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Published online 16 April 2001. doi:10.1083/jcb.153.2.435
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© The Rockefeller University Press, 0021-9525/2001//435 $5.00
The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 153, Number 2, , 2001 435-442

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Stu2 Promotes Mitotic Spindle Elongation in Anaphase



Fedor Severina, Bianca Habermanna, Tim Huffakerb, and Tony Hymana

a Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse, 01307 Dresden, Germany
b Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany.49-351-210-128949-351-210-1280

hyman{at}mpi-cbg.de

During anaphase, mitotic spindles elongate up to five times their metaphase length. This process, known as anaphase B, is essential for correct segregation of chromosomes. Here, we examine the control of spindle length during anaphase in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We show that microtubule stabilization during anaphase requires the microtubule-associated protein Stu2. We further show that the activity of Stu2 is opposed by the activity of the kinesin-related protein Kip3. Reexamination of the kinesin homology tree suggests that KIP3 is the S. cerevisiae orthologue of the microtubule-destabilizing subfamily of kinesins (Kin I). We conclude that a balance of activity between evolutionally conserved microtubule-stabilizing and microtubule-destabilizing factors is essential for correct spindle elongation during anaphase B.

Key Words: stu2 • checkpoint • yeast • spindle • anaphase

© 2001 The Rockefeller University Press

Abbreviations used in this paper: GFP, green fluorescent protein; tetO, tetracycline operator; tetR, tetracycline repressor; YEP, yeast extract with peptone.


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