Over-expression of Plk4 induces centrosome amplification, loss of primary cilia and associated tissue hyperplasia in the mouse

PA Coelho, L Bury, MN Shahbazi… - Open …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
To address the long-known relationship between supernumerary centrosomes and cancer,
we have generated a transgenic mouse that permits inducible expression of the master …

Epidermal development, growth control, and homeostasis in the face of centrosome amplification

A Kulukian, AJ Holland, B Vitre… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
As nucleators of the mitotic spindle and primary cilium, centrosomes play crucial roles in
equal segregation of DNA content to daughter cells, coordination of growth and …

Chronic centrosome amplification without tumorigenesis

B Vitre, AJ Holland, A Kulukian… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Centrosomes are microtubule-organizing centers that facilitate bipolar mitotic spindle
assembly and chromosome segregation. Recognizing that centrosome amplification is a …

The autoregulated instability of Polo-like kinase 4 limits centrosome duplication to once per cell cycle

AJ Holland, D Fachinetti, Q Zhu, M Bauer… - Genes & …, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Centrioles organize the centrosome, and accurate control of their number is critical for the
maintenance of genomic integrity. Centriole duplication occurs once per cell cycle and is …

Loss of KLF14 triggers centrosome amplification and tumorigenesis

G Fan, L Sun, P Shan, X Zhang, J Huan… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Centrosome amplification is frequent in cancer, but the underlying mechanisms remain
unclear. Here we report that disruption of the Kruppel-like factor 14 (KLF14) gene in mice …

Polo-like kinase 4 kinase activity limits centrosome overduplication by autoregulating its own stability

AJ Holland, W Lan, S Niessen, H Hoover… - Journal of Cell …, 2010 - rupress.org
Accurate control of the number of centrosomes, the major microtubule-organizing centers of
animal cells, is critical for the maintenance of genome integrity. Abnormalities in centrosome …

Plk4 trans-autophosphorylation regulates centriole number by controlling βTrCP-mediated degradation

G Guderian, J Westendorf, A Uldschmid… - Journal of cell …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Centrioles are the main constituents of the mammalian centrosome and act as basal bodies
for ciliogenesis. Centrosomes organize the cytoplasmic microtubule network during …

Centriole duplication: a lesson in self-control

AJ Holland, W Lan, DW Cleveland - Cell Cycle, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In interphase and mitosis, centrosomes play a major role in the spatial organization of the
microtubule network. Alterations in centrosome number and structure are associated with …

Plk4-induced centriole biogenesis in human cells

J Kleylein-Sohn, J Westendorf, M Le Clech… - Developmental cell, 2007 - cell.com
We show that overexpression of Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4) in human cells induces
centrosome amplification through the simultaneous generation of multiple procentrioles …

PLK4: a link between centriole biogenesis and cancer

RR Maniswami, S Prashanth, AV Karanth… - Expert Opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Polo like kinase (PLK) is known to play a pivotal role in various cell cycle
processes to perpetuate proper division and growth of the cells. Polo like kinase-4 (PLK4) is …