Originally published as Genetics Published Articles Ahead of Print on October 12, 2009.

Genetics, Vol. 183, 1591-1595, December 2009, Copyright © 2009
doi:10.1534/genetics.109.109041

Analysis of Ipl1-Mediated Phosphorylation of the Ndc80 Kinetochore Protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

* Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, {dagger} Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 and {ddagger} Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington 98103

1 Corresponding author: 1100 Fairview Ave. N, A2-168, P. O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109.
E-mail: sbiggins{at}fhcrc.org

Phosphorylation of the Ndc80 kinetochore protein by the Ipl1/Aurora B kinase reduces its microtubule binding activity in vitro. We found that kinetochore-bound Ndc80 is phosphorylated on Ipl1 sites in vivo, but this phosphorylation is not essential. Instead, we show that additional Ipl1 targets contribute to segregation and the spindle checkpoint.




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