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Chen Q, Li Y, Shen T, Wang R, Su M, Luo Q, Shi H, Lu G, Wang Z, Hardwick KG, Wang M. Phosphorylation of Mad1 at serine 18 by Mps1 is required for the full virulence of rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2024; 25:e13456. [PMID: 38619864 PMCID: PMC11018248 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) proteins are conserved among eukaryotes safeguarding chromosome segregation fidelity during mitosis. However, their biological functions in plant-pathogenic fungi remain largely unknown. In this study, we found that the SAC protein MoMad1 in rice blast fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae) localizes on the nuclear envelope and is dispensable for M. oryzae vegetative growth and tolerance to microtubule depolymerizing agent treatment. MoMad1 plays an important role in M. oryzae infection-related development and pathogenicity. The monopolar spindle 1 homologue in M. oryzae (MoMps1) interacts with MoMad1 through its N-terminal domain and phosphorylates MoMad1 at Ser-18, which is conserved within the extended N termini of Mad1s from fungal plant pathogens. This phosphorylation is required for maintaining MoMad1 protein abundance and M. oryzae full virulence. Similar to the deletion of MoMad1, treatment with Mps1-IN-1 (an Mps1 inhibitor) caused compromised appressorium formation and decreased M. oryzae virulence, and these defects were dependent on its attenuating MoMad1 Ser-18 phosphorylation. Therefore, our study indicates the function of Mad1 in rice blast fungal pathogenicity and sheds light on the potential of blocking Mad1 phosphorylation by Mps1 to control crop fungal diseases.
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- Qiushi Chen
- Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant–Microbe Interaction, College of Plant Protection, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross‐Strait CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources in YunnanYunnan Agricultural UniversityKunmingChina
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- Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant–Microbe Interaction, College of Plant Protection, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross‐Strait CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant–Microbe Interaction, College of Plant Protection, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross‐Strait CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant–Microbe Interaction, College of Plant Protection, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross‐Strait CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant–Microbe Interaction, College of Plant Protection, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross‐Strait CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources in YunnanYunnan Agricultural UniversityKunmingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources in YunnanYunnan Agricultural UniversityKunmingChina
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- Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant–Microbe Interaction, College of Plant Protection, Ministerial and Provincial Joint Innovation Centre for Safety Production of Cross‐Strait CropsFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Institute of OceanographyMinjiang UniversityFuzhouChina
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- Institute of Cell Biology, School of Biological SciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources in YunnanYunnan Agricultural UniversityKunmingChina
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Yuan F, Jin X, Li D, Song Y, Zhang N, Yang X, Wang L, Zhu WG, Tian C, Zhao Y. ULK1 phosphorylates Mad1 to regulate spindle assembly checkpoint. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:8096-8110. [PMID: 31291454 PMCID: PMC6736072 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) ensures the fidelity of chromosome segregation during mitosis. Here, we show that ULK1, a serine/threonine kinase that plays a key role in initiation of autophagy, also has an important function in the activation of SAC. ULK1 phosphorylates the SAC protein Mad1 at Ser546 to recruit Mad1 to kinetochores. Furthermore, Rod/ZW10/Zwilch (RZZ) complex may serve as a receptor for phos-Ser546-Mad1 at kinetochore, since phosphorylation of Mad1 by ULK1 strengthens the interaction between Mad1 and RZZ complex. In addition, deletion of ULK1 increases chromosome instability and cytotoxicity of paclitaxel, resulting in significant impairment of cancer cell growth. These findings highlight the role of ULK1 as a protein kinase controlling the fidelity of chromosome segregation and cell-cycle progression.
