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Mcp5, a meiotic cell cortex protein, is required for nuclear movement mediated by dynein and microtubules in fission yeast
- Source :
- The Journal of Cell Biology
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Rockefeller University Press, 2006.
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Abstract
- During meiotic prophase I of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, oscillatory nuclear movement occurs. This promotes homologous chromosome pairing and recombination and involves cortical dynein, which plays a pivotal role by generating a pulling force with the help of an unknown dynein anchor. We show that Mcp5, the homologue of the budding yeast dynein anchor Num1, may be this putative dynein anchor. mcp5+ is predominantly expressed during meiotic prophase, and GFP-Mcp5 localizes at the cell cortex. Moreover, the mcp5Δ strain lacks the oscillatory nuclear movement. Accordingly, homologous pairing and recombination rates of the mcp5Δ strain are significantly reduced. Furthermore, the cortical localization of dynein heavy chain 1 appears to be reduced in mcp5Δ cells. Finally, the full function of Mcp5 requires its coiled-coil and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Our results suggest that Mcp5 localizes at the cell cortex through its PH domain and functions as a dynein anchor, thereby facilitating nuclear oscillation.
- Subjects :
- Cytoplasm
Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
Dynein
Biology
Microtubules
Meiotic Prophase I
Prophase
Biological Clocks
Microtubule
Report
Schizosaccharomyces
Cell cortex
Research Articles
Cytokinesis
Cell Nucleus
Calcium-Binding Proteins
Dyneins
Cell Biology
biology.organism_classification
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Cell biology
Pleckstrin homology domain
Cytoskeletal Proteins
Meiosis
Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Dynactin
Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins
Carrier Proteins
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15408140 and 00219525
- Volume :
- 173
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cell Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d1093f90807ce5666a2f39689d6224d0