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PLK4 Homodimerization is Required for CEP152 Centrosome Localization and Spindle Organization
The centrosome-specific Polo-Like Kinase 4 (PLK4) is a unique serine/threonine kinase family member that homodimerizes using its cryptic polo-box (CPB) region. PLK4 homodimerization causes transphosphorylation, which activates its ubiquitin-mediated degradation. The same CPB interacts with upstream centrosome recruiters, CEP152 and CEP192 in human cells. However, the involvement of PLK4 homodimerization with the CEP192-CEP152 network remains unexplored. This work identified a cancerous PLK4 variant, which truncated the protein to disrupt the CPB at 774 residue. The truncated PLK4 is unable to homodimerize or interact with CEP152 or CEP192. During the S-phase, CEP152 recruits PLK4 to centrosomes, and the homodimerization of PLK4 is needed to maintain CEP152 at centrosomes. The reduction in levels of CEP152 on PLK4 homodimerization mutant expression correlates to pericentrin at S-phase centrosomes, which causes unfocussed spindles at the M-phase and reduces cell viability. The work shows a cross-dependency between CEP152 and PLK4 homodimerization for centrosome functioning, which is disrupted in cancer.
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