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Vol. 13, Issue 6, 1881-1892, June 2002

Stu1p Is Physically Associated with -Tubulin and Is Required for Structural Integrity of the Mitotic Spindle

Hongwei Yin,^* Liru You,^* Danielle Pasqualone, Kristen M. Kopski, and Tim C. Huffaker

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-2703

Formation of the bipolar mitotic spindle relies on a balance of forces acting on the spindle poles. The primary outward force is generated by the kinesin-related proteins of the BimC family that cross-link antiparallel interpolar microtubules and slide them past each other. Here, we provide evidence that Stu1p is also required for the production of this outward force in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the temperature-sensitive stu1-5 mutant, spindle pole separation is inhibited, and preanaphase spindles collapse, with their previously separated poles being drawn together. The temperature sensitivity of stu1-5 can be suppressed by doubling the dosage of Cin8p, a yeast BimC kinesin-related protein. Stu1p was observed to be a component of the mitotic spindle localizing to the midregion of anaphase spindles. It also binds to microtubules in vitro, and we have examined the nature of this interaction. We show that Stu1p interacts specifically with -tubulin and identify the domains required for this interaction on both Stu1p and -tubulin. Taken together, these findings suggest that Stu1p binds to interpolar microtubules of the mitotic spindle and plays an essential role in their ability to provide an outward force on the spindle poles.

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Corresponding author. E-mail address: tch4{at}cornell.edu.

^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

Present address: Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation, 3115 Merryfield Row, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92121-1125.

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Molecular Biology of the Cell
Vol. 13, 1881-1892, June 2002
Copyright © 2002 by The American Society for Cell Biology

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