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Prophase removal of chromosome-associated RNAs facilitates anaphase chromosome segregation

Judith A. Sharp, Wei Wang, Michael D. Blower
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/813527
Judith A. Sharp
1Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, MA 02114
2Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA 02115
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Wei Wang
1Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, MA 02114
2Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA 02115
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Michael D. Blower
1Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston, MA 02114
2Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA 02115
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During mitosis, the genome is transformed from a decondensed, transcriptionally active state to a highly condensed, transcriptionally inactive state. Mitotic chromosome reorganization is marked by the general attenuation of transcription on chromosome arms, yet how the cell regulates nuclear and chromatin-associated RNAs after chromosome condensation and nuclear envelope breakdown is unknown. SAF-A/hnRNPU is an abundant nuclear protein with RNA-to-DNA tethering activity, coordinated by two spatially distinct nucleic acid binding domains. Here we show that RNA is evicted from prophase chromosomes through Aurora-B-dependent phosphorylation of the SAF-A DNA-binding domain; failure to execute this pathway leads to accumulation of SAF-A:RNA complexes on mitotic chromosomes and elevated rates of anaphase segregation defects. This work reveals a role for Aurora-B in removing chromatin-associated RNAs during prophase, and demonstrates that Aurora-B dependent relocalization of SAF-A during cell division contributes to the fidelity of chromosome segregation.

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Prophase removal of chromosome-associated RNAs facilitates anaphase chromosome segregation
Judith A. Sharp, Wei Wang, Michael D. Blower
bioRxiv 813527; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/813527
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Prophase removal of chromosome-associated RNAs facilitates anaphase chromosome segregation
Judith A. Sharp, Wei Wang, Michael D. Blower
bioRxiv 813527; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/813527

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