Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 525, Issue 1-3, Pages 105-110Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(02)03095-8
Keywords
Translin; chromosome segregation; cytokinesis
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The octameric ring protein. Trauslin, demonstrates marked similarities to the family of helicase enzymes regarding its quaternary organization and dimerization of subunits. Here we show that the level of Translin closely parallels the proliferative state in various cell types. Expression is periodic during the cell cycle, with protein synthesis becoming maximal in the S and mitosis phases, consistent with a role in cell division. Moreover, induced overexpression of Translin was found to accelerate cell proliferation. Confocal microscopic analysis revealed that Trauslin is localized at the centrosomes at prophase and the mitotic spindle at metaphase, then translocating to the spindle midbodies during cytokinesis. This novel localization is attributable to specific interactions with microtubules of the mitotic spindles, and especially gamma-tubulin. The results suggest that Translin participates in processes ensuring the segregation of chromosomes and cytokinesis. (C) 2002 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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