GSBS Student Publications
Title
A role for the lissencephaly gene LIS1 in mitosis and cytoplasmic dynein function
GSBS Program
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Physiology; Department of Cell Biology
Date
11-1-2000
Document Type
Article
Medical Subject Headings
1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase; Animals; COS Cells; Cell Division; Cell Line; Cercopithecus aethiops; Cytoplasm; Dogs; Dynein ATPase; Gene Expression; Humans; Kinetochores; Microtubule-Associated Proteins; Microtubules; Mitosis; Precipitin Tests; Subcellular Fractions
Disciplines
Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
Abstract
Mutations in the LIS1 gene cause gross histological disorganization of the developing human brain, resulting in a brain surface that is almost smooth. Here we show that LIS1 protein co-immunoprecipitates with cytoplasmic dynein and dynactin, and localizes to the cell cortex and to mitotic kinetochores, which are known sites for binding of cytoplasmic dynein. Overexpression of LIS1 in cultured mammalian cells interferes with mitotic progression and leads to spindle misorientation. Injection of anti-LIS1 antibody interferes with attachment of chromosomes to the metaphase plate, and leads to chromosome loss. We conclude that LIS1 participates in a subset of dynein functions, and may regulate the division of neuronal progenitor cells in the developing brain.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Nat Cell Biol. 2000 Nov;2(11):784-91. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/35041020
Related Resources
Journal Title
Nature cell biology
PubMed ID
11056532
Repository Citation
Faulkner, Nicole E.; Dujardin, Denis L.; Tai, Chin-Yin; Vaughan, Kevin T.; O'Connell, Christopher B.; Wang, Yu-Li; and Vallee, Richard B., "A role for the lissencephaly gene LIS1 in mitosis and cytoplasmic dynein function" (2000). GSBS Student Publications. 277.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/277