scholarly journals Distinct Developmental Function of Two Caenorhabditis elegans Homologs of the Cohesin Subunit Scc1/Rad21

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 2399-2409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiko Mito ◽  
Asako Sugimoto ◽  
Masayuki Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Chromosome Segregation ◽  
Mitotic Chromosome ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Late Embryogenesis ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cohesin Subunit ◽  
Cycle Dependent

Cohesin, which mediates sister chromatid cohesion, is composed of four subunits, named Scc1/Rad21, Scc3, Smc1, and Smc3 in yeast. Caenorhabditis elegans has a single homolog for each of Scc3, Smc1, and Smc3, but as many as four for Scc1/Rad21 (COH-1, SCC-1/COH-2, COH-3, and REC-8). Except for REC-8 required for meiosis, function of these C. elegans proteins remains largely unknown. Herein, we examined their possible involvement in mitosis and development. Embryos depleted of the homolog of either Scc3, or Smc1, or Smc3 by RNA interference revealed a defect in mitotic chromosome segregation but not in chromosome condensation and cytokinesis. Depletion of SCC-1/COH-2 caused similar phenotypes. SCC-1/COH-2 was present in cells destined to divide. It localized to chromosomes in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Worms depleted of COH-1 arrested at either the late embryonic or the larval stage, with no indication of mitotic dysfunction. COH-1 associated chromosomes throughout the cell cycle in all somatic cells undergoing late embryogenesis or larval development. Thus, SCC-1/COH-2 and the homologs of Scc3, Smc1, and Smc3 facilitate mitotic chromosome segregation during the development, presumably by forming a cohesin complex, whereas COH-1 seems to play a role important for development but unrelated to mitosis.

Dynamic cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation modulates CENP-L-CENP-N centromere recruitment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra P Navarro ◽  
Iain M Cheeseman
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Chromosome Segregation ◽  
S Phase ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Dynamic Cell ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent ◽  
Unique Cell ◽  
Localization Behavior ◽  
Constitutive Phosphorylation

The kinetochore is a macromolecular structure that is required to ensure proper chromosome segregation during each cell division. The kinetochore is assembled upon a platform of the 16-subunit Constitutive Centromere Associated Network (CCAN), which is present at centromeres throughout the cell cycle. The nature and regulation of CCAN assembly, interactions, and dynamics required to facilitate changing centromere properties and requirements remain to be fully elucidated. The CENP-LN CCAN sub-complex displays a unique cell cycle-dependent localization behavior, peaking in S phase. Here, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of CENP-L and CENP-N controls CENP-LN complex formation and localization in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Mimicking constitutive phosphorylation of either CENP-L or CENP-N or simultaneously preventing phosphorylation of both proteins prevents CENP-LN localization and disrupts chromosome segregation. Together, our work suggests that cycles of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are critical for CENP-LN complex recruitment and dynamics at centromeres to enable cell cycle-dependent CCAN reorganization.

scholarly journals Conservation of the Centromere/Kinetochore Protein ZW10

1997 ◽  
Vol 138 (6) ◽  
pp. 1289-1301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Starr ◽  
Byron C. Williams ◽  
Zexiao Li ◽  
Bijan Etemad-Moghadam ◽  
R. Kelly Dawe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Chromosome Segregation ◽  
Metaphase Plate ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Anaphase Onset ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent ◽  
Related Proteins ◽  
Drosophila Cells

Mutations in the essential Drosophila melanogaster gene zw10 disrupt chromosome segregation, producing chromosomes that lag at the metaphase plate during anaphase of mitosis and both meiotic divisions. Recent evidence suggests that the product of this gene, DmZW10, acts at the kinetochore as part of a tension-sensing checkpoint at anaphase onset. DmZW10 displays an intriguing cell cycle–dependent intracellular distribution, apparently moving from the centromere/kinetochore at prometaphase to kinetochore microtubules at metaphase, and back to the centromere/kinetochore at anaphase (Williams, B.C., M. Gatti, and M.L. Goldberg. 1996. J. Cell Biol. 134:1127-1140). We have identified ZW10-related proteins from widely diverse species with divergent centromere structures, including several Drosophilids, Caenorhabditis elegans, Arabidopsis thaliana, Mus musculus, and humans. Antibodies against the human ZW10 protein display a cell cycle–dependent staining pattern in HeLa cells strikingly similar to that previously observed for DmZW10 in dividing Drosophila cells. Injections of C. elegans ZW10 antisense RNA phenocopies important aspects of the mutant phenotype in Drosophila: these include a strong decrease in brood size, suggesting defects in meiosis or germline mitosis, a high percentage of lethality among the embryos that are produced, and the appearance of chromatin bridges at anaphase. These results indicate that at least some aspects of the functional role of the ZW10 protein in ensuring proper chromosome segregation are conserved across large evolutionary distances.

scholarly journals Truncated APC regulates the transcriptional activity of β-catenin in a cell cycle dependent manner

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Schneikert ◽  
Annette Grohmann ◽  
Jürgen Behrens
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Transcriptional Activity ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent

scholarly journals Ser68 phosphoregulation is essential for CENP-A deposition, centromere function and viability in mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuting Liu ◽  
Kehui Wang ◽  
Li Huang ◽  
Jicheng Zhao ◽  
Xinpeng Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Histone H3 ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Centromere Function ◽  
Histone H3 Variant ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent ◽  
Spatiotemporal Control

