PMID- 22351768 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120606 LR - 20211021 IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 287 IP - 15 DP - 2012 Apr 6 TI - RED, a spindle pole-associated protein, is required for kinetochore localization of MAD1, mitotic progression, and activation of the spindle assembly checkpoint. PG - 11704-16 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M111.299131 [doi] AB - The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is essential for ensuring the proper attachment of kinetochores to the spindle and, thus, the precise separation of paired sister chromatids during mitosis. The SAC proteins are recruited to the unattached kinetochores for activation of the SAC in prometaphase. However, it has been less studied whether activation of the SAC also requires the proteins that do not localize to the kinetochores. Here, we show that the nuclear protein RED, also called IK, a down-regulator of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) II, interacts with the human SAC protein MAD1. Two RED-interacting regions identified in MAD1 are from amino acid residues 301-340 and 439-480, designated as MAD1(301-340) and MAD1(439-480), respectively. Our observations reveal that RED is a spindle pole-associated protein that colocalizes with MAD1 at the spindle poles in metaphase and anaphase. Depletion of RED can cause a shorter mitotic timing, a failure in the kinetochore localization of MAD1 in prometaphase, and a defect in the SAC. Furthermore, the RED-interacting peptides MAD1(301-340) and MAD1(439-480), fused to enhanced green fluorescence protein, can colocalize with RED at the spindle poles in prometaphase, and their expression can abrogate the SAC. Taken together, we conclude that RED is required for kinetochore localization of MAD1, mitotic progression, and activation of the SAC. FAU - Yeh, Pei-Chi AU - Yeh PC AD - Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan. FAU - Yeh, Chang-Ching AU - Yeh CC FAU - Chen, Yi-Cheng AU - Chen YC FAU - Juang, Yue-Li AU - Juang YL LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120218 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (IK protein, human) RN - 0 (MAD1L1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins) RN - 0 (enhanced green fluorescent protein) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) SB - IM MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/*metabolism MH - Cytokines/genetics/metabolism/*physiology MH - Gene Knockdown Techniques MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Kinetochores/*metabolism MH - *M Phase Cell Cycle Checkpoints MH - Mitosis MH - Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism MH - Peptide Fragments/metabolism MH - Protein Binding MH - Protein Interaction Domains and Motifs MH - Protein Transport MH - RNA Interference MH - Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism MH - Single-Cell Analysis MH - Time-Lapse Imaging MH - Two-Hybrid System Techniques PMC - PMC3320919 EDAT- 2012/02/22 06:00 MHDA- 2012/06/07 06:00 PMCR- 2013/04/06 CRDT- 2012/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2012/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/02/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/06/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/04/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)53097-4 [pii] AID - M111.299131 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M111.299131 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2012 Apr 6;287(15):11704-16. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M111.299131. Epub 2012 Feb 18.