RRC ID 19378
Author Hou H, Zhou Z, Wang Y, Wang J, Kallgren SP, Kurchuk T, Miller EA, Chang F, Jia S.
Title Csi1 links centromeres to the nuclear envelope for centromere clustering.
Journal J Cell Biol
Abstract In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the centromeres of each chromosome are clustered together and attached to the nuclear envelope near the site of the spindle pole body during interphase. The mechanism and functional importance of this arrangement of chromosomes are poorly understood. In this paper, we identified a novel nuclear protein, Csi1, that localized to the site of centromere attachment and interacted with both the inner nuclear envelope SUN domain protein Sad1 and centromeres. Both Csi1 and Sad1 mutants exhibited centromere clustering defects in a high percentage of cells. Csi1 mutants also displayed a high rate of chromosome loss during mitosis, significant mitotic delays, and sensitivity to perturbations in microtubule-kinetochore interactions and chromosome numbers. These studies thus define a molecular link between the centromere and nuclear envelope that is responsible for centromere clustering.
Volume 199(5)
Pages 735-44
Published 2012-11-26
DOI 10.1083/jcb.201208001
PII jcb.201208001
PMID 23166349
PMC PMC3514793
MeSH Centromere / metabolism* Nuclear Envelope / metabolism* Nuclear Proteins / metabolism* Schizosaccharomyces / cytology* Schizosaccharomyces / metabolism* Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins / metabolism*
IF 8.811
Times Cited 52
WOS Category CELL BIOLOGY
Resource
Yeast BY20249(PJ69-4A)