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CDK1-mediated CENP-C phosphorylation modulates CENP-A binding and mitotic kinetochore localization

2 déc. 2019Journal of Cell Biology

DOI : 10.1083/jcb.201907006

Auteurs

Reito Watanabe, Masatoshi Hara, Ei-ichi Okumura, Solène Hervé, Daniele Fachinetti, Mariko Ariyoshi, Tatsuo Fukagawa

Résumé

The kinetochore is essential for faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis. To form a functional kinetochore, constitutive centromere-associated network (CCAN) proteins are assembled on the centromere chromatin that contains the centromere-specific histone CENP-A. CENP-C, a CCAN protein, directly interacts with the CENP-A nucleosome to nucleate the kinetochore structure. As CENP-C is a hub protein for kinetochore assembly, it is critical to address how the CENP-A–CENP-C interaction is regulated during cell cycle progression. To address this question, we investigated the CENP-C C-terminal region, including a conserved CENP-A–binding motif, in both chicken and human cells and found that CDK1-mediated phosphorylation of CENP-C facilitates its binding to CENP-A in vitro and in vivo. We observed that CENP-A binding is involved in CENP-C kinetochore localization during mitosis. We also demonstrate that the CENP-A–CENP-C interaction is critical for long-term viability in human RPE-1 cells. These results provide deeper insights into protein-interaction network plasticity in centromere proteins during cell cycle progression.

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DANIELE FACHINETTI

Directeur de recherche CNRS