Accurate chromosome segregation depends on the establishment of bipolar attachment, whereby sister kinetochores are attached to microtubules from opposite spindle poles. Failure of bipolar attachment will generate aneuploid cells, which directly contributes to genetic disorders, such as cancer and birth defects. Incorrect chromosome attachments are sensed by the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) that delays anaphase onset to allow error-correction. Once cells have established chromosome bipolar attachments, the checkpoint has to be silenced to allow anaphase onset, but little is known about the molecular mechanism for SAC silencing. The objective of this application is to uncover and characterize the SAC silencing network (SSN). We hypothesize that the SSN coordinates error sensing, error-correction, and SAC silencing to ensure chromosome bipolar attachment prior to anaphase onset. This proposal is innovative as it will uncover the poorly uncharacterized signaling cascade SSN that is critical for faithful chromosome segregation. The completion of this research will provide the first detailed view for SAC silencing process. This research will be significant because the identified new components in the SSN will uncover new targets for cancer diagnosis and prevention.

Public Health Relevance

During mitosis, duplicated chromosomes segregate into two daughter cells. The segregation of sister chromatids depends on the establishment of chromosome bipolar attachment, whereby the sister kinetochores are attached by microtubules emanating from opposite spindle poles. Defect in this bipolar attachment will result in chromosome missegregation, a cause for genetic diseases, such as cancer and birth defects. This proposal aims to elucidate the mechanism that ensures chromosome bipolar attachment. Therefore, this research will potentially uncover new targets for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01GM102115-02
Application #
8738684
Study Section
Molecular Genetics A Study Section (MGA)
Program Officer
Deatherage, James F
Project Start
2013-09-30
Project End
2017-07-31
Budget Start
2014-08-01
Budget End
2015-07-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Florida State University
Department
Other Basic Sciences
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Tallahassee
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
32306
Higgins, Ryan; Kabbaj, Marie-Helene; Hatcher, Alexa et al. (2018) The absence of specific yeast heat-shock proteins leads to abnormal aggregation and compromised autophagic clearance of mutant Huntingtin proteins. PLoS One 13:e0191490
Jin, Fengzhi; Bokros, Michael; Wang, Yanchang (2017) The phosphorylation of a kinetochore protein Dam1 by Aurora B/Ipl1 kinase promotes chromosome bipolar attachment in yeast. Sci Rep 7:11880
Chen, Yunyu; Zhang, Jing; Li, Dongsheng et al. (2017) Identification of a novel Polo-like kinase 1 inhibitor that specifically blocks the functions of Polo-Box domain. Oncotarget 8:1234-1246
Jin, Fengzhi; Bokros, Michael; Wang, Yanchang (2017) Premature Silencing of the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Is Prevented by the Bub1-H2A-Sgo1-PP2A Axis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 205:1169-1178
Bokros, Michael; Wang, Yanchang (2016) Spindle assembly checkpoint silencing and beyond. Cell Cycle 15:1661-2
Chuang, Kun-Han; Liang, Fengshan; Higgins, Ryan et al. (2016) Ubiquilin/Dsk2 promotes inclusion body formation and vacuole (lysosome)-mediated disposal of mutated huntingtin. Mol Biol Cell 27:2025-36
Bokros, Michael; Gravenmier, Curtis; Jin, Fengzhi et al. (2016) Fin1-PP1 Helps Clear Spindle Assembly Checkpoint Protein Bub1 from Kinetochores in Anaphase. Cell Rep 14:1074-1085
Wang, Yanchang; Jin, Fengzhi; Higgins, Ryan et al. (2014) The current view for the silencing of the spindle assembly checkpoint. Cell Cycle 13:1694-701
Li, Yan; Zhang, Xuelian; Zhang, Jing et al. (2014) A small molecule, MTBT, prevents cancer cell growth by activating p38 MAPK. Anticancer Drugs 25:423-32
McKnight, Kelly; Liu, Hong; Wang, Yanchang (2014) Replicative stress induces intragenic transcription of the ASE1 gene that negatively regulates Ase1 activity. Curr Biol 24:1101-6

Showing the most recent 10 out of 12 publications