Mechanisms of mitotic spindle assembly

S Petry - Annual review of biochemistry, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Life depends on cell proliferation and the accurate segregation of chromosomes, which are
mediated by the microtubule (MT)-based mitotic spindle and∼ 200 essential MT-associated …

The mechanism of acentrosomal spindle assembly in human oocytes

T Wu, J Dong, J Fu, Y Kuang, B Chen, H Gu, Y Luo… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Meiotic spindle assembly ensures proper chromosome segregation in oocytes. However,
the mechanisms behind spindle assembly in human oocytes remain largely unknown. We …

A liquid-like spindle domain promotes acentrosomal spindle assembly in mammalian oocytes

C So, KB Seres, AM Steyer, E Mönnich, D Clift… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Mammalian embryos frequently develop abnormally, resulting in
miscarriages and genetic disorders such as Down syndrome. The major cause for aberrant …

TACC3: a multi-functional protein promoting cancer cell survival and aggressiveness

O Saatci, O Sahin - Cell Cycle, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT TACC3 is the most oncogenic member of the transforming acidic coiled-coil
domain-containing protein (TACC) family. It is one of the major recruitment factors of distinct …

[HTML][HTML] Sirt1/Nrf2 pathway is involved in oocyte aging by regulating Cyclin B1

R Ma, W Liang, Q Sun, X Qiu, Y Lin, X Ge… - Aging (Albany …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is capable of inducing a variety of biological
effects, and the regulation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway is closely related to longevity. To …

Aurora-A-dependent control of TACC3 influences the rate of mitotic spindle assembly

SG Burgess, I Peset, N Joseph, T Cavazza… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The essential mammalian gene TACC3 is frequently mutated and amplified in cancers and
its fusion products exhibit oncogenic activity in glioblastomas. TACC3 functions in mitotic …

PLK1 is required for chromosome compaction and microtubule organization in mouse oocytes

TM Little, PW Jordan - Molecular biology of the cell, 2020 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Errors during meiotic resumption in oocytes can result in chromosome missegregation and
infertility. Several cell cycle kinases have been linked with roles in coordinating events …

Spatial compartmentalization specializes the function of Aurora A and Aurora B

S Li, Z Deng, J Fu, C Xu, G Xin, Z Wu, J Luo… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Aurora kinase A and B share great similarity in sequences, structures, and phosphorylation
motif, yet they show different localizations and play distinct crucial roles. The factors that …

TACC3–ch-TOG track the growing tips of microtubules independently of clathrin and Aurora-A phosphorylation

C Gutiérrez-Caballero, SG Burgess, R Bayliss… - Biology …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
The interaction between TACC3 (transforming acidic coiled coil protein 3) and the
microtubule polymerase ch-TOG (colonic, hepatic tumor overexpressed gene) is …

The role of TACC3 in mitotic spindle organization

ZM Ding, CJ Huang, XF Jiao, D Wu, LJ Huo - Cytoskeleton, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
TACC3 regulates spindle organization during mitosis and also regulates centrosome‐
mediated microtubule nucleation by affecting γ‐Tubulin ring complexes. In addition, it …