FIGURE 3.
The leucine zipper domain of PBIP1 and the coiled-coil domain of CENP-Q are mutually required for both the formation of the PBIP1-CENP-Q complex and the subcellular localization of the complex to centromeres. A–C, HeLa cells transfected with the indicated constructs were immunoprecipitated and immunoblotted. L337P L344P, a PBIP1 leucine zipper mutant; T78A, a Plk1-binding defective PBIP1 mutant (15); L179P, a CENP-Q coiled-coil mutant. D, HeLa cells were transfected with EGFP-PBIP1, EGFP-CENP-Q, or their respective leucine zipper/coiled-coil mutants, and then immunostained. Note that cells expressing a high level of EGFP-PBIP1(L337P L344P) frequently exhibited a low level of centrosome-localized fluorescence. Anti-CREST signals serve as centromere markers.