Discs large 1 controls daughter-cell polarity after cytokinesis in vertebrate morphogenesis

Yuwei Li, Jason A. Junge, Cosimo Arnesano, Garrett G. Gross, Jeffrey H. Miner, Rex Moats, Richard W. Roberts, Don B. Arnold, Scott E. Fraser

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Abstract

Vertebrate embryogenesis and organogenesis are driven by cell biological processes, ranging from mitosis and migration to changes in cell size and polarity, but their control and causal relationships are not fully defined. Here, we use the developing limb skeleton to better define the relationships between mitosis and cell polarity. We combine protein-tagging and -perturbation reagents with advanced in vivo imaging to assess the role of Discs large 1 (Dlg1), a membrane-associated scaffolding protein, in mediating the spatiotemporal relationship between cytokinesis and cell polarity. Our results reveal that Dlg1 is enriched at the midbody during cytokinesis and that its multimerization is essential for the normal polarity of daughter cells. Defects in this process alter tissue dimensions without impacting other cellular processes. Our results extend the conventional view that division orientation is established at metaphase and anaphase and suggest that multiple mechanisms act at distinct phases of the cell cycle to transmit cell polarity. The approach employed can be used in other systems, as it offers a robust means to follow and to eliminate protein function and extends the Phasor approach for studying in vivo protein interactions by frequency-domain fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy of Förster resonance energy transfer (FLIM-FRET) to organotypic explant culture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E10859-E10868
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume115
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 13 2018

Keywords

  • Bone morphogenesis
  • Cell polarity
  • DLGE3
  • FingR
  • Intrabody

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