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Zhong T, Gongye X, Wang M, Yu J. Understanding the underlying mechanisms governing spindle orientation: How far are we from there? J Cell Mol Med 2022; 26:4904-4910. [PMID: 36029193 PMCID: PMC9549511 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Proper spindle orientation is essential for cell fate determination and tissue morphogenesis. Recently, accumulating studies have elucidated several factors that regulate spindle orientation, including geometric, internal and external cues. Abnormality in these factors generally leads to defects in the physiological functions of various organs and the development of severe diseases. Herein, we first review models that are commonly used for studying spindle orientation. We then review a conservative heterotrimeric complex critically involved in spindle orientation regulation in different models. Finally, we summarize some cues that affect spindle orientation and explore whether we can establish a model that precisely elucidates the effects of spindle orientation without interfusing other spindle functions. We aim to summarize current models used in spindle orientation studies and discuss whether we can build a model that disturbs spindle orientation alone. This can substantially improve our understanding of how spindle orientation is regulated and provide insights to investigate this complex event.
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- Tao Zhong
- Medical Integration and Practice Center, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Medical Integration and Practice Center, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Medical Integration and Practice Center, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China
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Fujii Y, Koizumi WC, Imai T, Yokobori M, Matsuo T, Oka K, Hotta K, Okajima T. Spatiotemporal dynamics of single cell stiffness in the early developing ascidian chordate embryo. Commun Biol 2021; 4:341. [PMID: 33727646 PMCID: PMC7966737 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01869-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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During the developmental processes of embryos, cells undergo massive deformation and division that are regulated by mechanical cues. However, little is known about how embryonic cells change their mechanical properties during different cleavage stages. Here, using atomic force microscopy, we investigated the stiffness of cells in ascidian embryos from the fertilised egg to the stage before gastrulation. In both animal and vegetal hemispheres, we observed a Rho kinase (ROCK)-independent cell stiffening that the cell stiffness exhibited a remarkable increase at the timing of cell division where cortical actin filaments were organized. Furthermore, in the vegetal hemisphere, we observed another mechanical behaviour, i.e., a ROCK-associated cell stiffening, which was retained even after cell division or occurred without division and propagated sequentially toward adjacent cells, displaying a characteristic cell-to-cell mechanical variation. The results indicate that the mechanical properties of embryonic cells are regulated at the single cell level in different germ layers. Fujii et al. investigate the stiffness of cells in ascidian embryos from the fertilised egg to the stage before gastrulation. They find two types of cell stiffening, occurring during cell division and in the interphase, the latter of which is associated with the Rho kinase pathway. They conclude that the mechanical properties of early embryonic cells are regulated specifically at the single cell level.
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- Yuki Fujii
- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Godard BG, Dumollard R, Munro E, Chenevert J, Hebras C, McDougall A, Heisenberg CP. Apical Relaxation during Mitotic Rounding Promotes Tension-Oriented Cell Division. Dev Cell 2020; 55:695-706.e4. [PMID: 33207225 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Global tissue tension anisotropy has been shown to trigger stereotypical cell division orientation by elongating mitotic cells along the main tension axis. Yet, how tissue tension elongates mitotic cells despite those cells undergoing mitotic rounding (MR) by globally upregulating cortical actomyosin tension remains unclear. We addressed this question by taking advantage of ascidian embryos, consisting of a small number of interphasic and mitotic blastomeres and displaying an invariant division pattern. We found that blastomeres undergo MR by locally relaxing cortical tension at their apex, thereby allowing extrinsic pulling forces from neighboring interphasic blastomeres to polarize their shape and thus division orientation. Consistently, interfering with extrinsic forces by reducing the contractility of interphasic blastomeres or disrupting the establishment of asynchronous mitotic domains leads to aberrant mitotic cell division orientations. Thus, apical relaxation during MR constitutes a key mechanism by which tissue tension anisotropy controls stereotypical cell division orientation.
