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© The Rockefeller University Press,
0021-9525/1998//1789 $5.00
The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 143, Number 7,
, 1998 1789-1800
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ndc1p Is a Shared Component of Nuclear Pore Complexes and Spindle Pole Bodies
The Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021-6399
We report a novel connection between nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) and spindle pole bodies (SPBs) revealed by our studies of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae NDC1 gene. Although both NPCs and SPBs are embedded in the nuclear envelope (NE) in yeast, their known functions are quite distinct. Previous work demonstrated that NDC1 function is required for proper SPB duplication (Winey, M., M.A. Hoyt, C. Chan, L. Goetsch, D. Botstein, and B. Byers. 1993. J. Cell Biol. 122:743–751). Here, we show that Ndc1p is a membrane protein of the NE that localizes to both NPCs and SPBs. Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy shows that Ndc1p displays punctate, nuclear peripheral localization that colocalizes with a known NPC component, Nup49p. Additionally, distinct spots of Ndc1p localization colocalize with a known SPB component, Spc42p. Immunoelectron microscopy shows that Ndc1p localizes to the regions of NPCs and SPBs that interact with the NE. The NPCs in ndc1-1 mutant cells appear to function normally at the nonpermissive temperature. Finally, we have found that a deletion of POM152, which encodes an abundant but nonessential nucleoporin, suppresses the SPB duplication defect associated with a mutation in the NDC1 gene. We show that Ndc1p is a shared component of NPCs and SPBs and propose a shared function in the assembly of these organelles into the NE.
Key Words: yeast • Ndc1p • spindle pole body • nuclear pore complex • Pom152p
Abbreviations used in this paper: GFP, green fluorescent protein; IF, immunofluorescence; NE, nuclear envelope; NLS, nuclear localization signal; NPC, nuclear pore complex; ProA, protein A; SPB, spindle pole body.
Address correspondence to Mark Winey, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309-0347. Tel.: (303) 492-3409. Fax: (303) 492-7744. E-mail: Mark.Winey{at}Colorado.edu
THE nuclear envelope (NE)1 remains intact throughout all stages of the cell cycle in the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Two organelles, nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) and spindle pole bodies (SPBs), are embedded within the NE. Beyond their common localization to the NE, these organelles have not been thought of previously as related structures.
NPCs are macromolecular structures that function as the sole means by which molecules are exchanged between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. NPCs display eightfold symmetry, and are embedded within reflexed membrane pores in the NE. More than 30 NPC-associated proteins have been identified in S. cerevisiae using a combination of biochemical and genetic approaches (reviewed in Doye and Hurt, 1997; Wente et al., 1997). Mutations in NPC components can affect nuclear transport, NPC distribution, NE morphology, and even spindle morphology.
Pom152p was identified biochemically as a transmembrane glycoprotein that localizes to yeast NPCs (Wozniak et al., 1994). Although POM152 encodes one of the most abundant NPC components, this gene is not essential in yeast. However, POM152 becomes essential when the null allele is combined with mutations in a number of genes that encode NPC components (Aitchison et al., 1995b; Nehrbass et al., 1996). Pom152p localizes to the yeast NPC membrane ring structure (Strambio-de-Castillia et al., 1995; Yang et al., 1998).
SPBs are estimated to be 20 times larger than NPCs in diploid yeast cells (Bullitt et al., 1997). The SPB functions as the centrosome equivalent organelle in yeast, serving as the sole microtubule organizing center of the cell (reviewed in Snyder, 1994; Winsor and Schiebel, 1997). The SPB is embedded in the NE where it nucleates both cytoplasmic and nuclear microtubules. Yeast cells contain a single SPB at the beginning of G1 that must be precisely duplicated once during each cell cycle to form the two poles of the mitotic spindle. Several genes have been identified in which mutations affect specific steps in SPB duplication (reviewed in Winey and Byers, 1993).
