Fission yeast Mcl1 interacts with SCF{sup Pof3} and is required for centromere formation
- Laboratory of Cell Regulation, London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PX (United Kingdom)
The fission yeast S-phase regulator Mcl1, an orthologue of budding yeast Ctf4, is an interacting protein of DNA polymerase {alpha} and an important factor to ensure DNA replication and sister chromatid cohesion. Deletion of this protein results in severe cohesion defects, however, the function and cellular role of this protein remains elusive. In this study we isolate Mcl1 as an interaction partner of the F-box protein Pof3, which is a component of the ubiquitin ligase complex SCF{sup Pof3}. Comparing the phenotypes of cells lacking pof3 {sup +} or mcl1 {sup +} we find a broad overlap including the accumulation of DNA damage and activation of the DNA damage pathway. Importantly, we identity a novel, specific role for Mcl1 in the transcriptional silencing and the localisation of CENP-A at the centromeres.
- OSTI ID:
- 20854563
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 350, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.024; PII: S0006-291X(06)02027-4; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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