The Caenorhabditis elegans protein SAS-5 forms large oligomeric assemblies critical for centriole formation

  1. Kacper B Rogala
  2. Nicola J Dynes
  3. Georgios N Hatzopoulos
  4. Jun Yan
  5. Sheng Kai Pong
  6. Carol V Robinson
  7. Charlotte M Deane
  8. Pierre Gönczy
  9. Ioannis Vakonakis  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland

Abstract

Centrioles are microtubule-based organelles crucial for cell division, sensing and motility. In C. elegans, the onset of centriole formation requires notably the proteins SAS-5 and SAS-6, which have functional homologs across eukaryotic evolution. Whereas the molecular architecture of SAS-6 and its role in initiating centriole formation are well understood, the mechanisms by which SAS-5 and its relatives function is unclear. Here, we combine biophysical and structural analysis to uncover the architecture of SAS-5 and examine its functional implications in vivo. Our work reveals that two distinct self-associating domains are necessary to form higher-order oligomers of SAS-5: a trimeric coiled coil and a novel globular dimeric Implico domain. Disruption of either domain leads to centriole duplication failure in worm embryos, indicating that large SAS-5 assemblies are necessary for function in vivo.

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  1. Kacper B Rogala

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  2. Nicola J Dynes

    Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  3. Georgios N Hatzopoulos

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  4. Jun Yan

    Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  5. Sheng Kai Pong

    Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  6. Carol V Robinson

    Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  7. Charlotte M Deane

    Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  8. Pierre Gönczy

    Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, School of Life Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  9. Ioannis Vakonakis

    Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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    ioannis.vakonakis@bioch.ox.ac.uk
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  1. Anthony A Hyman, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany

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  1. Received: March 10, 2015
  2. Accepted: May 28, 2015
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: May 29, 2015 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: June 18, 2015 (version 2)

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© 2015, Rogala et al.

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  1. Kacper B Rogala
  2. Nicola J Dynes
  3. Georgios N Hatzopoulos
  4. Jun Yan
  5. Sheng Kai Pong
  6. Carol V Robinson
  7. Charlotte M Deane
  8. Pierre Gönczy
  9. Ioannis Vakonakis
(2015)
The Caenorhabditis elegans protein SAS-5 forms large oligomeric assemblies critical for centriole formation
eLife 4:e07410.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.07410

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