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| The EMBO Journal
(2005) 24, 2436–2446, doi:10.1038/sj.emboj.7600705 Published online 2 June 2005 |
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| Etd1p is a novel protein that links the SIN cascade with cytokinesis |
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| Rafael R Daga1, 2, 3, Aurelia Lahoz1, Manuel J Muñoz1, Sergio Moreno2 and Juan Jimenez1 |
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1 Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, CSIC/Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera Km1, Sevilla, Spain 2 Centro de Investigación del Cáncer, CSIC/Universidad de Salamanca, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Salamanca, Spain To whom correspondence should be addressed Juan Jimenez, Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo, CSIC/Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Carretera de Utrera Km1, 41013 Sevilla, Spain. Tel./Fax: +34 954 349 376; E-mail: jjimmar@upo.es 3 Present address: Department of Microbiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA Received 20 January 2005; Accepted 10 May 2005; Published online 2 June 2005. |
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| In animal cells, cytokinesis occurs by constriction of an actomyosin ring. In fission yeast cells, ring constriction is triggered by the septum initiation network (SIN), an SPB-associated GTPase-regulated kinase cascade that coordinates exit from mitosis with cytokinesis. We have identified a novel protein, Etd1p, required to trigger actomyosin ring constriction in fission yeasts. This protein is localised at the cell tips during interphase. In mitosis, it relocates to the medial cortex region and, coincident with cytokinesis, it assembles into the actomyosin ring by association to Cdc15p. Relocation of Etd1p from the plasma membrane to the medial ring is triggered by SIN signalling and, reciprocally, relocation of the Sid2p–Mob1p kinase complex from the SPB to the division site, a late step in the execution of the SIN, requires Etd1p. These results suggest that Etd1p coordinates the mitotic activation of SIN with the initiation of actomyosin ring constriction. Etd1p peaks during cytokinesis and is degraded by the ubiquitin-dependent 26S-proteasome pathway at the end of septation, providing a mechanism to couple inactivation of SIN to completion of cytokinesis. |
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| Keywords: actomyosin ring, cell division, cytokinesis, Etd1p, SIN |
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Top of page MORE ARTICLES LIKE THISThese links to content published by NPG are automatically generated NEWS AND VIEWSShedding a little light on light chains Nature Cell Biology News and Views (01 Jan 2001) First things first: spindle orientation and mitotic progression Nature Cell Biology News and Views (01 Oct 2002) RESEARCHThe role of the Sid1p kinase and Cdc14p in regulating the onset of cytokinesis in fission yeast The EMBO Journal Article (17 Apr 2000) Regulation of cytokinesis by spindle-pole bodies Nature Cell Biology Brief Communication (01 Aug 2006) |
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