2017
A mitosis-specific and R loop–driven ATR pathway promotes faithful chromosome segregation
Kabeche L, Nguyen HD, Buisson R, Zou L. A mitosis-specific and R loop–driven ATR pathway promotes faithful chromosome segregation. Science 2017, 359: 108-114. PMID: 29170278, PMCID: PMC5875943, DOI: 10.1126/science.aan6490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFaithful chromosome segregationChromosome segregationR-loopsATR pathwayCyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) activityWhole chromosome missegregationReplication stress responseReplication protein ADNA damage responseCentromere protein FKinase 1 activityATR functionAurora BDamage responseChromosome instabilityCentromeresProtein FAtaxia telangiectasiaAurora AUnexpected roleStress responseDNA damageDNA synthesisATRProtein AMitotic DNA Damage Response: At the Crossroads of Structural and Numerical Cancer Chromosome Instabilities
Bakhoum SF, Kabeche L, Compton DA, Powell SN, Bastians H. Mitotic DNA Damage Response: At the Crossroads of Structural and Numerical Cancer Chromosome Instabilities. Trends In Cancer 2017, 3: 225-234. PMID: 28718433, PMCID: PMC5518619, DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromosomal InstabilityChromosome SegregationDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA DamageDNA RepairHumansMitosisNeoplasmsConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseSegregation errorsMitotic DNA damage responseNovel anticancer therapeutic strategyMitotic DNA damageChromosome segregation errorsDouble-strand breaksNumerical chromosomal instabilityGenomic integrityDamage responseChromosome instabilityAnticancer therapeutic strategiesChromosomal instabilityGenomic damageDNA damageCancer cellsNormal cellsMitosisCellsUnstable tumorsActivation inducesTherapeutic strategiesPathwayThorough understanding
2015
Numerical chromosomal instability mediates susceptibility to radiation treatment
Bakhoum SF, Kabeche L, Wood MD, Laucius CD, Qu D, Laughney AM, Reynolds GE, Louie RJ, Phillips J, Chan DA, Zaki BI, Murnane JP, Petritsch C, Compton DA. Numerical chromosomal instability mediates susceptibility to radiation treatment. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 5990. PMID: 25606712, PMCID: PMC4516720, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole chromosome missegregationRadiation-induced genome damageChromosome missegregation ratesGenome damageChromosome segregation errorsNumerical chromosomal instabilityTumor-derived cell linesMitotic cancer cellsMitotic pathwaysSegregation errorsHuman glioblastoma tumorsMitotic cellsMitotic errorsChromosomal instabilityCell deathChromosomal breaksMissegregationCancer cellsCell linesGlioblastoma tumorsExquisite sensitivityIR leadCellsChromosomal defectsChromosomes
2014
Regulation of kinetochore–microtubule attachments through homeostatic control during mitosis
Godek KM, Kabeche L, Compton DA. Regulation of kinetochore–microtubule attachments through homeostatic control during mitosis. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2014, 16: 57-64. PMID: 25466864, PMCID: PMC4568440, DOI: 10.1038/nrm3916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA-Damage Response during Mitosis Induces Whole-Chromosome Missegregation
Bakhoum SF, Kabeche L, Murnane JP, Zaki BI, Compton DA. DNA-Damage Response during Mitosis Induces Whole-Chromosome Missegregation. Cancer Discovery 2014, 4: 1281-1289. PMID: 25107667, PMCID: PMC4221427, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-14-0403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseNumerical chromosomal instabilityDNA damageChromosome segregationChromosomal instabilityWhole chromosomal instabilityChromosome segregation defectsDefective chromosome segregationWhole chromosome missegregationChromosome segregation errorsPersistent DNA damageS-CINW-CINSegregation defectsMicrotubule attachmentDDR proteinsEntire chromosomesPlk1 kinaseCell divisionSegregation errorsMitotic processesChromosomesMitosisStructural rearrangementsCancer cells
2013
Cyclin A regulates kinetochore microtubules to promote faithful chromosome segregation
Kabeche L, Compton DA. Cyclin A regulates kinetochore microtubules to promote faithful chromosome segregation. Nature 2013, 502: 110-113. PMID: 24013174, PMCID: PMC3791168, DOI: 10.1038/nature12507.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Cdk1 and Plk1 mediate a CLASP2 phospho-switch that stabilizes kinetochore–microtubule attachments
Maia AR, Garcia Z, Kabeche L, Barisic M, Maffini S, Macedo-Ribeiro S, Cheeseman IM, Compton DA, Kaverina I, Maiato H. Cdk1 and Plk1 mediate a CLASP2 phospho-switch that stabilizes kinetochore–microtubule attachments. Journal Of Cell Biology 2012, 199: 285-301. PMID: 23045552, PMCID: PMC3471233, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201203091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpindle assembly checkpointKT-MT attachmentsChromosome alignmentAccurate chromosome segregationC-terminal phosphorylationKinetochore-microtubule attachmentsUnderlying regulatory mechanismsPlk1 recruitmentMitosis reliesChromosome segregationChromosome movementMT attachmentPlk1 kinaseSpindle bipolarityMicrotubule interfaceMT dynamicsRegulatory mechanismsCLASP2Plk1CDK1PhosphorylationAttachment stabilityKinetochoresMitosisKinaseCheckpoint-Independent Stabilization of Kinetochore-Microtubule Attachments by Mad2 in Human Cells
Kabeche L, Compton DA. Checkpoint-Independent Stabilization of Kinetochore-Microtubule Attachments by Mad2 in Human Cells. Current Biology 2012, 22: 638-644. PMID: 22405866, PMCID: PMC3326208, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAurora Kinase BAurora KinasesCalcium-Binding ProteinsCdc20 ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineCentromereChromosome SegregationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsKinetochoresM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsMad2 ProteinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrotubulesNuclear ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRepressor ProteinsSpindle ApparatusTransfectionTubulin