Centromere protection requires strict mitotic inactivation of the Bloom syndrome helicase complex.

ABSTRACT: The BTRR (BLM/TOP3A/RMI1/RMI2) complex resolves DNA replication and recombination intermediates to maintain genome stability. Alongside PICH, they target mitotic DNA intertwinements, known as ultrafine DNA bridges, facilitating chromosome segregation. Both BLM and PICH undergo transient mitotic hyper-phosphorylation, but the biological significance of this remains elusive. Here, we uncover that during early mitosis, CDK1 and PLK1 constrain BTRR complex activities at centromeres. CDK1 destabilises the complex, limiting its binding to PICH at specialised chromatin underneath kinetochores. Inactivating the BLM-TOP3A interaction compromises the UFB-binding complex functions and prevents centromere destruction. Different phosphorylation on BLM affects the TRR subcomplex interaction and the mito

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Casanas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12373852 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature