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Cell and Molecular Biology of Centrosome Structure and Function. THE CENTROSOME AND ITS FUNCTIONS AND DYSFUNCTIONS 2022; 235:1-16. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20848-5_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Functions and dysfunctions of the mammalian centrosome in health, disorders, disease, and aging. Histochem Cell Biol 2018; 150:303-325. [PMID: 30062583 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-018-1698-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Since its discovery well over 100 years ago (Flemming, in Sitzungsber Akad Wissensch Wien 71:81-147, 1875; Van Beneden, in Bull Acad R Belg 42:35-97, 1876) the centrosome is increasingly being recognized as a most impactful organelle for its role not only as primary microtubule organizing center (MTOC) but also as a major communication center for signal transduction pathways and as a center for proteolytic activities. Its significance for cell cycle regulation has been well studied and we now also know that centrosome dysfunctions are implicated in numerous diseases and disorders including cancer, Alstrom syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Huntington's disease, reproductive disorders, and several other diseases and disorders. The present review is meant to build on information presented in the previous review (Schatten, in Histochem Cell Biol 129:667-686, 2008) and to highlight functions of the mammalian centrosome in health, and dysfunctions in disorders, disease, and aging with six sections focused on (1) centrosome structure and functions, and new insights into the role of centrosomes in cell cycle progression; (2) the role of centrosomes in tumor initiation and progression; (3) primary cilia, centrosome-primary cilia interactions, and consequences for cell cycle functions in health and disease; (4) transitions from centrosome to non-centrosome functions during cellular polarization; (5) other centrosome dysfunctions associated with the pathogenesis of human disease; and (6) centrosome functions in oocyte germ cells and dysfunctions in reproductive disorders and reproductive aging.
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Fry AM, Sampson J, Shak C, Shackleton S. Recent advances in pericentriolar material organization: ordered layers and scaffolding gels. F1000Res 2017; 6:1622. [PMID: 29026530 PMCID: PMC5583744 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.11652.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The centrosome is an unusual organelle that lacks a surrounding membrane, raising the question of what limits its size and shape. Moreover, while electron microscopy (EM) has provided a detailed view of centriole architecture, there has been limited understanding of how the second major component of centrosomes, the pericentriolar material (PCM), is organized. Here, we summarize exciting recent findings from super-resolution fluorescence imaging, structural biology, and biochemical reconstitution that together reveal the presence of ordered layers and complex gel-like scaffolds in the PCM. Moreover, we discuss how this is leading to a better understanding of the process of microtubule nucleation, how alterations in PCM size are regulated in cycling and differentiated cells, and why mutations in PCM components lead to specific human pathologies.
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- Andrew M Fry
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Schatten H, Sun QY. Centrosome and microtubule functions and dysfunctions in meiosis: implications for age-related infertility and developmental disorders. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 27:934-43. [PMID: 25903261 DOI: 10.1071/rd14493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The effects of oocyte aging on meiotic spindle dynamics have been well recognised, but the mechanisms underlying the effects are not well understood. In this paper we review the role of centrosomes and the microtubule cytoskeleton in meiotic spindle formation and maintenance, and the impact of oocyte aging on spindle integrity resulting in centrosome and microtubule dysfunctions that are associated with aneuploidy. Loss of spindle integrity includes dispersion of proteins from the centrosome core structure and loss of attachment of microtubules to centrosomes and kinetochores, which will result in abnormal chromosome separation. The inability of centrosomal proteins to accurately associate with the centrosome structure may be the result of destabilisation of the core structure itself or of microtubule destabilisation at the centrosome-facing microtubule areas that are acetylated in fresh oocytes but may not be acetylated in aging oocytes. Microtubule destabilisation prevents accurate motor-driven transport of centrosomal proteins along microtubules to form and maintain a functional centrosome. Other factors to form and maintain the MII spindle include signal transductions that affect microtubule dynamics and stability. Understanding the mechanisms underlying centrosome and microtubule dysfunctions during oocyte aging will allow diagnosis and analysis of oocyte quality and abnormalities as important aspects for targeted treatment of aging oocytes to extend or restore viability and developmental capacity. New therapeutic approaches will allow improvements in reproductive success rates in IVF clinics, as well as improvements in reproductive success rates in farm animals. This review is focused on: (1) centrosome and microtubule dynamics in fresh and aging oocytes; (2) regulation of centrosome and/or microtubule dynamics and function; and (3) possible treatments to extend the oocyte's reproductive capacity and viability span.
