title: Distribution of centromeric proteins and PARP-1 during mitosis and apoptosis.
abstract: A large complex of proteins, called CENPs, are associated with centromeric DNA. Some of them exhibit a cell cycle-related expression (e.g., CENP-E and -F) and are required for the transition from interphase to mitosis, whereas constitutive proteins (e.g., CENP-A, -B, -C, -G, and -H) reside permanently at the centromere and are essential for the correct kinetochore assembly. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1), which plays an active role in many basic processes, was described as a possible regulator of CENPs. By multicolor immunofluorescence we therefore analyzed the distribution of PARP-1 and its interaction with CENP-B, -E, and -F during mitosis and apoptosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Biology, Laboratory of Cell Biology and Neurobiology, University of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perdoni
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bottone
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soldani
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veneroni
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alpini
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellicciari
authors.forename: Anna Ivana
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Scovassi
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D051936:Centromere Protein B / Q000378:metabolism*; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000378:metabolism*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008938:Mitosis / Q000502:physiology*; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D051936:Centromere Protein B; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; C068688:centromere protein E; C094772:centromere protein F; D003609:Dactinomycin; D005047:Etoposide; C499320:PARP1 protein, human; D000071137:Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases