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  Contents  
 
  Preface XV
  List of Contributors XVII
  Color Plates XXIII
Part I Microtubule Organization and Dynamics 1
1 Early Studies on Centrioles and Centrosomes
Joseph G. Gall
3
1.1 Introduction 3
1.2 Pioneering Studies 4
1.3 Self-replication versus De Novo Formation 7
1.4 Centrioles and Basal Bodies 7
1.5 Blepharoplasts 9
1.6 The Search for DNA 11
1.7 On to Self-assembly 12
  References 14
2 The Tubulin Superfamily
Tim Stearns
17
2.1 History 17
2.2 Family Relations 18
2.3 Localization and Function 21
2.4 -Tubulin 21
2.5 -Tubulin 22
2.6 -Tubulin 22
2.7 Other Members of the Fold 23
  References 24
3 Microtubule Nucleation
Michelle Moritz, Luke M. Rice and David A. Agard
27
3.1 Introduction 27
3.1.1 The Nucleation of Microtubules can occur Spontaneously In Vitro, but Requires -Tubulin In Vivo 28
3.1.2 Models for the Mechanism of -TuRC/Tub4 Complex-mediated Microtubule Nucleation 29
3.2 Kinetic Models of the Mechanism of Microtubule Nucleation 31
3.3 The Involvement of Non--TuRC Proteins in Microtubule Nucleation 36
3.4 Future Directions 37
  Acknowledgments 38
  References 38
4 The Budding Yeast Spindle Pole Body: A Centrosome Analog
Suzanne van Kreeveld Naone and Mark Winey
43
4.1 Introduction 43
4.2 Molecular Composition of the Spindle Pole Body 45
4.2.1 The Central Plaque 47
4.2.2 The Inner Plaque 48
4.2.3 The Outer Plaque 49
4.2.4 Nuclear Membrane Factors 49
4.2.5 The Halfbridge 50
4.2.6 Structure Summary 50
4.3 Microtubule Nucleation 51
4.4 Assembly/Duplication of SPBs and Centrosomes 53
4.4.1 Electron Microscopic Description of Duplication 53
4.4.2 Cell Cycle Regulation of Duplication 55
4.4.3 Genetic Analysis of Duplication 55
4.5 Signaling Platform 57
4.6 Developmental Alteration of SPB Function 60
4.7 Parting Thoughts 61
  Acknowledgments 61
  References 62
5 Dissection of Basal Body and Centriole Function in the Unicellular Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Susan K. Dutcher
71
5.1 Introduction 71
5.2 Why Study a Green Alga to Learn about Centrioles and Basal Bodies? 72
5.3 Structure of the Basal Body and Centriole in Chlamydomonas 72
5.4 Additional Fibers that Connect Basal Bodies and Centrioles 76
5.4.1 Contractile Fibers 76
5.4.2 Rootlet Microtubules 77
5.4.3 Non-contractile Fibers 77
5.5 Overview of the Cell Cycle of Chlamydomonas 78
5.6 Duplication of Basal Bodies in Chlamydomonas 78
5.7 Role of Tubulin Isoforms in Basal Body Duplication 82
5.8 Timing of Basal Body/Centriole Duplication in Chlamydomonas 83
5.9 Function of Basal Bodies and Centrioles in Chlamydomonas 83
5.10 What Makes a Basal Body Different from a Centriole? 84
5.10.1 Transition Zone and Docking 84
5.10.2 Transition Zone and Autonomy 84
5.10.3 Maturation of Basal Bodies 86
5.11 Conclusion 87
  Acknowledgments 87
  References 88
6 The Centrosome in Evolution
Juliette Azimzadeh and Michel Bornens
93
6.1 Introduction 93
6.2 The Centriole/Basal Body Structure is a Derived Characteristic of Eukaryotes 94
6.3 The Basal Body/Axoneme is the Ancestral Structure 94
6.4 Functions Associated with the Flagellar Apparatus 96
6.4.1 Cell Locomotion 97
6.4.2 Sensory Reception 97
6.4.3 Cell Division 98
6.5 The Conservative Mode of Duplication of the Basal Body/Centriole/SPB: An Essential Clue for Cell Morphogenesis 100
6.6 The Centrosome or Central Body 102
6.7 Evolution of Centrosome-associated Gene Products 104
6.7.1 -Tubulin 104
6.7.2 Centrin 106
6.7.3 Centrin-binding Proteins 111
6.8 Conclusion: The Centrosome -- A Cell Individuation Organ? 113
6.8.1 Survival Value of Coupling Basic Functional Modules on the Same Organ 113
6.8.2 Co-Evolution of the Centrosome and the Cleavage Apparatus 114
6.8.3 The Biological Significance of Having a Cell Center 115
  Acknowledgments 116
