CCDC15 and inner scaffold proteins depend on each other for centrosomal abundance. (A–E) Representative images and quantification of effect of CCDC15 depletion on centrosomal levels of (A) POC1B and Centrin-2 (for POC1B, siControl = 1 ± 0.45 siCCDC15 = 0.62 ± 0.35, P < 0.0001; and for Centrin-2, siControl = 1 ± 0.38, siCCDC15 = 0.97 ± 0.35, P = 0.2083); (B) POC5 (siControl = 1 ± 0.01, siCCDC15 = 1.15 ± 0.06, P < 0.0001); (C) FAM161A (siControl = 1 ± 0.57, siCCDC15 = 0.97 ± 0.58, P = 0.6618); (D) CEP63 (siControl = 1 ± 0.23, siCCDC15 = 0.96 ± 0.17, P = 0.2143); and (E) CEP164 (siControl = 1 ± 0.14, siCCDC15 = 0.98 ± 0.16, P = 0.5910). RPE1 cells were fixed 96 h after transfection with control or CCDC15 siRNA and stained for the indicated proteins. DNA was visualized with DAPI. Error bars, SD. n > 100 cells per experiment. Data represent mean value from three experiments per condition. Two-sided t test. Scale bar, 1 μm, insets, 0.5 μm. (F) Representative images of the effect of POC5, POC1B, or FAM161A depletion on centrosomal levels of CCDC15. RPE1 cells were fixed 96 h after transfection with the indicated siRNAs and stained for CCDC15, Cenrin-2, and γ-tubulin. DNA was visualized with DAPI. Scale bar, 5 μm. (G) Quantification of CCDC15 centrosomal intensity based on F. Error bars, SD. n > 100 cells per experiment. Data represent mean value from three experiments per condition. siControl = 1 ± 0.4; siPOC1B = 0.44 ± 0.32; siPOC5 = 1.3 ± 0.53; siFAM161A = 0.64 ± 0.24, P < 0.0001, two-sided t test. **** P < 0.0001, ns: non-significant.