Newnham, Louise, Jordan, Philip W, Carballo, Jesus A, Newcombe, Sonya and Hoffmann, Eva (2013) Ipl1/aurora kinase suppresses S-CDK-driven spindle formation during prophase I to ensure chromosome integrity during meiosis. PLoS ONE, 8 (12). e83982. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Cells coordinate spindle formation with DNA repair and morphological modifications to chromosomes prior to their segregation to prevent cell division with damaged chromosomes. Here we uncover a novel and unexpected role for Aurora kinase in preventing the formation of spindles by Clb5-CDK (S-CDK) during meiotic prophase I and when the DDR is active in budding yeast. This is critical since S-CDK is essential for replication during premeiotic S-phase as well as double-strand break induction that facilitates meiotic recombination and, ultimately, chromosome segregation. Furthermore, we find that depletion of Cdc5 polo kinase activity delays spindle formation in DDR-arrested cells and that ectopic expression of Cdc5 in prophase I enhances spindle formation, when Ipl1 is depleted. Our findings establish a new paradigm for Aurora kinase function in both negative and positive regulation of spindle dynamics.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	EH is a MRC Senior Research Fellowship and an EMBO Young Investigator
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Sussex Centre for Genome Damage and Stability
Subjects:	Q Science
Depositing User:	Jill Kirby
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2014 07:44
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2019 02:33
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/49148

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