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- Benoit G Godard
- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche-sur-mer, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 06230 Villefranche-sur-mer, France; Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche-sur-mer, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 06230 Villefranche-sur-mer, France
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche-sur-mer, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 06230 Villefranche-sur-mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche-sur-mer, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 06230 Villefranche-sur-mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer, Institut de la Mer de Villefranche-sur-mer, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 06230 Villefranche-sur-mer, France
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Zhang T, Xu Y, Imai K, Fei T, Wang G, Dong B, Yu T, Satou Y, Shi W, Bao Z. A single-cell analysis of the molecular lineage of chordate embryogenesis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eabc4773. [PMID: 33148647 PMCID: PMC7673699 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Progressive unfolding of gene expression cascades underlies diverse embryonic lineage development. Here, we report a single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of the complete and invariant embryonic cell lineage of the tunicate Ciona savignyi from fertilization to the onset of gastrulation. We reconstructed a developmental landscape of 47 cell types over eight cell cycles in the wild-type embryo and identified eight fate transformations upon fibroblast growth factor (FGF) inhibition. For most FGF-dependent asymmetric cell divisions, the bipotent mother cell displays the gene signature of the default daughter fate. In convergent differentiation of the two notochord lineages, we identified additional gene pathways parallel to the master regulator T/Brachyury Last, we showed that the defined Ciona cell types can be matched to E6.5-E8.5 stage mouse cell types and display conserved expression of limited number of transcription factors. This study provides a high-resolution single-cell dataset to understand chordate early embryogenesis and cell lineage differentiation.
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- Tengjiao Zhang
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200123, China
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- School of Data Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Genetics and Breeding, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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- Developmental Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Nakamoto A, Kumano G. Dynein-Mediated Regional Cell Division Reorientation Shapes a Tailbud Embryo. iScience 2020; 23:100964. [PMID: 32199290 PMCID: PMC7082557 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.100964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Regulation of cell division orientation controls the spatial distribution of cells during development and is essential for one-directional tissue transformation, such as elongation. However, little is known about whether it plays a role in other types of tissue morphogenesis. Using an ascidian Halocynthia roretzi, we found that differently oriented cell divisions in the epidermis of the future trunk (anterior) and tail (posterior) regions create an hourglass-like epithelial bending between the two regions to shape the tailbud embryo. Our results show that posterior epidermal cells are polarized with dynein protein anteriorly localized, undergo dynein-dependent spindle rotation, and divide along the anteroposterior axis. This cell division facilitates constriction around the embryo's circumference only in the posterior region and epithelial bending formation. Our findings, therefore, provide an important insight into the role of oriented cell division in tissue morphogenesis.
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- Ayaki Nakamoto
- Asamushi Research Center for Marine Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 9 Sakamoto, Asamushi, Aomori 039-3501, Japan.
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- Asamushi Research Center for Marine Biology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, 9 Sakamoto, Asamushi, Aomori 039-3501, Japan
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For over a century, the centrosome has been an organelle more easily tracked than understood, and the study of its peregrinations within the cell remains a chief underpinning of its functional investigation. Increasing attention and new approaches have been brought to bear on mechanisms that control centrosome localization in the context of cleavage plane determination, ciliogenesis, directional migration, and immunological synapse formation, among other cellular and developmental processes. The Golgi complex, often linked with the centrosome, presents a contrasting case of a pleiomorphic organelle for which functional studies advanced somewhat more rapidly than positional tracking. However, Golgi orientation and distribution has emerged as an area of considerable interest with respect to polarized cellular function. This chapter will review our current understanding of the mechanism and significance of the positioning of these organelles.
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Hashimoto H, Munro E. Dynamic interplay of cell fate, polarity and force generation in ascidian embryos. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2018; 51:67-77. [PMID: 30007244 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A fundamental challenge in developmental biology is to understand how forces produced by individual cells are patterned in space and time and then integrated to produce stereotyped changes in tissue-level or embryo-level morphology. Ascidians offer a unique opportunity to address this challenge by studying how small groups of cells collectively execute complex, but highly stereotyped morphogenetic movements. Here we highlight recent progress and open questions in the study of ascidian morphogenesis, emphasizing the dynamic interplay of cell fate determination, cellular force generation and tissue-level mechanics.
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- Hidehiko Hashimoto
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States; Committee on Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, United States.
