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JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
卷 179, 期 5, 页码 869-879出版社
ROCKEFELLER UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200707120
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- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM066050, P50 GM066050, R01 GM069429, GM69429] Funding Source: Medline
Mitotic centromere- associated kinesin ( MCAK)/ Kif2C is the most potent microtubule ( MT)destabilizing enzyme identified thus far. However, MCAK's function at the centromere has remained mechanistically elusive because of interference from cytoplasmic MCAK's global regulation of MT dynamics. In this study, we present MCAK chimeras and mutants designed to target centromere- associated MCAK for mechanistic analysis. Live imaging reveals that depletion of centromere-associated MCAK considerably decreases the directional coordination between sister kinetochores. Sister centromere directional antagonism results in decreased movement speed and increased tension. Sister centromeres appear unable to detach from kinetochore MTs efficiently in response to directional switching cues during oscillatory movement. These effects are reversed by anchoring ectopic MCAK to the centromere. We propose that MCAK increases the turnover of kinetochore MTs at all centromeres to coordinate directional switching between sister centromeres and facilitate smooth translocation. This may contribute to error correction during chromosome segregation either directly via slow MT turnover or indirectly by mechanical release of MTs during facilitated movement.
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