GSBS Student Publications
Title
A role for the lissencephaly gene LIS1 in mitosis and cytoplasmic dynein function
GSBS Program
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
Publication Date
2000-11-01
UMMS Affiliation
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Department of Physiology; Department of Cell Biology
Document Type
Article
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.
DOI of Published Version
10.1038/35041020
Source
Nat Cell Biol. 2000 Nov;2(11):784-91. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Nature cell biology
Related Resources
PubMed ID
11056532
Repository Citation
Faulkner NE, Dujardin DL, Tai C, Vaughan KT, O'Connell CB, Wang Y, Vallee RB. (2000). A role for the lissencephaly gene LIS1 in mitosis and cytoplasmic dynein function. GSBS Student Publications. https://doi.org/10.1038/35041020. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_sp/277