title: Molecular dissection of the centrosome overduplication pathway in S-phase-arrested cells.
abstract: Cancer cells frequently exhibit overduplicated centrosomes that lead to formation of multipolar spindles, chromosome missegregation, and aneuploidy. However, the molecular events involved in centrosome overduplication remain largely unknown. Experimentally, centrosome overduplication is observed in p53-deficient cells arrested in S phase with hydroxyurea. Using this assay, we have identified distinct roles for Cdk2, microtubules, dynein, and Hsp90 in the overduplication of functional centrosomes in mammalian cells and show that Cdk2 is also required for the generation of centriolar satellites. Moreover, we demonstrate that nuclear export is required for centriolar satellite formation and centrosome overduplication, with export inhibitors causing a Cdk-dependent accumulation of nuclear centrin granules. Hence, we propose that centrosome precursors may arise in the nucleus, providing a novel mechanistic explanation for how nuclear Cdk2 can promote centrosome overduplication in the cytoplasm. Furthermore, this study defines a molecular pathway that may be targeted to prevent centrosome overduplication in S-phase-arrested cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 9HN, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Suzanna L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Prosser
authors.forename: Kees R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Straatman
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fry
mesh_terms: D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002502:Centrioles / Q000378:metabolism; D018385:Centrosome / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004398:Dyneins / Q000378:metabolism; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008870:Microtubules / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011485:Protein Binding; D016196:S Phase; D014404:Tubulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; D014404:Tubulin; C495894:CDK2 protein, human; D051357:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; D004398:Dyneins