scholarly journals Spastin Interacts with CRMP5 to Promote  Spindle Organization of Mouse Oocytes by  Severing Microtubules.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Feng Shou ◽  
Lei-lei Gao ◽  
Zhen Jin ◽  
Jin-Wei Liu ◽  
Shan-Shan Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Microtubule Dynamics ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Microtubule Severing ◽  
Abnormal Phenotype ◽  
Mammalian Oocyte ◽  
Spindle Microtubules ◽  
Normal Meiosis

Abstract Background ： Microtubule-severing protein (MTSP) is highly critical for the survival of both mitotic and post-mitotic cells.However, the study of MTSP in the meiosis of mammalian oocyte has not been reported. Results ：We found that spastin, a member of the MTSP family, was highly expressed in oocyte and aggregated in spindle microtubules. After knocking down spastin by specific siRNA, the spindle microtubule density of meiotic oocyte decreased significantly. When the oocyte was cultured in vitro, the oocyte lacking spastin showed obvious maturation obstacles. Combining with the microtubule severing activity of spastin, we speculate that spastin on spindle may increase the microtubule broken ends by severing microtubules, thus playing a nucleating role, promoting spindle assembly and ensuring normal meiosis. In addition, we found that there was co-localization and interaction between CRMP5 and spastin in oocyte. The knockdown of CRMP5 may also lead to spindle abnormalities and developmental disorders in oocyte. Overexpression of spastin may save the abnormal phenotype caused by deletion of CRMP5. Conclusions ：To sum up, our data support a model in which the interaction between spastin and CRMP5 promotes the assembly of spindle microtubules in oocyte by controlling microtubule dynamics, thus ensuring normal meiosis.

scholarly journals Spastin interacts with CRMP5 to promote spindle organization in mouse oocytes by severing microtubules

Zygote ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Zhen Jin ◽  
Hua-Feng Shou ◽  
Jin-Wei Liu ◽  
Shan-Shan Jiang ◽  
Yan Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Collapsin Response Mediator Protein ◽  
Microtubule Severing ◽  
Structural Support ◽  
Mediator Protein ◽  
Spindle Microtubules ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
Normal Meiosis

Abstract Microtubule-severing protein (MTSP) is critical for the survival of both mitotic and postmitotic cells. However, the study of MTSP during meiosis of mammalian oocytes has not been reported. We found that spastin, a member of the MTSP family, was highly expressed in oocytes and aggregated in spindle microtubules. After knocking down spastin by specific siRNA, the spindle microtubule density of meiotic oocytes decreased significantly. When the oocytes were cultured in vitro, the oocytes lacking spastin showed an obvious maturation disorder. Considering the microtubule-severing activity of spastin, we speculate that spastin on spindles may increase the number of microtubule broken ends by severing the microtubules, therefore playing a nucleating role, promoting spindle assembly and ensuring normal meiosis. In addition, we found the colocalization and interaction of collapsin response mediator protein 5 (CRMP5) and spastin in oocytes. CRMP5 can provide structural support and promote microtubule aggregation, creating transportation routes, and can interact with spastin in the microtubule activity of nerve cells (30). Knocking down CRMP5 may lead to spindle abnormalities and developmental disorders in oocytes. Overexpression of spastin may reverse the abnormal phenotype caused by the deletion of CRMP5. In summary, our data support a model in which the interaction between spastin and CRMP5 promotes the assembly of spindle microtubules in oocytes by controlling microtubule dynamics, therefore ensuring normal meiosis.

scholarly journals Differentiation of Cytoplasmic and Meiotic Spindle Assembly MCAK Functions by Aurora B-dependent Phosphorylation

2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 2895-2906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryoma Ohi ◽  
Tanuj Sapra ◽  
Jonathan Howard ◽  
Timothy J. Mitchison
Keyword(s):  
Chromosome Segregation ◽  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Microtubule Dynamics ◽  
Meiotic Spindle ◽  
Aurora B ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Bipolar Spindles