  References 116
Part II The Integration of Centrosome and Chromosome Cycles 123
7 A Proteomic Approach to the Inventory of the Human Centrosome
Christopher J. Wilkinson, Jens S. Andersen, Matthias Mann and Erich A. Nigg
125
7.1 Introduction 125
7.2 What is a Centrosome Component? 126
7.3 Composition of the Human Centrosome: A Proteomic Approach 127
7.4 Inspection of Novel Centrosome Proteins by Sequence Analysis 132
7.5 Cell Cycle Changes in Centrosome Composition 135
7.6 The Impact of MS on Centrosome Analysis during Cell Cycle and Development 137
7.7 Expanding Proteomic Information into Knowledge about Function 138
7.8 Conclusion and Prospects 138
  Acknowledgments 139
  References 139
8 The Role of the Centrosome in Cell Cycle Progression
Andrew M. Fry and Rebecca S. Hames
143
8.1 Introduction 143
8.2 Cell Cycle Dynamics of Centrosome Structure 144
8.3 Old and New Functions of the Centrosome 145
8.4 The Centrosome in G2/M Control 146
8.5 Initiation of Cyclin B Destruction at the Centrosome 149
8.6 The Contribution of Centrosomes to Cytokinesis 153
8.7 A Role for Centrosomes in G1/S Progression? 157
8.8 In Conclusion 159
  Acknowledgments 159
  References 160
9 Centrosome Duplication and its Regulation in the Higher Animal Cell
Greenfield Sluder
167
9.1 Introduction 167
9.2 The Events of Centrosome Reproduction 168
9.2.1 Centriole Disorientation 168
9.2.2 Centriole Duplication 169
9.2.3 Centrosome Disjunction 170
9.2.4 Centrosome Separation 170
9.2.5 Some Proteins Needed for Centrosome Reproduction 172
9.3 Control of Centrosome Duplication 173
9.3.1 Control of Centrosome Number: Intrinsic Mechanisms 173
9.3.2 Block to Re-replication 175
9.3.3 Time of Centrosome Duplication: Extrinsic Controls 176
9.3.4 Cyclin-dependent Kinases in the Control of Centrosome Reproduction 176
9.3.4.1 Zygote Systems 177
9.3.4.2 Mammalian Somatic Cells 177
9.3.5 Targets of Cdk2--Cyclin E Kinase 179
9.3.6 Other Kinases Involved in Centrosome Duplication 180
9.3.7 Ubiquitin-mediated Proteolysis in the Control of Centrosome Duplication 181
9.4 Closing Remarks 183
  Acknowledgments 183
  References 183
10 A Synergy of Technologies: Using Green Fluorescent Protein Tagging and Laser Microsurgery to Study Centrosome Function and Duplication in Vertebrates
Alexey Khodjakov and Conly L. Rieder
191
10.1 Introduction 191
10.2 Laser Microsurgery 193
10.2.1 A Brief History of Development 193
10.2.2 Utility for Removing the Centrosome 195
10.3 Roles of the Centrosome during Cell Division 199
10.3.1 Role of the Centrosome during Spindle Assembly 199
10.3.2 Role of the Centrosome during Cytokinesis 202
10.4 The Centrosome in the Cell Cycle 203
10.4.1 Role of the Centrosome in Progression through the Cell Cycle 203
10.4.2 De Novo Centrosome Formation 205
10.5 For the Future 208
  Acknowledgments 208
  References 209
11 Centrosome Regulation in Response to Environmental and Genotoxic Stress
Ody C. M. Sibon and William E. Theurkauf
211
11.1 Introduction 211
11.2 Heat Shock 211
11.3 Centrosomes and the Unfolded Protein Response 213
11.4 Centrosome Disruption in Response to Genotoxic Stress 215
11.4.1 Centrosome Inactivation in Early Embryos 215
11.4.2 Chk2 is Required for DNA Damage-induced Mitotic Catastrophe 216
11.4.3 DNA Damage and Mitosis in Mammalian Cells 218
11.5 Final Thoughts 219
  References 221
Part III The Centrosome in Development and Tissue Architecture 225
12 The C. elegans Centrosome during Early Embryonic Development
Laurence Pelletier, Thomas Müller-Reichert, Martin Srayko, Nurhan Özlü, Anne-Lore Schlaitz and Anthony A. Hyman
227
  Abbreviations 227
12.1 Introduction 227
12.1.1 C. elegans as a Tool to Study Centrosome Biogenesis 227
12.1.2 The First Cell Division of the C. elegans Embryo 228
12.2 The C. elegans Centrosome 230
