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Pericentriolar matrix (PCM) integrity relies on cenexin and Polo-Like Kinase (PLK)1

Authors
Aljiboury, A., Mujcic, A., Curtis, E., Cammerino, T., Magny, D., Lan, Y., Bates, M., Freshour, J., Ahmed-Braimeh, Y.H., Hehnly, H.
ID
ZDB-PUB-220525-4
Date
2022
Source
Molecular biology of the cell   33(9): br14 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Hehnly, Heidi
Keywords
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MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cell Cycle Proteins*/metabolism
  • Centrosome*/metabolism
  • HeLa Cells
  • Heat-Shock Proteins*/genetics
  • Heat-Shock Proteins*/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Microtubules/metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases*/metabolism
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins*/metabolism
  • Zebrafish*/embryology
  • Zebrafish*/genetics
  • Zebrafish*/metabolism
  • Zebrafish Proteins*/deficiency
  • Zebrafish Proteins*/genetics
  • Zebrafish Proteins*/metabolism
PubMed
35609215 Full text @ Mol. Biol. Cell
Abstract
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 approach of human cells (HeLa), zebrafish embryos, and phylogenic analysis to test the role of a PLK1 binding protein, cenexin, in regulating the PCM. Our studies identify that cenexin is required for tempering microtubule nucleation by maintaining PCM cohesion in a PLK1 dependent manner. PCM architecture in cenexin-depleted zebrafish embryos was rescued with wild-type human cenexin, but not with a C-terminal cenexin mutant (S796A) deficient in PLK1 binding. We propose a model where cenexin's C-terminus acts in a conserved manner in eukaryotes, excluding nematodes and arthropods, to sequester PLK1 that limits PCM substrate phosphorylation events required for PCM cohesion. [Media: see text].
Errata / Notes
Article Link: https://www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10.1091/mbc.E22-01-0015
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