Kinetochore structure and function.

Gordon K Chan; Song-Tao Liu; Tim J Yen

doi:10.1016/j.tcb.2005.09.010

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Kinetochore structure and function.

Gordon K Chan·Song-Tao Liu·Tim J Yen

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The vertebrate kinetochore is a complex structure that specifies the attachments between the chromosomes and microtubules of the spindle and is thus essential for accurate chromosome segregation. Kinetochores are assembled on centromeric chromatin through complex pathways that are coordinated with the cell cycle. In the light of recent discoveries on how proteins assemble onto kinetochores and interact with each other, we review these findings in this article (which is part of the Chromosome Segregation and Aneuploidy series), and discuss their implications for the current mitotic checkpoint models - the template model and the two-step model. The template model proposes that Mad1-Mad2 at kinetochores acts as a template to change the conformation of another binding molecule of Mad2. This templated change in conformation is postulated as a mechanism for the amplification of the 'anaphase wait' signal. The two-step model proposes that the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) is the kinetochore-independent anaphase inhibitor, and the role of the unaligned kinetochore is to sensitize the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) to MCC-mediated inhibition.

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Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome Animals Cell Cycle Proteins Chromosome Segregation Humans Kinetochores Microtubule-Associated Proteins Microtubules Models, Biological Protein Binding Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase Complexes Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review

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Gordon K Chan, Song-Tao Liu, Tim J Yen. 2005-10-07. Kinetochore structure and function.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcb.2005.09.010

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