Mitotic activity of survivin is regulated by acetylation at K129

Aljaberi, Aysha M., Webster, Jamie R.M. and Wheatley, Sally P. (2015) Mitotic activity of survivin is regulated by acetylation at K129. Cell Cycle, 14 (11). pp. 1738-1747. ISSN 1551-4005

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Abstract

Survivin is a cancer-associated protein regulated by multiple factors, including acetylation at K129 within its C-terminal alpha-helical tail. Acetylation of survivin is being pursued as a potential prognostic marker in breast cancer. This modification at K129 may cause nuclear accumulation of survivin in interphase cells; however, whether this affects its essential role during mitosis has not been addressed. We posited whether mimicking acetylation of survivin at K129 alters its activity during mitosis. Fluorescence microscopy and time-lapse imaging showed that, mutating this site to an alanine to act as a constitutive acetyl mimetic, K129A, causes defects in chromosome segregation and cytokinesis. As a non-acetylatable version, K129R, also has difficulty during mitotic exit, we conclude that cyclical acetylation and deacetylation is required for fully functional survivin during mitosis.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/750327
Keywords: apoptosis; acetylation; cancer; mitosis; survivin
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Life Sciences > School of Biomedical Sciences
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2015.1033597
Depositing User: Wheatley, Sally
Date Deposited: 14 Jul 2016 11:55
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:07
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/35001

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