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Abstract / Description of output
When the nucleolus disassembles during open mitosis, many nucleolar proteins and RNAs associate with chromosomes, establishing a perichromosomal compartment coating the chromosome periphery. At present nothing is known about the function of this poorly characterised compartment. In this study, we report that the nucleolar protein Ki-67 is required for the assembly of the perichromosomal compartment in human cells. Ki-67 is a cell-cycle regulated protein phosphatase 1-binding protein that is involved in phospho-regulation of the nucleolar protein B23/nucleophosmin. Following siRNA depletion of Ki-67, NIFK, B23, nucleolin, and four novel chromosome periphery proteins all fail to associate with the periphery of human chromosomes. Correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) images suggest a near-complete loss of the entire perichromosomal compartment. Mitotic chromosome condensation and intrinsic structure appear normal in the absence of the perichromosomal compartment but significant differences in nucleolar reassembly and nuclear organisation are observed in post-mitotic cells.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e01641 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | eLIFE |
Volume | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 May 2014 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- cell nucleolus
- chromosomes
- HeLa Cells
- humans
- intracellular signaling peptides and Proteins
- Ki-67 Antigen
- microscopy
- mitosis
- molecular sequence data
- nuclear proteins
- phosphoproteins
- phosphorylation
- protein phosphatase 1
- RNA Interference
- RNA-binding proteins
- sequence analysis
- signal transduction
- transfection
- electron
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Core funding renewal for the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology
1/10/11 → 30/04/17
Project: Research
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The role of non-histone proteins in chromosome structure and function during mitosis
1/01/11 → 30/09/16
Project: Research
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Proteomics at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology
Rappsilber, J., Tollervey, D. & Tyers, M.
1/05/10 → 30/04/15
Project: Research
Profiles
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Bill Earnshaw
- School of Biological Sciences - Professor of Chromosome Dynamics
- Centre for Engineering Biology
Person: Academic: Research Active