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Identification of Cyclin-dependent Kinase 1 Specific Phosphorylation Sites by an In Vitro Kinase Assay
Published on: May 3, 2018
Multi-site phosphorylation of yeast Mif2/CENP-C promotes inner kinetochore assembly
Stephen M Hinshaw1, Yun Quan2, Jiaxi Cai2
1Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford School of Medicine, 1291 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Abstract:
Kinetochores control eukaryotic chromosome segregation by connecting chromosomal centromeres to spindle microtubules. Duplication of centromeric DNA necessitates kinetochore disassembly and subsequent reassembly on nascent sisters. To search for a regulatory mechanism that controls the earliest steps of this process, we studied Mif2/CENP-C, an essential basal component of the kinetochore. We found that phosphorylation of a central region of Mif2 (Mif2-PEST) enhances inner kinetochore assembly. Eliminating Mif2-PEST phosphorylation sites progressively impairs cellular fitness. The most severe Mif2-PEST mutations are lethal in cells lacking otherwise non-essential inner kinetochore factors. These data show that multi-site phosphorylation of Mif2/CENP-C controls inner kinetochore assembly.
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