Abstract
During meiotic and mitotic cell divisions, numerous chromosomal processes are essential for the faithful transmission of the genetic material. Pch2TRIP13, a generally conserved member of the AAA+ ATPase (AAA+—ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities) family of ATPases, is rapidly emerging as a key regulator of specific chromosomal events. During the meiotic program, it is involved in controlling G2/prophase processes such as DNA break formation and recombination, checkpoint signaling, and chromosome synapsis. Excitingly, recent work has also implicated a role for Pch2TRIP13 in wiring of the checkpoint that guards the metaphase-to-anaphase transition. For several of these functions, the Hop1, Rev7, and Mad2 (HORMA) domain-containing proteins Hop1HORMAD, Mad2, and p31COMET are important downstream clients or cofactors of Pch2TRIP13. Here, I will discuss our current understanding of the function of Pch2TRIP13 during meiotic and mitotic cell divisions, with a focus on its enzymatic role towards HORMA domain-containing clients.
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I thank Alex Faesen, Stefano Maffini, Maria Thanasoula (MPI Dortmund, Germany), and Andreas Hochwagen (NYU, USA) for critical reading and members of the Vader and Musacchio labs for discussions. I acknowledge Jolien van Hooff (UMC Utrecht/Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Berend Snel (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), and Geert Kops (UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands) for sharing unpublished observations.
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Vader, G. Pch2TRIP13: controlling cell division through regulation of HORMA domains. Chromosoma 124, 333–339 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00412-015-0516-y
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