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JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
Volume 127, Issue 21, Pages 4567-4573Publisher
COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.154609
Keywords
BUBR1; Kinesin; Mitosis; PP2A; Chromosome congression
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- National Research Foundation of Singapore under its STAR
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
- National Research Fellow programs
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Proper alignment of duplicated chromosomes at the metaphase plate involves both motor-driven chromosome movement and the functional and physical end-on connection (K-fiber formation) between the kinetochore and the plus-end of microtubules. The B56 family of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) regulatory subunits (B56-PP2A), through their interaction with the mitotic checkpoint protein BUBR1, are required for proper chromosome alignment, but the underlying mechanism(s) has remained elusive. Here, we show that B56-PP2A promotes chromosome alignment primarily by balancing chromosome movement towards the metaphase plate, rather than by directly establishing stable K-fibers. Notably, the poleward movement of chromosomes in cells depleted of the B56 family can be rescued by depletion of HSET (also known as kinesin-14 or KIFC1), a major minus-end-directed motor protein. Strikingly, K-fiber formation can be restored if chromosome movement to the metaphase plate is rescued in B56-depleted cells. Furthermore, the B56-BUBR1 interaction is required for promoting motor-driven chromosome movement towards the metaphase plate. Thus, we propose that B56-PP2A functions in mitotic chromosome alignment by balancing chromosome movement towards the metaphase plate, which is essential for the subsequent establishment of stable and functional kinetochore-microtubule attachments, and mitotic exit.
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