Mcp5, a meiotic cell cortex protein, is required for nuclear movement mediated by dynein and microtubules in fission yeast. Export

@article{SaitoTakamuneT_Mcp5_Num1_CorticalDyneinAnchor_JCB_2006, abstract = {During meiotic prophase I of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, oscillatory nuclear movement occurs. This promotes homologous chromosome pairing and recombination and involves cortical dynein, which plays a pivotal role by generating a pulling force with the help of an unknown dynein anchor. We show that Mcp5, the homologue of the budding yeast dynein anchor Num1, may be this putative dynein anchor. mcp5+ is predominantly expressed during meiotic prophase, and GFP-Mcp5 localizes at the cell cortex. Moreover, the mcp5Delta strain lacks the oscillatory nuclear movement. Accordingly, homologous pairing and recombination rates of the mcp5Delta strain are significantly reduced. Furthermore, the cortical localization of dynein heavy chain 1 appears to be reduced in mcp5Delta cells. Finally, the full function of Mcp5 requires its coiled-coil and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Our results suggest that Mcp5 localizes at the cell cortex through its PH domain and functions as a dynein anchor, thereby facilitating nuclear oscillation.}, author = {Saito, T. T. and Okuzaki, D. and Nojima, H.}, citeulike-article-id = {3459734}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200512129}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16585273}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16585273}, day = {10}, doi = {10.1083/jcb.200512129}, issn = {0021-9525}, journal = {The Journal of cell biology}, keywords = {anchor, cortex, mcp5, oscillation}, month = {April}, number = {1}, pages = {27--33}, posted-at = {2008-10-29 09:56:48}, priority = {0}, title = {Mcp5, a meiotic cell cortex protein, is required for nuclear movement mediated by dynein and microtubules in fission yeast.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200512129}, volume = {173}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - SaitoTakamuneT_Mcp5_Num1_CorticalDyneinAnchor_JCB_2006 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3459734 N2 - During meiotic prophase I of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, oscillatory nuclear movement occurs. This promotes homologous chromosome pairing and recombination and involves cortical dynein, which plays a pivotal role by generating a pulling force with the help of an unknown dynein anchor. We show that Mcp5, the homologue of the budding yeast dynein anchor Num1, may be this putative dynein anchor. mcp5+ is predominantly expressed during meiotic prophase, and GFP-Mcp5 localizes at the cell cortex. Moreover, the mcp5Delta strain lacks the oscillatory nuclear movement. Accordingly, homologous pairing and recombination rates of the mcp5Delta strain are significantly reduced. Furthermore, the cortical localization of dynein heavy chain 1 appears to be reduced in mcp5Delta cells. Finally, the full function of Mcp5 requires its coiled-coil and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Our results suggest that Mcp5 localizes at the cell cortex through its PH domain and functions as a dynein anchor, thereby facilitating nuclear oscillation. IS - 1 JF - The Journal of cell biology SN - 0021-9525 EP - 33 TI - Mcp5, a meiotic cell cortex protein, is required for nuclear movement mediated by dynein and microtubules in fission yeast. VL - 173 SP - 27 KW - anchor KW - cortex KW - mcp5 KW - oscillation AU - Saito, TT AU - Okuzaki, D AU - Nojima, H PY - 2006/04/10/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200512129 ER -