The S. cerevisiae NDC1 gene has been shown to function at a late step in SPB duplication (Winey et al., 1993). Although SPB duplication is initiated in ndc1-1 strains at the nonpermissive temperature, the newly synthesized SPB is not inserted into the NE. The defective SPB remains on the cytoplasmic face of the NE where it nucleates cytoplasmic microtubules, but it fails to nucleate nuclear microtubules. The preexisting SPB is functional in these cells, and all of the chromosomes remain associated with it. Thus, ndc1-1 cells arrest with large buds and a G2 DNA content in response to their monopolar spindles. Eventually, these cells undergo asymmetric cell division in which all of their chromosomal DNA segregates with the single, functional SPB; as a result, one cell doubles in ploidy and the other cell lacks chromosomal DNA (Thomas and Botstein, 1986). NDC1 encodes an essential 74-kD protein with six to seven potential transmembrane domains (Winey et al., 1993). Previous attempts to examine Ndc1p localization using overexpressed protein revealed perinuclear staining (Winey et al., 1993).
We show here that Ndc1p expressed at endogenous levels localizes to both NPCs and SPBs. Additionally, we have found that a deletion of POM152 suppresses the ndc1-1 SPB duplication defect. Our results uncover a previously unknown link between two NE-embedded organelles, NPCs and SPBs.
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GFLG::GFP-S65T-TRP1. Strains containing NDC1-ProA, NUP49-GFP, and the nup133 null allele (HC27-16d/16b; Table I) were constructed by crossing a NDC1-ProA strain to yeast strain SWY828 (Bucci and Wente, 1998) that contains nup133::HIS3, nup49-1::URA3, and nup49GFLG::GFP-S65T-TRP1. A yeast strain containing NIC96-ProA was constructed as described by Aitchison et al. (1995a). Yeast strains containing either NDC1-ProA or NIC96-ProA with SPC42-GFP (HC22-2b/1c and HC23-11d/16a, respectively) were constructed by crossing to yeast strain IAY18 (a kind gift from Ian Adams and John Kilmartin) that contains spc42::LEU2 and TRP1::SPC42-GFP(3x) (Schutz and Winey, 1998). Yeast strain HC14-10c(1198)/HC29-6b is homozygous for two different null alleles of NDC1; the entire NDC1 open reading frame was removed in both cases. The ndc1::HIS3 null allele was made by integrative transformation of a PCR product containing the HIS3 gene (Baudin et al., 1993). The ndc1:: KANMX null allele was constructed using a two-step gene disruption technique (Rothstein, 1991); in this case, the NDC1 open reading frame was replaced with the KANMX gene (Wach et al., 1994).
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Plasmids
Plasmids used in this study were constructed and introduced into Escherichia coli or yeast using standard techniques (Ausubel et al., 1994). pALR10-NDC1 contains an AgeI-SacI NDC1 fragment cloned into the XmaI/SalI and SacI sites of the pALR10 vector (a kind gift from Alain Camasses), a modified version of the centromeric plasmid pUN50 (Elledge and Davis, 1988) that contains the URA3 and ADE3 selectable markers. The pGAL-NIC96-ProA plasmid contains NIC96-ProA that by PCR amplification using genomic DNA from yeast strain HC13-1c (Table I) contained BglII sites on each end cloned into the BamHI site of the pBM272 vector, just after the GAL1 promoter (Johnston and Davis, 1984). The pRS315-NDC1-green fluorescent protein (GFP) plasmid was constructed by subcloning a PCR fragment containing GFP amplified from the pyEGFP3 plasmid (Cormack et al., 1997) with XbaI restriction sites into an AvrII linker introduced at the end of NDC1 cloned into the pRS315 vector (Sikorski and Hieter, 1989).
Protein Techniques
Fractionation of yeast strains was carried out as described previously (Rout and Kilmartin, 1990; Rout and Kilmartin, 1991; Rout and Blobel, 1993; Strambio-de-Castillia et al., 1995; Rout and Strambio-de-Castillia, 1998) using yeast strain ProA5-4d (Table I). Extractions of the isolated NEs were carried out using 0.1 M sodium carbonate, pH 11.5, as described previously (Wozniak et al., 1994). Peptide sequencing was carried out as described previously (Fernandez et al., 1994). Ndc1p-ProA and Pom152p were detected using purified rabbit IgG (1:1,000; ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA) and mAb 118C3 (1:5, culture supernatant) (Strambio-de-Castillia et al., 1995), respectively. Spc110p was detected using a combination of three monoclonal supernatants: 3D2, 36G6, and 45D10 (1:20, culture supernatants) (Rout and Kilmartin, 1990). Nup57p was detected using a mixture of mAb 414 and mAb 350 (1:5, culture supernatants) (Davis and Blobel, 1986; Davis and Blobel, 1987; Davis and Fink, 1990).
Cytological Techniques
Buffer solutions used for immunofluorescence (IF) microscopy include PBSA (10 mg/ml NaCl, 0.2 mg/ml KCl, 1.43 mg/ml KH2PO4), solution A (1.2 M sorbitol, 100 mM KPO4, pH 7.5), spheroplasting solution (solution A containing 4.83 µg/ml Zymolyase 100T, 0.1 M β-mercaptoethanol), and blocker (PBSA containing 10 mg/ml BSA, 0.1% Tween 20).
IF microscopy of proteins epitope-tagged with the IgG binding domains of ProA was carried out as follows. Log phase growing cells were fixed for 5 min using formaldehyde (3.7% in PBSA), followed by rinsing with PBSA. The cells were then resuspended in spheroplasting solution and incubated at 30°C for 45 min, followed by rinsing with PBSA and resuspension in solution A. Spheroplasted cells were adhered to poly-lysine–treated slides. The slides were submerged into chilled 100% methanol on ice, allowed to equilibrate to room temperature, and immersed into 100% acetone at room temperature for 30 s. Dried slides were treated with blocker, and primary antibody (rabbit IgG, 2 mg/ml in 0.15 M NaCl diluted 1:2,000; Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO) was applied overnight. After rinses with PBSA, the secondary antibody was applied; either FITC-conjugated donkey anti–rabbit IgGs (1:100; Amersham Life Science Inc., Arlington Heights, IL) or Texas red–conjugated goat anti–rabbit IgGs (1:200; Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc., West Grove, PA) were used. The slides were rinsed with PBSA and were treated with 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (Sigma Chemical Co.) to stain DNA. The slides were mounted in Citifluor (Ted Pella, Inc., Redding, CA).
Standard fluorescence microscopy was carried out using a Zeiss fluorescence microscope equipped with an Empix CCD camera. Images were captured using MetaMorph imaging software (Universal Imaging, West Chester, PA). Deconvolution microscopy was carried out using a Leica DMRXA/RF4/V automated universal microscope equipped with a Cooke SensiCam high performance digital camera. Images were acquired and deconvolved using the Slidebook software package (Intelligent Imaging Innovations, Denver, CO).
Immunoelectron microscopy was carried out as described previously (Ding et al., 1997). Approximately 5-ml aliquots of yeast cultures were harvested by vacuum filtration using 0.45-µm Milipore filters, and were high pressure frozen in a Balzers HPM-010 High Pressure Freezer (Winey et al., 1995). Samples were freeze substituted in 0.15% glutaraldehyde in acetone at –80°C for 3 d, gradually warmed to 4°C, and embedded in LR White resin. Thin sections were labeled with an anti-GFP rabbit polyclonal antiserum (a kind gift from Jason Kahana and Pamela Silver, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute). Sections were mounted on formvar-coated nickel grids and were incubated in 0.1 N HCl for 10 min, 50 mM ammonium acetate for 15 min, and in blocking buffer (0.8% BSA, 0.1% gelatin, 50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl, and 0.1% Tween 20) for 1 h. The grids were then floated for 2 h on drops of primary antibody diluted 1:100 in blocking buffer, followed by rinses with PBST (50 mM sodium phosphate, pH 7.2, 150 mM NaCl, and 0.1% Tween 20). The grids were then reacted with goat anti–rabbit 15-nm colloidal gold conjugate (Ted Pella, Inc.) diluted 1:20 in blocking buffer for 1 h, followed by rinses and staining with uranyl acetate and lead citrate.
Flow cytometry was carried out as described (Hutter and Eipel, 1979) using propidium iodide to stain DNA (Sigma Chemical Co.). Stained cells were analyzed using a FACScan® flow cytometer and the Cell Quest software package for data analysis (Becton Dickinson, San Jose, CA).
