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ArticleNature communications2025

The DNA replication machinery transmits dual signals to prevent unscheduled licensing and execution of centrosome duplication.

Kyohei Matsuhashi, Kei K Ito, Kaho Nagai, Akira Sanada, Koki Watanabe, Kasuga Takumi, Atsushi Toyoda, Masamitsu Fukuyama, Shohei Yamamoto, Takumi Chinen and 3 more

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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 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Kyohei MatsuhashiDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kei K ItoDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kaho NagaiDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Akira SanadaDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Koki WatanabeDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kasuga TakumiDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsushi ToyodaComparative Genomics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-7548
Masamitsu FukuyamaDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shohei YamamotoDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takumi ChinenDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-8839
Grant S StewartInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0960-3241
Shoji HataDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. s.hata@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4094-0489
Daiju KitagawaDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. dkitagawa@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2509-5977

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copy number control of DNA and centrosomes is essential for accurate genetic inheritance. DNA replication and centrosome duplication have been recognized as parallel key events for cell division. Here, we discover that the DNA replication machinery directly regulates the licensing and execution processes of centrosome duplication to prevent centrosome amplification. We find that the microcephaly protein DONSON couples DNA replication initiation with Cdc6 translocation to centrosomes. The Cdc6 signal prevents the precocious occurrence of centriole disengagement, the licensing step for centrosome duplication. During DNA replication, DONSON inhibits replisome disassembly by interacting with the CMG helicase, maintaining the intrinsic S/G2 checkpoint signal that blocks centriole-to-centrosome conversion, the execution step for centrosome duplication. Disruption of these dual signals causes precocious centrosome duplication and chromosome mis-segregation, observed in DONSON patient cells. Our results reveal that the DNA replication machinery not only duplicates genetic material but also controls the system for its accurate segregation.

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Cell Cycle ProteinsCentrosomeDNA ReplicationNuclear ProteinsCentriolesChromosome SegregationHeLa CellsHumansMicrocephalySignal TransductionCDC6 protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsNuclear Proteins

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PMID40921755
PMCPMC12417547

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