G protein regulator 1 (GPR-1) localizes to cortical sites of artificial mechanical indentation in Caenorhabditis elegans zygotes

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Contributors

  • Henrik Bringmann - , Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Karl Friedrich Bonhoeffer Institute) (Author)

Abstract

Cytokinesis and spindle positioning require the cortical force regulator G Protein Regulator 1/2 (GPR-1/2). GPR-1/2 is thought to localize to sites of cortical force generation. Does GPR-1/2 also act as a sensor for mechanical stimulation? I mechanically stimulated the cortex by indenting it with a glass needle and observed the cortical localization of a YFP::GPR-1 transgene. I found that cortical YFP::GPR-1 accumulated at the site of mechanical indentation. This phenomenon occurred on most of the cortical areas except the site of prospective cytokinesis furrow formation. This result suggests that GPR-1/2 can sense mechanical properties of the cortex, which may be important for GPR-1/2 function regulating spindle positioning and cytokinesis.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)819-825
Number of pages7
JournalCytoskeleton
Volume69
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2012
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 84867987427
ORCID /0000-0002-7689-8617/work/142236996

Keywords

Keywords

  • Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Caenorhabditis elegans/cytology, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/metabolism, Cytokinesis, Protein Transport, Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism, Stress, Mechanical, Zygote/cytology

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