Co-movement of astral microtubules, organelles and F-actin by dynein and actomyosin forces in frog egg cytoplasm
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2020-12-07Author
Pelletier, James F.
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Field, Christine M.
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Fürthauer, Sebastian
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Sonnett, Matthew
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Mitchison, Timothy J.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/26864As published
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60047DOI
10.7554/eLife.60047Abstract
How bulk cytoplasm generates forces to separate post-anaphase microtubule (MT) asters in Xenopus laevis and other large eggs remains unclear. Previous models proposed that dynein-based, inward organelle transport generates length-dependent pulling forces that move centrosomes and MTs outwards, while other components of cytoplasm are static. We imaged aster movement by dynein and actomyosin forces in Xenopus egg extracts and observed outward co-movement of MTs, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), mitochondria, acidic organelles, F-actin, keratin, and soluble fluorescein. Organelles exhibited a burst of dynein-dependent inward movement at the growing aster periphery, then mostly halted inside the aster, while dynein-coated beads moved to the aster center at a constant rate, suggesting organelle movement is limited by brake proteins or other sources of drag. These observations call for new models in which all components of the cytoplasm comprise a mechanically integrated aster gel that moves collectively in response to dynein and actomyosin forces.
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© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Pelletier, J. F., Field, C. M., Furthauer, S., Sonnett, M., & Mitchison, T. J. Co-movement of astral microtubules, organelles and F-actin by dynein and actomyosin forces in frog egg cytoplasm. Elife, 9, (2020): e60047, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60047.
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Pelletier, J. F., Field, C. M., Furthauer, S., Sonnett, M., & Mitchison, T. J. (2020). Co-movement of astral microtubules, organelles and F-actin by dynein and actomyosin forces in frog egg cytoplasm. Elife, 9, e60047.The following license files are associated with this item: