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G2 acquisition by transcription-independent mechanism at the zebrafish midblastula transition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19063878     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Following fertilization of many animal embryos, rapid synchronous cleavage divisions give way to longer, asynchronous cell cycles at the midblastula transition (MBT). The cell cycle changes at the MBT, including the addition of gap phases and checkpoint controls, are accompanied by activation of the zygotic genome and the onset of cell motility. Whereas the biochemical changes accompanying the MBT in the vertebrate embryo have been extensively documented, the cellular events are not well understood. We show that cell cycle remodeling during the zebrafish MBT includes the transcription-independent acquisition of a G2 phase that is essential for preventing entry into mitosis before S-phase completion in cycles 11-13. We provide evidence from high-resolution imaging that inhibition of Cdc25a and Cdk1 activity, but not Cdk2 activity, is essential for cell cycle lengthening and asynchrony between cycles 9 and 12. We demonstrate that lengthening is not required for initiation of zygotic transcription. Our results are consistent with findings from Drosophila and Xenopus that indicate the central importance of G2 addition in checkpoint establishment, and point to similar mechanisms governing the MBT in diverse species.
Authors:
Damian E Dalle Nogare; Philip T Pauerstein; Mary Ellen Lane
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2008-11-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental biology     Volume:  326     ISSN:  1095-564X     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev. Biol.     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-30     Completed Date:  2009-03-24     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372762     Medline TA:  Dev Biol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  131-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, MS-140, PO Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blastula / physiology*
CDC2 Protein Kinase / physiology
Cell Cycle / physiology
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 / physiology
G2 Phase / physiology*
Transcriptional Activation / physiology
Zebrafish / embryology*
Zebrafish Proteins / physiology*
cdc25 Phosphatases / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 EY015305-04/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01EY015305/EY/NEI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Zebrafish Proteins; EC 2.7.11.22/CDC2 Protein Kinase; EC 2.7.11.22/Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2; EC 3.1.3.48/cdc25 Phosphatases

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