Assays to Examine NPC Assembly
Assays to examine NPC assembly were carried out using yeast strains HC10-42b/42c and HC10-42a/42d (Table I) transformed with pGAL-NIC96-ProA. Asynchronous cultures grown in 30°C Ura– raffinose media were spun down and resuspended in prechilled YPR media. After 18 h, prechilled galactose was added to the cultures to a 2% final concentration. NIC96-ProA expression was induced for 12 h, followed by a glucose chase for 4 h. Throughout these experiments, samples were taken for IF microscopy, flow cytometry, and budding index analysis. In a separate assay, NPC numbers were determined directly using electron micrographs of serially sectioned cells with computer modeling techniques described by Winey et al. (1997) using yeast strains Wx340-3c and Wx340-3d (Table I).
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We tested whether Ndc1p from S. cerevisiae localizes to NPCs using a strain that contains NDC1 epitope-tagged at its COOH terminus with the IgG binding domains of ProA (NDC1-ProA). This epitope-tagged version of NDC1 is chromosomally integrated replacing the original copy of NDC1, is expressed using the endogenous NDC1 promoter, and is fully functional (data not shown). We used indirect IF deconvolution microscopy to examine the localization of Ndc1p-ProA in whole cells and found that it displayed punctate nuclear peripheral staining, suggestive of NPC localization (Fig. 1 A) (Rout and Wente, 1994). We saw similar localization using strains with a chromosomally integrated version of NDC1 that contains three repeats of the c-myc epitope at its COOH terminus (data not shown).
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We also carried out biochemical fractionation experiments to isolate NPCs and NEs from strains that contain Ndc1p-ProA. In both cases, Ndc1p-ProA cofractionated with the known NPC marker, Pom152p (Fig. 2, A and B). We also examined these fractions using monoclonal antibodies recognizing numerous repeat motif-containing nucleoporins (Wente et al., 1997) and observed similar fractionation patterns (data not shown). Hydrophobicity plots of Ndc1p predict that it contains six to seven transmembrane domains (Winey et al., 1993). We extracted the NE fraction with carbonate to test whether Ndc1p-ProA behaves as an integral membrane protein. After centrifugation, soluble NPC components, such as Nup57p, were extracted by carbonate (Fig. 2 C). In contrast, Pom152p, a known integral membrane protein of the NE, remained in the pellet (Fig. 2 C). Ndc1p-ProA was not extracted from the NE by carbonate treatment (Fig. 2 C), suggesting that it is an integral membrane protein of the NE. Therefore, in combination with the whole cell IF localization data, these results indicate that Ndc1p-ProA is an integral membrane protein of NPCs.
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Therefore, we used whole cell indirect IF deconvolution microscopy to test whether any of the distinct spots of Ndc1p staining colocalize with signal from a known SPB component. This high-resolution fluorescence microscopy technique could potentially resolve SPB- and NPC-associated signals in the yeast NE. We used a strain that contains both NDC1-ProA and SPC42-GFP in these experiments. SPC42 encodes an essential SPB component that forms a crystalline layer between the central and outer plaque of the SPB (Rout and Kilmartin, 1991; Donaldson and Kilmartin, 1996; Bullitt et al., 1997). Additionally, we used a strain that contains both NIC96-ProA and SPC42-GFP as a negative control to ensure that overlapping signal was not merely due to a lack of resolution. Nic96p is known to localize to NPCs (Grandi et al., 1993), but it has been characterized extensively and is unlikely to localize to SPBs as well (Grandi et al., 1993; Aitchison et al., 1995b; Grandi et al., 1995; Zabel et al., 1996; Schlaich et al., 1997; Ho et al., 1998).
We were able to distinguish between NPC and SPB signals using this technology. We observed a distinct spot of Ndc1p-ProA staining that colocalized with Spc42p-GFP signal in 91% of the SPBs examined (n = 63) (Fig. 3 A). In contrast, Nic96p-ProA staining did not exhibit colocalization with Spc42p-GFP signal in 82% of the SPBs examined (n = 51) (Fig. 3 B). Both Ndc1p and Nic96p contained the ProA epitope tag, allowing us to use the same antibodies to detect their localization. Additionally, the localization of Spc42p-GFP was visualized using GFP autofluorescence and therefore did not rely on potentially cross-reacting antibodies.
