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Mouse emi1 has an essential function in mitotic progression during early embryogenesis.


ABSTRACT: For successful mitotic entry and spindle assembly, mitosis-promoting factors are activated at the G(2)/M transition stage, followed by stimulation of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, to direct the ordered destruction of several critical mitotic regulators. Given that inhibition of APC activity is important for preventing premature or improper ubiquitination and destruction of substrates, several modulators and their regulation mechanisms have been studied. Emi1, an early mitotic inhibitor, is one of these regulatory factors. Here we show, by analyzing Emi1-deficient embryos, that Emi1 is essential for precise mitotic progression during early embryogenesis. Emi1(-/-) embryos were found to be lethal due to a defect in preimplantation development. Cell proliferation appeared to be normal, but mitotic progression was severely defective during embryonic cleavage. Moreover, multipolar spindles and misaligned chromosomes were frequently observed in Emi1 mutant cells, possibly due to premature APC activation. Our results collectively suggest that the late prophase checkpoint function of Emi1 is essential for accurate mitotic progression and embryonic viability.

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1592703 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mouse emi1 has an essential function in mitotic progression during early embryogenesis.

Lee Ho H   Lee Dong Jun DJ   Oh Sang Phil SP   Park Hee Dong HD   Nam Hyun Hee HH   Kim Jin Man JM   Lim Dae-Sik DS  

Molecular and cellular biology 20060701 14


For successful mitotic entry and spindle assembly, mitosis-promoting factors are activated at the G(2)/M transition stage, followed by stimulation of the anaphase-promoting complex (APC), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, to direct the ordered destruction of several critical mitotic regulators. Given that inhibition of APC activity is important for preventing premature or improper ubiquitination and destruction of substrates, several modulators and their regulation mechanisms have been studied. Emi1, an e  ...[more]

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