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- Fengjie Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing 100191, China.,Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.,School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing 100191, China.,Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China
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Luo Y, Ahmad E, Liu ST. MAD1: Kinetochore Receptors and Catalytic Mechanisms. Front Cell Dev Biol 2018; 6:51. [PMID: 29868582 PMCID: PMC5949338 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2018.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The mitotic checkpoint monitors kinetochore-microtubule attachment, delays anaphase onset and prevents aneuploidy when unattached or tensionless kinetochores are present in cells. Mitotic arrest deficiency 1 (MAD1) is one of the evolutionarily conserved core mitotic checkpoint proteins. MAD1 forms a cell cycle independent complex with MAD2 through its MAD2 interaction motif (MIM) in the middle region. Such a complex is enriched at unattached kinetochores and functions as an unusual catalyst to promote conformational change of additional MAD2 molecules, constituting a crucial signal amplifying mechanism for the mitotic checkpoint. Only MAD2 in its active conformation can be assembled with BUBR1 and CDC20 to form the Mitotic Checkpoint Complex (MCC), which is a potent inhibitor of anaphase onset. Recent research has shed light on how MAD1 is recruited to unattached kinetochores, and how it carries out its catalytic activity. Here we review these advances and discuss their implications for future research.
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- Yibo Luo
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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Guo X, Ni J, Dai X, Zhou T, Yang G, Xue J, Wang X. Biphasic regulation of spindle assembly checkpoint by low and high concentrations of resveratrol leads to the opposite effect on chromosomal instability. MUTATION RESEARCH. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2018; 825:19-30. [PMID: 29307372 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Resveratrol (RSV) is a naturally occurring polyphenolic phytoalexin possessing numerous health-promoting effects. Chromosomal instability (CIN), usually results from defective spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), is a major contributor to many diseases. While it's recently recognized that RSV exhibits a nonlinear dose response for disease prevention, whether it's the case for its role in CIN remains unknown. Here, we investigated the potential of a broad range of RSV concentrations (0.01-100μM) on CIN and the underlying mechanisms in human normal colon epithelial NCM460 cells. CIN was measured by cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay; mitotic fidelity was determined by aberrant mitosis analysis; SAC activity was assessed by nocodazole-challenge assay, and the expression of SAC genes was examined by RT-qPCR. We found that 0.1μM RSV significantly reduced CIN (P<0.01), while 100μM RSV significantly induced it (P<0.05). Mitotic infidelity was significantly prevented by 0.1μM RSV but promoted by 100μM RSV (P<0.05 for both). Moreover, the function of SAC was sustained and impaired by 0.1μM and 100μM RSV, respectively. Several SAC genes, including Aurora-B, Aurora-C, Plk-1 and CENP-E, were significantly up-regulated and down-regulated by 0.1μM and 100μM RSV, respectively (P<0.05). In conclusion, RSV exhibited a biphasic dose-dependent effect on CIN that was exerted via the regulation of mitotic fidelity through the SAC network. The health implications of these findings were summarized.
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- Xihan Guo
- School of Life Sciences, The Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China
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- China Gene Health Management Group, Ltd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- China Gene Health Management Group, Ltd., Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China.
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Ji W, Luo Y, Ahmad E, Liu ST. Direct interactions of mitotic arrest deficient 1 (MAD1) domains with each other and MAD2 conformers are required for mitotic checkpoint signaling. J Biol Chem 2017; 293:484-496. [PMID: 29162720 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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As a sensitive signaling system, the mitotic checkpoint ensures faithful chromosome segregation by delaying anaphase onset even when a single kinetochore is unattached to mitotic spindle microtubules. The key signal amplification reaction for the checkpoint is the conformational conversion of "open" mitotic arrest deficient 2 (O-MAD2) into "closed" MAD2 (C-MAD2). The reaction has been suggested to be catalyzed by an unusual catalyst, a MAD1:C-MAD2 tetramer, but how the catalysis is executed and regulated remains elusive. Here, we report that in addition to the well-characterized middle region of MAD1 containing the MAD2-interaction motif (MIM), both N- and C-terminal domains (NTD and CTD) of MAD1 also contribute to mitotic checkpoint signaling. Unlike the MIM, which stably associated only with C-MAD2, the NTD and CTD in MAD1 surprisingly bound both O- and C-MAD2, suggesting that these two domains interact with both substrates and products of the O-to-C conversion. MAD1NTD and MAD1CTD also interacted with each other and with the MPS1 protein kinase, which phosphorylated both NTD and CTD. This phosphorylation decreased the NTD:CTD interaction and also CTD's interaction with MPS1. Of note, mutating the phosphorylation sites in the MAD1CTD, including Thr-716, compromised MAD2 binding and the checkpoint responses. We further noted that Ser-610 and Tyr-634 also contribute to the mitotic checkpoint signaling. Our results have uncovered that the MAD1NTD and MAD1CTD directly interact with each other and with MAD2 conformers and are regulated by MPS1 kinase, providing critical insights into mitotic checkpoint signaling.