The KinI kinesin MCAK is a microtubule depolymerase important for governing spindle microtubule dynamics during chromosome segregation. The dynamic nature of spindle assembly and chromosome-microtubule interactions suggest that mechanisms must exist that modulate the activity of MCAK, both spatially and temporally. In Xenopus extracts, MCAK associates with and is stimulated by the inner centromere protein ICIS. The inner centromere kinase Aurora B also interacts with ICIS and MCAK raising the possibility that Aurora B may regulate MCAK activity as well. Herein, we demonstrate that recombinant Aurora B-INCENP inhibits Xenopus MCAK activity in vitro in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Substituting endogenous MCAK in Xenopus extracts with the alanine mutant XMCAK-4A, which is resistant to inhibition by Aurora B-INCENP, led to assembly of mono-astral and monopolar structures instead of bipolar spindles. The size of these structures and extent of tubulin polymerization in XMCAK-4A extracts indicate that XM-CAK-4A is not defective for microtubule dynamics regulation throughout the cytoplasm. We further demonstrate that the ability of XMCAK-4A to localize to inner centromeres is abolished. Our results show that MCAK regulation of cytoplasmic and spindle-associated microtubules can be differentiated by Aurora B-dependent phosphorylation, and they further demonstrate that this regulation is required for bipolar meiotic spindle assembly.

scholarly journals The impact of chromosomes and centrosomes on spindle assembly as observed in living cells.

1995 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 1287-1300 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Zhang ◽  
R B Nicklas
Keyword(s):  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Living Cells ◽  
Microtubule Dynamics ◽  
Specific Site ◽  
Polarization Microscopy ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Single Chromosome ◽  
Bipolar Spindle ◽  
The Impact

We analyzed the role that chromosomes, kinetochores, and centrosomes play in spindle assembly in living grasshopper spermatocytes by reconstructing spindles lacking certain components. We used video-enhanced, polarization microscopy to distinguish the effect of each component on spindle microtubule dynamics and we discovered that both chromosomes and centrosomes make potent and very different contributions to the organization of the spindle. Remarkably, the position of a single chromosome can markedly affect the distribution of microtubules within a spindle or even alter the fate of spindle assembly. In an experimentally constructed spindle having only one chromosome, moving the chromosome to one of the two poles induces a dramatic assembly of microtubules at the nearer pole and a concomitant disassembly at the farther pole. So long as a spindle carries a single chromosome it will persist normally. A spindle will also persist even when all chromosomes are detached and then removed from the cell. If, however, a single chromosome remains in the cell but is detached from the spindle and kept in the cytoplasm, the spindle disassembles. One might expect the effect of chromosomes on spindle assembly to relate to a property of a specific site on each chromosome, perhaps the kinetochore. We have ruled out that possibility by showing that it is the size of chromosomes rather than the number of kinetochores that matters. Although chromosomes affect spindle assembly, they cannot organize a spindle in the absence of centrosomes. In contrast, centrosomes can organize a functional bipolar spindle in the absence of chromosomes. If both centrosomes and chromosomes are removed from the cell, the spindle quickly disappears.

scholarly journals Hepatoma Up-Regulated Protein Is Required for Chromatin-induced Microtubule Assembly Independently of TPX2

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 4900-4908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia M. Casanova ◽  
Sofia Rybina ◽  
Hideki Yokoyama ◽  
Eric Karsenti ◽  
Iain W. Mattaj
Keyword(s):  
Xenopus Laevis ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Microtubule Assembly ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Microtubule Stabilization ◽  
Egg Extracts ◽  
Spindle Midzone ◽  
Microtubule Growth ◽  
Spindle Microtubules

The production of RanGTP around chromosomes is crucial for spindle microtubule assembly in mitosis. Previous work has shown that hepatoma up-regulated protein (HURP) is a Ran target, required for microtubule stabilization and spindle organization. Here we report a detailed analysis of HURP function in Xenopus laevis mitotic egg extracts. HURP depletion severely impairs bipolar spindle assembly around chromosomes: the few spindles that do form show a significant decrease in microtubule density at the spindle midzone. HURP depletion does not interfere with microtubule growth from purified centrosomes, but completely abolishes microtubule assembly induced by chromatin beads or RanGTP. Simultaneous depletion of the microtubule destabilizer MCAK with HURP does not rescue the phenotype, demonstrating that the effect of HURP is not to antagonize the destabilization activity of MCAK. Although the phenotype of HURP depletion closely resembles that reported for TPX2 depletion, we find no evidence that TPX2 and HURP physically interact or that they influence each other in their effects on spindle microtubules. Our data indicate that HURP and TPX2 have nonredundant functions essential for chromatin-induced microtubule assembly.

scholarly journals Interaction of NuMA protein with the kinesin Eg5: its possible role in bipolar spindle assembly and chromosome alignment

2013 ◽  
Vol 451 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuko Iwakiri ◽  
Sachiko Kamakura ◽  
Junya Hayase ◽  
Hideki Sumimoto
Keyword(s):  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Cytoplasmic Dynein ◽  
Mitotic Apparatus ◽  
Bipolar Spindle ◽  
Spindle Poles ◽  
Interphase Cells ◽  
Correct Alignment ◽  
Spindle Microtubules

