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Aurora A site specific TACC3 phosphorylation regulates astral microtubule assembly by stabilizing ?-tubulin ring complex.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Astral microtubules emanating from the mitotic centrosomes play pivotal roles in defining cell division axis and tissue morphogenesis. Previous studies have demonstrated that human transforming acidic coiled-coil 3 (TACC3), the most conserved TACC family protein, regulates formation of astral microtubules at centrosomes in vertebrate cells by affecting ?-tubulin ring complex (?-TuRC) assembly. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying such function were not completely understood. RESULTS:Here, we show that Aurora A site-specific phosphorylation in TACC3 regulates formation of astral microtubules by stabilizing ?-TuRC assembly in human cells. Mutation of the most conserved Aurora A targeting site, Ser 558 to alanine (S558A) in TACC3 results in robust loss of astral microtubules and disrupts localization of the ?-tubulin ring complex (?-TuRC) proteins at the spindle poles. Under similar condition, phospho-mimicking S558D mutation retains astral microtubules and the ?-TuRC proteins in a manner similar to control cells expressed with wild type TACC3. Time-lapse imaging reveals that S558A mutation leads to defects in positioning of the spindle-poles and thereby causes delay in metaphase to anaphase transition. Biochemical results determine that the Ser 558- phosphorylated TACC3 interacts with the ?-TuRC proteins and further, S558A mutation impairs the interaction. We further reveal that the mutation affects the assembly of ?-TuRC from the small complex components. CONCLUSIONS:The results demonstrate that TACC3 phosphorylation stabilizes ?- tubulin ring complex assembly and thereby regulates formation of centrosomal asters. They also implicate a potential role of TACC3 phosphorylation in the functional integrity of centrosomes/spindle poles.

SUBMITTER: Rajeev R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902513 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aurora A site specific TACC3 phosphorylation regulates astral microtubule assembly by stabilizing γ-tubulin ring complex.

Rajeev Resmi R Singh Puja P Asmita Ananya A Anand Ushma U Manna Tapas K TK

BMC molecular and cell biology 20191210 1

<h4>Background</h4>Astral microtubules emanating from the mitotic centrosomes play pivotal roles in defining cell division axis and tissue morphogenesis. Previous studies have demonstrated that human transforming acidic coiled-coil 3 (TACC3), the most conserved TACC family protein, regulates formation of astral microtubules at centrosomes in vertebrate cells by affecting γ-tubulin ring complex (γ-TuRC) assembly. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying such function were not completely under ...[more]

PMID: 31823729

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Aurora A site specific TACC3 phosphorylation regulates astral microtubule assembly by stabilizing ?-tubulin ring complex.

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