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Jin X, Wang J, Wang Z, Pang W, Chen Y, Yang L. Chromatin-modifying protein 4C (CHMP4C) affects breast cancer cell growth and doxorubicin resistance as a potential breast cancer therapeutic target. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2024; 77:93-101. [PMID: 37993600 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-023-00683-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Breast cancer (BCa) is one of the common malignancies among women. Doxorubicin (Dox), a type of anthracycline anti-tumor drug, is a first-line chemotherapy drug for BCa. It is badly needed to effectively reverse BCa resistance to Dox and improve the clinical symptoms of BCa. Chromatin Modification protein 4C (CHMP4C) is a subunit of the endosomal sorting complex and is expressed in the nucleus and cytoplasm. CHMP4C has been shown to be overexpressed in multiple types of cancers. However, its possible effects on the progression and drug resistance of BCa are still unclear. In this study, we found CHMP4C was highly expressed in BCa tissues and promoted cell proliferation. In addition, CHMP4C promoted resistance of BCa cells to Dox through targeting Snail. We further found that knockdown of CHMP4C inhibited tumor growth and enhanced sensitivity to Dox in vivo. We therefore thought CHMP4C could serve as a target for decreasing BCa drug resistance.
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- Xiaoyan Jin
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou Municipal Hospital, Taizhou, Zhejiang, 318000, China.
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Zhou J, Fan J, Li B, Sun J, Wang J. Pyroptosis-related gene signature: A predictor for overall survival, immunotherapy response, and chemosensitivity in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Heliyon 2023; 9:e23004. [PMID: 38125471 PMCID: PMC10731241 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Background Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is a lethal malignancy with high levels of heterogeneity. Pyroptosis is thought to influence the development of various tumors. Nevertheless, the role of pyroptosis-related genes (PRGs) in prognostic risk stratification and therapeutic guidance for PAAD remains ambiguously. Methods Transcriptome profile and clinical information of PAAD patients were retrieved from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) as well as Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, followed by differential analysis. Patients were divided into distinct pyroptosis phenotype subtypes based on the characteristic of differently expressed PRGs (DEPRGs). Then a PRG signature was established through univariate analysis and LASSO algorithm in the training set to assess the prognostic risk, and its reliability was verified in the validation set using receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve. The correlation of risk score with tumor microenvironment(TME), TMB and chemotherapeutic drug sensitivity were also analyzed. In addition, a nomogram was constructed to promote better clinical application. Results A total of 28 DEPRGs were determined in the integrated TCGA-GEO datasets. Patients were divided into three pyroptosis phenotype subtypes, Kaplan-Meier curve suggested patients in cluster B had a worse prognosis than those in cluster A and C. Then a price signature comprised of 8 PRGs was generated. TME analysis suggested that the low-risk subgroup displayed potential stronger antitumor immune effect and might respond better to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) therapy. Furthermore, PRG signature exhibited favorable discriminatory ability for TMB status and the sensitivity of multiple conventional chemotherapeutic agents including paclitaxel. Ultimately, we constructed a promising nomogram according to the risk score and N stage with good predictive accuracy compared with the actual overall survival (OS) probabilities. Conclusion We established an 8-gene signature that could be regarded as an independent prognostic risk factor for PAAD patients. The 8-gene signature could provide rationale for immunotherapy and chemotherapy, which might help clinicians make precise individualized treatment regimens.