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- Heide Schatten
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, 1600 E Rollins Street, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
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Mennella V, Hanna R, Kim M. Subdiffraction resolution microscopy methods for analyzing centrosomes organization. Methods Cell Biol 2015; 129:129-152. [PMID: 26175437 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mcb.2015.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In this chapter, we describe the current methods of examining the structure of centrosomes by fluorescence subdiffraction microscopy. By using recently developed microscopy techniques, centrosomal proteins can now be examined in cells with a resolution of only a few nanometers, a level of molecular detail beyond the reach of traditional cell biology methods as confocal and widefield microscopy. We emphasize imaging by three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy, stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy, and quantitative approaches to image data analysis.
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- Vito Mennella
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Amorphous no more: subdiffraction view of the pericentriolar material architecture. Trends Cell Biol 2013; 24:188-97. [PMID: 24268653 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The centrosome influences the shape, orientation and activity of the microtubule cytoskeleton. The pericentriolar material (PCM), determines this functionality by providing a dynamic platform for nucleating microtubules and acts as a nexus for molecular signaling. Although great strides have been made in understanding PCM activity, its diffraction-limited size and amorphous appearance on electron microscopy (EM) have limited analysis of its high-order organization. Here, we outline current knowledge of PCM architecture and assembly, emphasizing recent super-resolution imaging studies that revealed the PCM has a layered structure made of fibers and matrices conserved from flies to humans. Notably, these studies debunk the long-standing view of an amorphous PCM and provide a paradigm to dissect the supramolecular organization of organelles in cells.
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Subdiffraction-resolution fluorescence microscopy reveals a domain of the centrosome critical for pericentriolar material organization. Nat Cell Biol 2012; 14:1159-68. [PMID: 23086239 DOI: 10.1038/ncb2597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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As the main microtubule-organizing centre in animal cells, the centrosome has a fundamental role in cell function. Surrounding the centrioles, the pericentriolar material (PCM) provides a dynamic platform for nucleating microtubules. Although the importance of the PCM is established, its amorphous electron-dense nature has made it refractory to structural investigation. By using SIM and STORM subdiffraction-resolution microscopies to visualize proteins critical for centrosome maturation, we demonstrate that the PCM is organized into two main structural domains: a layer juxtaposed to the centriole wall, and proteins extending farther away from the centriole organized in a matrix. Analysis of Pericentrin-like protein (PLP) reveals that its carboxy terminus is positioned at the centriole wall, it radiates outwards into the matrix and is organized in clusters having quasi-nine-fold symmetry. By RNA-mediated interference (RNAi), we show that PLP fibrils are required for interphase recruitment and proper mitotic assembly of the PCM matrix.
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Liu XJ. Polar body emission. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2012; 69:670-85. [PMID: 22730245 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Generation of a haploid female germ cell, the egg, consists of two rounds of asymmetric cell division (meiosis I and meiosis II), yielding two diminutive and nonviable polar bodies and a large haploid egg. Animal eggs are also unique in the lack of centrioles and therefore form meiotic spindles without the pre-existence of the two dominant microtubule organizing centers (centrosomes) found in mitosis. Meiotic spindle assembly is further complicated by the unique requirement of sister chromatid mono-oriented in meiosis I. Nonetheless, the eggs appear to adopt many of the same proteins and mechanisms described in mitosis, with necessary modifications to accommodate their special needs. Unraveling these special modifications will not only help understanding animal reproduction, but should also enhance our understanding of cell division in general.
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- X Johné Liu
- Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, K1Y 4E9, Canada.