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Nishino A. Morphology and Physiology of the Ascidian Nervous Systems and the Effectors. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018. [PMID: 29542090 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7545-2_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Neurobiology in ascidians has made many advances. Ascidians have offered natural advantages to researchers, including fecundity, structural simplicity, invariant morphology, and fast and stereotyped developmental processes. The researchers have also accumulated on this animal a great deal of knowledge, genomic resources, and modern genetic techniques. A recent connectomic analysis has shown an ultimately resolved image of the larval nervous system, whereas recent applications of live imaging and optogenetics have clarified the functional organization of the juvenile nervous system. Progress in resources and techniques have provided convincing ways to deepen what we have wanted to know about the nervous systems of ascidians. Here, the research history and the current views regarding ascidian nervous systems are summarized.
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- Atsuo Nishino
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan.
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Practical Guide for Ascidian Microinjection: Phallusia mammillata. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018. [PMID: 29542077 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7545-2_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Phallusia mammillata has recently emerged as a new ascidian model. Its unique characteristics, including the optical transparency of eggs and embryos and efficient translation of exogenously introduced mRNA in eggs, make the Phallusia system suitable for fluorescent protein (FP)-based imaging approaches. In addition, genomic and transcriptomic resources are readily available for this ascidian species, facilitating functional gene studies. Microinjection is probably the most versatile technique for introducing exogenous molecules such as plasmids, mRNAs, and proteins into ascidian eggs/embryos. However, it is not practiced widely within the community; presumably, because the system is rather laborious to set up and it requires practice. Here, we describe in as much detail as possible two microinjection methods that we use daily in the laboratory: one based on an inverted microscope and the other on a stereomicroscope. Along the stepwise description of system setup and injection procedure, we provide practical tips in the hope that this chapter might be a useful guide for introducing or improving a microinjection setup.
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Transgenic Techniques for Investigating Cell Biology During Development. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018. [PMID: 29542088 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7545-2_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ascidians are increasingly being used as a system for investigating cell biology during development. The extreme genetic and cellular simplicity of ascidian embryos in combination with superior experimental tractability make this an ideal system for in vivo analysis of dynamic cellular processes. Transgenic approaches to cellular and sub-cellular analysis of ascidian development have begun to yield new insights into the mechanisms regulating developmental signaling and morphogenesis. This chapter focuses on the targeted expression of fusion proteins in ascidian embryos and how this technique is being deployed to garner new insights into the cell biology of development.
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Dumollard R, Minc N, Salez G, Aicha SB, Bekkouche F, Hebras C, Besnardeau L, McDougall A. The invariant cleavage pattern displayed by ascidian embryos depends on spindle positioning along the cell's longest axis in the apical plane and relies on asynchronous cell divisions. eLife 2017; 6. [PMID: 28121291 PMCID: PMC5319837 DOI: 10.7554/elife.19290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The ascidian embryo is an ideal system to investigate how cell position is determined during embryogenesis. Using 3D timelapse imaging and computational methods we analyzed the planar cell divisions in ascidian early embryos and found that spindles in every cell tend to align at metaphase in the long length of the apical surface except in cells undergoing unequal cleavage. Furthermore, the invariant and conserved cleavage pattern of ascidian embryos was found to consist in alternate planar cell divisions between ectoderm and endomesoderm. In order to test the importance of alternate cell divisions we manipulated zygotic transcription induced by β-catenin or downregulated wee1 activity, both of which abolish this cell cycle asynchrony. Crucially, abolishing cell cycle asynchrony consistently disrupted the spindle orienting mechanism underpinning the invariant cleavage pattern. Our results demonstrate how an evolutionary conserved cell cycle asynchrony maintains the invariant cleavage pattern driving morphogenesis of the ascidian blastula. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19290.001 The position of cells within an embryo early in development determines what type of cells they will become in the fully formed embryo. The embryos of ascidians, commonly known as sea squirts, are ideal for studying what influences cell positioning. These embryos consist of a small number of cells that divide according to an “invariant cleavage pattern”, which means that the positioning and timing of the cell divisions is identical between different individuals of the same species. The pattern of cell division is also largely the same across different ascidian species, which raises questions about how it is controlled. When a cell divides, a structure called the spindle forms inside it to distribute copies of the cell’s genetic material between the new cells. The orientation of the spindle determines the direction in which the cell will divide. Now, by combining 3D imaging of living ascidian embryos with computational modeling, Dumollard