Meiosis I chromosome segregation is established through regulation of microtubule–kinetochore interactions

  1. Matthew P Miller
  2. Elçin Ünal
  3. Gloria A Brar
  4. Angelika Amon  Is a corresponding author
  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
  2. University of California, San Francisco, United States
10 figures and 1 additional file

Figures

Characterization of premature cyclin expression and corresponding total CDK activity.

(A) Wild-type (A4962) and GAL4-ER (A19151) cells were induced to sporulate. At the indicated time points, an aliquot was removed and treated with estradiol (1 μM). The percentage of cells that had …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.003
Figure 2 with 8 supplements
Premature expression of CLB1 or CLB3 causes sister kinetochore biorientation during prophase I and sister chromatid segregation in meiosis I.

Wild-type or CUP-CLB cells were induced to sporulate. After 2 hr 15 min, cyclins were induced by addition of CuSO4 (50 μM). Cells were either arrested during prophase I or released from an NDT80

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.004
Figure 2—figure supplement 1
Spindle pole body separation in CUP-CLB cells.

Wild-type or CUP-CLB cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate. After 2 hr 15 min, cyclins were induced by addition of CuSO4 (50 μM). Cells were arrested during …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.005
Figure 2—figure supplement 2
Homolog separation in CUP-CLB4 cells.

Wild-type (A22688), CUP-CLB4 (A32470) also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions or cdc20-mn (A15163) cells all carrying homozygous CENV GFP dots were induced to sporulate. After 2 hr 15 min, …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.006
Figure 2—figure supplement 3
Chromosome III sister chromatid segregation in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A18185) and CUP-CLB3 (A22682) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate. After 3 hr, CLB3 was induced by addition of CuSO4 (50 μM). At 6 hr, cells …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.007
Figure 2—figure supplement 4
Sister chromatid segregation in CUP-CLB3 cells using dual-color marked chromosomes.

Wild-type (A27476) and CUP-CLB3 (A27480) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions and CENV-LacO/LacI-GFP on one homolog of chromosome V (green) and CENV-tetO/tetR-RFP on the other homolog of …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.008
Figure 2—figure supplement 5
Recombination in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Left panel: wild-type (A21104) and GAL-CLB3 (A21105) cells were induced to sporulate and estradiol (1 μM) was added 3 hr after transfer into sporulation medium. Genomic DNA was prepared and digested …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.009
Figure 2—figure supplement 6
Localization of Rad51 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A22864) and CUP-CLB3 (A22866) cells were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 3 hr after transfer into sporulation medium. Localization of the double-strand break repair …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.010
Figure 2—figure supplement 7
Localization of Zip1 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A22836) and CUP-CLB3 (A22838) cells were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 3 hr after transfer into sporulation medium. Localization of the synaptonemal complex component …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.011
Figure 2—figure supplement 8
Preventing homologous recombination does not affect the phenotypes caused by premature CLB3 expression.

Wild-type (A19396), GAL-CLB3 (A19400), spo11∆ (A21193) and spo11∆ GAL-CLB3 (A21194) cells were induced to sporulate and estradiol (1 μM) was added 3 hr after transfer into sporulation medium. …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.012
Figure 3 with 3 supplements
Premature CLB3 expression disrupts monopolin function.

(A) Lrs4-13myc (green) localization relative to Ndc10-6HA (red) was determined in spread nuclei from wild-type (A9217), CUP-CLB3 (A26278) and CUP-CLB4 (A29643) harboring a Cdc20 depletion allele (cdc…

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.013
Figure 3—figure supplement 1
Monopolin association with kinetochores is disrupted in CUP-CLB3 but not in CUP-CLB4 cells.

Wild-type (A7450), CUP-CLB3 (A28673) and CUP-CLB4 (A28674) cells carrying the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.014
Figure 3—figure supplement 2
Premature Clb3 expression does not interfere with Mam1 expression.

