G protein regulator 1 (GPR-1) localizes to cortical sites of artificial mechanical indentation in Caenorhabditis elegans zygotes
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Contributors
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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 819-825 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Cytoskeleton |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2012 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
| Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
| Scopus | 84867987427 |
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| 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