Dynein at the kinetochore

R Gassmann - Journal of cell science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
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 …

Bub1 kinase in the regulation of mitosis

T Kim, A Gartner - Animal cells and systems, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Accurate chromosome segregation is required for cell survival and organismal development.
During mitosis, the spindle assembly checkpoint acts as a safeguard to maintain the high …

RZZ‐Spindly and CENP‐E form an integrated platform to recruit dynein to the kinetochore corona

V Cmentowski, G Ciossani, E d'Amico… - The EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Chromosome biorientation on the mitotic spindle is prerequisite to errorless genome
inheritance. CENP‐E (kinesin‐7) and dynein–dynactin (DD), microtubule motors with …

Structure of the RZZ complex and molecular basis of Spindly‐driven corona assembly at human kinetochores

T Raisch, G Ciossani, E d'Amico, V Cmentowski… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
In metazoans, a≈ 1 megadalton (MDa) multiprotein complex comprising the dynein–
dynactin adaptor Spindly and the ROD–Zwilch–ZW10 (RZZ) complex is the building block of …

PLK1 promotes the mitotic surveillance pathway by controlling cytosolic 53BP1 availability

M Burigotto, V Vigorito, C Gliech, A Mattivi, S Ghetti… - EMBO …, 2023 - embopress.org
Abstract 53BP1 acts at the crossroads between DNA repair and p53‐mediated stress
response. With its interactors p53 and USP28, it is part of the mitotic surveillance (or mitotic …

Synergistic stabilization of microtubules by BUB-1, HCP-1, and CLS-2 controls microtubule pausing and meiotic spindle assembly

N Macaisne, L Bellutti, K Laband, F Edwards… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
During cell division, chromosome segregation is orchestrated by a microtubule-based
spindle. Interaction between spindle microtubules and kinetochores is central to the bi …

A farnesyl-dependent structural role for CENP-E in expansion of the fibrous corona

J Wu, MWD Raas, PS Alcaraz, HR Vos… - Journal of Cell …, 2023 - rupress.org
Correct chromosome segregation during cell division depends on proper connections
between spindle microtubules and kinetochores. During prometaphase, kinetochores are …

CENP-F stabilizes kinetochore-microtubule attachments and limits dynein stripping of corona cargoes

P Auckland, E Roscioli, HLE Coker… - Journal of Cell Biology, 2020 - rupress.org
Accurate chromosome segregation demands efficient capture of microtubules by
kinetochores and their conversion to stable bioriented attachments that can congress and …

Electroporated recombinant proteins as tools for in vivo functional complementation, imaging and chemical biology

A Alex, V Piano, S Polley, M Stuiver, S Voss… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Delivery of native or chemically modified recombinant proteins into mammalian cells shows
promise for functional investigations and various technological applications, but concerns …

The C-terminal helix of BubR1 is essential for CENP-E-dependent chromosome alignment

T Legal, D Hayward, A Gluszek-Kustusz… - Journal of cell …, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
During cell division, misaligned chromosomes are captured and aligned by motors before
their segregation. The CENP-E motor is recruited to polar unattached kinetochores to …