Wild-type (A7450), CUP-CLB3 (A28673) and CUP-CLB4 (A28674) cells carrying the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.015
Figure 3—figure supplement 3
Lrs4 phosphorylation is not disrupted in CUP-CLB4 cells.

Wild-type (A26277) and CUP-CLB4 (A29643) cells carrying the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation medium. Levels of Lrs4, …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.016
Figure 4 with 11 supplements
CLB3 misexpression disrupts protection of centromeric cohesin.

Cyclin expression was induced after 2 hr 15 min (C) and (D), 2 hr 30 min (A), (B), (E), (F) and (H) or 3 hr (G) and (I) of sporulation. (A) Chromosomal association of Rec8-13myc was monitored by …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.017
Figure 4—figure supplement 1
Chromosomal association of Rec8 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A26547) and CUP-CLB3 (A26548) cells were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 3 hr after transfer into sporulation medium. Rec8-3HA localization (red) was determined in spread …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.018
Figure 4—figure supplement 2
Chromosomal association of Pds5 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A28681) and CUP-CLB3 (A28682) cells carrying the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation medium. Pds5 …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.019
Figure 4—figure supplement 3
CUP-CLB3 cells partially bypass the nuclear division delay of mam1∆ cells.

Wild-type (A22678), CUP-CLB3 (A22702), mam1∆ (A31340) and mam1∆ CUP-CLB3 (A31342) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 15 min …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.020
Figure 4—figure supplement 4
Meiotic progression of the cells analyzed for Rec8 cleavage in Figure 4C.

REC8-myc/REC8-HA (A29957), REC8-myc/rec8-29A-HA (A29961), REC8-myc/REC8-HA CUP-CLB3 (A29959) and REC8-myc/rec8-29A-HA CUP-CLB3 (A29963) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.021
Figure 4—figure supplement 5
Analysis of Rec8 cleavage in cells used for Figure 4D.

Wild-type (A22804), CUP-CLB3 (A29965), rec8-29A (A22803) and rec8-29A CUP-CLB3 (A29967) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 15 …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.022
Figure 4—figure supplement 6
Meiotic progression of the cells analyzed for Rec8 cleavage in Figure 4D.

Wild-type (A22804), CUP-CLB3 (A29965), rec8-29A (A22803) and rec8-29A CUP-CLB3 (A29967) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 15 …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.023
Figure 4—figure supplement 7
Chromosomal association of Sgo1 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A28712) and CUP-CLB3 (A28713) cells carrying the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation medium. Sgo1-3V5 …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.024
Figure 4—figure supplement 8
Localization of Rts1 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A28331) and CUP-CLB3 (A28332) cells carrying the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation medium. Rts1-13myc …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.025
Figure 4—figure supplement 9
Chromosomal association of Spo13 in CUP-CLB3 cells.

(Left panel) wild-type (A30856), CUP-CLB3 (A30858) and CUP-CLB4 (A30860) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 15 min after …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.026
Figure 4—figure supplement 10
Rts1 localization in binucleate CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A28329) and CUP-CLB3 (A28330) cells were induced to sporulate and CuSO4 (50 μM) was added 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation medium. Rts1-13myc (green) localization relative to …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.027
Figure 4—figure supplement 11
Analysis of Rts1 localization in Rec8 phosphomimetic mutants.

Wild-type (A29645) and rec8-S136D S179D S197D T209D (A29647) cells were induced to sporulate and Rec8-3HA/rec8-4D-3HA or Rts1-3V5 localization relative to Ndc10-13myc was determined in spread nuclei …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.028
Figure 5 with 9 supplements
Transient disruption of microtubule–kinetochore interactions suppresses the chromosome segregation defects in CUP-CLB3 cells.

(A) Wild-type (A10684) and GAL-CDC5 GAL-MAM1 (A26546) cells, carrying a MET-CDC20 allele and CENIV-GFP dots, were monitored for chromosome segregation in anaphase (see ‘Materials and methods’ for …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.029
Figure 5—figure supplement 1
Sporulation efficiency of ndc80-1 mutants.

