Analysis of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dictyostelium</Emphasis> TACC reveals differential interactions with CP224 and unusual dynamics of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dictyostelium</Emphasis> microtubules |
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Authors: | Matthias Samereier Otto Baumann Irene Meyer Ralph Gräf |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Cell Biology, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 26, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany;(2) Department of Animal Physiology, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, Haus 26, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany; |
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Abstract: | We have localized TACC to the microtubule-nucleating centrosomal corona and to microtubule plus ends. Using RNAi we proved
that Dictyostelium TACC promotes microtubule growth during interphase and mitosis. For the first time we show in vivo that both TACC and XMAP215
family proteins can be differentially localized to microtubule plus ends during interphase and mitosis and that TACC is mainly
required for recruitment of an XMAP215-family protein to interphase microtubule plus ends but not for recruitment to centrosomes
and kinetochores. Moreover, we have now a marker to study dynamics and behavior of microtubule plus ends in living Dictyostelium cells. In a combination of live cell imaging of microtubule plus ends and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP)
experiments of GFP-α-tubulin cells we show that Dictyostelium microtubules are dynamic only in the cell periphery, while they remain stable at the centrosome, which also appears to harbor
a dynamic pool of tubulin dimers. |
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