GSBS Student Publications
Title
The DNA helicase ChlR1 is required for sister chromatid cohesion in mammalian cells
Publication Date
2006-11-16
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Medicine; Program in Molecular Medicine
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
It has recently been suggested that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein Chl1p plays a role in cohesion establishment. Here, we show that the human ATP-dependent DNA helicase ChlR1 is required for sister chromatid cohesion in mammalian cells. Localization studies show that ChlR1 diffusely coats mitotic chromatin in prophase and then translocates from the chromatids to concentrate at the spindle poles during the transition to metaphase. Depletion of ChlR1 protein by RNA interference results in mitotic failure with replicated chromosomes failing to segregate after a pro-metaphase arrest. We show that depletion also results in abnormal sister chromatid cohesion, determined by increased separation of chromatid pairs at the centromere. Furthermore, biochemical studies show that ChlR1 is in complex with cohesin factors Scc1, Smc1 and Smc3. We conclude that human ChlR1 is required for sister chromatid cohesion and, hence, normal mitotic progression. These functions are important to maintain genetic fidelity.
DOI of Published Version
10.1242/jcs.03262
Source
J Cell Sci. 2006 Dec 1;119(Pt 23):4857-65. Epub 2006 Nov 14. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of cell science
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17105772
Repository Citation
Parish, Joanna L.; Rosa, Jack; Wang, Xiaoyu; Lahti, Jill M.; Doxsey, Stephen J.; and Androphy, Elliot J., "The DNA helicase ChlR1 is required for sister chromatid cohesion in mammalian cells" (2006). GSBS Student Publications. 958.
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