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DiMaio MA, Mikhailov A, Rieder CL, Von Hoff DD, Palazzo RE. The small organic compound HMN-176 delays satisfaction of the spindle assembly checkpoint by inhibiting centrosome-dependent microtubule nucleation. Mol Cancer Ther 2009; 8:592-601. [PMID: 19258425 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-08-0876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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HMN-176 is a potential new cancer therapeutic known to retard the proliferation of tumor cell lines. Here, we show that this compound inhibits meiotic spindle assembly in surf clam oocytes and delays satisfaction of the spindle assembly checkpoint in human somatic cells by inducing the formation of short and/or multipolar spindles. HMN-176 does not affect centrosome assembly, nuclear envelope breakdown, or other aspects of meiotic or mitotic progression, nor does it affect the kinetics of Spisula or mammalian microtubule (MT) assembly in vitro. Notably, HMN-176 inhibits the formation of centrosome-nucleated MTs (i.e., asters) in Spisula oocytes and oocyte extracts, as well as from isolated Spisula or mammalian centrosomes in vitro. Together, these results reveal that HMN-176 is a first-in-class anticentrosome drug that inhibits proliferation, at least in part, by disrupting centrosome-mediated MT assembly during mitosis.
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- Michael A DiMaio
- Department of Biology and Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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Ducat D, Kawaguchi SI, Liu H, Yates JR, Zheng Y. Regulation of microtubule assembly and organization in mitosis by the AAA+ ATPase Pontin. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 19:3097-110. [PMID: 18463163 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-11-1202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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To identify novel proteins important for microtubule assembly in mitosis, we have used a centrosome-based complementation assay to enrich for proteins with mitotic functions. An RNA interference (RNAi)-based screen of these proteins allowed us to uncover 13 novel mitotic regulators. We carried out in-depth analyses of one of these proteins, Pontin, which is known to have several functions in interphase, including chromatin remodeling, DNA repair, and transcription. We show that reduction of Pontin by RNAi resulted in defects in spindle assembly in Drosophila S2 cells and in several mammalian tissue culture cell lines. Further characterization of Pontin in Xenopus egg extracts demonstrates that Pontin interacts with the gamma tubulin ring complex (gamma-TuRC). Because depletion of Pontin leads to defects in the assembly and organization of microtubule arrays in egg extracts, our studies suggest that Pontin has a mitosis-specific function in regulating microtubule assembly.
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- Daniel Ducat
- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA
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Centrosomal RNA correlates with intron-poor nuclear genes in Spisula oocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008; 105:6993-7. [PMID: 18458332 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802293105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The evolutionary origin of centriole/kinetosomes, centrosomes, and other microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs), whether by direct filiation or symbiogenesis, has been controversial for >50 years. Centrioles, like mitochondria and chloroplasts, duplicate independently of the nucleus and constitute a heritable system independent of chromosomal DNA. Nucleic acids endogenous to the MTOC would support evolutionary origin by symbiogenesis. To date, most reports of centrosome-associated nucleic acids have used generalized reagents such as RNases and nucleic acid dyes. Here, from a library of RNAs extracted from isolated surf clam (Spisula solidissima) centrosomes, we describe a group of centrosome-associated transcripts representing a structurally unique intron-poor collection of nuclear genes skewed toward nucleic acid metabolism. Thus, we resolve the debate over the existence of centrosome-associated RNA (cnRNA). A subset of cnRNAs contain functional domains that are highly conserved across distant taxa, such as nucleotide polymerase motifs. In situ localization of cnRNA65, a molecule with an RNA polymerase domain, showed it is present in the intact oocyte nucleus (germinal vesicle). Its expression, therefore, precedes the appearance of gamma-tubulin-containing centrosomes. At this stage, the in situ signal resembles the nucleolinus, a poorly understood organelle proposed to play a role in spindle formation. After oocyte activation and germinal vesicle breakdown, cnRNA65 persists as a cytoplasmic patch within which gamma-tubulin-stained centrosomes can be seen. These observations provoke the question of whether cnRNAs and the nucleolinus serve as cytological progenitors of the centrosome and may support a symbiogenetic model for its evolution.
