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Forces Acting on Chromosomes

Forces Acting on Chromosomes

During mitosis, chromosome movements occur through the interplay of multiple piconewton level forces. In prometaphase, these forces help in chromosome assembly or congression at the equatorial plane, eventually leading to their alignment at the metaphase plate. The forces acting on the chromosomes are space and time-dependent; therefore, they vary with the position of the chromosomes as the cell progresses through mitosis.
Microtubules and motor proteins exert two types of forces on...

Forces Acting on Chromosomes

Forces Acting on Chromosomes

During mitosis, chromosome movements occur through the interplay of multiple piconewton level forces. In prometaphase, these forces help in chromosome assembly or congression at the equatorial plane, eventually leading to their alignment at the metaphase plate. The forces acting on the chromosomes are space and time-dependent; therefore, they vary with the position of the chromosomes as the cell progresses through mitosis.
Microtubules and motor proteins exert two types of forces on...

Anaphase A and B

Anaphase A and B

Microtubules form through the end-to-end polymerization of tubulin heterodimers. Kinetochore microtubules originate from the spindle poles, and their plus-ends connect with the kinetochores on sister-chromatids. Ndc80 protein complexes, present on the kinetochore, form low-affinity links with the plus end of these kinetochore microtubules.
Plus-end depolymerization releases tubulin heterodimers from the terminal region of the microtubule. As tubulin subunits are lost, the Ndc80 complexes detach...

Anaphase A and B

Anaphase A and B

Microtubules form through the end-to-end polymerization of tubulin heterodimers. Kinetochore microtubules originate from the spindle poles, and their plus-ends connect with the kinetochores on sister-chromatids. Ndc80 protein complexes, present on the kinetochore, form low-affinity links with the plus end of these kinetochore microtubules.
Plus-end depolymerization releases tubulin heterodimers from the terminal region of the microtubule. As tubulin subunits are lost, the Ndc80 complexes detach...

Attachment of Sister Chromatids

Attachment of Sister Chromatids

As cells progress into mitosis, the nuclear envelope breaks down, and the condensed chromosomes are exposed to the array of bipolar microtubules of the mitotic spindle. The kinetochore, a large, disc-shaped protein complex, is present at the centromere region of the sister chromatids and acts as a binding site for the microtubules. Usually, the plus-end of a single microtubule is embedded within the kinetochore. However, some kinetochores first establish lateral contact with the side-wall of a...

Spindle Assembly

Spindle Assembly

Spindle assembly occurs through three, often coexisting, pathways – the centrosome-mediated pathway, the chromatin-mediated pathway, and the microtubule-mediated pathway – collectively contributing to form a robust spindle apparatus.
In most cells, centrosomes are the primary microtubule nucleation centers. In the centrosome-mediated pathway, the G2-prophase transition triggers centrosome maturation and increased microtubule nucleation. Progressive nucleation results in a microtubule array...

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Using Mouse Oocytes to Assess Human Gene Function During Meiosis I

Using Mouse Oocytes to Assess Human Gene Function During Meiosis I

Published on: April 10, 2018

A midzone-based ruler adjusts chromosome compaction to anaphase spindle length.

Gabriel Neurohr¹, Andreas Naegeli, Iris Titos

¹Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

|March 12, 2011

Summary

Yeast cells adapt chromosome condensation to spindle length during mitosis. This ensures proper chromatid segregation, even with increased chromosome or spindle dimensions.

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Reconstitution of Basic Mitotic Spindles in Spherical Emulsion Droplets

Reconstitution of Basic Mitotic Spindles in Spherical Emulsion Droplets

Published on: August 13, 2016

Area of Science:

Cell Biology
Molecular Biology
Genetics

Background:

Mitotic chromatid segregation depends on coordinated chromosome condensation and spindle length.
The relationship between chromosome condensation and spindle elongation remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether chromosome condensation and spindle elongation are linked during mitosis.
To understand the mechanisms cells use to adapt to variations in chromosome and spindle size.

Main Methods:

Utilized yeast as a model organism.
Manipulated chromosome arm length and observed cellular responses.
Analyzed the roles of the spindle midzone, aurora/Ipl1 kinase, and histone H3 phosphorylation (Ser10) in this process.

Main Results:

Yeast cells successfully compensated for a 45% increase in the longest chromosome arm length by enhancing its condensation.
The spindle midzone, aurora/Ipl1 activity, and histone H3 Ser10 phosphorylation were identified as key mediators of this adaptive condensation response.

Conclusions:

The anaphase spindle may act as a ruler, sensing and adapting chromatid condensation levels.
This spindle-mediated adaptation mechanism promotes robust chromatid segregation across varying chromosome and spindle lengths.