RASSF7 is a member of a new family of RAS association domain-containing proteins and is required for completing mitosis

Sherwood, Victoria, Manbodh, Ria, Sheppard, Carol and Chalmers, Andrew D. (2008) RASSF7 is a member of a new family of RAS association domain-containing proteins and is required for completing mitosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 19 (4). pp. 1772-1782. ISSN 1059-1524

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Abstract

Mitosis is a fundamental feature of all cellular organisms. It must be tightly regulated to allow normal tissue growth and to prevent cancer formation. Here, we identify a new protein that is required for mitosis. We show that the Ras association (RA) domain-containing protein, RASSF7, is part of an evolutionarily conserved group of four proteins. These are RASSF7, RASSF8, and two new RASSF proteins P-CIP1/RASSF9 and RASSF10. We call this group the N-terminal RASSF family. We analyzed the function of Xenopus RASSF7. RASSF7 was found to be expressed in several embryonic tissues including the skin, eyes, and neural tube. Knocking down its function led to cells failing to form a mitotic spindle and arresting in mitosis. This caused nuclear breakdown, apoptosis, and a striking loss of tissue architecture in the neural tube. Consistent with a role in spindle formation, RASSF7 protein was found to localize to the centrosome. This localization occurred in a microtubule-dependent manner, demonstrating that there is a mutually dependant relationship between RASSF7 localization and spindle formation. Thus RASSF7, the first member of the N-terminal RASSF family to be functionally analyzed, is a centrosome-associated protein required to form a spindle and complete mitosis in the neural tube.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	microtubules,gamma-tubulin,mitotic,cell-cycle progression,catastrophe,cytokinesis,identification,tumor-suppressor gene,kinases,cancer,centrosome,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Pharmacy
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Pharmaceutical Cell Biology (former - to 2017)
Depositing User:	Rachel Smith
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2011 15:58
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 00:42
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/31980
DOI:	10.1091/mbc.E07-07-0652

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