Dynein-Mediated Regional Cell Division Reorientation Shapes a Tailbud Embryo
Dynein-Mediated Regional Cell Division Reorientation Shapes a Tailbud Embryo
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动力蛋白介导的区域细胞分裂重新定向塑造尾芽胚胎
DOI:
10.1016/j.isci.2020.100964
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Gaku Kumano
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作者:
Ayaki Nakamoto;Gaku Kumano
Regulation of cell division orientation controls the spatial distribution of cells during development and is essential for one-directional tissue transformation, such as elongation. However, little is known about whether it plays a role in other types of tissue morphogenesis. Using an ascidianHalocynthia roretzi, we found that differently oriented cell divisions in the epidermis of the future trunk (anterior) and tail (posterior) regions create an hourglass-like epithelial bending between the two regions to shape the tailbud embryo. Our results show that posterior epidermal cells are polarized with dynein protein anteriorly localized, undergo dynein-dependent spindle rotation, and divide along the anteroposterior axis. This cell division facilitates constriction around the embryo's circumference only in the posterior region and epithelial bending formation. Our findings, therefore, provide an important insight into the role of oriented cell division in tissue morphogenesis.