Cep295 is a conserved scaffold protein required for generation of a bona fide mother centriole

Yuki Tsuchiya, Satoko Yoshiba, Akshari Gupta, Koki Watanabe and Daiju Kitagawa ()
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Yuki Tsuchiya: National Institute of Genetics
Satoko Yoshiba: National Institute of Genetics
Akshari Gupta: National Institute of Genetics
Koki Watanabe: National Institute of Genetics
Daiju Kitagawa: National Institute of Genetics

Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Centrioles surrounded by pericentriolar material (PCM) serve as the core structure of the centrosome. A newly formed daughter centriole grows into a functional mother centriole. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we show that Cep295, an evolutionarily conserved protein, is required for generation of a bona fide mother centriole organizing a functional centrosome. We find that Cep295 is recruited to the proximal centriole wall in the early stages of procentriole assembly. Cep295 then acts as a scaffold for the proper assembly of the daughter centriole. We also find that Cep295 binds directly to and recruits Cep192 onto the daughter centriole wall, which presumably endows the function of the new mother centriole for PCM assembly, microtubule-organizing centre activity and the ability for centriole formation. These findings led us to propose that Cep295 acts upstream of the conserved pathway for centriole formation and promotes the daughter-to-mother centriole conversion.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12567

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