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The Unkempt RNA binding protein reveals a local translation program in centriole overduplication.
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BioRxiv : the preprint server for biology [bioRxiv] 2024 Jul 30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 30. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Excess centrosomes cause defects in mitosis, cell-signaling, and cell migration, and therefore their assembly is tightly regulated. Plk4 controls centriole duplication at the heart of centrosome assembly, and elevation of Plk4 promotes centrosome amplification (CA), a founding event of tumorigenesis. Here, we investigate the transcriptional consequences of elevated Plk4 and find Unkempt, a gene encoding an RNA binding protein with roles in translational regulation, to be one of only two upregulated mRNAs. Unk protein localizes to centrosomes and Cep131-positive centriolar satellites and is required for Plk4-induced centriole overduplication in an RNA-binding dependent manner. Translation is enriched at centrosomes and centriolar satellites with Unk and Cep131 promoting this localized translation. A transient centrosomal downregulation of translation occurs early in Plk4-induced CA. CNOT9, an Unk interactor and component of the translational inhibitory CCR4-NOT complex, localizes to centrosomes at this time. In summary, centriolar satellites and Unk promote local translation as part of a translational program that ensures centriole duplication.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interests.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2692-8205
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39131325
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.29.605660