Modeling of Noisy Spindle Dynamics Reveals Separable Contributions to Achieving Correct Orientation.

Abstract:

:The mechanisms by which the mammalian mitotic spindle is guided to a predefined orientation through microtubule-cortex interactions have recently received considerable interest, but there has been no dynamic model that describes spindle movements toward the preferred axis in human cells. Here, we develop a dynamic model based on stochastic activity of cues anisotropically positioned around the cortex of the mitotic cell and we show that the mitotic spindle does not reach equilibrium before chromosome segregation. Our model successfully captures the characteristic experimental behavior of noisy spindle rotation dynamics in human epithelial cells, including a weak underlying bias in the direction of rotation, suppression of motion close to the alignment axis, and the effect of the aspect ratio of the interphase cell shape in defining the final alignment axis. We predict that the force exerted per cue has a value that minimizes the deviation of the spindle from the predefined axis. The model has allowed us to systematically explore the parameter space around experimentally relevant configurations, and predict the mechanistic function of a number of established regulators of spindle orientation, highlighting how physical modeling of a noisy system can lead to functional biological understanding. We provide key insights into measurable parameters in live cells that can help distinguish between mechanisms of microtubule and cortical-cue interactions that jointly control the final orientation of the spindle.

journal_name

Biophys J

journal_title

Biophysical journal

authors

Corrigan AM,Shrestha R,Draviam VM,Donald AM

doi

10.1016/j.bpj.2015.08.014

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-10-06 00:00:00

pages

1398-409

issue

7

eissn

0006-3495

issn

1542-0086

pii

S0006-3495(15)00825-5

journal_volume

109

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