Rapid degradation and 3D CLEM of condensin reveal chromatin compaction uncoupled from chromosome architecture in mitosis
bioRxiv(2017)
摘要
The requirement for condensin in chromosome formation in somatic cells remains unclear as imperfectly condensed chromosomes do form in conventional condensin-depleted cells. Here we have dissected the role of condensin at different stages of vertebrate mitosis by combining auxin-mediated rapid depletion of condensin subunit SMC2 with chemical genetics to obtain near-synchronous mitotic entry of chicken DT40 cells. We analysed the outcomes by live and fixed-cell microscopy methods, including 3D correlative light and serial block face scanning electron microscopy. Following rapid depletion of condensin, chromosomal defects were obvious. The chromatin was compacted normally, but formed a single mass of mitotic chromosomes clustered at one side of a bent mitotic spindle. Cultures arrest at prometaphase, eventually exiting mitosis without segregating chromosomes. Experiments titrating the auxin concentration suggest a previously unsuspected dual role of condensin, as different condensin levels are required for anaphase chromosome segregation and formation of a normal chromosome architecture.
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chromatin compaction,chromosome architecture,mitosis,condensin
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