Structural highlights
Disease
KNL1_HUMAN Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly. A chromosomal aberration involving KNL1 is associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). Translocation t(11;15)(q23;q14) with KMT2A. May give rise to a KMT2A-KNL1 fusion protein.[1] The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Function
KNL1_HUMAN Performs two crucial functions during mitosis: it is essential for spindle-assembly checkpoint signaling and for correct chromosome alignment. Required for attachment of the kinetochores to the spindle microtubules. Directly links BUB1 and BUB1B to kinetochores. Part of the MIS12 complex, which may be fundamental for kinetochore formation and proper chromosome segregation during mitosis. Acts in coordination with CENPK to recruit the NDC80 complex to the outer kinetochore.[2] [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Chinwalla V, Chien A, Odero M, Neilly MB, Zeleznik-Le NJ, Rowley JD. A t(11;15) fuses MLL to two different genes, AF15q14 and a novel gene MPFYVE on chromosome 15. Oncogene. 2003 Mar 6;22(9):1400-10. PMID:12618766 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.onc.1206273
- ↑ Obuse C, Iwasaki O, Kiyomitsu T, Goshima G, Toyoda Y, Yanagida M. A conserved Mis12 centromere complex is linked to heterochromatic HP1 and outer kinetochore protein Zwint-1. Nat Cell Biol. 2004 Nov;6(11):1135-41. Epub 2004 Oct 24. PMID:15502821 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncb1187
- ↑ Kiyomitsu T, Obuse C, Yanagida M. Human Blinkin/AF15q14 is required for chromosome alignment and the mitotic checkpoint through direct interaction with Bub1 and BubR1. Dev Cell. 2007 Nov;13(5):663-76. PMID:17981135 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2007.09.005
- ↑ Cheeseman IM, Hori T, Fukagawa T, Desai A. KNL1 and the CENP-H/I/K complex coordinately direct kinetochore assembly in vertebrates. Mol Biol Cell. 2008 Feb;19(2):587-94. Epub 2007 Nov 28. PMID:18045986 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E07-10-1051
