Journal
CELL CYCLE
Volume 7, Issue 15, Pages 2352-2356Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/cc.6325
Keywords
hematopoiesis; megakaryocytes; cell cycle; endomitosis; polyploidy
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- NIH [HL080442]
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Endomitosis in megakaryocytes (MKs) involves repeated DNA replication in the absence of cytokinesis and is a crucial part of MK development. However, chromosomal dynamics have never been observed in living MKs. We developed a new transgenic mouse model in which the expression of human histone H2B fused in-frame to green fluorescent protein is targeted to MKs. Ex vivo time-lapse microscopy analysis indicated that chromosomal condensation occurs at early mitosis in all MKs. In high ploidy MKs (>= 8N), late anaphase was marked by a ring-type alignment of chromosomes with multiple territories formed between them. By contrast, in low ploidy MKs mitotic chromosomes segregated to form two groups separated by a clear space before rejoining to one cluster. This is the first study to document chromosomal segregation patterns during endomitosis ex vivo and to indicate their potential differential regulation in low and high ploidy cells.
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