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Dynamics of kinetochore structure and its regulations during mitotic progression

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Faithful chromosome segregation during mitosis in eukaryotes requires attachment of the kinetochore, a large protein complex assembled on the centromere of each chromosome, to the spindle microtubules. The kinetochore is a structural interface for the microtubule attachment and provides molecular surveillance mechanisms that monitor and ensure the precise microtubule attachment as well, including error correction and spindle assembly checkpoint. During mitotic progression, the kinetochore undergoes dynamic morphological changes that are observable through electron microscopy as well as through fluorescence microscopy. These structural changes might be associated with the kinetochore function. In this review, we summarize how the dynamics of kinetochore morphology are associated with its functions and discuss recent findings on the switching of protein interaction networks in the kinetochore during cell cycle progression.

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We thank all members in the Fukagawa lab for helpful discussions. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 15H05972, 16H06279, and 17H06167 to TF, JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 16K18491 to MH.

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Hara, M., Fukagawa, T. Dynamics of kinetochore structure and its regulations during mitotic progression. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 77, 2981–2995 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-020-03472-4

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