title: A role for the spectrin superfamily member Syne-1 and kinesin II in cytokinesis.
abstract: Expression of a dominant negative fragment of the spectrin family member Syne-1 causes an accumulation of binucleate cells, suggesting a role for this protein in cytokinesis. An association of this fragment with the C-terminal tail domain of the kinesin II subunit KIF3B was identified by yeast two-hybrid and co-precipitation assays, suggesting that the role of Syne-1 in cytokinesis involves an interaction with kinesin II. In support of this we found that (1) expression of KIF3B tail domain also gives rise to multinucleate cells, (2) both Syne-1 and KIF3B localize to the central spindle and midbody during cytokinesis in a detergent resistant and ATP sensitive manner and (3) Syne-1 localization is blocked by expression of KIF3B tail. Also, membrane vesicles containing syntaxin associate with the spindle midbody with identical properties. We conclude that Syne-1 and KIF3B function together in cytokinesis by facilitating the accumulation of membrane vesicles at the spindle midbody.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D016547:Kinesins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008938:Mitosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D050765:Qa-SNARE Proteins; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008941:Spindle Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C095899:KIF3B protein, human; D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D021122:Protein Subunits; D050765:Qa-SNARE Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C415465:SYNE1 protein, human; C485902:Syne1 protein, rat; C074152:kinesin-II; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D016547:Kinesins