Yao Jianhui, Fu Chuanhai, Ding Xia, Guo Zhen, Zenreski Arzhang, Chen Yong, Ahmed Kashif, Liao Jian, Dou Zhen, Yao Xuebiao
School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, PR China.
FEBS Lett. 2004 Sep 24;575(1-3):112-8. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.08.047.
Chromosome segregation in mitosis is orchestrated by the kinetochore and spindle microtubules stemming from two centrosomes. Our recent studies demonstrated the importance of Nek2A in faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis. Here, we report that Nek2A regulates the function of numatrin in mitosis. The biochemical interaction between Nek2A and numatrin in mitotic cells was revealed by a set of reciprocal immunoprecipitation experiments using Nek2A and numatrin antibodies, respectively. The interaction is validated by a pull-down assay using recombinant Nek2A and numatrin proteins. Moreover, our immunofluorescence studies demonstrate that numatrin becomes centrosome-associated as the cell enters into mitosis and depart from the centrosome after sister chromatid separation in anaphase. The co-localization of numatrin and Nek2A to the centrosome suggests their interaction with and involvement in centrosome function. Indeed, elimination of Nek2A kinase by siRNA diminished its association with the centrosome. Furthermore, we show that numatrin is phosphorylated by wild type but not kinase-death Nek2A. Our studies suggest that the Nek2A kinase cascade is essential for the localization of numatrin to the centrosome.
有丝分裂中的染色体分离由动粒和源自两个中心体的纺锤体微管协调完成。我们最近的研究证明了Nek2A在有丝分裂期间准确染色体分离中的重要性。在此,我们报告Nek2A在有丝分裂中调节核基质蛋白的功能。通过分别使用Nek2A和核基质蛋白抗体进行的一系列相互免疫沉淀实验,揭示了有丝分裂细胞中Nek2A与核基质蛋白之间的生化相互作用。使用重组Nek2A和核基质蛋白进行的下拉实验验证了这种相互作用。此外,我们的免疫荧光研究表明,随着细胞进入有丝分裂,核基质蛋白与中心体相关联,并在后期姐妹染色单体分离后离开中心体。核基质蛋白和Nek2A在中心体的共定位表明它们与中心体功能相互作用并参与其中。实际上,通过siRNA消除Nek2A激酶会减少其与中心体的关联。此外,我们表明核基质蛋白被野生型而非激酶失活的Nek2A磷酸化。我们的研究表明,Nek2A激酶级联对于核基质蛋白定位到中心体至关重要。