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Live Cell Imaging of Chromosome Segregation During Mitosis
Published on: March 14, 2018
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Una vía ATR específica para la mitosis y impulsada por el bucle R promueve la segregación cromosómica fiel
Lilian Kabeche1, Hai Dang Nguyen1, Rémi Buisson1
1Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
Resumen
La ataxia telangiectasia mutada y la cinasa relacionada con Rad3 (ATR) regulan inesperadamente la segregación cromosómica durante la mitosis. Esta vía ATR en los centrómeros previene la desagregación cromosómica y la inestabilidad.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología molecular
- Biología celular
- La genética
Sus antecedentes:
- La ataxia telangiectasia mutada y la kinasa (ATR) relacionada con Rad3 es un regulador clave del daño del ADN y las respuestas al estrés de replicación.
- El papel de la ATR en la reparación del ADN está bien establecido, pero su función durante la mitosis permaneció en gran medida inexplorada.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el papel inesperado de la cinasa ATR durante la mitosis.
- Elucidar los mecanismos moleculares por los cuales la ATR influye en la segregación cromosómica.
Principales métodos:
- Inhibición o degradación aguda de la ATR en las células mitóticas.
- Análisis de la segregación errónea cromosómica, la actividad de la cinasa dependiente de la ciclina 1 (CDK1), las respuestas al daño del ADN y la síntesis no programada del ADN.
- Investigación de la localización de la ATR en los centrómeros a través de la asociación con la proteína F del centrómero (CENP-F) y su interacción con los bucles R.
Principales resultados:
- La inhibición o degradación de la ATR durante la mitosis condujo a una segregación errónea de cromosomas enteros.
- Este efecto fue independiente de la actividad de CDK1, las respuestas al daño del ADN o la síntesis no programada del ADN.
- ATR se localiza en los centrómeros a través de Aurora A y CENP-F, involucrando bucles R centroméricos recubiertos de RPA para activar Aurora B a través de Chk1, evitando así el retraso de los cromosomas.
Conclusiones:
- Una nueva vía ATR específica para la mitosis opera en los centrómeros, impulsada por los bucles R.
- Esta vía es esencial para la segregación cromosómica fiel mediante la estimulación de Aurora B y la prevención de los cromosomas rezagados.
- El estudio revela funciones críticas de los bucles R y ATR en la supresión de la inestabilidad cromosómica durante la división celular.
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