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ArticleJournal of cell science2016

Rop, the Sec1/Munc18 homolog in Drosophila, is required for furrow ingression and stable cell shape during cytokinesis.

Heather DeBruhl, Roger Albertson, Zachary Swider, William Sullivan

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Heather DeBruhlMolecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Roger AlbertsonBiology Department, Albion College, Albion, MI 49224, USA.
Zachary SwiderMolecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
William SullivanMolecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA sullivan@biology.ucsc.edu.
University of California, Santa Cruz · USAlbion College · US

Funding

CYTOKINESIS IN THE EARLY DROSOPHILA EMBRYOR01GM046409 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI SULLIVAN, WILLIAM T. · 1997 to 2014
$4.7M
Screens for membrane traffic genes promoting cytokinesisF32GM075670 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI ALBERTSON, ROGER J · 2005 to 2007
$118k
NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM075670NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM046409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physically separating daughter cells during cytokinesis requires contraction of an actin-myosin ring and vesicle-mediated membrane addition at the cleavage furrow. To identify vesicle trafficking proteins that function in cytokinesis, we screened deficiencies and mutations of candidate genes by live imaging the mitotic domains of the Drosophila embryo. In embryos homozygous for some of these deficiencies, we observed several cytokinesis phenotypes, including slow furrow ingression and increased membrane blebbing. We also found that cytokinesis required the Sec1/Munc18 homolog Rop, which interacts with syntaxin and mediates exocytosis at the plasma membrane. In a temperature-sensitive Rop mutant (Rop(TS)), the contractile ring disassembled during furrow ingression, indicating that maintenance of the ring required vesicle addition. Furthermore, in some dividing Rop(TS) cells, the shape of the daughter cells became unstable, causing cytokinesis failure. These results further highlight the importance of vesicle trafficking in animal cytokinesis and show that vesicle fusion influences cell shape during cytokinesis.

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CytokinesisAnimalsBiological TransportCell ShapeDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleLarvaMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsSpindle ApparatusTransport VesiclesDrosophila ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsRop protein, DrosophilaCytokinesisRopSec1/Munc18Vesicle trafficking

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PMID26631487
PMCPMC4732290
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