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The Rap1–Rgl–Ral signaling network regulates neuroblast cortical polarity and spindle orientation
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Carmena, Ana Makarova, Aljona Speicher, Stephan |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | A crucial first step in asymmetric cell division is to establish an axis of cell polarity along which the mitotic spindle aligns. Drosophila melanogaster neural stem cells, called neuroblasts (NBs), divide asymmetrically through intrinsic polarity cues, which regulate spindle orientation and cortical polarity. In this paper, we show that the Ras-like small guanosine triphosphatase Rap1 signals through the Ral guanine nucleotide exchange factor Rgl and the PDZ protein Canoe (Cno; AF-6/Afadin in vertebrates) to modulate the NB division axis and its apicobasal cortical polarity. Rap1 is slightly enriched at the apical pole of metaphase/anaphase NBs and was found in a complex with atypical protein kinase C and Par6 in vivo. Loss of function and gain of function of Rap1, Rgl, and Ral proteins disrupt the mitotic axis orientation, the localization of Cno and Mushroom body defect, and the localization of cell fate determinants. We propose that the Rap1–Rgl–Ral signaling network is a novel mechanism that cooperates with other intrinsic polarity cues to modulate asymmetric NB division. |
| Related Links | https://rupress.org/jcb/article-pdf/195/4/553/700865/jcb_201108112.pdf https://core.ac.uk/reader/36065519 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257524/pdf |
| Ending Page | 562 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Starting Page | 553 |
| DOI | 10.1083/jcb.201108112 |
| Journal | Journal of Cell Biology |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 195 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Rockefeller University Press |
| Publisher Date | 2011-11-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Cell Biology Protein Rap1 Polarity Neural Rgl Function Axis Orientation Neuroblast Journal: Journal of Cell Biology (Vol- 195, Issue- 4) |
| Content Type | Text |