Mitotic poleward flux : Finding balance between microtubule dynamics and sliding

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Continuous poleward motion of microtubules in metazoan mitotic spindles has been fascinating generations of cell biologists over the last several decades. In human cells, this so-called poleward flux was recently shown to be driven by the coordinated action of four mitotic kinesins. The sliding activities of kinesin-5/EG5 and kinesin-12/KIF15 are sequentially supported by kinesin-7/CENP-E at kinetochores and kinesin-4/KIF4A on chromosome arms, with the individual contributions peaking during prometaphase and metaphase, respectively. Although recent data elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying this cellular phenomenon, the functional roles of microtubule poleward flux during cell division remain largely elusive. Here, we discuss potential contribution of microtubule flux engine to various essential processes at different stages of mitosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 43(2021), 8 vom: 25. Aug., Seite e2100079

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barisic, Marin [VerfasserIn]
Rajendraprasad, Girish [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chromosome segregation
EC 3.6.4.4
Journal Article
KIF15 protein, human
Kinesin
Kinesins
Kinetochore
Microtubule
Mitosis
Mitotic spindle
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 28.10.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/bies.202100079

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326340211