A molecular mechanism for the procentriole recruitment of Ana2

  • Tiffany A. McLamarrah
  • , Sarah K. Speed
  • , John M. Ryniawec
  • , Daniel W. Buster
  • , Carey J. Fagerstrom
  • , Brian J. Galletta
  • , Nasser M. Rusan
  • , Gregory C. Rogers

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Abstract

During centriole duplication, a preprocentriole forms at a single site on the mother centriole through a process that includes the hierarchical recruitment of a conserved set of proteins, including the Polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4), Ana2/STIL, and the cartwheel protein Sas6. Ana2/STIL is critical for procentriole assembly, and its recruitment is controlled by the kinase activity of Plk4, but how this works remains poorly understood. A structural motif called the G-box in the centriole outer wall protein Sas4 interacts with a short region in the N terminus of Ana2/STIL. Here, we show that binding of Ana2 to the Sas4 G-box enables hyperphosphorylation of the Ana2 N terminus by Plk4. Hyperphosphorylation increases the affinity of the Ana2-G-box interaction, and, consequently, promotes the accumulation of Ana2 at the procentriole to induce daughter centriole formation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalJournal of Cell Biology
Volume219
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 3 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cell Biology

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