Williams Byron C, Li ZeXiao, Liu Songtao, Williams Erika V, Leung Garmay, Yen Tim J, Goldberg Michael L
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2703, USA.
Mol Biol Cell. 2003 Apr;14(4):1379-91. doi: 10.1091/mbc.e02-09-0624.
The Zeste-White 10 (ZW10) and Rough Deal (ROD) proteins are part of a complex necessary for accurate chromosome segregation. This complex recruits cytoplasmic dynein to the kinetochore and participates in the spindle checkpoint. We used immunoaffinity chromatography and mass spectroscopy to identify the Drosophila proteins in this complex. We found that the complex contains an additional protein we name Zwilch. Zwilch localizes to kinetochores and kinetochore microtubules in a manner identical to ZW10 and ROD. We have also isolated a zwilch mutant, which exhibits the same mitotic phenotypes associated with zw10 and rod mutations: lagging chromosomes at anaphase and precocious sister chromatid separation upon activation of the spindle checkpoint. Zwilch's role within the context of this complex is evolutionarily conserved. The human Zwilch protein (hZwilch) coimmunoprecipitates with hZW10 and hROD from HeLa cell extracts and localizes to the kinetochores at prometaphase. Finally, we discuss immunoaffinity chromatography results that suggest the existence of a weak interaction between the ZW10/ROD/Zwilch complex and the kinesin-like kinetochore component CENP-meta.
Zeste-White 10(ZW10)蛋白和Rough Deal(ROD)蛋白是精确染色体分离所必需的一个复合体的组成部分。该复合体将细胞质动力蛋白招募到动粒,并参与纺锤体检查点。我们利用免疫亲和层析和质谱技术来鉴定该复合体中的果蝇蛋白。我们发现该复合体包含一种我们命名为Zwilch的额外蛋白。Zwilch以与ZW10和ROD相同的方式定位于动粒和动粒微管。我们还分离出了一个zwilch突变体,它表现出与zw10和rod突变相关的相同有丝分裂表型:后期染色体滞后以及纺锤体检查点激活时姐妹染色单体过早分离。Zwilch在这个复合体中的作用在进化上是保守的。人Zwilch蛋白(hZwilch)可从HeLa细胞提取物中与hZW10和hROD进行共免疫沉淀,并在前中期定位于动粒。最后,我们讨论了免疫亲和层析结果,这些结果表明ZW10/ROD/Zwilch复合体与类驱动蛋白动粒成分CENP-meta之间存在弱相互作用。