et al. show that the spindles in every equally dividing cell tend to all align in the long length of the cell’s “apical” surface. Such alignment allows the cells to be on the outside of the embryo and implements the ascidian invariant cleavage pattern. The cells in the embryo do not all divide at the same time. Indeed, the shape of the cells (and especially their apical surface) depends on two layers of cells in the embryo not dividing at the same time; instead, periods of cell division alternate between the layers. A network of genes in the embryo regulates the timing of these cell divisions and makes it possible for the cells to divide according to an invariant cleavage pattern. However, this network of genes is not the only control mechanism that shapes the early embryo. A structure found in egg cells (and hence produced by the embryo’s mother) causes cells at the rear of the embryo to divide unequally, and this influences the shape of all the cells in the embryo. Thus it appears that maternal mechanisms work alongside the embryo’s gene network to shape the early embryo. The next step will be to determine how physical forces – for example, from the cells pressing against each other – influence the position of the embryo’s cells. How do gene networks relay the biomechanical properties of the embryo to help it take shape? DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19290.002
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- Rémi Dumollard
- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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- Institut Jacques Monod, UMR7592 CNRS, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer (LBDV) UMR7009, Sorbonne Universités, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, CNRS, Villefranche sur mer, France
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Asymmetric cell division during embryogenesis contributes to cell diversity by generating daughter cells that adopt distinct developmental fates. In this chapter, we summarize current knowledge of three examples of asymmetric cell division occurring in ascidian early embryos: (1) Three successive cell divisions that are asymmetric in terms of cell fate and unequal in cell size in the germline lineage at the embryo posterior pole. A subcellular structure, the centrosome-attracting body (CAB), and maternal PEM mRNAs localized within it control both the positioning of the cell division planes and segregation of the germ cell fates. (2) Asymmetric cell divisions involving endoderm and mesoderm germ layer separation. Asymmetric partitioning of zygotically expressed mRNA for Not, a homeodomain transcription factor, promotes the mesoderm fate and suppresses the endoderm fate. This asymmetric partitioning is mediated by transient nuclear migration toward the mesodermal pole of the mother cell, where the mRNA is delivered. In this case, there is no special regulation of cleavage plane orientation. (3) Asymmetric cell divisions in the marginal region of the vegetal hemisphere. The directed extracellular FGF and ephrin signals polarize the mother cells, inducing distinct fates in a pair of daughter cells (nerve versus notochord and mesenchyme versus muscle). The directions of cell division are regulated and oriented but independently of FGF and ephrin signaling. In these examples, polarization of the mother cells is facilitated by localized maternal factors, by delivery of transcripts from the nucleus to one pole of each cell, and by directed extracellular signals. Two cellular processes-asymmetric fate allocation and orientation of the cell division plane-are coupled by a single factor in the first example, but these processes are regulated independently in the third example. Thus, various modes of asymmetric cell division operate even at the early developmental stages in this single type of organism.
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- Takefumi Negishi
- Division of Morphogenesis, National Institute for Basic Biology, Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-Cho, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan.
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Negishi T, Miyazaki N, Murata K, Yasuo H, Ueno N. Physical association between a novel plasma-membrane structure and centrosome orients cell division. eLife 2016; 5:e16550. [PMID: 27502556 PMCID: PMC4978527 DOI: 10.7554/elife.16550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In the last mitotic division of the epidermal lineage in the ascidian embryo, the cells divide stereotypically along the anterior-posterior axis. During interphase, we found that a unique membrane structure invaginates from the posterior to the centre of the cell, in a microtubule-dependent manner. The invagination projects toward centrioles on the apical side of the nucleus and associates with one of them. Further, a cilium forms on the posterior side of the cell and its basal body remains associated with the invagination. A laser ablation experiment suggests that the invagination is under tensile force and promotes the posterior positioning of the centrosome. Finally, we showed that the orientation of the invaginations is coupled with the polarized dynamics of centrosome movements and the orientation of cell division. Based on these findings, we propose a model whereby this novel membrane structure orchestrates centrosome positioning and thus the orientation of cell division axis.
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- Takefumi Negishi
- Division of Morphogenesis, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer UMR7009, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- National Institute for Physiological Sciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Biologie du Développement de Villefranche-sur-mer UMR7009, Observatoire Océanologique, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
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- Division of Morphogenesis, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Basic Biology, School of Life Science, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Okazaki, Japan
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