Centrobin regulates the assembly of functional mitotic spindles
Centrobin regulates the assembly of functional mitotic spindles
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DOI:
10.1038/onc.2010.37
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发表时间:
2010-05-06
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通讯作者:
Khanna, K. K.
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Jeffery, J. M.;Urquhart, A. J.;Khanna, K. K.
The proper function of the spindle is crucial to the high fidelity of chromosome segregation and is indispensable for tumor suppression in humans. Centrobin is a recently identified centrosomal protein that has a role in stabilizing the microtubule structure. Here we functionally characterize the defects in centrosome integrity and spindle assembly in Centrobin-depleted cells. Centrobin-depleted cells show a range of spindle abnormalities including unfocused poles that are not associated with centrosomes, S-shaped spindles and mini spindles. These cells undergo mitotic arrest and subsequently often die by apoptosis, as determined by live cell imaging. Co-depletion of Mad2 relieves the mitotic arrest, indicating that cells arrest due to a failure to silence the spindle checkpoint in metaphase. Consistent with this, Centrobin-depleted metaphase cells stained positive for BubR1 and BubR1 S676. Staining with a panel of centrosome markers showed a loss of centrosome anchoring to the mitotic spindle. Furthermore, these cells show less cold-stable microtubules and a shorter distance between kinetochore pairs. These results show a requirement of Centrobin in maintaining centrosome integrity, which in turn promotes anchoring of mitotic spindle to the centrosomes. Furthermore, this anchoring is required for the stability of microtubule-kinetochore attachments and biogenesis of tension-ridden and properly functioning mitotic spindle. Oncogene (2010) 29, 2649-2658; doi:10.1038/onc.2010.37; published online 1 March 2010