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- Wenbin Ji
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606
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Manic G, Corradi F, Sistigu A, Siteni S, Vitale I. Molecular Regulation of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint by Kinases and Phosphatases. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 328:105-161. [PMID: 28069132 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a surveillance mechanism contributing to the preservation of genomic stability by monitoring the microtubule attachment to, and/or the tension status of, each kinetochore during mitosis. The SAC halts metaphase to anaphase transition in the presence of unattached and/or untensed kinetochore(s) by releasing the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) from these improperly-oriented kinetochores to inhibit the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). The reversible phosphorylation of a variety of substrates at the kinetochore by antagonistic kinases and phosphatases is one major signaling mechanism for promptly turning on or turning off the SAC. In such a complex network, some kinases act at the apex of the SAC cascade by either generating (monopolar spindle 1, MPS1/TTK and likely polo-like kinase 1, PLK1), or contributing to generate (Aurora kinase B) kinetochore phospho-docking sites for the hierarchical recruitment of the SAC proteins. Aurora kinase B, MPS1 and budding uninhibited by benzimidazoles 1 (BUB1) also promote sister chromatid biorientation by modulating kinetochore microtubule stability. Moreover, MPS1, BUB1, and PLK1 seem to play key roles in APC/C inhibition by mechanisms dependent and/or independent on MCC assembly. The protein phosphatase 1 and 2A (PP1 and PP2A) are recruited to kinetochores to oppose kinase activity. These phosphatases reverse the phosphorylation of kinetochore targets promoting the microtubule attachment stabilization, sister kinetochore biorientation and SAC silencing. The kinase-phosphatase network is crucial as it renders the SAC a dynamic, graded-signaling, high responsive, and robust process thereby ensuring timely anaphase onset and preventing the generation of proneoplastic aneuploidy.
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- G Manic
- Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Roma Tre", Rome, Italy
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- Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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Yang C, Hao J, Kong D, Cui X, Zhang W, Wang H, Guo X, Ma S, Liu X, Pu P, Xu B. ATM-mediated Mad1 Serine 214 phosphorylation regulates Mad1 dimerization and the spindle assembly checkpoint. Carcinogenesis 2014; 35:2007-13. [PMID: 24728176 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgu087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC), which blocks anaphase onset until all chromosomes have bi-oriented, is one of the key self-monitoring systems of the eukaryotic cell cycle for genome stability. The mitotic arrest-deficient protein 1 (Mad1), a critical component of the SAC, is hyperphosphorylated in mitosis. However, the kinases responsible for Mad1 phosphorylation and its functional significance are not fully understood. Here we report that Mad1 is phosphorylated on Serine 214 by the Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) kinase, a critical DNA damage response protein also activated in mitosis and required for the SAC. We demonstrate that Mad1 Serine 214 phosphorylation promotes the formation of homodimerization of Mad1 and its heterodimerization with Mad2. Further we show that Mad1 Serine 214 phosphorylation contribute to activation of the SAC and the maintenance of chromosomal stability. Together, these findings reveal an important role of ATM-mediated Mad1 Serine 214 phosphorylation in mitosis.
