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. 2024 Jun;14(6):240025.
doi: 10.1098/rsob.240025. Epub 2024 Jun 12.

Kinetoplastid kinetochore proteins KKT14-KKT15 are divergent Bub1/BubR1-Bub3 proteins

Daniel Ballmer #  1   2 , William Carter #  1 , Jolien J E van Hooff  3 , Eelco C Tromer  4 , Midori Ishii  1   2 , Patryk Ludzia  1 , Bungo Akiyoshi  1   2
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Kinetoplastid kinetochore proteins KKT14-KKT15 are divergent Bub1/BubR1-Bub3 proteins

Daniel Ballmer et al. Open Biol. 2024 Jun.
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Abstract

Faithful transmission of genetic material is crucial for the survival of all organisms. In many eukaryotes, a feedback control mechanism called the spindle checkpoint ensures chromosome segregation fidelity by delaying cell cycle progression until all chromosomes achieve proper attachment to the mitotic spindle. Kinetochores are the macromolecular complexes that act as the interface between chromosomes and spindle microtubules. While most eukaryotes have canonical kinetochore proteins that are widely conserved, kinetoplastids such as Trypanosoma brucei have a seemingly unique set of kinetochore proteins including KKT1-25. It remains poorly understood how kinetoplastids regulate cell cycle progression or ensure chromosome segregation fidelity. Here, we report a crystal structure of the C-terminal domain of KKT14 from Apiculatamorpha spiralis and uncover that it is a pseudokinase. Its structure is most similar to the kinase domain of a spindle checkpoint protein Bub1. In addition, KKT14 has a putative ABBA motif that is present in Bub1 and its paralogue BubR1. We also find that the N-terminal part of KKT14 interacts with KKT15, whose WD40 repeat beta-propeller is phylogenetically closely related to a direct interactor of Bub1/BubR1 called Bub3. Our findings indicate that KKT14-KKT15 are divergent orthologues of Bub1/BubR1-Bub3, which promote accurate chromosome segregation in trypanosomes.

Keywords: Trypanosoma brucei; chromosome segregation; kinetochore; kinetoplastid; spindle checkpoint.

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