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ArticleDevelopmental biology2015

The dynamics of plus end polarization and microtubule assembly during Xenopus cortical rotation.

David J Olson, Denise Oh, Douglas W Houston

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Article in Developmental biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The developmental biology of kinesins.Developmental biology · 2021
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  6. Vertebrate Axial Patterning: From Egg to Asymmetry.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David J OlsonThe University of Iowa, Department of Biology, 257 BB, Iowa City, IA 52242-1324, USA.
Denise OhThe University of Iowa, Department of Biology, 257 BB, Iowa City, IA 52242-1324, USA.
Douglas W HoustonThe University of Iowa, Department of Biology, 257 BB, Iowa City, IA 52242-1324, USA. Electronic address: douglas-houston@uiowa.edu.
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Localized mRNAs in vertebrate axis formationR01GM083999 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI HOUSTON, DOUGLAS W · 2008 to 2016
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The self-organization of dorsally-directed microtubules during cortical rotation in the Xenopus egg is essential for dorsal axis formation. The mechanisms controlling this process have been problematic to analyze, owing to difficulties in visualizing microtubules in living egg. Also, the order of events occurring at the onset of cortical rotation have not been satisfactorily visualized in vivo and have been inferred from staged fixed samples. To address these issues, we have characterized the dynamics of total microtubule and plus end behavior continuously throughout cortical rotation, as well as in oocytes and unfertilized eggs. Here, we show that the nascent microtubule network forms in the cortex but associates with the deep cytoplasm at the start of rotation. Importantly, plus ends remain cortical and become increasingly more numerous and active prior to rotation, with dorsal polarization occurring rapidly after the onset of rotation. Additionally, we show that vegetally localized Trim36 is required to attenuate dynamic plus end growth, suggesting that vegetal factors are needed to locally coordinate growth in the cortex.

Indexed as

RotationAnimalsAxis, Cervical VertebraBody PatterningCarrier ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesOocytesOptical ImagingOvumTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesXenopusCarrier ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsTrim36 protein, XenopusTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesXenopus ProteinsAxis formationCortical rotationEggMicrotubulesOocytePlus endsPolarityTrim36Xenopus

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PMID25753733
PMCPMC4424176
OpenAlexW2085996909

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