The importance of microtubule-dependent tension in accurate chromosome segregation

AR Bunning, ML Gupta Jr - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accurate chromosome segregation is vital for cell and organismal viability. The mitotic
spindle, a bipolar macromolecular machine composed largely of dynamic microtubules, is …

Kinetochore–microtubule error correction for biorientation: lessons from yeast

S Li, T Kasciukovic, TU Tanaka - Biochemical Society …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Accurate chromosome segregation in mitosis relies on sister kinetochores forming stable
attachments to microtubules (MTs) extending from opposite spindle poles and establishing …

A conserved site on Ndc80 complex facilitates dynamic recruitment of Mps1 to yeast kinetochores to promote accurate chromosome segregation

EJ Parnell, EE Jenson, MP Miller - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Accurate chromosome segregation relies on kinetochores carrying out multiple functions,
including establishing and maintaining microtubule attachments, forming precise bi-oriented …

CDK1 promotes the stemness of lung cancer cells through interacting with Sox2

Z Huang, G Shen, J Gao - Clinical and Translational Oncology, 2021 - Springer
Objectives The promoting roles of cyclin dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) have been revealed in
various tumors, however, its effects in the progression of cancer stem cells are still …

Structural mechanism of outer kinetochore Dam1-Ndc80 complex assembly on microtubules

KW Muir, C Batters, T Dendooven, J Yang, Z Zhang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Kinetochores couple chromosomes to the mitotic spindle to segregate the genome during
cell division. An error correction mechanism drives the turnover of kinetochore-microtubule …

Kinetochore-bound Mps1 regulates kinetochore–microtubule attachments via Ndc80 phosphorylation

KK Sarangapani, LB Koch, CR Nelson… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - rupress.org
Dividing cells detect and correct erroneous kinetochore–microtubule attachments during
mitosis, thereby avoiding chromosome missegregation. The Aurora B kinase phosphorylates …

Structure of the Ndc80 complex and its interactions at the yeast kinetochore–microtubule interface

JA Zahm, S Jenni, SC Harrison - Open biology, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The conserved Ndc80 kinetochore complex, Ndc80c, is the principal link between mitotic
spindle microtubules and centromere-associated proteins. We used AlphaFold 2 (AF2) to …

Tension can directly suppress Aurora B kinase-triggered release of kinetochore-microtubule attachments

AK de Regt, CJ Clark, CL Asbury, S Biggins - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Chromosome segregation requires sister kinetochores to attach microtubules emanating
from opposite spindle poles. Proper attachments come under tension and are stabilized, but …

[HTML][HTML] An interaction hub on Ndc80 complex facilitates dynamic recruitment of Mps1 to yeast kinetochores to promote accurate chromosome segregation

EJ Parnell, E Jenson, MP Miller - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Accurate chromosome segregation relies on kinetochores carrying out multiple functions,
including establishing and maintaining microtubule attachments, forming precise bioriented …

Cell-cycle phospho-regulation of the kinetochore

C Klemm, PH Thorpe, G Ólafsson - Current genetics, 2021 - Springer
The kinetochore is a mega-dalton protein assembly that forms within centromeric regions of
chromosomes and directs their segregation during cell division. Here we review cell cycle …