Multiple roles of PLK1 in mitosis and meiosis

J Kalous, D Aleshkina - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cells are equipped with a diverse network of signaling and regulatory proteins that function
as cell cycle regulators and checkpoint proteins to ensure the proper progression of cell …

The centrosome–diverse functions in fertilization and development across species

A Aljiboury, H Hehnly - Journal of cell science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
The centrosome is a non-membrane-bound organelle that is conserved across most animal
cells and serves various functions throughout the cell cycle. In dividing cells, the centrosome …

Centrioles generate two scaffolds with distinct biophysical properties to build mitotic centrosomes

SS Wong, JM Monteiro, CC Chang, M Peng… - Science …, 2025 - science.org
Mitotic centrosomes assemble when centrioles recruit large amounts of pericentriolar
material (PCM) around themselves. The PCM comprises hundreds of proteins, and there is …

Centrosomes and associated proteins in pathogenesis and treatment of breast cancer

H Athwal, A Kochiyanil, V Bhat, AL Allan… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among women worldwide. Despite
significant advances in treatment, it remains one of the leading causes of female mortality …

Regulation of centrosome size by the cell-cycle oscillator in Drosophila embryos

SS Wong, A Wainman, S Saurya, JW Raff - The EMBO Journal, 2024 - embopress.org
Mitotic centrosomes assemble when centrioles recruit large amounts of pericentriolar
material (PCM) around themselves. In early C. elegans embryos, mitotic centrosome size …

SH2D4A promotes centrosome maturation to support spindle microtubule formation and mitotic progression

R Yuki, Y Ikeda, R Yasutake, Y Saito, Y Nakayama - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Mitotic progression requires the precise formation of spindle microtubules based on mature
centrosomes. During the G2/M transition, centrosome maturation progresses, and …

Pericentriolar matrix (PCM) integrity relies on cenexin and polo-like kinase (PLK) 1

A Aljiboury, A Mujcic, E Curtis, T Cammerino… - Molecular biology of …, 2022 - molbiolcell.org
Polo-like-kinase (PLK) 1 activity is associated with maintaining the functional and physical
properties of the centrosome's pericentriolar matrix (PCM). In this study, we use a multimodal …

Centriole growth is limited by the Cdk/Cyclin-dependent phosphorylation of Ana2/STIL

TL Steinacker, SS Wong, ZA Novak, S Saurya… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - rupress.org
Centrioles duplicate once per cell cycle, but it is unclear how daughter centrioles assemble
at the right time and place and grow to the right size. Here, we show that in Drosophila …

Regulation of intestinal stem cell activity by a mitotic cell cycle regulator Polo in Drosophila

Y Zhang, R Chen, L Gong, W Huang, P Li… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Maintaining a definite and stable pool of dividing stem cells plays an important role in organ
development. This process requires an appropriate progression of mitosis for proper spindle …

Centriole distal-end proteins CP110 and Cep97 influence centriole cartwheel growth at the proximal end

MG Aydogan, LE Hankins, TL Steinacker… - Journal of cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Centrioles are composed of a central cartwheel tethered to nine-fold symmetric microtubule
(MT) blades. The centriole cartwheel and MTs are thought to grow from opposite ends of …