A microtubule-independent role for centrosornes and Aurora A in nuclear envelope breakdown
A microtubule-independent role for centrosornes and Aurora A in nuclear envelope breakdown
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DOI:
10.1016/j.devcel.2007.01.019
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Oegema, Karen
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作者:
Portier, Nathan;Audhya, Anjon;Oegema, Karen
Aurora A kinase localizes to centrosomes and is required for centrosome maturation and spindle assembly. Here we describe a microtubule-independent role for Aurora A and centrosomes in nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) during the first mitotic division of the C. elegans embryo. Aurora A depletion does not alter the onset or kinetics of chromosome condensation, but dramatically: lengthens the interval between the completion of condensation and NEBD. Inhibiting centrosome assembly by other means also lengthens this interval, albeit to a lesser extent than Aurora A depletion. By contrast, centrosomally nucleated microtubules and the nuclear envelope-associated motor dynein are not required for timely NEBD. These results indicate that mitotic centrosomes generate a diffusible factor, which we propose is activated Aurora A, that promotes NEBD. A positive feedback loop, in which an Aurora A-dependent increase in centrosome size promotes Aurora A activation, may temporally couple centrosome maturation to NEBD during mitotic entry.