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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2023

The Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex is a central processive kinetochore-microtubule coupling unit.

Amit Rahi, Manas Chakraborty, Shivangi Agarwal, Kristen M Vosberg, Shivani Agarwal, Annie Y Wang, Richard J McKenney, Dileep Varma

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Structure and function of the outer kinetochore.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  9. Nuclear lamin A-associated proteins are required for centromere assembly.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amit Rahi *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-4457-2020
Manas Chakraborty *Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8345-4697
Kristen M VosbergDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-4561-0291
Annie Y WangDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-4448-3788
Richard J McKenneyDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8423-0852
Dileep VarmaDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0972-8669
Northwestern University · USUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

Coordination of molecular motor activity in intracellular transport and assembly of cytoskeletal architecture.R35GM124889 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Richard James McKenney · 2017 to 2026
$4.3M
Molecular mechanisms controlling kinetochore-microtubule attachments during mitosisR01GM135391 · NIGMS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI VARMA, DILEEP · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM135391NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124889
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is known that microtubule-binding proteins including the Ska1 complex and the DNA replication licensing factor, Cdt1, enable the kinetochore-localized Ndc80 complex to form robust kinetochore-microtubule attachments. However, it is not clear how the Ndc80 complex is stably coupled to dynamic spindle microtubule plus-ends. Here, we have developed a conditional auxin-inducible degron approach to reveal a function for Cdt1 in chromosome segregation and kinetochore-microtubule interactions that is separable from its role in DNA replication licensing. Further, we demonstrate that a direct interaction between Cdt1 and Ska1 is required for recruiting Cdt1 to kinetochores and spindle microtubules. Cdt1 phosphorylation by Cdk1 kinase is critical for Ska1 binding, kinetochore-microtubule attachments, and mitotic progression. Furthermore, we show that Cdt1 synergizes with Ndc80 and Ska1 for microtubule binding, including forming a diffusive, tripartite Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex that can processively track dynamic microtubule plus-ends in vitro. Taken together, our data identify the Ndc80-Cdt1-Ska1 complex as a central molecular unit that can promote processive bidirectional tip-tracking of microtubules by kinetochores.

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Cell Cycle ProteinsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneKinetochoresMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear ProteinsChromosome SegregationMicrotubulesMitosisCell Cycle ProteinsChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear Proteins

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PMID37265445
PMCPMC10238862
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