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Finally, we examined the localization of Ndc1p-GFP in living cells. Although these cells displayed punctate nuclear peripheral localization of Ndc1p-GFP signal, they also contained either one or two intense spots of Ndc1p-GFP signal (Fig. 4 A). We propose that these bright spots correspond to SPB localization based on three criteria. First, SPBs are estimated to be 20 times larger than NPCs in diploid yeast cells (Bullitt et al., 1997), explaining why the signal might appear larger and brighter. Second, we observed either one or two bright spots of Ndc1p-GFP signal, corresponding to the number of SPBs normally found in cells. Finally, the bright spots were present at positions in the cell that are consistent with SPB localization. For example, the late mitotic cells displayed a bright spot at each end of the NE, where the SPBs are normally located. These bright spots were present in all of the cells we examined, suggesting that Ndc1p-GFP is associated with the SPB at all stages of the cell cycle.
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ndc1-1 Strains Do Not Exhibit Defects in NPC Functions
A role for Ndc1p at SPBs has been established clearly (Winey et al., 1993); however, the localization of Ndc1p to NPCs was quite unexpected. We carried out assays to determine whether Ndc1p plays a role in NPC function. We tested whether ndc1-1 cells exhibit defects in NPC-related functions at the nonpermissive temperature. ndc1-1 strains arrest as large budded cells with a G2 DNA content after a shift to the nonpermissive temperature (Thomas and Botstein, 1986; Winey et al., 1993). This arrest indicates that NDC1 function, at least with respect to SPB duplication, has been lost (Winey et al., 1993). We examined NPC phenotypes at this arrest to ensure that ndc1-1 function was minimal.
We did not detect any defects in nuclear protein import in ndc1-1 strains after inducing the expression of histone H2B1 as a nuclear localization signal (NLS) fused to GFP (pJON280; Schlenstedt et al., 1995) at the ndc1-1 arrest (data not shown). Because the H2B1p-GFP fusion protein was detectable in ndc1-1 cells at the arrest, it seemed likely that its corresponding mRNA was properly synthesized and exported from the nucleus. We carried out a similar experiment using the same yeast strains transformed with a different plasmid containing a NLS derived from the yeast ribosomal protein L29 fused to β-galactosidase as a reporter expressed under the control of the GAL10 promoter (pNLS-E1; Underwood and Fried, 1990). Induced protein levels were detected by immunoblotting, and β-galactosidase expression was similar in both ndc1-1 and wild-type cells (data not shown), indicating that mRNA export was likely to be occurring properly at the ndc1-1 arrest. Finally, we examined NPC clustering, a phenotype observed when specific nucleoporins are mutated or deleted (Doye et al., 1994; Aitchison et al., 1995a; Heath et al., 1995; Pemberton et al., 1995). We did not observe any clustering of NPCs in ndc1-1 strains using Nic96p localization as a marker for NPCs (Grandi et al., 1993) (data not shown).
Because ndc1-1 cells are defective in the assembly of their new SPB into the NE, we examined whether ndc1-1 cells also exhibit defects in the assembly of newly synthesized NPCs into the NE. We tested whether ndc1-1 strains properly assemble an epitope-tagged version of Nic96p into their NE at the ndc1-1 arrest. Wild-type or ndc1-1 strains were transformed with a plasmid that contains NIC96-ProA expressed under the control of a galactose-inducible promoter. Thus, any ProA signal observed was due to induced Nic96p-ProA expression. These cells did contain their endogenous untagged chromosomal copy of NIC96, because this gene is essential (Grandi et al., 1993). Transformed yeast strains were shifted to the nonpermissive temperature of 15°C, and NIC96-ProA expression was induced at the ndc1-1 arrest (Fig. 5, 18h). The fusion protein was present throughout the cell as seen by indirect IF microscopy after 12 h of induction (Fig. 5, 30h). We then added glucose to the cultures to turn off further expression of Nic96p-ProA, allowing us to test whether the induced protein was assembled into NPCs. Nic96p-ProA was properly assembled into the NE in both wild-type and ndc1-1 cells (Fig. 5, 34h).
