CPAP promotes timely cilium disassembly to maintain neural progenitor pool.

First Authors Elke Gabriel
Authors Elke Gabriel, Arpit Wason, Anand Ramani, Li Ming Gooi, Patrick Keller, Andrei I. Pozniakovsky, Ina Poser, Florian Noack, Narasimha Swamy Telugu, Federico Calegari, Tomo Šarić, Juergen Hescheler, Anthony Hyman, Marco Gottardo, Giuliano Callaini, Fowzan Sami Alkuraya, Jay Gopalakrishnan
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Last Authors Jay Gopalakrishnan
Journal Name EMBO journal, The (EMBO J)
Volume 35
Issue 8
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Print Publication Date 2016-04-15
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Abstract A mutation in the centrosomal-P4.1-associated protein (CPAP) causes Seckel syndrome with microcephaly, which is suggested to arise from a decline in neural progenitor cells (NPCs) during development. However, mechanisms ofNPCs maintenance remain unclear. Here, we report an unexpected role for the cilium inNPCs maintenance and identifyCPAPas a negative regulator of ciliary length independent of its role in centrosome biogenesis. At the onset of cilium disassembly,CPAPprovides a scaffold for the cilium disassembly complex (CDC), which includes Nde1, Aurora A, andOFD1, recruited to the ciliary base for timely cilium disassembly. In contrast, mutatedCPAPfails to localize at the ciliary base associated with inefficientCDCrecruitment, long cilia, retarded cilium disassembly, and delayed cell cycle re-entry leading to premature differentiation of patientiPS-derivedNPCs. AberrantCDCfunction also promotes premature differentiation ofNPCs in SeckeliPS-derived organoids. Thus, our results suggest a role for cilia in microcephaly and its involvement during neurogenesis and brain size control.
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DOI 10.15252/embj.201593679
PubMed ID 26929011
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