Wild-type (A22678) and ndc80-1 (A28221) cells were induced to sporulate at 25°C. 2 hr 30 min after transfer into sporulation medium, cells were shifted to the indicated temperature and sporulation …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.030
Figure 5—figure supplement 2
Sister kinetochore coorientation in ndc80-1 cells under a continuous inactivation regime at 34°C during a metaphase I arrest.

Wild-type (A7118), CUP-CLB3 (A23074), ndc80-1 (A29690) and ndc80-1 CUP-CLB3 (A29692) cells also carrying the cdc20-mn allele, were induced to sporulate at 25°C. 2 hr 45 min after transfer into …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.031
Figure 5—figure supplement 3
Sister kinetochore coorientation in ndc80-1 cells after transient inactivation regime at 34°C during a metaphase I arrest.

Wild-type (A20958), CUP-CLB3 (A23076), ndc80-1 (A29718) and ndc80-1 CUP-CLB3 (A29720) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions and the cdc20-mn allele were induced to sporulate at 25°C. …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.032
Figure 5—figure supplement 4
Meiosis I chromosome segregation in ndc80-1 cells after a transient inactivation regime at 34°C.

Wild-type (A22678), ndc80-1 (A28621), CUP-CLB3 (A22702) and CUP-CLB3 ndc80-1 (A28623) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate at 25°C. 2 hr 45 min after …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.033
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Transient disruption of microtubule–kinetochore interactions using dam1-1 allele restores meiosis I chromosome segregation in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A22678), dam1-1 (A28311), CUP-CLB3 (A22702) and CUP-CLB3 dam1-1 (A28341) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate at 25°C. 2 hr 45 min after …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.034
Figure 5—figure supplement 6
Transient disruption of microtubule–kinetochore interactions by benomyl treatment restores meiosis I chromosome segregation in CUP-CLB3 cells.

Wild-type (A22678) and CUP-CLB3 (A22702) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate at 30°C. 2 hr 15 min after transfer into sporulation medium CuSO4 (50 μM) was …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.035
Figure 5—figure supplement 7
Transient disruption of microtubule–kinetochore interactions during S phase/prophase I suppresses CUP-CLB3-induced meiosis I sister chromatid segregation in a spindle assembly checkpoint independent manner.

(Top panel) wild-type (A22678), mad3∆ (A30386), ndc80-1 (A28621), ndc80-1 mad3∆ (A30390), CUP-CLB3 (A22702), CUP-CLB3 mad3∆ (A30388), CUP-CLB3 ndc80-1 (A28623) and CUP-CLB3 ndc80-1 mad3∆ (A30392) …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.036
Figure 5—figure supplement 8
Transient disruption of microtubule–kinetochore interactions during S phase/prophase I restores meiotic chromosome segregation in CUP-CLB3 cells in a spindle assembly checkpoint independent manner.

Wild-type (A22688), ndc80-1 (A28625), CUP-CLB3 (A22708), CUP-CLB3 ndc80-1 (A28627), mad3∆ (A30638), ndc80-1 mad3∆ (A30642), CUP-CLB3 mad3∆ (A30640) and CUP-CLB3 ndc80-1 mad3∆ (A30644) cells also …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.037
Figure 5—figure supplement 9
Transient ndc80-1 inactivation does not alter in vitro Cdk1 activity.

Wild-type (A25508), ndc80-1 (A33203), CUP-CLB3 (A33201) and CUP-CLB3 ndc80-1 (A33205) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate at 25°C. 2 hr 45 min after …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.038
Figure 6 with 11 supplements
Meiosis I sister chromatid segregation correlates with presence of outer kinetochore components.

(A) Schematic description of the experimental regime and segregation of sister chromatids using heterozygous CENV-GFP dots quantified in binucleates from wild-type (A22678) and CUP-CLB3 (A29406) …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.039
Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Schematic representation of the kinetochore–microtubule interface.