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Sankaran S, Crone DE, Palazzo RE, Parvin JD. Aurora-A kinase regulates breast cancer associated gene 1 inhibition of centrosome-dependent microtubule nucleation. Cancer Res 2008; 67:11186-94. [PMID: 18056443 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Breast cancer-associated gene 1 (BRCA1) regulates the duplication and the function of centrosomes in breast cells. We have previously shown that BRCA1 ubiquitin ligase activity directly inhibits centrosome-dependent microtubule nucleation. However, there is a paradox because centrosome microtubule nucleation potential is highest during mitosis, a phase when BRCA1 is most abundant at the centrosome. In this study, we resolve this conundrum by testing whether centrosomes from cells in M phase are regulated differently by BRCA1 when compared with other phases of the cell cycle. We observed that BRCA1-dependent inhibition of centrosome microtubule nucleation was high in S phase but was significantly lower during M phase. The cell cycle-specific effects of BRCA1 on centrosome-dependent microtubule nucleation were detected in living cells and in cell-free experiments using centrosomes purified from cells at specific stages of the cell cycle. We show that Aurora-A kinase modulates the BRCA1 inhibition of centrosome function by decreasing the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of BRCA1. In addition, dephosphorylation of BRCA1 by protein phosphatase 1 alpha enhances the E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of BRCA1. These observations reveal that the inhibition of centrosome microtubule nucleation potential by the BRCA1 E3 ubiquitin ligase is controlled by Aurora-A kinase and protein phosphatase 1 alpha-mediated phosphoregulation through the different phases of the cell cycle.
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- Satish Sankaran
- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Alliegro MC, Alliegro MA, Palazzo RE. Centrosome-associated RNA in surf clam oocytes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006; 103:9034-8. [PMID: 16754862 PMCID: PMC1482561 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0602859103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2005] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Centrosomes are the major microtubule-organizing center in animal cells. They are composed of a pair of [9(3) + 0] centrioles surrounded by a relatively ill-defined pericentriolar matrix, provide the ciliary centriole-kinetosome (basal body) progenitor, and organize the assembly of microtubules into the mitotic spindle during cell division. Despite >100 years of microscopic observation and their obvious significance, our understanding of centrosome composition, dynamic organization, and mechanism of action is limited when compared with that of other cellular organelles. Centrosomes duplicate only once per cell cycle to ensure development of a normal bipolar spindle. The initial event in centrosome duplication is centriole replication, which is generative, semiconservative, and independent of the nucleus. Such observations led to the proposal that centrosomes contain their own complement of nucleic acids, possibly representative of an organellar genome comparable with those described for mitochondria and chloroplasts. The consensus in the field is that centrosomes lack DNA but may contain RNA. We isolated centrosomes from oocytes of the surf clam, Spisula solidissima, and purified from them a unique set of RNAs. We show here by biochemical means and subcellular in situ hybridization that the first transcript we analyzed is intimately associated with centrosomes. Sequence analysis reveals that this centrosome-associated RNA encodes a conserved RNA-directed polymerase domain. The hypothesis that centrosomes contain an intrinsic complement of specific RNAs suggests new opportunities to address the century-old problem of centrosome function, heredity, and evolution.
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- Mark C. Alliegro
- *Department of Cell Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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- *Department of Cell Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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- Department of Biology, Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY 12237; and
- Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543
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Pielak RM, Hawkins C, Pyie A, Bautista J, Lee KG, Cohen WD. Polar body formation in Spisula oocytes: function of the peripheral aster. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2005; 209:21-30. [PMID: 16110091 DOI: 10.2307/3593139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Activated Spisula oocytes proceed through meiotic stages rapidly and in near synchrony, providing an excellent system for analyzing polar body formation. Our previous studies suggested that cortical spreading of the metaphase peripheral aster determines spatial features of the cortical F-actin ring that is generated prior to extrusion of the polar body. We tested this hypothesis by experimentally altering the number and cortical contact patterns of peripheral asters. Such alteration was achieved by (a) lovastatin-induced arrest at metaphase I, with and without hexylene glycol modification, followed by washout; and (b) cytochalasin-D inhibition of extrusion of the first polar body, with washout before extrusion of the second polar body. Both methods induced simultaneous formation of two or more cortically spreading asters, correlated with subsequent formation of double, or even triple, overlapping F-actin rings during anaphase. Regardless of pattern, ring F-actin was deposited near regions of greatest astral microtubule density, indicating that microtubules provided a positive stimulus to which the cortex responded indiscriminately. These results strongly support the proposed causal relationship between peripheral aster spreading and biogenesis of the F-actin ring involved in polar body formation.