12.2.1 The Centrioles 231
12.2.2 The Pericentriolar Material (PCM) 233
12.3 The Centrosome Cycle in C. elegans Embryos 234
12.3.1 Centriole Duplication 236
12.3.2 PCM Recruitment 237
12.3.3 Centrosome Maturation 238
12.4 Centrosome Functions 240
12.4.1 Spindle Assembly and Microtubule Nucleation 240
12.4.2 Determination of Anterior--Posterior Polarity 242
12.4.3 Spindle Positioning 243
12.5 Concluding Remarks 244
  Acknowledgments 245
  References 245
13 Centrosomes in a Developing Organism: Lessons from Drosophila
Jordan W. Raff
251
13.1 Introduction 251
13.2 Centrosome and Microtubule Organisation during the Drosophila Life Cycle 251
13.2.1 Oogenesis 251
13.2.2 Spermatogenesis 253
13.2.3 Early Embryogenesis 254
13.2.4 Asymmetric Divisions of Embryonic Neuroblasts 255
13.2.5 Larval Development 256
13.3 Drosophila Centrosomal Proteins 257
13.3.1 Microtubule Nucleation from Centrosomes: -Tubulin and the -TuRC 257
13.3.2 The Recruitment of the -TuRC to Centrosomes: The Potential Roles of Asp, Polo, CNN, Aurora A, and CP309/D-PLP 258
13.3.3 The Interaction between Centrosomes and Microtubules: The Role of D-TACC and Msps 259
13.3.4 Centrosomes and the Organization of the Actin/Myosin Cytoskeleton in Early Fly Embryos: The Role of Scrambled, Nuf, and CP190 260
13.3.5 Centrosomes and Cytokinesis: Studies on asl, cnn, and -Tubulin Mutant Spermatocytes 262
13.3.6 Centrosomes and the Cell Cycle 263
13.3.7 Centrosome Dynamics: Inactivation and Flares 264
13.3.8 Microtubule Motors and Plus-end Tracking Proteins at the Centrosome 265
13.3.9 The Interphase Centrosome in Flies: Missing in Action? 265
13.4 The Role of Centrosomes and Centrosomal Proteins In Vivo 266
13.4.1 The Essential Role of Centrosomes In Drosophila 266
13.4.2 The Role of Centrosomal Proteins in Oogenesis 268
13.5 Summary 270
  Acknowledgments 270
  References 270
14 Centrosome Inheritance during Human Fertilization and “Therapeutic” Cloning: Reproductive and Developmental Diseases and Disorders Caused by Centrosome Dysfunction
C. S. Navara, C. Simerly and G. Schatten
279
14.1 Introduction 279
14.2 Centrosomes during Human Fertilization 281
14.3 Centrosome Dysfunction as Causes of Human Infertility 281
14.4 Centrosome Functional Assays for Diagnosing Male Infertility 284
14.5 Polyspermy in Humans 285
14.6 „Dispermy Hypothesis“ for the Origins of Genomic Imprinted Disorders 287
14.7 Maternal Centrosome Anomalies and Birth Defects 288
14.8 Resolving the Special Problem of Parthenogenesis: Roles of Cytoplasmic Motors and NuMA 289
14.9 Centrosomes during Cloning, and Centrosomes in Embryonic Stem Cells Derived after Nuclear Transfer 290
14.10 Research Challenges for Centrosome Developmental Biologists: Developmental Centrosomopathies 292
  References 293
15 Microtubule Organizing Centers in Polarized Epithelial Cells
Mette M. Mogensen
299
15.1 Introduction 299
15.2 Centrosomal Microtubule Nucleation 300
15.3 Non-centrosomal Microtubule Arrays 301
15.4 Microtubule Minus-end Anchorage at Centrosomal and Non-centrosomal Sites 305
15.5 Centrosomal Release of Microtubules and Anchoring Complexes 307
15.6 Stabilization of Non-centrosomal Microtubules 308
15.7 Release and Capture 310
  Acknowledgments 312
  References 312
Part IV Centrosomes in Disease 321
16 Centrosome Anomalies in Cancer: From Early Observations to Animal Models
Thea M. Goepfert and William R. Brinkley
323
16.1 Early Observations 323
16.2 Origin of Centrosome Anomalies 326
16.2.1 Deregulation of Centrosome Duplication 326
16.2.2 De Novo Formation of Centrioles or Uncontrolled Separation of Centriole Pairs 327
16.2.3 Failure to Undergo Cytokinesis 327
16.2.4 Fusion of Cells 327
16.3 Animal Models 328
16.3.1 Centrosome Anomalies and the p53 Pathway 328
16.3.2 Centrosome Anomalies and BRCA 1 329