Components of the kinetochore subcomplexes are grouped in color coded boxes. Note that the schematic representation is not drawn to scale.

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Figure 6—figure supplement 2
Meiotic cluster analysis of kinetochore components.

Cluster analysis of kinetochore components from the indicated time points. Further details are in ‘Materials and methods’ and in Brar et al. (2012).

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Figure 6—figure supplement 3
Meiotic expression of DASH complex subunits.

Ordered plot of mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for the DASH complex components at indicated stages of sporulation. Dotted line indicates time of release from NDT80 block. See Brar et al. …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.042
Figure 6—figure supplement 4
Meiotic expression of Ndc80 complex subunits.

Ordered plot of mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for the Ndc80 complex at indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from NDT80 block. See Brar et al. (2012) for details.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.043
Figure 6—figure supplement 5
Meiotic expression of Mif2.

Ordered plot of the mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for Mif2 at the indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from the NDT80 block. See Brar et al. (2012) for details.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.044
Figure 6—figure supplement 6
Meiotic expression of KNL-1 complex subunits.

Ordered plot of the mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for KNL-1 complex subunits (Spc105 complex) at the indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from the NDT80 block. See Brar …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.045
Figure 6—figure supplement 7
Meiotic expression of Mis12 complex subunits.

Ordered plot of the mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for Mis12 complex subunits at the indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from NDT80 block. See Brar et al. (2012) for …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.046
Figure 6—figure supplement 8
Meiotic expression of Ctf19 complex subunits.

Ordered plot for mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for Ctf19 complex at indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from the NDT80 block. See Brar et al. (2012) for details.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.047
Figure 6—figure supplement 9
Meiotic expression of Cbf3 complex subunits.

Ordered plot of the mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for Cbf3 complex subunits at the indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from the NDT80 block. See Brar et al. (2012) for …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.048
Figure 6—figure supplement 10
Meiotic expression of Histone subunits.

Ordered plot for mRNA-seq and ribosome footprinting data for the histones at indicated stages. Dotted line indicates time of release from NDT80 block See (Brar et al., 2012) for details.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.049
Figure 6—figure supplement 11
Meiotic expression of Dam1 and Ask1.

DAM1-3V5 (A28898) cells carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusion and ASK1-13myc (A29161) carrying ndt80∆ were induced to sporulate and were either released from (left panel) or arrested in (right …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.050
Characterization of NDC80 and HSK3 overexpression.

(A) CUP-NDC80-3V5 (A30342) and CUP-HSK3-3HA (A32060) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and GAL-NDT80 fusions were induced to sporulate. After 2 hr 30 min CuSO4 (50 μM) was added and cells were …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.051
Expression of NDC80 and HSK3 in prophase I enhances Clb3-CDK-induced meiosis I sister chromatid segregation.

For (A)–(E), wild-type (A31945), CUP-CLB3 (A31947), CUP-NDC80 CUP-HSK3 (A31951), CUP-NDC80 CUP-CLB3 (A31949), CUP-NDC80 CUP-HSK3 CUP-CLB3 (A31953) and cdc20-mn (A31955) cells were induced to …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.052
CUP-CLB3 CUP-NDC80 CUP-HSK3-induced meiosis I sister chromatid segregation is independent of the length of the prophase I arrest.

(A) Schematic description of the experimental regime used in (B) and (C). (B), (C) Wild-type (A22678), CUP-CLB3 (A22702) and CUP-CLB3 CUP-NDC80 CUP-HSK3 (A31857) cells also carrying the GAL4-ER and G…

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.053
Model for temporal regulation of microtubule–kinetochore interactions during meiosis.

(A) As prophase I progresses, the propensity of sister chromatids to biorient decreases and the ability to coorient sister chromatids increases. (B) Top panel: inhibiting Clb-CDK activity and outer …

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.054

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Supplementary file 1

Strains used in this study.

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.00117.055

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