BUBR1 recruits PP2A via the B56 family of targeting subunits to promote chromosome congression.
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2013-05-15
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BUBR1 is a mitotic phosphoprotein essential for the maintenance of chromosome stability by promoting chromosome congression and proper kinetochore-microtubule (K-fiber) attachment, but the underlying mechanism(s) has remained elusive. Here we identify BUBR1 as a binding partner of the B56 family of Protein Phosphatase 2A regulatory subunits. The interaction between BUBR1 and the B56 family is required for chromosome congression, since point mutations in BUBR1 that block B56 binding abolish chromosome congression. The BUBR1:B56-PP2A complex opposes Aurora B kinase activity, since loss of the complex can be reverted by inhibiting Aurora B. Importantly, we show that the failure of BUBR1 to recruit B56-PP2A also contributes to the chromosome congression defects found in cells derived from patients with the Mosaic Variegated Aneuploidy (MVA) syndrome. Together, we propose that B56-PP2A is a key mediator of BUBR1's role in chromosome congression and functions by antagonizing Aurora B activity at the kinetochore for establishing stable kinetochore-microtubule attachment at the metaphase plate.
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Xu, Peng, Elizabeth A Raetz, Mayumi Kitagawa, David M Virshup and Sang Hyun Lee (2013). BUBR1 recruits PP2A via the B56 family of targeting subunits to promote chromosome congression. Biol Open, 2(5). pp. 479–486. 10.1242/bio.20134051 Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/11681.
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David Marc Virshup
Wnt Signaling and Cancer Biology; Circadian Rhythms; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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