Bipolar spindle assembly in mitotic cells is a prerequisite to ensure correct alignment of chromosomes for their segregation to each daughter cell; spindle microtubules are tethered at plus ends to chromosomes and focused at minus ends to either of the two spindle poles. NuMA (nuclear mitotic apparatus protein) is present solely in the nucleus in interphase cells, but relocalizes during mitosis to the spindle poles to play a crucial role in spindle assembly via focusing spindle microtubules to each pole. In the present study we show that the kinesin-5 family motor Eg5 is a protein that directly interacts with NuMA, using a proteomics approach and various binding assays both in vivo and in vitro. During mitosis Eg5 appears to interact with NuMA in the vicinity of the spindle poles, whereas the interaction does not occur in interphase cells, where Eg5 is distributed throughout the cytoplasm but NuMA exclusively localizes to the nucleus. Slight, but significant, depletion of Eg5 in HeLa cells by RNA interference results in formation of less-focused spindle poles with misaligned chromosomes in metaphase; these phenotypes are similar to those induced by depletion of NuMA. Since NuMA is less accumulated at the spindle poles in Eg5-depleted cells, Eg5 probably contributes to spindle assembly via regulating NuMA localization. Furthermore, depletion of cytoplasmic dynein induces mislocalization of NuMA and phenotypes similar to those observed in NuMA-depleted cells, without affecting Eg5 localization to the spindles. Thus dynein appears to control NuMA function in conjunction with Eg5.

scholarly journals SKAP interacts with Aurora B to guide end-on capture of spindle microtubules via phase separation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjuan Zhang ◽  
Fengrui Yang ◽  
Wenwen Wang ◽  
Xiwei Wang ◽  
Dongmei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Chromosome Segregation ◽  
Aurora B ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Dynamic Interactions ◽  
Chromosome Alignment ◽  
Spindle Microtubules ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Chromosome segregation in mitosis is orchestrated by the dynamic interactions between the kinetochore and spindle microtubules. Our recent studies show that mitotic motor CENP-E cooperates with SKAP and forms a link between kinetochore core MIS13 complex and spindle microtubule plus-ends to achieve accurate chromosome alignment in mitosis. However, it remains elusive how SKAP regulates kinetochore attachment from lateral association to end-on attachment during metaphase alignment. Here, we identify a novel interaction between Aurora B and SKAP that orchestrates accurate interaction between the kinetochore and dynamic spindle microtubules. Interestingly, SKAP spontaneously phase-separates in vitro via weak, multivalent interactions into droplets with fast internal dynamics. SKAP and Aurora B form heterogeneous coacervates in vitro, which recapitulate the dynamics and behavior of SKAP comets in vivo. Importantly, SKAP interaction with Aurora B via phase separation is essential for accurate chromosome segregation and alignment. Based on those findings, we reason that SKAP–Aurora B interaction via phase separation constitutes a dynamic pool of Aurora B activity during the lateral to end-on conversion of kinetochore–microtubule attachments to achieve faithful cell division.

scholarly journals Protein Phosphatase 1 inactivates Mps1 to ensure efficient Spindle Assembly Checkpoint silencing

eLife ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Moura ◽  
Mariana Osswald ◽  
Nelson Leça ◽  
João Barbosa ◽  
António J Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Spindle Assembly Checkpoint ◽  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Mitotic Exit ◽  
Protein Phosphatase 1 ◽  
Anaphase Onset ◽  
Phosphorylation Cascade ◽  
Spindle Microtubules ◽  
Early Mitosis

Faithfull genome partitioning during cell division relies on the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint (SAC), a conserved signaling pathway that delays anaphase onset until all chromosomes are attached to spindle microtubules. Mps1 kinase is an upstream SAC regulator that promotes the assembly of an anaphase inhibitor through a sequential multi-target phosphorylation cascade. Thus, the SAC is highly responsive to Mps1, whose activity peaks in early mitosis as a result of its T-loop autophosphorylation. However, the mechanism controlling Mps1 inactivation once kinetochores attach to microtubules and the SAC is satisfied remains unknown. Here we show in vitro and in Drosophila that Protein Phosphatase 1 (PP1) inactivates Mps1 by dephosphorylating its T-loop. PP1-mediated dephosphorylation of Mps1 occurs at kinetochores and in the cytosol, and inactivation of both pools of Mps1 during metaphase is essential to ensure prompt and efficient SAC silencing. Overall, our findings uncover a mechanism of SAC inactivation required for timely mitotic exit.

scholarly journals MCAK and Paclitaxel Have Differential Effects on Spindle Microtubule Organization and Dynamics