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- Jieting Zhou
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Zhang H, Liu D, Qin Z, Yi B, Zhu L, Xu S, Wang K, Yang S, Liu R, Yang K, Xu Y. CHMP4C as a novel marker regulates prostate cancer progression through cycle pathways and contributes to immunotherapy. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1170397. [PMID: 37388224 PMCID: PMC10301743 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1170397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Background CHMP4C is one of the charged multivesicular protein (CHMP), and is involved in the composition of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport III (ESCRT-III), facilitating the necessary separation of daughter cells. CHMP4C has been proposed to be involved in the progression of different carcinomas. However, the value of CHMP4C in prostate cancer has not yet been explored. Prostate cancer is the most frequently occurring malignancy among male and remains a leading cause of deaths in cancers. So far, clinical therapy of prostate cancer is more inclined to molecular classification and specific clinical treatment and research. Our study investigated the expression and clinical prognosis of CHMP4C and explored its potential regulatory mechanism in prostate cancer. The immune status of CHMP4C in prostate cancer and relative immunotherapy were then analyzed in our study. Based on CHMP4C expression, a new subtype of prostate cancer was established for precision treatment. Methods We studied the expression of CHMP4C and relative clinical outcome using the online databases TIMER, GEPIA2, UALCAN, and multiple R packages. Meanwhile, the biological function, immune microenvironment and immunotherapy value of CHMP4C in prostate cancer were further explored on the R software platform with different R packages. Then we performed qRT-PCR, Western Blotting, transwell, CCK8, wound healing assay, colony formation assay and immunohistochemistry to verify the expression of CHMP4C, carcinogenesis and potential regulatory mechanisms in prostate cancer. Results We found that the expression of CHMP4C is significant in prostate cancer and the high expression of CHMP4C represents a poor clinical prognosis and malignant progression of prostate cancer. In subsequent vitro validation, CHMP4C promoted the malignant biological behavior of prostate cancer cell lines by adjusting the cell cycle. Based on CHMP4C expression, we established two new subtypes of prostate cancer and found that low CHMP4C expression has a better immune response while high CHMP4C expression was more sensitive to paclitaxel and 5-fluorouracil. Above findings revealed a new diagnostic marker for prostate cancer and facilitated the subsequent precise treatment of prostate cancer.
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Wong CH, Wingett SW, Qian C, Taliaferro JM, Ross-Thriepland D, Bullock SL. Genome-scale requirements for dynein-based trafficking revealed by a high-content arrayed CRISPR screen. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.01.530592. [PMID: 36909483 PMCID: PMC10002790 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.01.530592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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The cytoplasmic dynein-1 (dynein) motor plays a key role in cellular organisation by transporting a wide variety of cellular constituents towards the minus ends of microtubules. However, relatively little is known about how the biosynthesis, assembly and functional diversity of the motor is orchestrated. To address this issue, we have conducted an arrayed CRISPR loss-of-function screen in human cells using the distribution of dynein-tethered peroxisomes and early endosomes as readouts. From a guide RNA library targeting 18,253 genes, 195 validated hits were recovered and parsed into those impacting multiple dynein cargoes and those whose effects are restricted to a subset of cargoes. Clustering of high-dimensional phenotypic fingerprints generated from multiplexed images revealed co-functional genes involved in many cellular processes, including several candidate novel regulators of core dynein functions. Mechanistic analysis of one of these proteins, the RNA-binding protein SUGP1, provides evidence that it promotes cargo trafficking by sustaining functional expression of the dynein activator LIS1. Our dataset represents a rich source of new hypotheses for investigating microtubule-based transport, as well as several other aspects of cellular organisation that were captured by our high-content imaging.
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- Chun Hao Wong
- Cell Biology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
- Discovery Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, R&D, Cambridge, CB4 0WG, UK
- Current address: Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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- Cell Biology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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- Quantitative Biology, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, R&D, Cambridge, CB4 0WG, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Cell Biology Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK
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The microtubule minus-end-directed motility of cytoplasmic dynein 1 (dynein), arguably the most complex and versatile cytoskeletal motor, is harnessed for diverse functions, such as long-range organelle transport in neuronal axons and spindle assembly in dividing cells. The versatility of dynein raises a number of intriguing questions, including how is dynein recruited to its diverse cargo, how is recruitment coupled to activation of the motor, how is motility regulated to meet different requirements for force production and how does dynein coordinate its activity with that of other microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) present on the same cargo. Here, these questions will be discussed in the context of dynein at the kinetochore, the supramolecular protein structure that connects segregating chromosomes to spindle microtubules in dividing cells. As the first kinetochore-localized MAP described, dynein has intrigued cell biologists for more than three decades. The first part of this Review summarizes current knowledge about how kinetochore dynein contributes to efficient and accurate spindle assembly, and the second part describes the underlying molecular mechanisms and highlights emerging commonalities with dynein regulation at other subcellular sites.
