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Cep57 and Cep57l1 cooperate to recruit the Cep63-Cep152 complex for centriole biogenesis

Zhao, H.·Yang, S.·Duan, X.·Chen, Q.·Li, G.·Huang, Q.·Zhu, X.·Yan, X.
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Cep152 and Cep63 act as the cradle and recruit Plk4 to initiate the centriole biogenesis in a mother centriole dependent manner. However, how the Cep152-Cep63 complex is targeted to the proximal end of mother centrioles is unclear. In this study, we show that Cep57 and its paralog, Cep57l1, colocalize with Cep63 and Cep152 at the proximal end of mother centrioles in both cycling cells and differentiated multiciliated cells. Both Cep57 and Cep57l1 associate with the Cep152-Cep63 complex by directly binding to the centrosomal targeting region of Cep63. Co-depletion of Cep57 and Cep57l1 blocks the loading of Cep63-Cep152 to the centriole and subsequently prevents centriole duplication. We propose that Cep57 and Cep57l1 act together to ensure the recruitment of the Cep63-Cep152 complex to the mother centrioles for procentriole formation. Summary statementCep57 and its paralog, Cep57l1, cooperatively act as a molecular scaffold to recruit the Cep63-Cep152 cradle to the proximal end of centrioles in the early stages of centriole duplication.

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Zhao, H., Yang, S., Duan, X., Chen, Q., Li, G., Huang, Q., Zhu, X., Yan, X.. 2019-12-11. Cep57 and Cep57l1 cooperate to recruit the Cep63-Cep152 complex for centriole biogenesis. https://doi.org/10.1101/842682

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