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- Rafal M Pielak
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, New York, New York, USA
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Kawaguchi SI, Zheng Y. Characterization of a Drosophila centrosome protein CP309 that shares homology with Kendrin and CG-NAP. Mol Biol Cell 2004; 15:37-45. [PMID: 14565985 PMCID: PMC307525 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e03-03-0191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2003] [Revised: 08/27/2003] [Accepted: 08/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The centrosome in animal cells provides a major microtubule-nucleating site that regulates the microtubule cytoskeleton temporally and spatially throughout the cell cycle. We report the identification in Drosophila melanogaster of a large coiled-coil centrosome protein that can bind to calmodulin. Biochemical studies reveal that this novel Drosophila centrosome protein, centrosome protein of 309 kDa (CP309), cofractionates with the gamma-tubulin ring complex and the centrosome-complementing activity. We show that CP309 is required for microtubule nucleation mediated by centrosomes and that it interacts with the gamma-tubulin small complex. These findings suggest that the microtubule-nucleating activity of the centrosome requires the function of CP309.
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- Shin-ichi Kawaguchi
- Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, Maryland 21210, USA
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Ou Y, Rattner JB. The Centrosome in Higher Organisms: Structure, Composition, and Duplication. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 2004; 238:119-82. [PMID: 15364198 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(04)38003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The centrosome found in higher organisms is an organelle with a complex and dynamic architecture and composition. This organelle not only functions as a microtubule-organizing center, but also is integrated with or impacts a number of cellular processes. Defects associated with this organelle have been linked to a variety of human diseases including several forms of cancer. Here we review the emerging picture of how the structure, composition, duplication, and function of the centrosome found in higher organisms are interrelated.
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- Young Ou
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Suh MR, Han JW, No YR, Lee J. Transient concentration of a gamma-tubulin-related protein with a pericentrin-related protein in the formation of basal bodies and flagella during the differentiation of Naegleria gruberi. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 2002; 52:66-81. [PMID: 12112149 DOI: 10.1002/cm.10033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The distribution of two proteins in Naegleria gruberi, N-gammaTRP (Naegleria gamma-tubulin-related protein) and N-PRP (Naegleria pericentrin-related protein), was examined during the de novo formation of basal bodies and flagella that occurs during the differentiation of N. gruberi. After the initiation of differentiation, N-gammaTRP and N-PRP began to concentrate at the same site within cells. The percentage of cells with a concentrated region of N-gammaTRP and N-PRP was maximal (68%) at 40 min when the synthesis of tubulin had just started but no assembled microtubules were visible. When concentrated tubulin became visible (60 min), the region of concentrated N-gammaTRP and N-PRP was co-localized with the tubulin spot and then flagella began to elongate from the region of concentrated tubulin. When cells had elongated flagella, the concentrated N-gammaTRP and N-PRP were translocated to the opposite end of the flagellated cells and disappeared. The transient concentration of N-gammaTRP coincided with the transient formation of an F-actin spot at which N-gammaTRP and alpha-tubulin mRNA were co-localized. The concentration of N-gammaTRP and formation of the F-actin spot occurred without the formation of microtubules but were inhibited by cytochalasin D. These observations suggest that the regional concentration of N-gammaTRP and N-PRP is mediated by actin filaments and might provide a site of microtubule nucleation for the assembly of newly synthesized tubulins into basal bodies and flagella.