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Samples were prepared as previously described (Winey et al., 1997) to directly count the number of NPCs in three nuclei from each strain after a shift to the nonpermissive temperature. Nuclei from the tub2-403 cells contained 162, 179, and 232 NPCs, and nuclei from the ndc1-1, tub2-403 double mutant cells contained 180, 193, and 209 NPCs. The maximum number of NPCs observed in wild-type cells occurs in early mitosis, with an average of 142 ± 16.4 NPCs (Winey et al., 1997). Our analysis demonstrated that both strains contained more NPCs than observed in wild-type cells at any point in the cell cycle, indicating that NPC assembly continues to occur when these cells are arrested.
A Deletion of POM152 Suppresses the ndc1-1 SPB Duplication Defect
To define a potential functional role for Ndc1p in NPCs, we examined genetic interactions between NDC1 and POM152. We were particularly interested in POM152 because it encodes an integral membrane protein that localizes to the pore membrane domain of NPCs (Wozniak et al., 1994). Although POM152 encodes an abundant nucleoporin, this gene is not essential. We initially examined potential synthetic lethal interactions between ndc1-1 and the pom152 null allele, but no synthetic lethality was observed when these two mutations were combined.
Unexpectedly, we found that the pom152 null allele suppressed the ndc1-1 cold-sensitive phenotype. ndc1-1 strains containing the pom152 null allele were able to grow on plates incubated at 15°C, the nonpermissive temperature for ndc1-1 (Fig. 6 A). This suppression was due specifically to a loss of POM152, because when a plasmid-borne copy of POM152 was reintroduced into the double mutant strain, the ndc1-1 cold-sensitive phenotype was restored (Fig. 6 A). Additionally, this suppression is specific for the ndc1-1 allele, because the pom152 null allele could not function as a bypass suppressor of the ndc1 null allele (data not shown).
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We were interested in determining whether Ndc1p also localizes to SPBs because ndc1-1 cells exhibit defects in SPB duplication (Winey et al., 1993). SPBs are greatly outnumbered by NPCs in the NE, making it difficult to assess whether signal observed is specific to SPBs. We were able to distinguish between NPC and SPB signal using indirect IF deconvolution microscopy of whole cells. We identified distinct spots of Ndc1p signal that colocalized with a SPB marker. Control experiments using an abundant NPC component showed little colocalization with the SPB marker, indicating that NPCs and SPBs could be resolved. This suggests that Ndc1p is associated with the SPB, consistent with the SPB duplication defect observed in ndc1-1 mutant strains.
However, SPBs and NPCs are most clearly distinguished by using electron microscopy. Examination of Ndc1p- GFP localization using immunoelectron microscopy showed that immunogold labeling, corresponding to Ndc1p-GFP, was concentrated at both NPCs and SPBs. The distribution of immunogold particles at the periphery of NPCs and at the edges of the central plaque region of the SPB showed that Ndc1p-GFP often localized to the regions of the NPC and SPB that interact with the NE. Ultrastructural analysis of the yeast NPC shows that this organelle contains a unique membrane interacting ring (Strambio-de-Castillia et al., 1995; Yang et al., 1998). It is possible that the SPB contains a similar membrane interacting domain. Our results suggest that Ndc1p is a shared component of the membrane interacting regions of NPCs and SPBs.
Interestingly, the cut11+ gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, like NDC1, encodes a protein with seven potential membrane spanning regions, and mutations in cut11+ affect SPB function (West et al., 1998). Cut11p also localizes to NPCs and SPBs, and cut11+ and NDC1 also show limited functional homology (West et al., 1998). However, a function for Cut11p at NPCs has not been determined.
A function for Ndc1p at the SPB has been established clearly from previous work; ndc1-1 cells fail to insert their newly synthesized SPB into the NE at the nonpermissive temperature (Winey et al., 1993). We do not observe any defects in nuclear transport, in NPC distribution, or in NPC assembly at the nonpermissive temperature using the existing ndc1-1 allele (Thomas and Botstein, 1986). It is possible that new mutant alleles of NDC1 will uncover NPC related phenotypes. Studies of NDC1 gene dosage show that the ndc1-1 allele does not exhibit a complete loss of function at the nonpermissive temperature (Chial, H.J., unpublished observation). Several NPC components are not essential, suggesting that many nucleoporins carry out redundant functions. It is possible that other NPC components will have to be disrupted before a NPC-related function for NDC1 will be uncovered. NDC1 may perform a similar role for NPCs as has been established for SPBs, possibly being involved in their assembly into the NE.
