Bora, CEP192 and Cenexin regulate distinct Plk1-dependent cell and centrosome cycle transitions

Article Article scientifique Article Bora, CEP192 and Cenexin regulate distinct Plk1-dependent cell and centrosome cycle transitions eng 2026-06-30 2026-06-30 author Dwivedi Devashish 0000-0002-2039-6570 930841 Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme (PHYME) author Da Costa Horta Borges Crisálida 0009-0009-8370-0232 957752 Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme (PHYME) author Harry Daniela 23513 Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme (PHYME) author Cirillo Luca author Meraldi Patrick 0000-0001-9742-8756 108140 Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme (PHYME) 8158 10.1038/s41467-026-75033-5 42380115 2041-1723 PMC13458439 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75033-5 Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) regulates multiple steps of the cell and centrosome cycle, including mitotic entry, DNA-damage recovery, centrosome maturation and centriole disengagement. Plk1 activity depends on several independent cofactors, such as the cytoplasmic Bora, and the centrosomal proteins Cep192 and Cenexin. However, whether these Plk1 coactivators differentially regulate the Plk1-dependent processes is unknown. Here, we show that each Plk1 coactivator controls different cell and centrosome cycle transitions in human cells. We find that Plk1 already acts in S-phase, where under the control of Cep192 and Aurora A it promotes replication origin firing. Bora is the main Plk1 activator driving mitotic entry, DNA-damage recovery and centrosome maturation in G2, while centriole disengagement is mainly regulated by Cep192 and Cenexin. Our results thus uncover a complex Plk1 activation regulatory network, in which distinct upstream activators dictate its activity in a context-dependent manner. Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism Cell Cycle / physiology Centrioles / metabolism Centrosomal Associated Proteins / genetics Centrosomal Associated Proteins / metabolism Centrosome / metabolism Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / genetics Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / metabolism DNA Damage HeLa Cells Humans Mitosis Polo-Like Kinase 1 Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics Proto-Oncogene Proteins / metabolism Dewey 610 Dewey 612 Swiss National Science Foundation Investigating the control and function of spindle microtubule dynamics 208052 CH Swiss National Science Foundation Polo like kinase 1 regulation and function in cell division and development 175850 CH 134 Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme 21C 4f7589ed-e44d-4850-a4d8-b0c1eccdfe48 Centre de recherche translationnelle en onco-hématologie 209 false 579 Groupe Meraldi Patrick (physiologie 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