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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Amplified genes are frequently localized on extrachromosomal double minutes (DMs) or in chromosomal homogeneously staining regions (HSRs). We previously showed that a plasmid bearing a mammalian replication initiation region could efficiently generate DMs and HSRs after transfection into human tumor cell lines. The Breakage-Fusion-Bridge (BFB) cycle model, a classical model that explains how HSRs form, could also be used to explain how the transfected plasmids generate HSRs. The BFB cycle model involves anaphase bridge formation due to the presence of dicentric chromosomes, followed by the breakage of the bridge. In this study, we used our plasmid-based model system to analyze how anaphase bridges break during mitosis. Dual-color fluorescence in situ hybridization analyses revealed that anaphase bridges were most frequently severed in their middle irrespective of their lengths, which suggests that a structurally fragile site exists in the middle of the anaphase bridge. Breakage of the chromosomal bridges occurred prior to nuclear membrane reformation and the completion of cytokinesis, which indicates that mechanical tension rather than cytokinesis is primarily responsible for severing anaphase bridges. Time-lapse observation of living cells revealed that the bridges rapidly shrink after being severed. If HSR length was extended too far, the bridge could no longer be resolved and became tangled depending on the tension. The unbroken bridge appeared to inhibit the completion of cytokinesis. These observations strongly suggest that anaphase bridges are highly elastic and that the length of the spindle axis determines the maximal HSR length.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0014-4827
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
302
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Anaphase, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Cell Line, Transformed, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Cell Transformation, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Chromosome Breakage, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Chromosome Fragility, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Chromosomes, Human, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Cytokinesis, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Gene Amplification, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Microscopy, Video, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Plasmids, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Replication Origin, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Retroviridae, pubmed-meshheading:15561104-Transfection
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
When, where and how the bridge breaks: anaphase bridge breakage plays a crucial role in gene amplification and HSR generation.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan. shimizu@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't