RRC ID 46321
著者 Richie CT, Bembenek JN, Chestnut B, Furuta T, Schumacher JM, Wallenfang M, Golden A.
タイトル Protein phosphatase 5 is a negative regulator of separase function during cortical granule exocytosis in C. elegans.
ジャーナル J Cell Sci
Abstract Mutations in the Caenorhabditis elegans separase gene, sep-1, are embryonic lethal. Newly fertilized mutant embryos have defects in polar body extrusion, fail to undergo cortical granule exocytosis, and subsequently fail to complete cytokinesis. Chromosome nondisjunction during the meiotic divisions is readily apparent after depletion of sep-1 by RNAi treatment, but much less so in hypomorphic mutant embryos. To identify factors that influence the activity of separase in cortical granule exocytosis and cytokinesis, we carried out a genetic suppressor screen. A mutation in the protein phosphatase 5 (pph-5) gene was identified as an extragenic suppressor of sep-1. This mutation suppressed the phenotypes of hypomorphic separase mutants but not RNAi depleted animals. Depletion of pph-5 caused no phenotypes on its own, but was effective in restoring localization of mutant separase to vesicles and suppressing cortical granule exocytosis and cytokinesis phenotypes. The identification of PPH-5 as a suppressor of separase suggests that a new phospho-regulatory pathway plays an important role in regulating anaphase functions of separase.
巻・号 124(Pt 17)
ページ 2903-13
公開日 2011-9-1
DOI 10.1242/jcs.073379
PII 124/17/2903
PMID 21878498
PMC PMC3166036
MeSH Alleles Animals Caenorhabditis elegans / enzymology Caenorhabditis elegans / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans / metabolism* Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / genetics Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / metabolism* Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics Cell Cycle Proteins / metabolism* Cytokinesis / genetics Cytoplasmic Granules / genetics Cytoplasmic Granules / metabolism Endopeptidases / genetics Endopeptidases / metabolism* Exocytosis / physiology Mutation Nuclear Proteins / biosynthesis Nuclear Proteins / deficiency Nuclear Proteins / genetics Nuclear Proteins / metabolism* Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / biosynthesis Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / deficiency Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / genetics Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / metabolism* Separase
IF 4.573
引用数 12
WOS 分野 CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
線虫 tm2979