed until G2, but a level equivalent to the replicating mother centriole is achieved in M phase. Active PLK4 is regulated by the proteasome, because either proteasome inhibition or mutation of the degron motif of PLK4 results in the accumulation of S305-phosphorylated PLK4. Autophosphorylation probably plays a role in the process of centriole duplication, because mimicking S305 phosphorylation enhances the ability of overexpressed PLK4 to induce centriole amplification. Importantly, we show that S305-phosphorylated PLK4 is specifically sequestered at the centrosome contrary to the nonphosphorylated form. These data suggest that PLK4 activity is restricted to the centrosome to prevent aberrant centriole assembly and sustained kinase activity is required for centriole duplication.
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- James E Sillibourne
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche/Unité Mixte de Recherche 144 du Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France
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Kumfer KT, Cook SJ, Squirrell JM, Eliceiri KW, Peel N, O'Connell KF, White JG. CGEF-1 and CHIN-1 regulate CDC-42 activity during asymmetric division in the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 21:266-77. [PMID: 19923324 PMCID: PMC2808230 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-01-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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A fluorescent biosensor reports the localization of CDC-42 activity in the C. elegans embryo and was used to identify regulators of CDC-42 activity, one of which is involved in a novel regulatory loop that maintains cortical PAR polarity. CDC-42 activity regulates myosin II recruitment during the maintenance phase via the kinase MRCK-1. The anterior–posterior axis of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo is elaborated at the one-cell stage by the polarization of the partitioning (PAR) proteins at the cell cortex. Polarization is established under the control of the Rho GTPase RHO-1 and is maintained by the Rho GTPase CDC-42. To understand more clearly the role of the Rho family GTPases in polarization and division of the early embryo, we constructed a fluorescent biosensor to determine the localization of CDC-42 activity in the living embryo. A genetic screen using this biosensor identified one positive (putative guanine nucleotide exchange factor [GEF]) and one negative (putative GTPase activating protein [GAP]) regulator of CDC-42 activity: CGEF-1 and CHIN-1. CGEF-1 was required for robust activation, whereas CHIN-1 restricted the spatial extent of CDC-42 activity. Genetic studies placed CHIN-1 in a novel regulatory loop, parallel to loop described previously, that maintains cortical PAR polarity. We found that polarized distributions of the nonmuscle myosin NMY-2 at the cell cortex are independently produced by the actions of RHO-1, and its effector kinase LET-502, during establishment phase and CDC-42, and its effector kinase MRCK-1, during maintenance phase. CHIN-1 restricted NMY-2 recruitment to the anterior during maintenance phase, consistent with its role in polarizing CDC-42 activity during this phase.
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- Kraig T Kumfer
- Laboratorie of Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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HAUS, the 8-subunit human Augmin complex, regulates centrosome and spindle integrity. Curr Biol 2009; 19:816-26. [PMID: 19427217 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2009] [Revised: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The assembly of a robust microtubule-based mitotic spindle is a prerequisite for the accurate segregation of chromosomes to progeny. Spindle assembly relies on the concerted action of centrosomes, spindle microtubules, molecular motors, and nonmotor spindle proteins. RESULTS Here we use an RNA-interference screen of the human centrosome proteome to identify novel regulators of spindle assembly. One such regulator is HAUS, an 8-subunit protein complex that shares homology to Drosophila Augmin. HAUS localizes to interphase centrosomes and to mitotic spindle microtubules, and its disruption induces microtubule-dependent fragmentation of centrosomes along with an increase in centrosome size. HAUS disruption results in the destabilization of kinetochore microtubules and the eventual formation of multipolar spindles. These severe mitotic defects are alleviated by codepletion of NuMA, indicating that both factors regulate opposing activities. HAUS disruption alters NuMA localization, suggesting that mislocalized NuMA activity contributes to the spindle and centrosome defects observed. CONCLUSION The human Augmin complex (HAUS) is a critical and evolutionary conserved multisubunit protein complex that regulates centrosome and spindle integrity.
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Jaspersen SL, Stearns T. Exploring the pole: an EMBO conference on centrosomes and spindle pole bodies. Nat Cell Biol 2008; 10:1375-8. [DOI: 10.1038/ncb1208-1375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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