National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)
261198
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
134020
United States
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
130302
United States
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
2019-69645
United States
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
1022785
United States
Citation
Journal: Cell / Year: 2025 Title: Centromeric chromatin clearings demarcate the site of kinetochore formation. Authors: Kathryn Kixmoeller / Ekaterina V Tarasovetc / Elie Mer / Yi-Wei Chang / Ben E Black / Abstract: The centromere is the chromosomal locus that recruits the kinetochore, directing faithful propagation of the genome during cell division. Using cryo-ET on human mitotic chromosomes, we reveal a ...The centromere is the chromosomal locus that recruits the kinetochore, directing faithful propagation of the genome during cell division. Using cryo-ET on human mitotic chromosomes, we reveal a distinctive architecture at the centromere: clustered 20- to 25-nm nucleosome-associated complexes within chromatin clearings that delineate them from surrounding chromatin. Centromere components CENP-C and CENP-N are each required for the integrity of the complexes, while CENP-C is also required to maintain the chromatin clearing. We find that CENP-C is required in mitosis, not just for kinetochore assembly, likely reflecting its role in organizing the inner kinetochore during chromosome segregation. We further visualize the scaffold of the fibrous corona, a structure amplified at unattached kinetochores, revealing crescent-shaped parallel arrays of fibrils extending >1 μm. Thus, we reveal how the organization of centromeric chromatin creates a clearing at the site of kinetochore formation as well as the nature of kinetochore amplification mediated by corona fibrils.
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Annotation
Kinetochore on isolated human mitotic chromosome under conditions of prolonged spindle detachment
Voxel size
X=Y=Z: 8.551 Å
Density
Minimum - Maximum
-128.0 - 127.0
Average (Standard dev.)
35.106119999999997 (±22.185064000000001)
Symmetry
Space group: 1
Details
EMDB XML:
Map geometry
Axis order
X
Y
Z
Origin
-209
209
-203
Dimensions
1440
1023
405
Spacing
1023
1440
405
Cell
A: 8747.673 Å / B: 12313.439 Å / C: 3463.1548 Å α=β=γ: 90.0 °
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Supplemental data
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Sample components
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Entire : Mitotic chromosome
Entire
Name: Mitotic chromosome
Components
Organelle or cellular component: Mitotic chromosome
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Supramolecule #1: Mitotic chromosome
Supramolecule
Name: Mitotic chromosome / type: organelle_or_cellular_component / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 Details: Centromere region of mitotic chromosome including the kinetochore after prolonged spindle detachment
Source (natural)
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
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Experimental details
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Structure determination
Method
cryo EM
Processing
electron tomography
Aggregation state
particle
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Sample preparation
Buffer
pH: 7.2
Grid
Model: Quantifoil R2/2 / Material: GOLD / Mesh: 200 / Support film - Material: CARBON / Support film - topology: HOLEY / Pretreatment - Type: GLOW DISCHARGE
Vitrification
Cryogen name: ETHANE-PROPANE / Instrument: LEICA EM GP
Details
Kinetochore on isolated human mitotic chromosome under conditions of prolonged spindle detachment
Sectioning
Other: NO SECTIONING
Fiducial marker
Manufacturer: Ted Pella / Diameter: 10 nm
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Electron microscopy
Microscope
FEI TITAN KRIOS
Specialist optics
Phase plate: VOLTA PHASE PLATE
Image recording
Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 2.13 e/Å2
Electron beam
Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN
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