Mitotic chromosome alignment ensures mitotic fidelity by promoting interchromosomal compaction during anaphase.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2019

Keywords

JMG

JAX Source

J Cell Biol 2019 Apr; 218(4):1148-1163

Volume

218

Issue

4

First Page

1148

Last Page

1163

ISSN

1540-8140

PMID

30733233

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201807228

Grant

HD078485

Abstract

Chromosome alignment at the equator of the mitotic spindle is a highly conserved step during cell division; however, its importance to genomic stability and cellular fitness is not understood. Normal mammalian somatic cells lacking KIF18A function complete cell division without aligning chromosomes. These alignment-deficient cells display normal chromosome copy numbers in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that chromosome alignment is largely dispensable for maintenance of euploidy. However, we find that loss of chromosome alignment leads to interchromosomal compaction defects during anaphase, abnormal organization of chromosomes into a single nucleus at mitotic exit, and the formation of micronuclei in vitro and in vivo. These defects slow cell proliferation and are associated with impaired postnatal growth and survival in mice. Our studies support a model in which the alignment of mitotic chromosomes promotes proper organization of chromosomes into a single nucleus and continued proliferation by ensuring that chromosomes segregate as a compact mass during anaphase.

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