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- Chunying Yang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Department of Oncology, Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Laboratory of Radiobiology, Jilin University School of Public Health, Changchun 130001, China
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- Department of Oncology, Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA and
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology, Jilin University School of Public Health, Changchun 130001, China
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- Laboratory of Radiobiology, Jilin University School of Public Health, Changchun 130001, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA, Department of Oncology, Drug Discovery Division, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA, Cancer Cell Biology Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA
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Conde C, Osswald M, Barbosa J, Moutinho-Santos T, Pinheiro D, Guimarães S, Matos I, Maiato H, Sunkel CE. Drosophila Polo regulates the spindle assembly checkpoint through Mps1-dependent BubR1 phosphorylation. EMBO J 2013; 32:1761-77. [PMID: 23685359 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Maintenance of genomic stability during eukaryotic cell division relies on the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) that prevents mitotic exit until all chromosomes are properly attached to the spindle. Polo is a mitotic kinase proposed to be involved in SAC function, but its role has remained elusive. We demonstrate that Polo and Aurora B functional interdependency comprises a positive feedback loop that promotes Mps1 kinetochore localization and activity. Expression of constitutively active Polo restores normal Mps1 kinetochore levels even after Aurora B inhibition, highlighting a role for Polo in Mps1 recruitment to unattached kinetochores downstream of Aurora B. We also show that Mps1 kinetochore localization is required for BubR1 hyperphosphorylation and formation of the 3F3/2 phosphoepitope. This is essential to allow recruitment of Cdc20 to unattached kinetochores and the assembly of anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome-inhibitory complexes to levels that ensure long-term SAC activity. We propose a model in which Polo controls Mps1-dependent BubR1 phosphorylation to promote Cdc20 kinetochore recruitment and sustained SAC function.
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- Carlos Conde
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) and kinetochores perform distinct tasks, yet their shared ability to bind several proteins suggests their functions are intertwined. Among these shared proteins is Mad1p, a component of the yeast spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). Here we describe a role for Mad1p in regulating nuclear import that employs its ability to sense a disruption of kinetochore-microtubule interactions during mitosis. We show that kinetochore-microtubule detachment arrests nuclear import mediated by the transport factor Kap121p through a mechanism that requires Mad1p cycling between unattached, metaphase kinetochores and binding sites at the NPC. This signaling pathway requires the Aurora B-like kinase Ipl1p, and the resulting transport changes inhibit the nuclear import of Glc7p, a phosphatase that acts as an Ipl1p antagonist. We propose that a distinct branch of the SAC exists in which Mad1p senses unattached kinetochores and, by altering NPC transport activity, regulates the nuclear environment of the spindle.
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Sun SC, Liu HL, Sun QY. Survivin regulates Plk1 localization to kinetochore in mouse oocyte meiosis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 421:797-800. [PMID: 22554510 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.04.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Survivin is a member of inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), and also belongs to be a member of the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) which has multiple functions including inhibition of apoptosis and regulation of cell division and SAC activity. Plk1 (polo-like kinase 1) associates with the spindle poles and also distributes to the kinetochores and is shown to involve in spindle organization, APC/C activation and cytokinesis in many models. Our recent work has shown that Survivin is a critical regulator of chromosome segregation and spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) in meiosis. In the present study, we found that Plk1 co-localized with Survivin at metaphase I (MI) and telophase I (TI) stage after GVBD. Plk1 dispersed into the oocyte cytoplasm or accumulated near the chromosomes after the depletion of Survivin by morpholino (MO) injection. Our results showed that the localization of Plk1 to kinetochores required the involvement of Survivin.
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- Shao-Chen Sun
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Structure of human Mad1 C-terminal domain reveals its involvement in kinetochore targeting. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:6549-54. [PMID: 22493223 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1118210109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The spindle checkpoint prevents aneuploidy by delaying anaphase onset until all sister chromatids achieve proper microtubule attachment. The kinetochore-bound checkpoint protein complex Mad1-Mad2 promotes the conformational activation of Mad2 and serves as a catalytic engine of checkpoint signaling. How Mad1 is targeted to kinetochores is not understood. Here, we report the crystal structure of the conserved C-terminal domain (CTD) of human Mad1. Mad1 CTD forms a homodimer and, unexpectedly, has a fold similar to those of the kinetochore-binding domains of Spc25 and Csm1. Nonoverlapping Mad1 fragments retain detectable kinetochore targeting. Deletion of the CTD diminishes, does not abolish, Mad1 kinetochore localization. Mutagenesis studies further map the functional interface of Mad1 CTD in kinetochore targeting and implicate Bub1 as its receptor. Our results indicate that CTD is a part of an extensive kinetochore-binding interface of Mad1, and rationalize graded kinetochore targeting of Mad1 during checkpoint signaling.