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1639-1651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rania S. Rizk ◽  
Kevin P. Bohannon ◽  
Laura A. Wetzel ◽  
James Powers ◽  
Sidney L. Shaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Intensity ◽  
Mitotic Spindle ◽  
Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching ◽  
Microtubule Dynamics ◽  
Microtubule Organization ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Quantitative Immunofluorescence ◽  
Spindle Microtubules ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Paclitaxel Treatment

Within the mitotic spindle, there are multiple populations of microtubules with different turnover dynamics, but how these different dynamics are maintained is not fully understood. MCAK is a member of the kinesin-13 family of microtubule-destabilizing enzymes that is required for proper establishment and maintenance of the spindle. Using quantitative immunofluorescence and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, we compared the differences in spindle organization caused by global suppression of microtubule dynamics, by treating cells with low levels of paclitaxel, versus specific perturbation of spindle microtubule subsets by MCAK inhibition. Paclitaxel treatment caused a disruption in spindle microtubule organization marked by a significant increase in microtubules near the poles and a reduction in K-fiber fluorescence intensity. This was correlated with a faster t1/2 of both spindle and K-fiber microtubules. In contrast, MCAK inhibition caused a dramatic reorganization of spindle microtubules with a significant increase in astral microtubules and reduction in K-fiber fluorescence intensity, which correlated with a slower t1/2 of K-fibers but no change in the t1/2 of spindle microtubules. Our data support the model that MCAK perturbs spindle organization by acting preferentially on a subset of microtubules, and they support the overall hypothesis that microtubule dynamics is differentially regulated in the spindle.

scholarly journals Dynein/dynactin regulate metaphase spindle length by targeting depolymerizing activities to spindle poles

2004 ◽  
Vol 166 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jedidiah Gaetz ◽  
Tarun M. Kapoor
Keyword(s):  
Cell Division ◽  
Microtubule Depolymerization ◽  
Spindle Microtubule ◽  
Constant Length ◽  
Motor Complex ◽  
Spindle Poles ◽  
Microtubule Transport ◽  
Spindle Microtubules ◽  
Cross Linker

During cell division metaphase spindles maintain constant length, whereas spindle microtubules continuously flux polewards, requiring addition of tubulin subunits at microtubule plus-ends, polewards translocation of the microtubule lattice, and removal of tubulin subunits from microtubule minus-ends near spindle poles. How these processes are coordinated is unknown. Here, we show that dynein/dynactin, a multi-subunit microtubule minus-end–directed motor complex, and NuMA, a microtubule cross-linker, regulate spindle length. Fluorescent speckle microscopy reveals that dynactin or NuMA inhibition suppresses microtubule disassembly at spindle poles without affecting polewards microtubule sliding. The observed uncoupling of these two components of flux indicates that microtubule depolymerization is not required for the microtubule transport associated with polewards flux. Inhibition of Kif2a, a KinI kinesin known to depolymerize microtubules in vitro, results in increased spindle microtubule length. We find that dynein/dynactin contribute to the targeting of Kif2a to spindle poles, suggesting a model in which dynein/dynactin regulate spindle length and coordinate flux by maintaining microtubule depolymerizing activities at spindle poles.

scholarly journals Nup98 regulates bipolar spindle assembly through association with microtubules and opposition of MCAK

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie K. Cross ◽  
Maureen A. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Pore Complex ◽  
Mitotic Spindle ◽  
Spindle Assembly ◽  
Microtubule Dynamics ◽  
Nuclear Pore ◽  
Bipolar Spindle ◽  
Terminal Domain ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Mitotic Spindle Assembly

During mitosis, the nuclear pore complex is disassembled and, increasingly, nucleoporins are proving to have mitotic functions when released from the pore. We find a contribution of the nucleoporin Nup98 to mitotic spindle assembly through regulation of microtubule dynamics. When added to Xenopus extract spindle assembly assays, the C-terminal domain of Nup98 stimulates uncontrolled growth of microtubules. Conversely, inhibition or depletion of Nup98 leads to formation of stable monopolar spindles. Spindle bipolarity is restored by addition of purified, recombinant Nup98 C-terminus. The minimal required region of Nup98 corresponds to a portion of the C-terminal domain lacking a previously characterized function. We show association between this region of the C-terminus of Nup98 and both Taxol-stabilized microtubules and the microtubule-depolymerizing mitotic centromere–associated kinesin (MCAK). Importantly, we demonstrate that this domain of Nup98 inhibits MCAK depolymerization activity in vitro. These data support a model in which Nup98 interacts with microtubules and antagonizes MCAK activity, thus promoting bipolar spindle assembly.

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