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Polo-like kinase 1 licenses CENP-A deposition at centromeres.
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- Remote homology and functional genetics unmask deeply preserved Scm3/HJURP orthologs in metazoans.Science advances · 2026Article
- Structural basis of βKNL2 centromeric targeting mechanism and its role in plant-specific kinetochore assembly.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- CENP-A in cancer: from centromere identity to genome instability.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- The dynamics of centromere assembly and disassembly during quiescence.The Journal of cell biology · 2026Article
- Global stabilization of the transcriptome in mitotic cells.The EMBO journal · 2026Article
- Remote homology and functional genetics unmask deeply preserved Scm3/HJURP orthologs in metazoans.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Phosphorylation of Xenopus M18BP1 governs centromeric localization and CENP-A nucleosome assembly.EMBO reports · 2026Article
- M18BP1 valency and a distributed interaction footprint determine epigenetic centromere specification in humans.The EMBO journal · 2026Article
- Anaphase onset requires CKS-1-mediated destruction of securin in meiosis I and cyclin B1 in meiosis II.The Journal of cell biology · 2026Article
- Dual pathways via CENP-C and Mis18C recruit HJURP for CENP-A deposition into vertebrate centromeres.The EMBO journal · 2026Article
- Maternal CENP-C restores centromere symmetry in mammalian zygotes to ensure proper chromosome segregation.Developmental cell · 2026Article
- Oncogenic lncRNA transgene transcription modulates epigenetic memory at a naïve chromosomal locus.Nucleus (Austin, Tex.) · 2025Article
- Chromatin remodeling activity of EP400 safeguards chromosomal stability by preventing CENP-A mislocalization.Cell reports · 2025Article
- The CENP-A chaperone complex spatially organizes centromeres.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Robust CENP-A incorporation in human cells is independent of transcription and cohesin components.Molecular biology of the cell · 2025Article
- The dynamic centromere.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2025Review
- Preserving centromere identity: right amounts of CENP-A at the right place and time.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2025Review
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Abstract
To ensure the stable transmission of the genome during vertebrate cell division, the mitotic spindle must attach to a single locus on each chromosome, termed the centromere. The fundamental requirement for faithful centromere inheritance is the controlled deposition of the centromere-specifying histone, CENP-A. However, the regulatory mechanisms that ensure the precise control of CENP-A deposition have proven elusive. Here, we identify polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) as a centromere-localized regulator required to initiate CENP-A deposition in human cells. We demonstrate that faithful CENP-A deposition requires integrated signals from Plk1 and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK), with Plk1 promoting the localization of the key CENP-A deposition factor, the Mis18 complex, and CDK inhibiting Mis18 complex assembly. By bypassing these regulated steps, we uncoupled CENP-A deposition from cell-cycle progression, resulting in mitotic defects. Thus, CENP-A deposition is controlled by a two-step regulatory paradigm comprised of Plk1 and CDK that is crucial for genomic integrity.
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