Polo is not solo in meiosis
Polo is not solo in meiosis
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波罗在减数分裂中并不是单独的
DOI:
10.1080/15384101.2017.1411435
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发表时间:
2018
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影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Tsubouchi Hideo
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文献类型:
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作者:
Argunhan Bilge;Tsubouchi Tomomi;Tsubouchi Hideo
Meiosis is a specialized cell division that reduces the chromosome number of germ cells by exactly half, thereby ensuring that gametes have precisely half the complement of chromosomes as somatic cells. This reduction in ploidy is achieved through the coupling of a single round of DNA replication with two tandem nuclear divisions, meiosis I and meiosis II. During meiosis I, homologs (ie, chromosomes of different parental origin) are separated, whereas in meiosis II, sister chromatids are separated. Since the separation of sister chromatids also occurs in mitosis, it is the separation of homologs that makes meiosis unique. Ironically, the correct separation of homologs starts with their pairing. In early prophase I, a proteinaceous macromolecule known as the synaptonemal complex (SC) begins to form. The SC facilitates the pairing of homologs by adhering them along their entire lengths, leading to the formation of recombination intermediates between homologs. As cells exit prophase I, the SC abruptly disassembles and the recombination intermediates are converted into crossovers. Although the SC is essential for efficient crossing over, if left intact until anaphase I, it would oppose the microtubule forces responsible for separating homologs, potentially resulting in severe chromosomal nondisjunction. Despite this, and in contrast to SC formation, relatively little is known about SC disassembly [1]. Exit from prophase I in budding yeast is achieved through upregulation of Ndt80, the master transcription factor of meiosis. From the hundreds of genes that Ndt80 upregulates, the only gene product essential for SC destruction is Polo-like kinase (Polo)[2]. We recently reported that, in addition to Polo, Dbf4-dependent Cdc7 kinase (DDK) and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) play important roles in regulating SC disassembly [3]. The efficiency of SC disassembly, as determined by immunofluorescence microscopy, was found to show a strong positive correlation with DDK-Polo interaction strength. Examination of whole cell extracts revealed that SC disassembly correlated with a drastic decline in the levels of major SC components, indicating that the disassembly mechanism mediated by DDK and Polo involves protein destruction. Moreover, upon depletion of Dbf4 or Cdc7, which comprise the regulatory and catalytic subunits of DDK, respectively, Polo-driven SC destruction became inefficient. Similarly, inactivation of CDK greatly hindered SC destruction. However, in both cases, SC destruction still occurred, albeit inefficiently. These findings highlighted a coordinated effort by three fundamental cell cycle kinases in promoting SC destruction. Whereas DDK activity is high in prophase I, Polo levels are relatively low until exit from prophase I. In parallel, CDK activity is also enhanced through the upregulation of cyclins. Thus, the three kinases have distinct activity profiles during meiosis. However, DDK activity is swiftly ablated at the completion of metaphase I through anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosomemediated destruction of Dbf4, effectively creating a narrow window of time in the cell cycle when the activities of all three kinases coincide (Fig. 1). It is within this timeframe that the three kinases collaborate to destroy the SC. At the molecular level, Polo and CDK collaboratively phosphorylate Dbf4 at the prophase I-metaphase I transition; this phosphorylation is important for efficient SC destruction [4]. Thus, Dbf4 serves as the hub of a phosphorylation-based signalling network involving DDK, Polo, and CDK. This phosphorylation then triggers a downstream cascade to promote Polo-mediated SC destruction. This could potentially involve direct phosphorylation of Polo by …
影响因子:
10.5
作者:
Sourirajan, Anuradha;Lichten, Michael
通讯作者:
Lichten, Michael