Structure of the MIS12 Complex and Molecular Basis of Its Interaction with CENP-C at Human Kinetochores

Petrovic, Arsen; Keller, Jenny; Liu, Yahui; Overlack, Katharina; John, Juliane; Dimitrova, Yoana N.; Jenni, Simon; van Gerwen, Suzan; Stege, Patricia; Wohlgemuth, Sabine; Rombaut, Pascaline; Herzog, Franz ; Harrison, Stephen C.; Vetter, Ingrid R. und Musacchio, Andrea (2016): Structure of the MIS12 Complex and Molecular Basis of Its Interaction with CENP-C at Human Kinetochores. In: Cell, Bd. 167, Nr. 4, e15: S. 1028-1040

Abstract

Kinetochores, multisubunit protein assemblies, connect chromosomes to spindle microtubules to promote chromosome segregation. The 10-subunit KMN assembly (comprising KNL1, MIS12, and NDC80 complexes, designated KNL1C, MIS12C, and NDC80C) binds microtubules and regulates mitotic checkpoint function through NDC80C and KNL1C, respectively. MIS12C, on the other hand, connects the KMN to the chromosome-proximal domain of the kinetochore through a direct interaction with CENP-C. The structural basis for this crucial bridging function of MIS12C is unknown. Here, we report crystal structures of human MIS12C associated with a fragment of CENP-C and unveil the role of Aurora B kinase in the regulation of this interaction. The structure of MIS12:CENP-C complements previously determined high-resolution structures of functional regions of NDC80C and KNL1C and allows~us to build a near-complete structural model of the~KMN assembly. Our work illuminates the structural organization of essential chromosome segregation machinery that is conserved in most eukaryotes.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• EU Funded Grant Agreement Number: 638218
• EU-Projekte: Horizon 2020 > ERC Grants > ERC Starting Grant > ERC Grant 638218: MolStruKT - Molecular structure and cell cycle regulated assembly of the kinetochore
• Fakultät: Chemie und Pharmazie > Department Biochemie ; Chemie und Pharmazie > GenZentrum
• Themengebiete: 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 540 Chemie
• Sprache: Englisch