The phosphorylation of a kinetochore protein Dam1 by Aurora B/Ipl1 kinase promotes chromosome bipolar attachment in yeast

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The interaction between chromosomes and spindle microtubules is essential for chromosome segregation. The kinetochore complex mediates this interaction. Previous studies indicate that the stability of kinetochore attachment is regulated by Aurora B/Ipl1 kinase and this regulation is conserved from yeast to mammalian cells. In budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the ten-subunit Dam1/DASH complex bridges the interaction between kinetochores and microtubules, and some in vitro evidence indicates that the phosphorylation of Dam1 protein by Ipl1 kinase destabilizes this interaction. However, it is not clear if Dam1 phosphorylation is sufficient to regulate the stability of kinetochore attachment in vivo. Also, the significance of this regulation in response to chromosome detachment has not been fully investigated. Here we report that phospho-deficient dam1-3A mutants show stabilized kinetochore-microtubule attachment in vivo. This significantly delays the establishment of chromosome bipolar attachment after the disruption of kinetochore-microtubule interaction by a microtubule depolymerizing drug nocodazole. Moreover, dam1-3A cells show dramatic chromosome mis-segregation after treatment with nocodazole, presumably due to the combination of compromised bipolar attachment and premature spindle assembly checkpoint silencing in the mutant cells. Therefore, the regulation of Dam1 phosphorylation imposed by Ipl1 kinase is critical for faithful chromosome segregation.

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Jin, F., Bokros, M., & Wang, Y. (2017). The phosphorylation of a kinetochore protein Dam1 by Aurora B/Ipl1 kinase promotes chromosome bipolar attachment in yeast. Scientific Reports, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12329-z

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