[HTML][HTML] Spindle assembly checkpoint activation and silencing at kinetochores

P Lara-Gonzalez, J Pines, A Desai - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a surveillance mechanism that promotes
accurate chromosome segregation in mitosis. The checkpoint senses the attachment state of …

Evolutionary dynamics of the spindle assembly checkpoint in eukaryotes

GJPL Kops, B Snel, EC Tromer - Current biology, 2020 - cell.com
The tremendous diversity in eukaryotic life forms can ultimately be traced back to
evolutionary modifications at the level of molecular networks. Deep understanding of these …

CDC20 assists its catalytic incorporation in the mitotic checkpoint complex

V Piano, A Alex, P Stege, S Maffini, GA Stoppiello… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Open (O) and closed (C) topologies of HORMA-domain proteins are respectively associated
with inactive and active states of fundamental cellular pathways. The HORMA protein O …

BUB1 drives the occurrence and development of bladder cancer by mediating the STAT3 signaling pathway

N Jiang, Y Liao, M Wang, Y Wang, K Wang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Background The incidence of bladder urothelial carcinoma (UC), a common malignancy of
the urinary tract, is approximately three times higher in men than in women. High expression …

Untangling the contribution of Haspin and Bub1 to Aurora B function during mitosis

MA Hadders, S Hindriksen, MA Truong… - Journal of Cell …, 2020 - rupress.org
Aurora B kinase is essential for faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis. During (pro)
metaphase, Aurora B is concentrated at the inner centromere by the kinases Haspin and …

[HTML][HTML] Microtubule nucleation from the fibrous corona by LIC1-pericentrin promotes chromosome congression

J Wu, A Larreategui-Aparicio, MLA Lambers, DL Bodor… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Error-free chromosome segregation in mitosis and meiosis relies on the assembly of a
microtubule-based spindle that interacts with kinetochores to guide chromosomes to the cell …

Dynein at the kinetochore

R Gassmann - Journal of cell science, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
The microtubule minus-end-directed motility of cytoplasmic dynein 1 (dynein), arguably the
most complex and versatile cytoskeletal motor, is harnessed for diverse functions, such as …

Chemogenetic profiling reveals PP2A‐independent cytotoxicity of proposed PP2A activators iHAP1 and DT‐061

G Vit, J Duro, G Rajendraprasad, EPT Hertz… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
Abstract Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) is an abundant phosphoprotein phosphatase that
acts as a tumor suppressor. For this reason, compounds able to activate PP2A are attractive …

Juxtaposition of Bub1 and Cdc20 on phosphorylated Mad1 during catalytic mitotic checkpoint complex assembly

ES Fischer, CWH Yu, JF Hevler, SH McLaughlin… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In response to improper kinetochore-microtubule attachments in mitosis, the spindle
assembly checkpoint (SAC) assembles the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) to inhibit the …

[HTML][HTML] Functional genomics for cancer drug target discovery

B Haley, F Roudnicky - Cancer Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Functional genomics describes a field of biology that uses a range of approaches for
assessing gene function with high-throughput molecular, genetic, and cellular technologies …