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ArticleeLife2017

Astrin-SKAP complex reconstitution reveals its kinetochore interaction with microtubule-bound Ndc80.

David M Kern, Julie K Monda, Kuan-Chung Su, Elizabeth M Wilson-Kubalek, Iain M Cheeseman

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Article in eLife, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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  20. Kinetochore assembly throughout the cell cycle.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2021
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5 authors.

David M KernWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8529-9045
Julie K Monda *Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, United States.
Kuan-Chung Su *Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, United States.
Elizabeth M Wilson-KubalekDepartment of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States.
Iain M CheesemanWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3829-5612

Funding

Studies on Microtubule Binding ProteinsR37GM052468 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MILLIGAN, RONALD A, WILSON-KUBALEK, ELIZABETH M · 2011 to 2020
$6.9M
STUDIES ON MICROTUBULE BINDING PROTEINSR01GM052468 · NIGMS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI MILLIGAN, RONALD A · 1995 to 2010
$5.0M
Molecular Analysis of the Kinetochore-Microtubule InterfaceR01GM088313 · NIGMS · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI CHEESEMAN, IAIN MCPHERSON · 2009 to 2017
$3.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM052468NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM088313NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM052468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosome segregation requires robust interactions between the macromolecular kinetochore structure and dynamic microtubule polymers. A key outstanding question is how kinetochore-microtubule attachments are modulated to ensure that bi-oriented attachments are selectively stabilized and maintained. The Astrin-SKAP complex localizes preferentially to properly bi-oriented sister kinetochores, representing the final outer kinetochore component recruited prior to anaphase onset. Here, we reconstitute the 4-subunit Astrin-SKAP complex, including a novel MYCBP subunit. Our work demonstrates that the Astrin-SKAP complex contains separable kinetochore localization and microtubule binding domains. In addition, through cross-linking analysis in human cells and biochemical reconstitution, we show that the Astrin-SKAP complex binds synergistically to microtubules with the Ndc80 complex to form an integrated interface. We propose a model in which the Astrin-SKAP complex acts together with the Ndc80 complex to stabilize correctly formed kinetochore-microtubule interactions.

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Binding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromosome SegregationCytoskeletal ProteinsHumansKinetochoresMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesModels, BiologicalNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsKNSTRN protein, humanMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNDC80 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsSPAG5 protein, humanbiochemistrycell biologychromosome segregationhumankinetochoremicrotubulemitosis

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PMID28841134
PMCPMC5602300

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