A Midzone-Based Ruler Adjusts Chromosome Compaction to Anaphase Spindle Length

Autor: Iris Titos, Toni Gabaldón, Dominik Theler, Basil J. Greber, Gabriel Neurohr, Andreas Naegeli, Javier Díez, Manuel Mendoza, Yves Barral
Přispěvatelé: Universidad de Navarra [Pamplona] (UNAV), Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG-UPF), CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Biochemistry, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich] (ETH Zürich)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
Předmět:
Zdroj: Science
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011, 332 (6028), pp.465-468. ⟨10.1126/science.1201578⟩
ISSN: 0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1201578⟩
Popis: Partitioning of chromatids during mitosis requires that chromosome compaction and spindle length scale appropriately with each other. However, it is not clear whether chromosome condensation and spindle elongation are linked. Here, we find that yeast cells could cope with a 45% increase in the length of their longest chromosome arm by increasing its condensation. The spindle midzone, aurora/Ipl1 activity, and Ser10 of histone H3 mediated this response. Thus, the anaphase spindle may function as a ruler to adapt the condensation of chromatids, promoting their segregation regardless of chromosome or spindle length.
Databáze: OpenAIRE