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- Reto Gassmann
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - i3S, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal.,Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular - IBMC, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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Xu Z, Yu W, Li L, Wang G. Identification of pyroptosis-related gene signature for predicting prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer using bioinformatics. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e31043. [PMID: 36253973 PMCID: PMC9575720 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000031043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer, a common digestive system malignancy, is dubbed the "king of cancers". The role of pyrophosis-related genes (PRGs) in pancreatic cancer prognosis is yet unknown. In pancreatic cancer and normal tissue, we discovered 9 PRGs that are expressed differently in pancreatic cancer and healthy tissue. Based on the differential expression of PRGs, 2 clusters of pancreatic cancer cases could be identified. The 2 groups had significant disparities in total survival time. The prognostic model of a 5-PRGs signature was created using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method. The median risk score was used to split pancreatic cancer patients in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort into 2 groups: low risk and high risk. Patients classified as low-risk had significantly higher survival rates than those classified as high-risk (P < .01). The same results were obtained by validating them against the Gene Expression Omnibus database (P = .030). Cox regression statistical analysis showed that risk score was an independent predictor of overall survival in pancreatic cancer patients. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that apoptosis, cell proliferation, and cell cycle-related biological processes and signaling pathways were enriched. Additionally, the immunological status of the high-risk group worsened. In conclusion, a novel pyroptosis-related gene signature can be used to predict pancreatic cancer patient prognosis.
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- Zhongbo Xu
- Emergency Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- The Research Center for Differentiation and Development of Basic Theories of Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Emergency Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
- *Correspondence: Guojuan Wang, Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, No.445, Bayi Avenue, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China (e-mail: )
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The Abscission Checkpoint: A Guardian of Chromosomal Stability. Cells 2021; 10:cells10123350. [PMID: 34943860 PMCID: PMC8699595 DOI: 10.3390/cells10123350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The abscission checkpoint contributes to the fidelity of chromosome segregation by delaying completion of cytokinesis (abscission) when there is chromatin lagging in the intercellular bridge between dividing cells. Although additional triggers of an abscission checkpoint-delay have been described, including nuclear pore defects, replication stress or high intercellular bridge tension, this review will focus only on chromatin bridges. In the presence of such abnormal chromosomal tethers in mammalian cells, the abscission checkpoint requires proper localization and optimal kinase activity of the Chromosomal Passenger Complex (CPC)-catalytic subunit Aurora B at the midbody and culminates in the inhibition of Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport-III (ESCRT-III) components at the abscission site to delay the final cut. Furthermore, cells with an active checkpoint stabilize the narrow cytoplasmic canal that connects the two daughter cells until the chromatin bridges are resolved. Unsuccessful resolution of chromatin bridges in checkpoint-deficient cells or in cells with unstable intercellular canals can lead to chromatin bridge breakage or tetraploidization by regression of the cleavage furrow. In turn, these outcomes can lead to accumulation of DNA damage, chromothripsis, generation of hypermutation clusters and chromosomal instability, which are associated with cancer formation or progression. Recently, many important questions regarding the mechanisms of the abscission checkpoint have been investigated, such as how the presence of chromatin bridges is signaled to the CPC, how Aurora B localization and kinase activity is regulated in late midbodies, the signaling pathways by which Aurora B implements the abscission delay, and how the actin cytoskeleton is remodeled to stabilize intercellular canals with DNA bridges. Here, we review recent progress toward understanding the mechanisms of the abscission checkpoint and its role in guarding genome integrity at the chromosome level, and consider its potential implications for cancer therapy.
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Petsalaki E, Zachos G. An ATM-Chk2-INCENP pathway activates the abscission checkpoint. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:211635. [PMID: 33355621 PMCID: PMC7769160 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202008029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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During cell division, in response to chromatin bridges, the chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) delays abscission to prevent chromosome breakage or tetraploidization. Here, we show that inhibition of ATM or Chk2 kinases impairs CPC localization to the midbody center, accelerates midbody resolution in normally segregating cells, and correlates with premature abscission and chromatin breakage in cytokinesis with trapped chromatin. In cultured human cells, ATM activates Chk2 at late midbodies. In turn, Chk2 phosphorylates human INCENP-Ser91 to promote INCENP binding to Mklp2 kinesin and CPC localization to the midbody center through Mklp2 association with Cep55. Expression of truncated Mklp2 that does not bind to Cep55 or nonphosphorylatable INCENP-Ser91A impairs CPC midbody localization and accelerates abscission. In contrast, expression of phosphomimetic INCENP-Ser91D or a chimeric INCENP protein that is targeted to the midbody center rescues the abscission delay in Chk2-deficient or ATM-deficient cells. Furthermore, the Mre11–Rad50–Nbs1 complex is required for ATM activation at the midbody in cytokinesis with chromatin bridges. These results identify an ATM–Chk2–INCENP pathway that imposes the abscission checkpoint by regulating CPC midbody localization.
