Abstract:
:To examine the relative roles of chromosomes, spindle poles and microtubules in the formation of the metaphase spindle and metakinesis, I have experimentally placed an extra centrosome-free pronucleus close to a forming bipolar spindle in a living cell. The chromosomes from the extra nucleus induce the formation of an extra half-spindle from one pole of the otherwise normal bipolar spindle with chromosomes positioned at the putative metaphase plate. I conclude that chromosomes determine the location of half-spindles by sustaining a higher than normal density of microtubules. These results are surprising for two reasons: first, because previous in vivo experiments in tissue culture cells show that mono-oriented chromosomes with functional attachments to spindle microtubules do not support half-spindle formation but oscillate unstably or move to one spindle pole. Additionally, the generally accepted view is that chromosomes attain a metastable condition at the metaphase plate as a result of a balance between forces directed to opposite spindle poles. However, our observation that chromosomes on extra half-spindles attain a metastable position in the absence of an opposing spindle pole, suggests that Ostergren's model does not account for metakinesis in sea urchin embryos.
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J Cell Scijournal_title
Journal of cell scienceauthors
Leslie RJkeywords:
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1992-09-01 00:00:00pages
125-30eissn
0021-9533issn
1477-9137journal_volume
103 ( Pt 1)pub_type
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