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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2020

Ase1 domains dynamically slow anaphase spindle elongation and recruit Bim1 to the midzone.

Ezekiel C Thomas, Amber Ismael, Jeffrey K Moore

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ezekiel C ThomasDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045.
Amber IsmaelDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045.
Jeffrey K MooreDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045.
University of Colorado Denver · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · US

Funding

Beyond the tubulin code: Understanding how subunit diversity regulates the formation and function of microtubulesR35GM136253 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI MOORE, JEFFREY KYLE · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Regulation of Microtubule Function by Tubulin Carboxy-terminal TailsR01GM112893 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI MOORE, JEFFREY KYLE · 2015 to 2019
$1.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM112893NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

How cells regulate microtubule cross-linking activity to control the rate and duration of spindle elongation during anaphase is poorly understood. In this study, we test the hypothesis that PRC1/Ase1 proteins use distinct microtubule-binding domains to control the spindle elongation rate. Using the budding yeast Ase1, we identify unique contributions for the spectrin and carboxy-terminal domains during different phases of spindle elongation. We show that the spectrin domain uses conserved basic residues to promote the recruitment of Ase1 to the midzone before anaphase onset and slow spindle elongation during early anaphase. In contrast, a partial Ase1 carboxy-terminal truncation fails to form a stable midzone in late anaphase, produces higher elongation rates after early anaphase, and exhibits frequent spindle collapses. We find that the carboxy-terminal domain interacts with the plus-end tracking protein EB1/Bim1 and recruits Bim1 to the midzone to maintain midzone length. Overall, our results suggest that the Ase1 domains provide cells with a modular system to tune midzone activity and control elongation rates.

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AnaphaseCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsChromosome SegregationMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubule ProteinsMicrotubulesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSaccharomycetalesSpindle ApparatusAse1 protein, S cerevisiaeBIM1 protein, S cerevisiaeCell Cycle ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubule ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID32997572
PMCPMC7927185
OpenAlexW3090711670

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