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ArticleNature communications2025

Interplay of kinetochores and catalysts drives rapid assembly of the mitotic checkpoint complex.

Suruchi Sethi, Sabrina Ghetti, Verena Cmentowski, Teresa Benedetta Guerriere, Patricia Stege, Valentina Piano, Andrea Musacchio

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Structure and function of the outer kinetochore.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  7. Oocyte Kinetochores at the Nexus of Meiotic Drive and Segregation Fidelity.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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7 authors.

Suruchi Sethi *Department of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.
Sabrina Ghetti *Department of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4981-9012
Verena CmentowskiDepartment of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-8108
Teresa Benedetta GuerriereDepartment of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.
Patricia StegeDepartment of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5169-0257
Valentina PianoDepartment of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9539-561X
Andrea MusacchioDepartment of Mechanistic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Otto-Hahn-Straße 11, 44227, Dortmund, Germany. andrea.musacchio@mpi-dortmund.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2362-8784

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) ensures mitotic exit occurs only after sister chromatid biorientation, but how this coordination is mechanistically achieved remains unclear. Kinetochores, the megadalton complexes linking chromosomes to spindle microtubules, contribute to SAC signaling. However, whether they act solely as docking platforms or actively promote the co-orientation of SAC catalysts such as MAD1:MAD2 and BUB1:BUB3 remains unresolved. Here, we reconstitute kinetochores and SAC signaling in vitro to address this question. We engineer recombinant kinetochore particles that recruit core SAC components and trigger checkpoint signaling upon Rapamycin induction, and test their function using a panel of targeted mutants. At approximately physiological concentrations of SAC proteins, kinetochores are essential for efficient mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) assembly, the key effector of SAC signaling. Our results suggest that kinetochores serve not only as structural hubs but also as catalytic platforms that concentrate and spatially organize SAC components to accelerate MCC formation and ensure timely checkpoint activation.

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KinetochoresM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsCell Cycle ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansMad2 ProteinsMicrotubulesMitosisNuclear ProteinsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionSpindle ApparatusBUB1 protein, humanBUB3 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsMAD1L1 protein, humanMad2 ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID40410156
PMCPMC12102207

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