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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2025

A Method for Analyzing Acentrosomal Mitotic Spindles in Human Cells.

Shotaro Okuda, Takumi Chinen, Daiju Kitagawa

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shotaro OkudaLaboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takumi ChinenLaboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. takumi.chinen@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
Daiju KitagawaLaboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

Centrosomes, the major microtubule organizing centers, facilitate mitotic spindle formation. However, recent studies have revealed that some cancer cells lack centrosomes. These findings suggest that certain types of cancer cells drive centrosome-independent mechanisms for the assembly of mitotic spindles. Therefore, analyzing the systems of acentrosomal spindle formation is beneficial for understanding the divergence of mitotic processes in cancer cells. Here, we focus on a method for generating acentrosomal cells using the PLK4 inhibitor centrinone and describe the proper conditions, spindle pole staining markers, and microscopy settings for observing acentrosomal spindle formation in human cells.

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CentrosomeMitosisSpindle ApparatusHumansProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPLK4 protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAcentrosomal spindleCentrinoneCentrosomeNuMASpindle pole

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