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Centromere-tethered Mps1 pombe homolog (Mph1) kinase is a sufficient marker for recruitment of the spindle checkpoint protein Bub1, but not Mad1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 109:209-14. [PMID: 22184248 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114647109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The spindle checkpoint delays the onset of anaphase until all of the chromosomes properly achieve bipolar attachment to the spindle. It has been shown that unattached kinetochores are the site that emits a signal for activation of the checkpoint. Although the components of the checkpoint such as Bub1, Mad1 and Mad2 selectively accumulate at unattached kinetochores, the answer to how they recognize unattached kinetochores has remained elusive. Mps1 pombe homolog (Mph1) kinase has been shown to function upstream of most of the components of the checkpoint and thus it is thought to recognize unattached kinetochores by itself and recruit other components. In this study we have expressed a fusion protein of Mph1 and Ndc80 (a kinetochore protein of the outer plate) and shown that the fusion protein arrests cell cycle progression in a spindle-checkpoint\x{2013}dependent manner in fission yeast. When expression of Mad2 is turned off, the cells grow normally with Mph1 constitutively localized at centromeres/kinetochores. Under this condition, Bub1 can be found with Mph1 throughout the cell cycle, indicating that localization of Mph1 at centromeres/kinetochores is sufficient to recruit Bub1. In contrast, Mad1 is found to transiently localize at kinetochores, which are presumably unattached to the spindle, but soon it dissociates from kinetochores. We propose that Mph1 is a sufficient marker for recruitment of Bub1. Mad1, in contrast, requires an additional condition/component for stable association with kinetochores.
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Hegemann B, Hutchins JRA, Hudecz O, Novatchkova M, Rameseder J, Sykora MM, Liu S, Mazanek M, Lénárt P, Hériché JK, Poser I, Kraut N, Hyman AA, Yaffe MB, Mechtler K, Peters JM. Systematic phosphorylation analysis of human mitotic protein complexes. Sci Signal 2011; 4:rs12. [PMID: 22067460 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2001993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Progression through mitosis depends on a large number of protein complexes that regulate the major structural and physiological changes necessary for faithful chromosome segregation. Most, if not all, of the mitotic processes are regulated by a set of mitotic protein kinases that control protein activity by phosphorylation. Although many mitotic phosphorylation events have been identified in proteome-scale mass spectrometry studies, information on how these phosphorylation sites are distributed within mitotic protein complexes and which kinases generate these phosphorylation sites is largely lacking. We used systematic protein-affinity purification combined with mass spectrometry to identify 1818 phosphorylation sites in more than 100 mitotic protein complexes. In many complexes, the phosphorylation sites were concentrated on a few subunits, suggesting that these subunits serve as "switchboards" to relay the kinase-regulatory signals within the complexes. Consequent bioinformatic analyses identified potential kinase-substrate relationships for most of these sites. In a subsequent in-depth analysis of key mitotic regulatory complexes with the Aurora kinase B (AURKB) inhibitor Hesperadin and a new Polo-like kinase (PLK1) inhibitor, BI 4834, we determined the kinase dependency for 172 phosphorylation sites on 41 proteins. Combination of the results of the cellular studies with Scansite motif prediction enabled us to identify 14 sites on six proteins as direct candidate substrates of AURKB or PLK1.
