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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2008

Genome-wide analysis reveals a cell cycle-dependent mechanism controlling centromere propagation.

Sylvia Erhardt, Barbara G Mellone, Craig M Betts, Weiguo Zhang, Gary H Karpen, Aaron F Straight

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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128citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

128 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 188 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sylvia ErhardtDepartment of Genome Dynamics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Barbara G Mellone
Craig M Betts
Weiguo Zhang
Gary H Karpen
Aaron F Straight
University of California, Berkeley · USStanford Medicine · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Kinetochore AssemblyR01GM074728 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Aaron F Straight · 2005 to 2026
$6.6M
Determinants of Centromere Identity in DrosophilaR01GM066272 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRENC BERKELEY LAB · PI KARPEN, GARY H · 2004 to 2011
$3.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066272NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074728Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Centromeres are the structural and functional foundation for kinetochore formation, spindle attachment, and chromosome segregation. In this study, we isolated factors required for centromere propagation using genome-wide RNA interference screening for defects in centromere protein A (CENP-A; centromere identifier [CID]) localization in Drosophila melanogaster. We identified the proteins CAL1 and CENP-C as essential factors for CID assembly at the centromere. CID, CAL1, and CENP-C coimmunoprecipitate and are mutually dependent for centromere localization and function. We also identified the mitotic cyclin A (CYCA) and the anaphase-promoting complex (APC) inhibitor RCA1/Emi1 as regulators of centromere propagation. We show that CYCA is centromere localized and that CYCA and RCA1/Emi1 couple centromere assembly to the cell cycle through regulation of the fizzy-related/CDH1 subunit of the APC. Our findings identify essential components of the epigenetic machinery that ensures proper specification and propagation of the centromere and suggest a mechanism for coordinating centromere inheritance with cell division.

Indexed as

Genome-Wide Association StudyRNA InterferenceAnaphase-Promoting Complex-CyclosomeAnimalsAnnexin A2Cell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCentromereCentromere Protein AChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosome SegregationCyclin ADNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsAnaphase-Promoting Complex-CyclosomeAnnexin A2Cell Cycle ProteinsCentromere Protein Acentromere protein CChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCid protein, DrosophilaCyclin ADNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsHistonesRca1 protein, DrosophilaS100 Calcium Binding Protein A10S100 ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes

Identifiers

PMID19047461
PMCPMC2592830
OpenAlexW2132339860

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