The kinetically dominant assembly pathway for centrosomal asters in Caenorhabditis elegans is gamma-tubulin dependent.
The kinetically dominant assembly pathway for centrosomal asters in Caenorhabditis elegans is gamma-tubulin dependent.
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.200202047
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发表时间:
2002-05-13
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Hyman AA
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Hannak E;Oegema K;Kirkham M;Gönczy P;Habermann B;Hyman AA
γ-Tubulin–containing complexes are thought to nucleate and anchor centrosomal microtubules (MTs). Surprisingly, a recent study (Strome, S., J. Powers, M. Dunn, K. Reese, C.J. Malone, J. White, G. Seydoux, and W. Saxton. Mol. Biol. Cell. 12:1751–1764) showed that centrosomal asters form in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos depleted of γ-tubulin by RNA-mediated interference (RNAi). Here, we investigate the nucleation and organization of centrosomal MT asters in C. elegans embryos severely compromised for γ-tubulin function. We characterize embryos depleted of ∼98% centrosomal γ-tubulin by RNAi, embryos expressing a mutant form of γ-tubulin, and embryos depleted of a γ-tubulin–associated protein, CeGrip-1. In all cases, centrosomal asters fail to form during interphase but assemble as embryos enter mitosis. The formation of these mitotic asters does not require ZYG-9, a centrosomal MT-associated protein, or cytoplasmic dynein, a minus end–directed motor that contributes to self-organization of mitotic asters in other organisms. By kinetically monitoring MT regrowth from cold-treated mitotic centrosomes in vivo, we show that centrosomal nucleating activity is severely compromised by γ-tubulin depletion. Thus, although unknown mechanisms can support partial assembly of mitotic centrosomal asters, γ-tubulin is the kinetically dominant centrosomal MT nucleator.
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DOI:
10.1083/jcb.153.6.1209
发表时间:
2001-06-11
期刊:
The Journal of cell biology
影响因子:
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作者:
Oegema K;Desai A;Rybina S;Kirkham M;Hyman AA
通讯作者:
Hyman AA
DOI:
10.1083/jcb.144.5.927
发表时间:
1999-03-08
期刊:
The Journal of cell biology
影响因子:
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作者:
Gönczy P;Schnabel H;Kaletta T;Amores AD;Hyman T;Schnabel R
通讯作者:
Schnabel R
影响因子:
7.8
作者:
MORITZ, M;BRAUNFELD, MB;AGARD, DA
通讯作者:
AGARD, DA
影响因子:
64.5
作者:
Nogales, E;Whittaker, M;Downing, KH
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
2.7
作者:
O'Connell, KF;Maxwell, KN;White, JG
通讯作者:
White, JG