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- Björn Hegemann
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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The basic biology of the cell division cycle and its control by protein kinases was originally studied through genetic and biochemical studies in yeast and other model organisms. The major regulatory mechanisms identified in this pioneer work are conserved in mammals. However, recent studies in different cell types or genetic models are now providing a new perspective on the function of these major cell cycle regulators in different tissues. Here, we review the physiological relevance of mammalian cell cycle kinases such as cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), Aurora and Polo-like kinases, and mitotic checkpoint regulators (Bub1, BubR1, and Mps1) as well as other less-studied enzymes such as Cdc7, Nek proteins, or Mastl and their implications in development, tissue homeostasis, and human disease. Among these functions, the control of self-renewal or asymmetric cell division in stem/progenitor cells and the ability to regenerate injured tissues is a central issue in current research. In addition, many of these proteins play previously unexpected roles in metabolism, cardiovascular function, or neuron biology. The modulation of their enzymatic activity may therefore have multiple therapeutic benefits in human disease.
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- Marcos Malumbres
- Cell Division and Cancer Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain.
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Kosako H, Nagano K. Quantitative phosphoproteomics strategies for understanding protein kinase-mediated signal transduction pathways. Expert Rev Proteomics 2011; 8:81-94. [PMID: 21329429 DOI: 10.1586/epr.10.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Protein phosphorylation is a central regulatory mechanism of cell signaling pathways. This highly controlled biochemical process is involved in most cellular functions, and defects in protein kinases and phosphatases have been implicated in many diseases, highlighting the importance of understanding phosphorylation-mediated signaling networks. However, phosphorylation is a transient modification, and phosphorylated proteins are often less abundant. Therefore, the large-scale identification and quantification of phosphoproteins and their phosphorylation sites under different conditions are one of the most interesting and challenging tasks in the field of proteomics. Both 2D gel electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry serve as key phosphoproteomic technologies in combination with prefractionation, such as enrichment of phosphorylated proteins/peptides. Recently, new possibilities for quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis have been offered by technical advances in sample preparation, enrichment, separation, instrumentation, quantification and informatics. In this article, we present an overview of several strategies for quantitative phosphoproteomics and discuss how phosphoproteomic analysis can help to elucidate signaling pathways that regulate various cellular processes.
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- Hidetaka Kosako
- Division of Disease Proteomics, Institute for Enzyme Research, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
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Jeong K, Jeong JY, Lee HO, Choi E, Lee H. Inhibition of Plk1 induces mitotic infidelity and embryonic growth defects in developing zebrafish embryos. Dev Biol 2010; 345:34-48. [PMID: 20553902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 05/29/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) is central to cell division. Here, we report that Plk1 is critical for mitosis in the embryonic development of zebrafish. Using a combination of several cell biology tools, including single-cell live imaging applied to whole embryos, we show that Plk1 is essential for progression into mitosis during embryonic development. Plk1 morphant cells displayed mitotic infidelity, such as abnormal centrosomes, irregular spindle assembly, hypercondensed chromosomes, and a failure of chromosome arm separation. Consequently, depletion of Plk1 resulted in mitotic arrest and finally death by 6days post-fertilization. In comparison, Plk2 or Plk3 morphant embryos did not display any significant abnormalities. Treatment of embryos with the Plk1 inhibitor, BI 2536, caused a block in mitosis, which was more severe when used to treat plk1 morphants. Finally, using an assay to rescue the Plk1 morphant phenotype, we found that the kinase domain and PBD domains are both necessary for Plk1 function in zebrafish development. Our studies demonstrate that Plk1 is required for embryonic proliferation because its activity is crucial for mitotic integrity. Furthermore, our study suggests that zebrafish will be an efficient and economical in vivo system for the validation of anti-mitotic drugs.