Although little is known about how yeast NPCs are assembled into the NE, studies of the NIC96 gene of S. cerevisiae have shown that it is involved in the formation of NPCs. Cells containing a conditional mutation in NIC96 exhibited decreased numbers of NPCs after exposure to the nonpermissive temperature (Zabel et al., 1996). Recently, a vertebrate homologue of NIC96, called NUP93, was identified (Grandi et al., 1997). After immunodepletion of Nup93p in a Xenopus nuclear reconstitution assay, the nuclei exhibited defects in NPC assembly (Grandi et al., 1997). Yeast Nic96p has been shown both in vivo and in vitro to be associated with a NPC subcomplex that contains Nsp1p, Nup49p, and Nup57p, which can be assembled into NPCs (Grandi et al., 1993; Grandi et al., 1995; Schlaich et al., 1997). Additionally, synthetic lethal interactions have been identified between mutant alleles of NIC96, NUP188, and POM152 (Aitchison et al., 1995b; Nehrbass et al., 1996; Zabel et al., 1996).
Until now, only synthetic lethal interactions have been observed when the pom152 null allele is combined with mutations in a number of NPC components (Aitchison et al., 1995b; Nehrbass et al., 1996). We report that the removal of Pom152p, one of the most abundant NPC components, strongly suppresses the ndc1-1 SPB duplication defect. In fact, this deletion suppresses the ndc1-1 SPB duplication defect within the first cell cycle after a shift to the nonpermissive temperature. Because a function for Ndc1p at NPCs has not been determined, we do not know if the suppression of ndc1-1 by the pom152 null allele has any functional consequence for NPCs. Nonetheless, this suppression lends support to the idea that SPBs and NPCs are somehow linked, perhaps in some mechanistic way beyond shared components.
The mechanism by which the pom152 null allele suppresses the ndc1-1 SPB duplication defect is not known, but it appears as if wild-type POM152 is antagonistic in ndc1-1 strains. To further understand this interaction, it will be necessary to learn whether Pom152p, in addition to its localization to NPCs, also localizes to SPBs. Although the POM152 gene is not essential, the overexpression of POM152 is toxic to yeast cells (Wozniak et al., 1994). We tested whether the toxicity associated with POM152 overexpression is due to a defect in SPB duplication, but we did not observe any SPB-related phenotypes in cells overexpressing POM152 (Chial, H.J., unpublished observation).
If Pom152p localizes only to NPCs, it is possible that a deletion of this nonessential NPC component releases Ndc1-1p from NPCs, allowing it to function at the SPB. This idea is supported by our observation that providing haploid ndc1-1 cells with an additional chromosomally integrated copy of the ndc1-1 allele relieves the ndc1-1 cold-sensitive phenotype, suggesting that Ndc1-1p can function in SPB duplication if present at slightly elevated levels in the cell (Chial, H.J., unpublished observation). It is possible that Ndc1p and Pom152p may directly interact at NPCs, because immunoelectron microscopy shows that these two proteins localize to similar regions of the NPC (Wozniak et al., 1994), and both are membrane proteins. However, if Pom152p localizes to both NPCs and SPBs, it is possible that Pom152p at the SPB somehow interferes with the ability of mutant Ndc1-1p to function in the proper insertion of the newly synthesized SPB into the NE. In this case, the removal of Pom152p might allow Ndc1-1p to function more efficiently at the SPB.
Experiments presented here reveal a link between two NE-embedded organelles that are functionally quite different. Little is known about how NPCs and SPBs are correctly assembled into the NE, but these processes are expected to be complex, requiring the organelles to be oriented correctly and possibly to be dependent on the function and/or assembly of each other. The localization of Ndc1p to both of these organelles suggests a common mechanism for the assembly of NPCs and SPBs into the NE.
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This work was supported by grants from the American Cancer Society (RPG-96-101-03-CSM to M. Winey), the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences (P0020SC to M. Winey), Günter Blobel (who we thank for his very generous support), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (M.P. Rout), and by a National Institutes of Health training grant (GM-07135 to H.J. Chial). Deconvolution microscopy in MCD Biology was made possible, in part, by a gift from Virginia and Mel Clark.
Submitted: 24 September 1998
Revised: 12 November 1998
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