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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
卷 33, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E21-10-0532
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- CEFIPRA research grant [62T5-1]
- Department of Biotechnology, Government of India [DBT/2018/IISER-P/1154]
- Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research, CEFIPRA [IFC/0036/2017/1222]
- [ANR-17-Tremplin-ERC2 001201]
This study observed spindle activities in six different nematode species and found a tradeoff relationship between cytoplasmic viscosity and cortical pulling forces. The study provides a framework for understanding the evolutionary diversification of spindle mobility.
Cellular functions such as cell division are remarkably conserved across phyla. However, the evolutionary principles of cellular organization that drive them are less well explored. Thus, an essential question remains: to what extent do cellular parameters evolve without altering the basic functions they sustain? Here we have observed six different nematode species for which the mitotic spindle is positioned asymmetrically during the first embryonic division. Whereas the C. elegans spindle undergoes oscillations during its displacement, the spindle elongates without oscillations in other species. We asked which evolutionary changes in biophysical parameters could explain differences in spindle motion while maintaining a constant output. Using laser microsurgery of the spindle, we revealed that all species are subjected to cortical pulling forces of varying magnitudes. Using a viscoelastic model to fit the recoil trajectories and with an independent measurement of cytoplasmic viscosity, we extracted the values of cytoplasmic drag, cortical pulling forces, and spindle elasticity for all species. We found large variations in cytoplasmic viscosity, whereas cortical pulling forces and elasticity were often more constrained. In agreement with previous simulations, we found that increased viscosity correlates with decreased oscillation speeds across species. However, the absence of oscillations in some species despite low viscosity can only be explained by smaller pulling forces. Consequently, we find that spindle mobility across the species analyzed here is characterized by a tradeoff between cytoplasmic viscosity and pulling forces normalized by the size of the embryo. Our work provides a framework for understanding mechanical constraints on evolutionary diversification of spindle mobility.
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