1999
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.147.2.321
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Dynactin Is Required for Microtubule Anchoring at Centrosomes

Abstract: The multiprotein complex, dynactin, is an integral part of the cytoplasmic dynein motor and is required for dynein-based motility in vitro and in vivo. In living cells, perturbation of the dynein–dynactin interaction profoundly blocks mitotic spindle assembly, and inhibition or depletion of dynein or dynactin from meiotic or mitotic cell extracts prevents microtubules from focusing into spindles. In interphase cells, perturbation of the dynein–dynactin complex is correlated with an inhibition of ER-to-Golgi mo… Show more

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“…Dynamitin may stabilize the dynein-dynactin interaction by binding dynein directly. We find (Quintyne et al, 1999) that overexpression of different dynactin subunits can have a variety of effects, including Golgi complex and endosome dispersion, disorganization of the interphase microtubule array, and disruption of dynactin structure. Dynamitin induces all these effects, whereas other dynactin subunits such as p150 Glued disrupt Golgi structure and microtubule organization without affecting dynactin integrity.…”
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confidence: 89%
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“…Dynamitin may stabilize the dynein-dynactin interaction by binding dynein directly. We find (Quintyne et al, 1999) that overexpression of different dynactin subunits can have a variety of effects, including Golgi complex and endosome dispersion, disorganization of the interphase microtubule array, and disruption of dynactin structure. Dynamitin induces all these effects, whereas other dynactin subunits such as p150 Glued disrupt Golgi structure and microtubule organization without affecting dynactin integrity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The dynamitin cDNA insert was subcloned into two cytomegalovirus (CMV)-based expression vectors: pGW1-CMV (Quintyne et al, 1999) and pCB6 containing an upstream HA tag (Balda et al, 1996). To facilitate subcloning, the first 108 bp of the dynamitin cDNA was amplified by PCR using an AlfII site introduced at the dynamitin initiator codon and a unique, downstream SacI site.…”
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“…At the level of the centrosome, a sequential model has emerged in which MTs are first nucleated on ␥-tubulin-containing complexes and then released and anchored on distinct sites (Quintyne et al, 1999;Mogensen et al, 2000). A similar model might also apply for the Golgi complex in which the Golgi-associated MAP GMAP-210 that was shown to bind both the minus end of MTs and CGN membranes (Infante et al, 1999) would be a good docking candidate.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because dynactin ensures Golgi complex integrity (Quintyne et al, 1999) and its intracellular movements, we decided to study the influence of LOSK inhibition on Golgi apparatus.…”
Section: The Inhibition Of Losk Activity Does Not Influencementioning
confidence: 99%