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- Kilhun Jeong
- Department of Biological Sciences and Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, 599, Gwanak-Ro, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Dai W. Suppression of genomic instabilities caused by chromosome mis-segregation: a perspective from studying BubR1 and Sgo1. J Formos Med Assoc 2010; 108:904-11. [PMID: 20040454 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(10)60002-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Aneuploidy is a major manifestation of chromosomal instability, which is defined as a numerical abnormality of chromosomes in diploid cells. It is highly prevalent in a variety of human malignancies. Increased chromosomal instability is the major driving force for tumor development and progression. To suppress genomic stability during cell division, eukaryotic cells have evolved important molecular mechanisms, commonly referred to as checkpoints. The spindle checkpoint ensures that cells with defective mitotic spindles or a defective interaction between the spindles and kinetochores do not initiate chromosomal segregation during mitosis. Extensive studies have identified and characterized more than a dozen genes that play important roles in the regulation of the spindle checkpoint in mammalian cells. During the past decade, we have carried out extensive investigation of the role of BubR1 (Bub1-related kinase) and Sgo1 (shugoshin 1), two important gene products that safeguard accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis. This mini-review summarizes our studies, as well as those by other researchers in the field, on the functions of these two checkpoint proteins and their molecular regulation during mitosis. Further elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of the spindle checkpoint regulation has the potential to identify important mitotic targets for rational anticancer drug design.
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- Wei Dai
- Department of Environmental Medicine and Pharmacology, New York University Langone Medical Center, Tuxedo, New York, USA.
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Getting down to the phosphorylated ‘nuts and bolts’ of spindle checkpoint signalling. Trends Biochem Sci 2010; 35:18-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2009.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Revised: 09/10/2009] [Accepted: 09/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chi YH, Chen ZJ, Jeang KT. The nuclear envelopathies and human diseases. J Biomed Sci 2009; 16:96. [PMID: 19849840 PMCID: PMC2770040 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-16-96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The nuclear envelope (NE) consists of two membrane layers that segregate the nuclear from the cytoplasmic contents. Recent progress in our understanding of nuclear-lamina associated diseases has revealed intriguing connections between the envelope components and nuclear processes. Here, we review the functions of the nuclear envelope in chromosome organization, gene expression, DNA repair and cell cycle progression, and correlate deficiencies in envelope function with human pathologies.
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- Ya-Hui Chi
- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan 35053, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan 35053, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Molecular Virology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Building 4, Room 306, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-0460, USA
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Yasunaga J, Jeang KT. Viral transformation and aneuploidy. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2009; 50:733-740. [PMID: 19326462 PMCID: PMC2760603 DOI: 10.1002/em.20480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Human tumor viruses are associated with a variety of human malignancies, and it is estimated that 15% of all human cancers have a viral etiology. An abnormality in chromosomal ploidy or aneuploidy is a hallmark of cancers. In normal cells, euploidy is governed by several factors including an intact spindle assembly checkpoint, accurate centrosome duplication, and proper cytokinesis. Viral oncoproteins are suggested to perturb the cellular machineries for chromosomal segregation creating aneuploidy which can lead to the malignant transformation of infected cells. Here, we review in brief some of the mechanisms used by viruses that can cause cellular aneuploidy.
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- Junichiro Yasunaga
- Molecular Virology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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He ZL, Zhong DW, Zheng H, Miao XY, Hu JX, Wen Y, Chen Y. Expression of gene Plk1 and its relationship with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: an analysis of 213 cases. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:146-150. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i2.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate expression of polo-like kinase1 (Plk1) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissue and to explore relationship between Plk1 expression and prognosis of HCC.
METHODS: Protein expressions of Plk1 were detected using semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot in 213 HCC cases at our hospital from Jan 2003 to May 2008. And clinicopathologic factors and prognosis were analyzed by the application of Kaplan-Meier method and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model.
RESULTS: The positive expression rate of Plk1 in HCC was 83.6%. 1, 3, 5-year survival rates were significantly lower in positive expression group than in negative group (P = 0.004). The prognosis of HCC was correlated with the positive expression of Plk1, Edmondson grade, macroscopic venous invasion, microscopic venous invasion and tumor number in HCC, but not with HbsAg, cirrhosis, AFP, tumor encapsulation or tumor size. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, Edmondson grade, the expression of Plk1, macroscopic venous invasion and tumor number were four important prognostic factors for HCC. The risk ratio of Edmondson grade, positive expression of Plk1, macroscopic tumor thrombosis and tumor number were 1.717, 1.938, 1.537, 2.355, respectively.
CONCLUSION: The expression of Plk1 would be helpful in selecting the high risk cases and providing reliable evidence for Plk1 gene targeted therapy.
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