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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2007

Genome-wide analysis demonstrates conserved localization of messenger RNAs to mitotic microtubules.

Michael D Blower, Elma Feric, Karsten Weis, Rebecca Heald

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

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91citing papers in PubMed
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91 citing papers in PubMed, 166 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael D BlowerDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. blower@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu
Elma Feric
Karsten Weis
Rebecca Heald
University of California, Berkeley · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Studying the Role of Ran in MitosisR01GM065232 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI HEALD, REBECCA W, WEIS, KARSTEN · 2003 to 2011
$2.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM065232NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065232
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA localization is of critical importance in many fundamental cell biological and developmental processes by regulating the spatial control of gene expression. To investigate how spindle-localized RNAs might influence mitosis, we comprehensively surveyed all messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that bound to microtubules during metaphase in both Xenopus laevis egg extracts and mitotic human cell extracts. We identify conserved classes of mRNAs that are enriched on microtubules in both human and X. laevis. Active mitotic translation occurs on X. laevis meiotic spindles, and a subset of microtubule-bound mRNAs (MT-mRNAs) associate with polyribosomes. Although many MT-mRNAs associate with polyribosomes, we find that active translation is not required for mRNA localization to mitotic microtubules. Our results represent the first genome-wide survey of mRNAs localized to a specific cytoskeletal component and suggest that microtubule localization of specific mRNAs is likely to function in mitotic regulation and mRNA segregation during cell division.

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AnimalsCell ExtractsChromosome MappingConserved SequenceGenomeHeLa CellsHumansMeiosisMicrotubulesMitosisOocytesPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerSpecies SpecificitySpindle ApparatusCell ExtractsRNA, Messenger

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PMID18166649
PMCPMC2373496
OpenAlexW2108117584

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