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- Eleni Petsalaki
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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Yu H, Li Y, Li L, Huang J, Wang X, Tang R, Jiang Z, Lv L, Chen F, Yu C, Yuan K. Functional reciprocity of proteins involved in mitosis and endocytosis. FEBS J 2020; 288:5850-5866. [PMID: 33300206 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mitosis and endocytosis are two fundamental cellular processes essential for maintaining a eukaryotic life. Mitosis partitions duplicated chromatin enveloped in the nuclear membrane into two new cells, whereas endocytosis takes in extracellular substances through membrane invagination. These two processes are spatiotemporally separated and seemingly unrelated. However, recent studies have uncovered that endocytic proteins have moonlighting functions in mitosis, and mitotic complexes manifest additional roles in endocytosis. In this review, we summarize important proteins or protein complexes that participate in both processes, compare their mechanism of action, and discuss the rationale behind this multifunctionality. We also speculate on the possible origin of the functional reciprocity from an evolutionary perspective.
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- Haibin Yu
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- The High School Attached to Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Molecular Precision Medicine, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,The Biobank of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Jiao M, Tian R, Liu G, Liu X, Wei Q, Yan J, Wang K, Yang P. Circular RNA and Messenger RNA Expression Profile and Competing Endogenous RNA Network in Subchondral Bone in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head. DNA Cell Biol 2020; 40:61-69. [PMID: 33185492 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2020.5894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common and destructive orthopedic disease, of which the pathogenesis mechanism remains elusive. Limited studies have been conducted to investigate the role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in subchondral bone in ONFH. This study aimed to profile differential expression of circRNAs and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in subchondral bone obtained from ONFH patients by next-generation sequencing, and explore the potential regulatory relationship of these molecules in ONFH by bioinformatics analysis. As a result, we detected 74 aberrantly expressed circRNAs and 121 differentially expressed mRNAs. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analyses indicated several vital biological processes and signaling pathways, which are primarily related to osteogenic capacity influenced by osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Furthermore, attempting construction of protein-protein interaction network with 57 aberrant genes and competing endogenous RNA network with 3 selected circRNAs preliminarily revealed the regulatory roles and the relationships of these molecules in ONFH. In addition, the potential association of circRNAs in our networks with the molecular mechanism of ONFH was validated by real time-quantitative PCR. In conclusion, our findings may promote understanding the mechanism of ONFH, and offer a novel insight into early diagnosis and intervention of ONFH.
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- Ming Jiao
- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Bone and Joint Surgery Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Hassine S, Bonnet-Magnaval F, Benoit Bouvrette LP, Doran B, Ghram M, Bouthillette M, Lecuyer E, DesGroseillers L. Staufen1 localizes to the mitotic spindle and controls the localization of RNA populations to the spindle. J Cell Sci 2020; 133:jcs247155. [PMID: 32576666 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.247155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Staufen1 (STAU1) is an RNA-binding protein involved in the post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs. We report that a large fraction of STAU1 localizes to the mitotic spindle in colorectal cancer HCT116 cells and in non-transformed hTERT-RPE1 cells. Spindle-associated STAU1 partly co-localizes with ribosomes and active sites of translation. We mapped the molecular determinant required for STAU1-spindle association within the first 88 N-terminal amino acids, a domain that is not required for RNA binding. Interestingly, transcriptomic analysis of purified mitotic spindles revealed that 1054 mRNAs and the precursor ribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA), as well as the long non-coding RNAs and small nucleolar RNAs involved in ribonucleoprotein assembly and processing, are enriched on spindles compared with cell extracts. STAU1 knockout causes displacement of the pre-rRNA and of 154 mRNAs coding for proteins involved in actin cytoskeleton organization and cell growth, highlighting a role for STAU1 in mRNA trafficking to spindle. These data demonstrate that STAU1 controls the localization of subpopulations of RNAs during mitosis and suggests a novel role of STAU1 in pre-rRNA maintenance during mitosis, ribogenesis and/or nucleoli reassembly.
