The Ndc80 kinetochore complex forms oligomeric arrays along microtubules.
The Ndc80 kinetochore complex forms oligomeric arrays along microtubules.
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The Ndc80 complex is a key site of regulated kinetochore-microtubule attachment, but the molecular mechanism underlying its function remains unknown. Here we present a subnanometer resolution cryo-electron microscopy reconstruction of the human Ndc80 complex bound to microtubules, sufficient for precise docking of crystal structures of the component proteins. We find that Ndc80 binds the microtubule with a tubulin monomer repeat, recognizing α- and β-tubulin at both intra- and inter-dimer interfaces in a manner that is sensitive to tubulin conformation. Furthermore, Ndc80 complexes self-associate along protofilaments via interactions mediated by the amino-terminal tail of the Ndc80 protein, the site of phospho-regulation by the Aurora B kinase. Ndc80's mode of interaction with the microtubule and its oligomerization suggest a mechanism by which Aurora B could regulate the stability of load-bearing Ndc80-microtubule attachments.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.012
发表时间:
2008-11-25
期刊:
Current biology : CB
影响因子:
--
作者:
Guimaraes GJ;Dong Y;McEwen BF;Deluca JG
通讯作者:
Deluca JG
影响因子:
16
作者:
Hayashi, I;Wilde, A;Ikura, M
通讯作者:
Ikura, M
影响因子:
3
作者:
Egelman, Edward H.
通讯作者:
Egelman, Edward H.
影响因子:
3
作者:
Kremer, JR;Mastronarde, DN;McIntosh, JR
通讯作者:
McIntosh, JR
影响因子:
64.5
作者:
Ciferri, Claudio;Pasqualato, Sebastiano;Musacchio, Andrea
通讯作者:
Musacchio, Andrea