G2/M: Chromosome condensation SMC family of proteins structural maintenance of chromosomes large coiled coil proteins with ATPase domain interact in complexes Cohesin - maintains sister-chromatid cohesion Condensin - mitotic chromosome condensation
Cohesion and condensation
Cohesins and condensins
13S Condensin SMC2 and SMC4, with xCAP-D2, xCAP-G, xCAP-H (Drosophila barren) 13S condensin induces positive writhe and supercoiling in DNA Association of 13S with chromosomes occurs exclusively in mitosis 13S in mitotic extracts: binds DNA, is phosphorylated, induces supercoil in presence of ATP and TOP1 13S in interphase extracts: binds DNA, is not phosphorylated, does not induce supercoil Immunodepletion of cdc2 decreases P of 13S and leads to loss of condensin activity; adding cdc2 back increases P of 13S in condensin activity
Histone H3 phosphorylation An initiating event of chromosome condensation is phosphorylation of histone H3 on ser-10 When site is mutated in Tetrahymena, there is aberrant chromosome condensation and segregation defects (but not in budding yeast!) H3 Kinase? Not MPF, may be NIMA, or aurora kinase RNAi depletion of aurora B decreases P of H3, decreases chromosome condensation, and leads to failure to recruit barren
Condensin, histone H3 and the cell cycle
Mitosis: Overview Stages Prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase Purpose: equational and equal segregation of chromatids to daughter cells Checkpoints
Mitosis: Overview
Mitosis: Prometaphase Spindle morphogenesis MTs, MT polarity and dynamic instability MT motors kinesin (+ end directed) dynein (- end directed) Centrosome and spindle assembly Centromeres and kinetochores “Dance” of the chromosomes Bipolar orientation & importance
The mitotic spindle
The centromere and kinetochore
MT dynamic instability
Mitosis: Metaphase Stable bipolar orientation achieved Role of tension Cohesin Tension-sensitive checkpoint Anaphase signal
How do cells get out of metaphase? Via anaphase by action of the anaphase promoting complex (APC) Injection into Xenopus oocytes of RNA encoding non-degradable cyclin B leads to sustained high MPF and metaphase arrest Ubiquitination of chromosome cohesins and cyclin targets them to the proteasome
Synthesis - Destruction Cycle
Cohesion release at M/A
Control of anaphase entry
Mitosis: Anaphase Anaphase A - separation of chromosomes Mechanisms Where is the motor? Class, Anaphase B - elongation of spindle
Anaphase B