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- Mi Ra Suh
- Department of Biology and Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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Evidence strongly supports the hypothesis that gamma-TuRCs are sites for the nucleation of microtubules within the centrosome PCM (Zheng et al., 1995; Moritz et al., 1995a,b). Further, these structures appear to be recruited to the centrosome from cytoplasmic pools during centrosome assembly and centrosome maturation (Moritz et al., 1998; Schnackenberg et al., 1998, 2000; Schnackenberg and Palazzo, 1999; Khodjakov and Rieder, 1999). It has also been shown that the centrosome PCM contains a network of filamentous fibers, which function as a scaffold for binding these microtubule nucleating sites (Schnackenberg et al., 1998). However, binding gamma-tubulin rings to this scaffold requires at least one additional factor (Moritz et al., 1998; Schnackenberg et al., 2000). Because extracts prepared from a variety of biological sources are capable of supporting the recovery of microtubule nucleation by Spisula KICRs (Schnackenberg et al., 2000), the methods outlined in this chapter could prove useful in the search for factors that are necessary for centrosome assembly and the increase in centrosome-dependent microtubule nucleation during centrosome maturation.
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- B J Schnackenberg
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- R Balczon
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA
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Moritz M, Braunfeld MB, Alberts BM, Agard DA. Reconstitution of centrosome microtubule nucleation in Drosophila. Methods Cell Biol 2002; 67:141-8. [PMID: 11550465 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(01)67010-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- M Moritz
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
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The assay described here allows a direct comparison of centrosome function (i.e., MT nucleation capacity) between normal and tumor tissues. It can be applied to samples such as human tissues in which the materials are limited. The assay is rapid and uses equipment commonly available. Comparison of the ability of individual centrosomes to nucleate microtubules within the context of tissues can provide novel insight into the disease process itself. In the example shown here, tumor tissues nucleate significantly greater numbers of microtubules from single or amplified centrosomes in comparison to normal tissue. The increased microtubule nucleation capacity from multiple centrosomes seen in tumors may be related to the increased frequency of mitotic aberrations and to the loss of cell and tissue architecture that is seen in cancer. This assay can also be used to characterize the microtubule nucleation capacity of normal tissues, during development and aging, and in disease states other than cancer where microtubule dynamics may play an important role.
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- W L Lingle
- Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Nakagawa Y, Yamane Y, Okanoue T, Tsukita S, Tsukita S. Outer dense fiber 2 is a widespread centrosome scaffold component preferentially associated with mother centrioles: its identification from isolated centrosomes. Mol Biol Cell 2001; 12:1687-97. [PMID: 11408577 PMCID: PMC37333 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.12.6.1687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Because centrosomes were enriched in the bile canaliculi fraction from the chicken liver through their association with apical membranes, we developed a procedure for isolation of centrosomes from this fraction. With the use of the centrosomes, we generated centrosome-specific monoclonal antibodies. Three of the monoclonal antibodies recognized an antigen of ~90 kDa. Cloning of its cDNA identified this antigen as a chicken homologue of outer dense fiber 2 protein (Odf2), which was initially identified as a sperm outer dense fiber-specific component. Exogenously expressed and endogenous Odf2 were shown to be concentrated at the centrosomes in a microtubule-independent manner in various types of cells at both light and electron microscopic levels. Odf2 exhibited a cell cycle-dependent pattern of localization and was preferentially associated with the mother centrioles in G0/G1-phase. Toward G1/S-phase before centrosome duplication, it became detectable in both mother and daughter centrioles. In the isolated bile canaliculi and centrosomes, Odf2, in contrast to other centrosomal components, was highly resistant to KI extraction. These findings indicate that Odf2 is a widespread KI-insoluble scaffold component of the centrosome matrix, which may be involved in the maturation event of daughter centrioles.