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- Sami Hassine
- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, 110 Avenue des Pins Ouest, Montréal, QC H2W 1R7, Canada
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- Département de biochimie et médecine moléculaire, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, 2900 Édouard Montpetit, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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Lin SL, Wang M, Cao QQ, Li Q. Chromatin modified protein 4C (CHMP4C) facilitates the malignant development of cervical cancer cells. FEBS Open Bio 2020; 10:1295-1303. [PMID: 32406588 PMCID: PMC7327912 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Despite improvements in prevention and treatment, cervical cancer (CC) still poses a serious threat to women’s health. CHMP4C (chromatin modified protein 4C) is a subunit of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport, which is expressed in both nucleus and cytoplasm. Here, we examined the effect of CHMP4C on the biological behavior of CC cells and the underlying mechanisms. We report that CHMP4C expression is higher in CC tissues, and high CHMP4C expression is associated with lower survival. Up‐regulation of CHMP4C in C‐33A cells accelerates cell proliferation, migration and invasion, whereas down‐regulation of CHMP4C in Ca Ski cells had the opposite effect. Moreover, overexpression of CHMP4C induced activation of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition pathway, whereas depletion of CHMP4C inhibited activation. Our results suggest that CHMP4C contributes to the viability and motility of CC cells by modulating epithelial–mesenchymal transition and may facilitate the identification of novel biomarkers for CC therapy.
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- Shu-Li Lin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Mengyin County, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Boxing County, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinan Eighth People's Hospital, Shandong, China
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Petsalaki E, Zachos G. Building bridges between chromosomes: novel insights into the abscission checkpoint. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:4291-4307. [PMID: 31302750 PMCID: PMC11105294 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03224-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the presence of chromatin bridges, mammalian cells delay completion of cytokinesis (abscission) to prevent chromatin breakage or tetraploidization by regression of the cleavage furrow. This abscission delay is called "the abscission checkpoint" and is dependent on Aurora B kinase. Furthermore, cells stabilize the narrow cytoplasmic canal between the two daughter cells until the DNA bridges are resolved. Impaired abscission checkpoint signaling or unstable intercellular canals can lead to accumulation of DNA damage, aneuploidy, or generation of polyploid cells which are associated with tumourigenesis. However, the molecular mechanisms involved have only recently started to emerge. In this review, we focus on the molecular pathways of the abscission checkpoint and describe newly identified triggers, Aurora B-regulators and effector proteins in abscission checkpoint signaling. We also describe mechanisms that control intercellular bridge stabilization, DNA bridge resolution, or abscission checkpoint silencing upon satisfaction, and discuss how abscission checkpoint proteins can be targeted to potentially improve cancer therapy.
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- Eleni Petsalaki
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece.
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Petsalaki E, Zachos G. Novel ESCRT functions at kinetochores. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 10:299-300. [PMID: 29562220 PMCID: PMC5892692 DOI: 10.18632/aging.101399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Eleni Petsalaki
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion, 70013, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion, 70013, Greece
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The RIF1-PP1 Axis Controls Abscission Timing in Human Cells. Curr Biol 2019; 29:1232-1242.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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CHMP4C: A novel regulator of the mitotic spindle checkpoint. Mol Cell Oncol 2018; 5:e1445944. [PMID: 30250900 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2018.1445944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2018] [Revised: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The mitotic spindle checkpoint delays anaphase onset until all chromosomes have achieved stable kinetochore-microtubule attachments. Here, we discuss recent findings showing that CHMP4C, a component of the endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery, protects human cells against chromosome missegregation by promoting localisation of the ROD-ZW10-ZWILCH (RZZ) spindle checkpoint complex to unattached kinetochores.
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Sadler JBA, Wenzel DM, Strohacker LK, Guindo-Martínez M, Alam SL, Mercader JM, Torrents D, Ullman KS, Sundquist WI, Martin-Serrano J. A cancer-associated polymorphism in ESCRT-III disrupts the abscission checkpoint and promotes genome instability. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E8900-E8908. [PMID: 30181294 PMCID: PMC6156662 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1805504115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytokinetic abscission facilitates the irreversible separation of daughter cells. This process requires the endosomal-sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) machinery and is tightly regulated by charged multivesicular body protein 4C (CHMP4C), an ESCRT-III subunit that engages the abscission checkpoint (NoCut) in response to mitotic problems such as persisting chromatin bridges within the midbody. Importantly, a human polymorphism in CHMP4C (rs35094336, CHMP4CT232) increases cancer susceptibility. Here, we explain the structural and functional basis for this cancer association: The CHMP4CT232 allele unwinds the C-terminal helix of CHMP4C, impairs binding to the early-acting ESCRT factor ALIX, and disrupts the abscission checkpoint. Cells expressing CHMP4CT232 exhibit increased levels of DNA damage and are sensitized to several conditions that increase chromosome missegregation, including DNA replication stress, inhibition of the mitotic checkpoint, and loss of p53. Our data demonstrate the biological importance of the abscission checkpoint and suggest that dysregulation of abscission by CHMP4CT232 may synergize with oncogene-induced mitotic stress to promote genomic instability and tumorigenesis.
