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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2011.21.12.1666

Isolation and Characterization of mas1+ of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, a Homologue of Human CIP29/Hcc-1 Involved in the Regulation of Cell Division  

Cha, Jae-Young (Division of Biologycal Science, Wonkwang University)
Shin, Sang-Min (Division of Biologycal Science, Wonkwang University)
Ha, Se-Eun (Division of Biologycal Science, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Jung-Sup (Department of Biotechnology, Chosun University)
Park, Jong-Kun (Division of Biologycal Science, Wonkwang University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.21, no.12, 2011 , pp. 1666-1677 More about this Journal
Abstract
The regulation of gene expression plays an important role in cell cycle controls. In this study, a novel gene, the $mas1^+$($\underline{mi}$tosis $\underline{as}$sociated protein) gene, a homolog of human CIP29/Hcc1, was isolated and characterized from fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe) using a gene-specific polymerase chain reaction. The isolated gene contained a complete open reading frame capable of encoding 245 amino acid residues with a typical promoter, as judged by nucleotide sequence analysis. It was also found that a PCB ($\underline{p}$ombe cell $\underline{c}$ycle $\underline{b}$ox) is located in the promoter region, which controls M-$G_1$ specific transcription in S. pombe. The quantitative analysis of the $mas1^+$ transcript against $adh1^+$ showed that the pattern of expression is similar to that of the septation index. Cytokinesis of mas1 mutant was greatly delayed at $25^{\circ}C$ and $36^{\circ}C$, and a large number of multi-septate cells were produced. The mas1 mutant had 2C, 4C and 6C DNA contents, as determined by FACS analysis. In addition, the number of multi-septate cells significantly increased. When cells were cultured in nitrogen starvation medium to increase proliferation, the abnormal phenotypes of mas1 mutant dramatically increased. These phenotypes could be rescued by an overexpression of the $mas1^+$ gene. The mas1 protein localized in the nuclei of S. pombe and human HeLa cells, as evidenced by Mas1-EGFP signals. The abnormal growth pattern and the morphology of mas1 mutant were complemented by a plasmid carrying human CIP29/Hcc-1cDNA. In addition, CIP29 /Hcc-1 transcript level increased in active cell proliferation stages in the developing mouse embryos. These results indicate that the $mas1^+$ ishomologous to the human CIP29/Hcc1 gene and is involved in cytokinesis and cell shape control.
Keywords
Mas1; Hcc-1; cell cycle; S. pombe; cytokinesis;
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