In:
Molecular Biology of the Cell, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), Vol. 11, No. 4 ( 2000-04), p. 1305-1313
Abstract:
This work describes BRN1, the budding yeast homologue of Drosophila Barren andXenopus condensin subunit XCAP-H. TheDrosophila protein is required for proper chromosome segregation in mitosis, and Xenopus protein functions in mitotic chromosome condensation. Mutant brn1 cells show a defect in mitotic chromosome condensation and sister chromatid separation and segregation in anaphase. Chromatid cohesion before anaphase is properly maintained in the mutants. Somebrn1 mutant cells apparently arrest in S-phase, pointing to a possible function for Brn1p at this stage of the cell cycle. Brn1p is a nuclear protein with a nonuniform distribution pattern, and its level is up-regulated at mitosis. Temperature-sensitive mutations ofBRN1 can be suppressed by overexpression of a novel geneYCG1, which is homologous to anotherXenopus condensin subunit, XCAP-G. Overexpression ofSMC2, a gene necessary for chromosome condensation, and a homologue of the XCAP-E condensin, does not suppress brn1, pointing to functional specialization of components of the condensin complex.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1059-1524
,
1939-4586
DOI:
10.1091/mbc.11.4.1305
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
Publication Date:
2000
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1098979-1
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1474922-1
SSG:
12