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- Jessica B A Sadler
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, SE1 9RT London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
- Department of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Joint Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centre for Genomic Regulation-Institute for Research in Biomedicine Research Program in Computational Biology, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Joint Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centre for Genomic Regulation-Institute for Research in Biomedicine Research Program in Computational Biology, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- Program in Metabolism, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142
- Diabetes Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114
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- Joint Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centre for Genomic Regulation-Institute for Research in Biomedicine Research Program in Computational Biology, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Oncological Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112;
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, SE1 9RT London, United Kingdom;
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Dandoulaki M, Petsalaki E, Sumpton D, Zanivan S, Zachos G. Src activation by Chk1 promotes actin patch formation and prevents chromatin bridge breakage in cytokinesis. J Cell Biol 2018; 217:3071-3089. [PMID: 29954829 PMCID: PMC6122982 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201802102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In cytokinesis with chromatin bridges, cells delay abscission and retain actin patches at the intercellular canal to prevent chromosome breakage. In this study, we show that inhibition of Src, a protein-tyrosine kinase that regulates actin dynamics, or Chk1 kinase correlates with chromatin breakage and impaired formation of actin patches but not with abscission in the presence of chromatin bridges. Chk1 is required for optimal localization and complete activation of Src. Furthermore, Chk1 phosphorylates human Src at serine 51, and phosphorylated Src localizes to actin patches, the cell membrane, or the nucleus. Nonphosphorylatable mutation of S51 to alanine reduces Src catalytic activity and impairs formation of actin patches, whereas expression of a phosphomimicking Src-S51D protein rescues actin patches and prevents chromatin breakage in Chk1-deficient cells. We propose that Chk1 phosphorylates Src-S51 to fully induce Src kinase activity and that phosphorylated Src promotes formation of actin patches and stabilizes chromatin bridges. These results identify proteins that regulate formation of actin patches in cytokinesis.
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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Petsalaki E, Dandoulaki M, Zachos G. Chmp4c is required for stable kinetochore-microtubule attachments. Chromosoma 2018; 127:461-473. [PMID: 29968190 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-018-0675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Formation of stable kinetochore-microtubule attachments is essential for accurate chromosome segregation in human cells and depends on the NDC80 complex. We recently showed that Chmp4c, an endosomal sorting complex required for transport protein involved in membrane remodelling, localises to prometaphase kinetochores and promotes cold-stable kinetochore microtubules, faithful chromosome alignment and segregation. In the present study, we show that Chmp4c associates with the NDC80 components Hec1 and Nuf2 and is required for optimal NDC80 stability and Hec1-Nuf2 localisation to kinetochores in prometaphase. However, Chmp4c-depletion does not cause a gross disassembly of outer or inner kinetochore complexes. Conversely, Nuf2 is required for Chmp4c kinetochore targeting. Constitutive Chmp4c kinetochore tethering partially rescues cold-stable microtubule polymers in cells depleted of the endogenous Nuf2, showing that Chmp4c also contributes to kinetochore-microtubule stability independently of regulating Hec1 and Nuf2 localisation. Chmp4c interacts with tubulin in cell extracts, and binds and bundles microtubules in vitro through its highly basic N-terminal region (amino acids 1-77). Furthermore, the N-terminal region of Chmp4c is required for cold-stable kinetochore microtubules and efficient chromosome alignment. We propose that Chmp4c promotes stable kinetochore-microtubule attachments by regulating Hec1-Nuf2 localisation to kinetochores in prometaphase and by binding to spindle microtubules. These results identify Chmp4c as a novel protein that regulates kinetochore-microtubule interactions to promote accurate chromosome segregation in human cells.
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- Eleni Petsalaki
- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, 70013, Heraklion, Greece.
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