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Vol. 17, Issue 7, 3254-3266, July 2006

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Cell Cycle-dependent Roles for the FCH-Domain Protein Cdc15p in Formation of the Actomyosin Ring in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Volker Wachtler^*,, Yinyi Huang^*,, Jim Karagiannis^*, and Mohan K. Balasubramanian^*,

*Cell Division Laboratory, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore 117604, Singapore; and The Department of Biological Sciences, The National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore

Submitted November 29, 2005; Revised May 2, 2005; Accepted May 3, 2006
Monitoring Editor: Trisha Davis

Cell division in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe requires the formation and constriction of an actomyosin ring at the division site. The actomyosin ring is assembled in metaphase and anaphase A, is maintained throughout mitosis, and constricts after completion of anaphase. Maintenance of the actomyosin ring during late stages of mitosis depends on the septation initiation network (SIN), a signaling cascade that also regulates the deposition of the division septum. However, SIN is not active in metaphase and is not required for the initial assembly of the actomyosin ring early in mitosis. The FER/CIP4-homology (FCH) domain protein Cdc15p is a component of the actomyosin ring. Mutations in cdc15 lead to failure in cytokinesis and result in the formation of elongated, multinucleate cells without a division septum. Here we present evidence that the requirement of Cdc15p for actomyosin ring formation is dependent on the stage of mitosis. Although cdc15 mutants are competent to assemble actomyosin rings in metaphase, they are unable to maintain actomyosin rings late in mitosis when SIN is active. In the absence of functional Cdc15p, ring formation upon metaphase arrest depends on the anillin-like Mid1p. Interestingly, when cytokinesis is delayed due to perturbations to the division machinery, Cdc15p is maintained in a hypophosphorylated form. The dephosphorylation of Cdc15p, which occurs transiently in unperturbed cytokinesis, is partially dependent on the phosphatase Clp1p/Flp1p. This suggests a mechanism where both SIN and Clp1p/Flp1p contribute to maintenance of the actomyosin ring in late mitosis through Cdc15p, possibly by regulating its phosphorylation status.

Address correspondence to: Mohan K. Balasubramanian ( mohan{at}tll.org.sg)

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