Centromere identity is defined by nucleosomes containing CENP-A, a histone H3 variant. The deposition of CENP-A at centromeres is tightly regulated in a cell-cycle-dependent manner. We previously reported that the spatiotemporal control of centromeric CENP-A incorporation is mediated by the phosphorylation of CENP-A Ser68. However, a recent report argued that Ser68 phosphoregulation is dispensable for accurate CENP-A loading. Here, we report that the substitution of Ser68 of endogenous CENP-A with either Gln68 or Glu68 severely impairs CENP-A deposition and cell viability. We also find that mice harboring the corresponding mutations are lethal. Together, these results indicate that the dynamic phosphorylation of Ser68 ensures cell-cycle-dependent CENP-A deposition and cell viability.

scholarly journals Gcn5-mediated acetylation at MBF-regulated promoters induces the G1/S transcriptional wave

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (16) ◽  
pp. 8439-8451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto González-Medina ◽  
Elena Hidalgo ◽  
José Ayté
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Histone H3 ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Saga Complex ◽  
Lysine Residues ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent ◽  
Regulated Promoters

Abstract In fission yeast, MBF-dependent transcription is inactivated at the end of S phase through a negative feedback loop that involves the co-repressors, Yox1 and Nrm1. Although this repression system is well known, the molecular mechanisms involved in MBF activation remain largely unknown. Compacted chromatin constitutes a barrier to activators accessing promoters. Here, we show that chromatin regulation plays a key role in activating MBF-dependent transcription. Gcn5, a part of the SAGA complex, binds to MBF-regulated promoters through the MBF co-activator Rep2 in a cell cycle-dependent manner and in a reverse correlation to the binding of the MBF co-repressors, Nrm1 or Yox1. We propose that the co-repressors function as physical barriers to SAGA recruitment onto MBF promoters. We also show that Gcn5 acetylates specific lysine residues on histone H3 in a cell cycle-regulated manner. Furthermore, either in a gcn5 mutant or in a strain in which histone H3 is kept in an unacetylated form, MBF-dependent transcription is downregulated. In summary, Gcn5 is required for the full activation and correct timing of MBF-regulated gene transcription.

scholarly journals Correction: Optineurin Regulates the Interferon Response in a Cell Cycle-Dependent Manner

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e1004971 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Génin ◽  
Frédérique Cuvelier ◽  
Sandrine Lambin ◽  
Josina Côrte-Real Filipe ◽  
Elodie Autrusseau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Interferon Response ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent

Importin α/β-mediated nuclear protein import is regulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner

2004 ◽  
Vol 297 (1) ◽  
pp. 285-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noriko Yasuhara ◽  
Eri Takeda ◽  
Hitomi Inoue ◽  
Ippei Kotera ◽  
Yoshihiro Yoneda
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Protein Import ◽  
Nuclear Protein ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Importin Α ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Nuclear Protein Import ◽  
Cycle Dependent

scholarly journals Cks1 is degraded via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in a cell cycle-dependent manner

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 889-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayuki Hattori ◽  
Kyoko Kitagawa ◽  
Chiharu Uchida ◽  
Toshiaki Oda ◽  
Masatoshi Kitagawa
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome Pathway ◽  
Ubiquitin Proteasome ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Proteasome Pathway ◽  
Cycle Dependent

scholarly journals Cyclin-dependent Kinases Phosphorylate p73 at Threonine 86 in a Cell Cycle-dependent Manner and Negatively Regulate p73

2003 ◽  
Vol 278 (30) ◽  
pp. 27421-27431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Gaiddon ◽  
Maria Lokshin ◽  
Isabelle Gross ◽  
Danielle Levasseur ◽  
Yoichi Taya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinases ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Cycle Dependent

scholarly journals LIN-5 Is a Novel Component of the Spindle Apparatus Required for Chromosome Segregation and Cleavage Plane Specification in Caenorhabditis elegans

2000 ◽  
Vol 148 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique A. Lorson ◽  
H. Robert Horvitz ◽  
Sander van den Heuvel
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Dna Replication ◽  
Chromosome Segregation ◽  
Cleavage Plane ◽  
Coiled Coil ◽  
Metaphase Plate ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Spindle Apparatus ◽  
Cytoplasmic Cleavage

Successful divisions of eukaryotic cells require accurate and coordinated cycles of DNA replication, spindle formation, chromosome segregation, and cytoplasmic cleavage. The Caenorhabditis elegans gene lin-5 is essential for multiple aspects of cell division. Cells in lin-5 null mutants enter mitosis at the normal time and form bipolar spindles, but fail chromosome alignment at the metaphase plate, sister chromatid separation, and cytokinesis. Despite these defects, cells exit from mitosis without delay and progress through subsequent rounds of DNA replication, centrosome duplication, and abortive mitoses. In addition, early embryos that lack lin-5 function show defects in spindle positioning and cleavage plane specification. The lin-5 gene encodes a novel protein with a central coiled-coil domain. This protein localizes to the spindle apparatus in a cell cycle- and microtubule-dependent manner. The LIN-5 protein is located at the centrosomes throughout mitosis, at the kinetochore microtubules in metaphase cells, and at the spindle during meiosis. Our results show that LIN-5 is a novel component of the spindle apparatus required for chromosome and spindle movements, cytoplasmic cleavage, and correct alternation of the S and M phases of the cell cycle.

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