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ArticleDevelopmental cell2017

A Single-Cell Biochemistry Approach Reveals PAR Complex Dynamics during Cell Polarization.

Daniel J Dickinson, Francoise Schwager, Lionel Pintard, Monica Gotta, Bob Goldstein

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Article in Developmental cell, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers.

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85 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Daniel J DickinsonDepartment of Biology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: daniel.dickinson@austin.utexas.edu.
Francoise SchwagerDepartment of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva Medical Faculty, 1, rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Lionel PintardInstitut Jacques Monod, Cell Cycle and Development Team, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Paris Diderot and Sorbonne Paris Cité UMR7592, Paris 75013, France.
Monica GottaDepartment of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, University of Geneva Medical Faculty, 1, rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
Bob GoldsteinDepartment of Biology and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.

Funding

Integrated Training in Cancer Model SystemsT32CA009156 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DER, CHANNING J. · 1985 to 2020
$19.7M
Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Aric L Daul, Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Mechanisms of C. elegans GastrulationR01GM083071 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI GOLDSTEIN, ROBERT P · 2008 to 2019
$3.7M
Biochemical Basis of Cell Polarization by the PAR Protein SystemR00GM115964 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI DICKINSON, DANIEL J · 2018 to 2020
$747k
Biochemical Basis of Cell Polarization by the PAR Protein SystemK99GM115964 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DICKINSON, DANIEL J · 2015 to 2016
$180k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS T32 CA009156NIGMS NIH HHS K99 GM115964NIGMS NIH HHS R00 GM115964NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083071NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulated protein-protein interactions are critical for cell signaling, differentiation, and development. For the study of dynamic regulation of protein interactions in vivo, there is a need for techniques that can yield time-resolved information and probe multiple protein binding partners simultaneously, using small amounts of starting material. Here we describe a single-cell protein interaction assay. Single-cell lysates are generated at defined time points and analyzed using single-molecule pull-down, yielding information about dynamic protein complex regulation in vivo. We established the utility of this approach by studying PAR polarity proteins, which mediate polarization of many animal cell types. We uncovered striking regulation of PAR complex composition and stoichiometry during Caenorhabditis elegans zygote polarization, which takes place in less than 20 min. PAR complex dynamics are linked to the cell cycle by Polo-like kinase 1 and govern the movement of PAR proteins to establish polarity. Our results demonstrate an approach to study dynamic biochemical events in vivo.

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Cell PolarityProtein MultimerizationAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsImmunoprecipitationProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSingle-Cell AnalysisZygoteCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesC. eleganscell polaritycortical flowPAR-3PAR proteinsPLK-1sc-SiMPullSiMPullsingle-cell biochemistry

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PMID28829947
PMCPMC5575849

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