Stu1p is Physically Associated with Beta-tubulin and is Required for Structural Integrity of the Mitotic Spindle

Overview

Journal Mol Biol Cell

Specialties Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Date 2002 Jun 12

PMID 12058056

Citations 27

Authors

Hongwei Yin

Liru You

Danielle Pasqualone

Kristen M Kopski

Tim C Huffaker

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Abstract

Formation of the bipolar mitotic spindle relies on a balance of forces acting on the spindle poles. The primary outward force is generated by the kinesin-related proteins of the BimC family that cross-link antiparallel interpolar microtubules and slide them past each other. Here, we provide evidence that Stu1p is also required for the production of this outward force in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the temperature-sensitive stu1-5 mutant, spindle pole separation is inhibited, and preanaphase spindles collapse, with their previously separated poles being drawn together. The temperature sensitivity of stu1-5 can be suppressed by doubling the dosage of Cin8p, a yeast BimC kinesin-related protein. Stu1p was observed to be a component of the mitotic spindle localizing to the midregion of anaphase spindles. It also binds to microtubules in vitro, and we have examined the nature of this interaction. We show that Stu1p interacts specifically with beta-tubulin and identify the domains required for this interaction on both Stu1p and beta-tubulin. Taken together, these findings suggest that Stu1p binds to interpolar microtubules of the mitotic spindle and plays an essential role in their ability to provide an outward force on the spindle poles.

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