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J Kingsbury and D Koshland
Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institute of Washington, Baltimore, Maryland 21210.
Centromeres are a complex of centromere DNA (CEN DNA) and specific factors that help mediate microtubule-dependent movement of chromosomes during mitosis. Minichromosomes can be isolated from budding yeast in a way that their centromeres retain the ability to bind microtubules in vitro. Here, we use the binding of these minichromosomes to microtubules to gain insight into the properties of centromeres assembled in vivo. Our results suggest that neither chromosomal DNA topology nor proximity of telomeres influence the cell's ability to assemble centromeres with microtubule-binding activity. The microtubule- binding activity of the minichromosome's centromere is stable in the presence of competitor CEN DNA, suggesting that the complex between the minichromosome CEN DNA and proteins directly bound to it is very stable. The efficiency of centromere binding to microtubules is dependent upon the concentration of microtubule polymer and is inhibited by ATP. These properties are similar to those exhibited by mechanochemical motors. The binding of minichromosomes to microtubules can be inactivated by the presence of 0.2 M NaCl and then reactivated by restoring NaCl to 0.1 M. In 0.2 M NaCl, some centromere factor(s) bind to microtubules, whereas other(s) apparently remain bound to the minichromosome's CEN DNA. Therefore, the yeast centromere appears to consist of two domains: the first consists of a stable core containing CEN DNA and CEN DNA-binding proteins; the second contains a microtubule- binding component(s). The molecular functions of this second domain are discussed.
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