16.3.3 Centrosome Anomalies and Aurora A 330
  Acknowledgments 333
  References 333
17 Radiation Therapy and Centrosome Anomalies in Pancreatic Cancer
Norihiro Sato, Kazuhiro Mizumoto, and Masao Tanaka
337
  Abstract 337
17.1 Introduction 337
17.2 Radiation-induced Cell Death: Apoptosis or Mitotic Cell Death? 338
17.3 Centrosome Anomalies Induced by Radiation 339
17.4 The Mechanism(s) Leading to Centrosome Anomalies after Radiation Treatment 341
17.5 The Consequence of Centrosome Anomalies after Irradiation 343
17.6 Factors Affecting Centrosome Anomalies after Irradiation 345
17.7 Conclusions and Future Directions 346
  References 347
18 Human Papillomavirus Infection and Centrosome Anomalies in Cervical Cancer
Karl Münger and Stefan Duensing
353
18.1 Genomic Instability and Malignant Progression 353
18.2 Human Papilloma viruses 354
18.3 Biological Activities of HPV E6/E7 Oncogenes 355
18.4 HPV-mediated Cervical Carcinogenesis as a Model System to Study Genomic Instability and Malignant Progression 357
18.5 Centrosome Abnormalities and Genomic Instability: Cause or Effect? 358
18.6 Induction of Centrosome Abnormalities by HPV Oncoproteins: Boveri’s Model Revisited 359
18.7 Do HPV E7-induced Centrosome Anomalies Contribute to Carcinogenic Progression? 362
18.8 Mechanistic Considerations 363
18.9 Concluding Remarks 365
  Acknowledgments 366
  References 367
19 Manipulation of Centrosomes and the Microtubule Cytoskeleton during Infection by Intracellular Pathogens
Niki Scaplehorn and Michael Way
371
19.1 Introduction 371
19.2 Microtubule-directed Movement of Viruses and Membrane Compartments during Viral Infection 372
19.2.1 Targeting the Nucleus using Motor-proteins and the Microtubule Network: Herpes Simplex Virus, Poliovirus and Retroviruses 373
19.2.2 Hijacking Motor Proteins to Promote Cytoplasmic Assembly and Spread: Vaccinia Virus and African Swine Fever Virus 375
19.2.3 Conclusion 379
19.3 Virus-mediated Damage to the Centrosome and Microtubule Network 380
19.3.1 Viral Disruption of Microtubule Organization 380
19.3.2 Virus-mediated Centrosomal Damage 381
19.3.3 Summary 383
19.4 Viral Disruption of the Centrosome Duplication Cycle and Spindle Checkpoints 383
19.4.1 Early Studies on Centrosome Number: Paramyxoviral Syncytia 384
19.4.2 Multiple Centrosomes: Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the DNA Damage Checkpoint 385
19.4.3 Multiple Centrosomes: DNA Tumor Viruses, Retinoblastoma and Ran GTPase 387
19.4.4 Targeting the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint: Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1 388
19.4.5 Summary 389
19.5 Bacterial Manipulation of the Centrosome and Microtubules 390
19.5.1 Bacterial Manipulation of the Microtubule Network 390
19.5.2 Interactions between Bacteria and the Centrosome 393
19.5.3 Summary 394
19.6 Conclusion 394
  Acknowledgments 394
  References 395
20 Basal Bodies and Microtubule Organization in Pathogenic Protozoa
Keith Gull, Laura Briggs and Sue Vaughan
401
20.1 Introduction and Appreciation 401
20.2 The „Dispersed“ MTOC Complement of Protozoal Cells 403
20.3 The Trypanosoma brucei Microtubule Biology 403
20.3.1 The Spindle and Cell Division 404
20.3.2 Basal Bodies 407
20.4 The Microtubule Biology of the Apicomplexa 408
20.4.1 The Apical Polar Ring: A Unique Cytoplasmic MTOC 408
20.4.2 The Conoid 409
20.4.3 Apicomplexan Basal Bodies 410
20.4.4 The Spindle MTOC 411
20.4.5 Apicomplexan Cell Division and Cell Morphogenesis 411
20.5 Basal Bodies Are More than Just Microtubule Organizers: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Cytoskeleton! 414
20.6 Cytoskeletal Adaptations to Parasitism 416
20.7 Conclusion 419
  Acknowledgments 420
  References 420

 
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