The kinetochore

IM Cheeseman - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
A critical requirement for mitosis is the distribution of genetic material to the two daughter
cells. The central player in this process is the macromolecular kinetochore structure, which …

The cell cycle, cancer development and therapy

E Jamasbi, M Hamelian, MA Hossain… - Molecular biology reports, 2022 - Springer
The process of cell division plays a vital role in cancer progression. Cell proliferation and
error-free chromosomes segregation during mitosis are central events in life cycle. Mistakes …

Induced ectopic kinetochore assembly bypasses the requirement for CENP-A nucleosomes

KE Gascoigne, K Takeuchi, A Suzuki, T Hori… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Accurate chromosome segregation requires assembly of the multiprotein kinetochore
complex at centromeres. Although prior work identified the centromeric histone H3-variant …

Structural and functional organization of the Ska complex, a key component of the kinetochore-microtubule interface

AA Jeyaprakash, A Santamaria, U Jayachandran… - Molecular cell, 2012 - cell.com
The Ska complex is an essential mitotic component required for accurate cell division in
human cells. It is composed of three subunits that function together to establish stable …

[HTML][HTML] Mislocalization of centromeric histone H3 variant CENP-A contributes to chromosomal instability (CIN) in human cells

RL Shrestha, GS Ahn, MI Staples, KM Sathyan… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of many cancers and a major contributor to
tumorigenesis. Centromere and kinetochore associated proteins such as the evolutionarily …

Orchestration of the spindle assembly checkpoint by CDK1‐cyclin B1

D Hayward, T Alfonso‐Pérez, U Gruneberg - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In mitosis, the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) monitors the formation of microtubule‐
kinetochore attachments during capture of chromosomes by the mitotic spindle. Spindle …

Chromosomes trapped in micronuclei are liable to segregation errors

M Soto, I García-Santisteban, L Krenning… - Journal of cell …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT DNA in micronuclei is likely to get damaged. When shattered DNA from
micronuclei gets reincorporated into the primary nucleus, aberrant rearrangements can take …

Kinetochore assembly throughout the cell cycle

AP Navarro, IM Cheeseman - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The kinetochore plays an essential role in facilitating chromosome segregation during cell
division. This massive protein complex assembles onto the centromere of chromosomes and …

The KMN protein network–chief conductors of the kinetochore orchestra

D Varma, ED Salmon - Journal of cell science, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Successful completion of mitosis requires that sister kinetochores become attached end-on
to the plus ends of spindle microtubules (MTs) in prometaphase, thereby forming …

CDK-dependent phosphorylation and nuclear exclusion coordinately control kinetochore assembly state

KE Gascoigne, IM Cheeseman - Journal of Cell Biology, 2013 - rupress.org
Accurate chromosome segregation requires assembly of the multiprotein kinetochore
complex. Prior work has identified more than 100 different kinetochore components in …