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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 172, Issue 4, Pages 505-515Publisher
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200510028
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The centrosome is the major microtubule organizing structure in somatic cells. Centrosomal microtubule nucleation depends on the protein gamma-tubulin. In mammals, gamma-tubulin associates with additional proteins into a large complex, the gamma-tubulin ring complex (gamma TuRC). We characterize NEDD1, a centrosomal protein that associates with gamma TuRCs. We show that the majority of gamma TuRCs assemble even after NEDD1 depletion but require NEDD1 for centrosomal targeting. In contrast, NEDD1 can target to the centrosome in the absence of gamma-tubulin. NEDD1-depleted cells show defects in centrosomal microtubule nucleation and form aberrant mitotic spindles with poorly separated poles. Similar spindle defects are obtained by overexpression of a fusion protein of GFP tagged to the carboxy-terminal half of NEDD1, which mediates binding to gamma TuRCs. Further, we show that depletion of NEDD1 inhibits centriole duplication, as does depletion of gamma-tubulin. Our data suggest that centriole duplication requires NEDD1-dependent recruitment of gamma-tubulin to the centrosome.
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