Dynamic phosphorylation of CENP-N by CDK1 guides accurate chromosome segregation in mitosis.

Journal of molecular cell biology 2023 Nov 27

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In mitosis, accurate chromosome segregation depends on the kinetochore, a supermolecular machinery that couples dynamic spindle microtubules to centromeric chromatin. However, the structure-activity relationship of the constitutive centromere-associated network (CCAN) during mitosis remains uncharacterized. Building on our recent cryo-electron microscopic analyses of human CCAN structure, we investigated how dynamic phosphorylation of human CENP-N regulates accurate chromosome segregation. Our mass spectrometric analyses revealed mitotic phosphorylation of CENP-N by CDK1, which modulates the CENP-L-CENP-N interaction for accurate chromosome segregation and CCAN organization. Perturbation of CENP-N phosphorylation is shown to prevent proper chromosome alignment and activate the spindle assembly checkpoint. These analyses provide mechanistic insight into a previously undefined link between the centromere-kinetochore network and accurate chromosome segregation. © The Author(s) (2023). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Journal of Molecular Cell Biology, CEMCS, CAS.

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Ran Liu, Zhen Dou, Tian Tian, Xinjiao Gao, Lili Chen, Xiao Yuan, Chunyue Wang, Jiahe Hao, Ping Gui, McKay Mullen, Felix Aikhionbare, Liwen Niu, Guoqiang Bi, Peng Zou, Xuan Zhang, Chuanhai Fu, Xuebiao Yao, Jianye Zang, Xing Liu. Dynamic phosphorylation of CENP-N by CDK1 guides accurate chromosome segregation in mitosis. Journal of molecular cell biology. 2023 Nov 27;15(6)