bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.01.429225; this version posted February 2, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Molecular mechanism underlying the non-essentiality of Bub1 for the fidelity of chromosome segregation in human cells Qinfu Chen1, #, Miao Zhang1, #, Xuan Pan1, #, Linli Zhou1, Haiyan Yan 1, Fangwei Wang1, 2, 3, 4 * 1 The MOE Key Laboratory of Biosystems Homeostasis & Protection, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Molecular Cell Biology and Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. 2 Department of Gynecological Oncology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. 3 Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. 4 Lead Contact. # Contributed equally. * To whom correspondence should be addressed: Fangwei Wang Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University Nano Building, Room 577 866 Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China Tel: 86-571-88206127 Email:
[email protected] bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.01.429225; this version posted February 2, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. SUMMARY The multi-task protein kinase Bub1 has long been considered important for chromosome alignment and spindle assembly checkpoint signaling during mitosis. However, recent studies provide surprising evidence that Bub1 may not be essential in human cells, with the underlying mechanism unknown. Here we show that Bub1 plays a redundant role with the non-essential CENP-U complex in recruiting Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) to the kinetochore.