The spindle checkpoint of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires kinetochore function and maps to the CBF3 domain.

We have measured the activity of the spindle checkpoint in null mutants lacking kinetochore activity in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We constructed deletion mutants for nonessential genes by one-step gene replacements. We constructed heterozygous deletions of one copy of essential genes in diploid cells and purified spores containing the deletion ...
allele. In addition, we made gene fusions for three essential genes to target the encoded proteins for proteolysis (degron alleles). We determined that Ndc10p, Ctf13p, and Cep3p are required for checkpoint activity. In contrast, cells lacking Cbf1p, Ctf19p, Mcm21p, Slk19p, Cse4p, Mif2p, Mck1p, and Kar3p are checkpoint proficient. We conclude that the kinetochore plays a critical role in checkpoint signaling in S. cerevisiae. Spindle checkpoint activity maps to a discreet domain within the kinetochore and depends on the CBF3 protein complex.
Mesh Terms:
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Binding Sites, Cell Cycle Proteins, Chromatin, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, Chromosome Mapping, DNA-Binding Proteins, Fungal Proteins, Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3, Kinetochores, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Mitotic Spindle Apparatus, Mutagenesis, Nuclear Proteins, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Signal Transduction
Genetics
Date: Apr. 01, 2001
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