Journal
CYTOSKELETON
Volume 74, Issue 9, Pages 317-330Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cm.21380
Keywords
Eg5; kinesin; mitosis; motor domain; phosphorylation; Src kinases; spindle
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- National Institute of Health [R01 GM107209]
- Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
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Spindle formation in mammalian cells requires precise spatial and temporal regulation of the kinesin-5, Eg5, which generates outward force to establish spindle bipolarity. Our results demonstrate that Eg5 is phosphorylated in cultured cells by Src family kinases (SFKs) at three sites in the motor head: Y125, Y211, and Y231. Mutation of these sites diminishes motor activity in vitro, and replacement of endogenous Eg5 with phosphomimetic Y211 in LLC-Pk1 cells results in monopolar spindles, consistent with loss of Eg5 activity. Cells treated with SFK inhibitors show defects in spindle formation, similar to those in cells expressing the nonphosphorylatable Y211 mutant, and distinct from inhibition of other mitotic kinases. We propose that this phosphoregulatory mechanism tunes Eg5 enzymatic activity for optimal spindle morphology.
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