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eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalyn Kono ◽  
Shigeki Yoshiura ◽  
Ikumi Fujita ◽  
Yasushi Okada ◽  
Atsunori Shitamukai ◽  
...  

Cellular polarization is fundamental for various biological processes. The Par network system is conserved for cellular polarization. Its core complex consists of Par3, Par6, and aPKC. However, the general dynamic processes that occur during polarization are not well understood. Here, we reconstructed Par-dependent polarity using non-polarized Drosophila S2 cells expressing all three components endogenously in the cytoplasm. The results indicated that elevated Par3 expression induces cortical localization of the Par-complex at the interphase. Its asymmetric distribution goes through three steps: emergence of cortical dots, development of island-like structures with dynamic amorphous shapes, repeating fusion and fission, and polarized clustering of the islands. Our findings also showed that these islands contain a meshwork of unit-like segments. Furthermore, Par-complex patches resembling Par-islands exist in Drosophila mitotic neuroblasts. Thus, this reconstruction system provides an experimental paradigm to study features of the assembly process and structure of Par-dependent cell-autonomous polarity.



2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalyn Kono ◽  
Shigeki Yoshiura ◽  
Ikumi Fujita ◽  
Yasushi Okada ◽  
Atsunori Shitamukai ◽  
...  


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalyn Kono ◽  
Shigeki Yoshiura ◽  
Ikumi Fujita ◽  
Yasushi Okada ◽  
Atsunori Shitamukai ◽  
...  

AbstractCellular polarization is fundamental for various biological processes. The Par network system is conserved for cellular polarization. Its core complex consists of Par3, Par6, and aPKC. However, the dynamic processes that occur during polarization are not well understood. Here, we artificially reconstructed Par-dependent polarity using non-polarized Drosophila S2 cells expressing all three components endogenously in the cytoplasm. The results indicated that elevated Par3 expression induces cortical localization of the Par-complex at the interphase. Its asymmetric distribution goes through three steps: emergence of cortical dots, development of island-like structures with dynamic amorphous shapes, repeating fusion and fission, and polarized clustering of the islands. Our findings also showed that these islands contain a meshwork of unit-like segments. Par-complex patches resembling Par-islands exist in Drosophila mitotic neuroblasts. Thus, this reconstruction system provides an experimental paradigm to study features of the assembly process and structure of Par-dependent cell-autonomous polarity.



2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Akera ◽  
Lukáš Chmátal ◽  
Emily Trimm ◽  
Karren Yang ◽  
Chanat Aonbangkhen ◽  
...  

Genetic elements compete for transmission through meiosis, when haploid gametes are created from a diploid parent. Selfish elements can enhance their transmission through meiotic drive, in violation of Mendel’s Law of Segregation. In female meiosis, selfish elements drive by preferentially attaching to the egg side of the spindle, which implies some asymmetry between the two sides of the spindle, but molecular mechanisms underlying spindle asymmetry are unknown. Here we show that CDC42 signaling from the cell cortex regulates microtubule tyrosination to induce spindle asymmetry, and non-Mendelian segregation depends on this asymmetry. These signals depend on cortical polarization directed by chromosomes, which are positioned near the cortex to allow the asymmetric cell division. Thus, selfish meiotic drivers exploit the asymmetry inherent in female meiosis to bias their transmission.



2006 ◽  
Vol 178 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neri Accornero ◽  
Pietro Li Voti ◽  
Maurizio La Riccia ◽  
Bruno Gregori


1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Pauli ◽  
Hans Schleichert ◽  
Lyle E Bourne ◽  
Niels Birbaumer


1992 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1197-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Fei Lu ◽  
Yukio Hattori ◽  
Yasushi Hayashi ◽  
Akiyoshi Moriwaki ◽  
Yasuo Hori




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