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- Y Nakagawa
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Rousselet A, Euteneuer U, Bordes N, Ruiz T, Hui Bon Hua G, Bornens M. Structural and functional effects of hydrostatic pressure on centrosomes from vertebrate cells. CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON 2001; 48:262-76. [PMID: 11276075 DOI: 10.1002/cm.1014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In an attempt to better understand the role of centrioles in vertebrate centrosomes, hydrostatic pressure was applied to isolated centrosomes as a means to disassemble centriole microtubules. Treatments of the centrosomes were monitored by analyzing their protein composition, ultrastructure, their ability to nucleate microtubules from pure tubulin, and their capability to induce parthenogenetic development of Xenopus eggs. Moderate hydrostatic pressure (95 MPa) already affected the organization of centriole microtubules in isolated centrosomes, and also impaired microtubule nucleation. At higher pressure, the protein composition of the peri-centriolar matrix (PCM) was also altered and the capacity to nucleate microtubules severely impaired. Incubation of the treated centrosomes in Xenopus egg extract could restore their capacity to nucleate microtubules after treatment at 95 MPa, but not after higher pressure treatment. However, the centriole structure was in no case restored. It is noteworthy that centrosomes treated with mild pressure did not allow parthenogenetic development after injection into Xenopus eggs, even if they had recovered their capacity to nucleate microtubules. This suggested that, in agreement with previous results, centrosomes in which centriole architecture is impaired, could not direct the biogenesis of new centrioles in Xenopus eggs. Centriole structure could also be affected by applying mild hydrostatic pressure directly to living cells. Comparison of the effect of hydrostatic pressure on cells at the G1/S border or on the corresponding cytoplasts suggests that pro-centrioles are very sensitive to pressure. However, cells can regrow a centriole after pressure-induced disassembly. In that case, centrosomes eventually recover an apparently normal duplication cycle although with some delay.
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- A Rousselet
- Laboratoire du cycle cellulaire et de la motilité, UMR144-CNRS, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
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In the past, centrosome maturation has been described as the change in microtubule nucleation potential that occurs as cells pass through specific phases of the cell cycle. It is suggested that the idea of centrosome maturation be expanded to include gain of functions that are not necessarily related to microtubule nucleation. Some of these functions could be transient and dependent on the temporary association of molecules with the centrosome as cells progress through the cell cycle. Thus, the centrosome may best be viewed as a site for mediating macromolecular interactions, perhaps as a central processing station within the cell. The centromatrix, a relatively stable lattice of polymers within the centrosome's PCM, could serve as a scaffold for the transient binding of mediator molecules, as well as allow the dynamic exchange of centrosome constituents with a soluble cytoplasmic pool. New evidence adds support to the idea that centrioles are crucial for the maintenance of PCM structure. However, significant evidence indicates that aspects of centrosome structure and function can be maintained in the absence of centrioles. In the case of paternal centrosome maturation, sperm centrioles may not contain an associated centromatrix. It is proposed that regulation of paternal centrioles or centriole associated proteins could mediate centriole-dependent centromatrix assembly following fertilization. Thus, regulation of centromatrix-centriole interactions could be involved in maintaining the integrity of the centrosome's PCM and play an important role in centrosome disassembly during cell differentiation and morphogenesis.
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- R E Palazzo
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045, USA
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Carazo-Salas RE, Gruss OJ, Mattaj IW, Karsenti E. Ran-GTP coordinates regulation of microtubule nucleation and dynamics during mitotic-spindle assembly. Nat Cell Biol 2001; 3:228-34. [PMID: 11231571 DOI: 10.1038/35060009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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It was recently reported that GTP-bound Ran induces microtubule and pseudo-spindle assembly in mitotic egg extracts in the absence of chromosomes and centrosomes, and that chromosomes induce the assembly of spindle microtubules in these extracts through generation of Ran-GTP. Here we examine the effects of Ran-GTP on microtubule nucleation and dynamics and show that Ran-GTP has independent effects on both the nucleation activity of centrosomes and the stability of centrosomal microtubules. We also show that inhibition of Ran-GTP production, even in the presence of duplicated centrosomes and kinetochores, prevents assembly of a bipolar spindle in M-phase extracts.
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- R E Carazo-Salas
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
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