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ELIFE
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELIFE SCIENCES PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.61170
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- European Research Council [647077, 855158]
- Croatian Science Foundation [IP-2014-094753]
- European Regional Development Fund [KK.01.1.1.01.0004]
- European Research Council (ERC) [647077, 855158] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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The study revealed that bridging fibers play a crucial role in chromosome alignment by promoting alignment through length-dependent forces. It was found that PRC1-mediated crosslinking of bridging microtubules and recruitment of kinesins to the bridging fiber are essential mechanisms for chromosome alignment.
During metaphase, chromosome position at the spindle equator is regulated by the forces exerted by kinetochore microtubules and polar ejection forces. However, the role of forces arising from mechanical coupling of sister kinetochore fibers with bridging fibers in chromosome alignment is unknown. Here, we develop an optogenetic approach for acute removal of PRC1 to partially disassemble bridging fibers and show that they promote chromosome alignment. Tracking of the plus-end protein EB3 revealed longer antiparallel overlaps of bridging microtubules upon PRC1 removal, which was accompanied by misaligned and lagging kinetochores. Kif4A/kinesin-4 and Kif18A/kinesin-8 were found within the bridging fiber and largely lost upon PRC1 removal, suggesting that these proteins regulate the overlap length of bridging microtubules. We propose that PRC1-mediated crosslinking of bridging microtubules and recruitment of kinesins to the bridging fiber promote chromosome alignment by overlap length-dependent forces transmitted to the associated kinetochore fibers.
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