csi2p modulates microtubule dynamics and organizes the bipolar spindle for chromosome segregation.
csi2p modulates microtubule dynamics and organizes the bipolar spindle for chromosome segregation.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e14-09-1370
复制
发表时间:
2014-12-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Tran PT
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Costa J;Fu C;Khare VM;Tran PT
A novel gene, csi2+ (chromosome segregation impaired 2), is reported. It localizes to the spindle pole body, and its deletion leads to a transient monopolar spindle and subsequent chromosome lagging. It is proposed that csi2p regulates mitotic microtubule length, defects in which may cause kinetochore–microtubule attachment problems. Proper chromosome segregation is of paramount importance for proper genetic inheritance. Defects in chromosome segregation can lead to aneuploidy, which is a hallmark of cancer cells. Eukaryotic chromosome segregation is accomplished by the bipolar spindle. Additional mechanisms, such as the spindle assembly checkpoint and centromere positioning, further help to ensure complete segregation fidelity. Here we present the fission yeast csi2+. csi2p localizes to the spindle poles, where it regulates mitotic microtubule dynamics, bipolar spindle formation, and subsequent chromosome segregation. csi2 deletion (csi2Δ) results in abnormally long mitotic microtubules, high rate of transient monopolar spindles, and subsequent high rate of chromosome segregation defects. Because csi2Δ has multiple phenotypes, it enables estimates of the relative contribution of the different mechanisms to the overall chromosome segregation process. Centromere positioning, microtubule dynamics, and bipolar spindle formation can all contribute to chromosome segregation. However, the major determinant of chromosome segregation defects in fission yeast may be microtubule dynamic defects.