Department of Cell Biology, Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
*Author for correspondence (e-mail: nigg{at}biochem.mpg.de)
Accepted June 15, 2001
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SUMMARY |
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Key words: Cell cycle, Centriole, Nek2, PP1, Phosphorylation
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INTRODUCTION |
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For the sake of clarity, we will use the term centrosome splitting to describe any separation of parental centrioles, regardless of the presence or absence of procentrioles (Fig. 1). By contrast, the term centrosome separation will be used only to describe the cell cycle-regulated separation of MTOCs at the onset of mitosis. Several lines of evidence indicate that centrosome splitting can be induced from any stage of the cell cycle. In particular, centrosome splitting has been described in response to treatment of cells with chemotactic stimuli, mitogenic growth factors and the tumor promoter 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) (Schliwa et al., 1982; Schliwa et al., 1983; Sherline and Mascardo, 1982). Moreover, centrosome splitting and repositioning of the mature centriole to the intercellular bridge during late mitosis has recently been implicated in the completion of cell division (Piel et al., 2001). These provocative studies indicate that centrosome cohesion is regulated by a variety of cues, and that the dynamic repositioning of centrioles may play an important role in the control of cell behavior.
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Most recently, we have proposed a specific model for the regulation of centrosome cohesion during the cell cycle. At the heart of this model are the protein kinase Nek2, a member of the NIMA kinase family implicated in regulating centrosome assembly and cohesion (Fry et al., 1998a; Fry et al., 2000a; Uto and Sagata, 2000), and the centrosomal coiled-coil protein C-Nap1 (also known as Cep2/Cep250) (Mack et al., 1998; Fry et al., 1998b; Mayor et al., 2000). We envision that C-Nap1 provides a docking site for a dynamic linker structure that tethers parental centrioles until phosphorylation causes its disassembly. In support of this hypothesis, we have shown that splitting of centrosomes can be triggered by overexpression of active Nek2, as well as by microinjection of anti-C-Nap1 antibodies.
Here, we have further investigated the role of protein phosphorylation in regulating centrosome cohesion. Our results lead us to conclude that Nek2 is not the only kinase able to regulate centrosome cohesion, but that a balance between Nek2 and the counteracting protein phosphatase 1 (PP1
) is particularly critical. Furthermore, we provide evidence that even cytoskeletal effects on centrosome cohesion depend on protein kinase activity. Taken together, our results identify protein phosphorylation as a major mechanism regulating centrosome cohesion during the cell cycle.
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MATERIAL AND METHODS |
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Cell culture
U20S cells were grown at 37°C in a 7% CO2 atmosphere in Dulbeccos modified Eagles medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated fetal calf serum (FCS) and penicillin-streptomycin (100 IU/ml and 100 µg/ml, respectively) (all Gibco-BRL).
Transfection experiments and analysis of centrosome splitting
U2OS cells were seeded onto HCl-treated coverslips at a density of 1x105 cells per 35 mm dish and transfected with 10 µg of plasmid DNA using calcium phosphate precipitates, as described previously (Krek and Nigg, 1991). Cells were fixed 24 hours after transfection and analyzed by indirect immunofluorescence microscopy. They were stained with an anti--tubulin antibody (Fry et al., 1998a) to visualize the centrosome and with 9E10 anti-myc or 12CA5 anti-haemagglutinin (HA) tag monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) to identify transfected cells. Myc-tags were used for detection of cyclins A, E and D1, Nek2, Plk1, aurora-A and PP1
, whereas HA tags were used for detection of Cdks. As judged by fluorescence intensity, all kinases were expressed at comparable levels, but their exact in vivo activities are not known. Where indicated, cells were treated for 1 hour before fixation with nocodazole (5 µg/ml), taxol (5 µM), cytochalasin D (1.25 µg/ml), staurosporine (500 µM), 6-dimethylaminopurine (6-DMAP) (2.5 mM), okadaic acid (1 µM or 5 µM) or calyculin A (10 nM) or placed on ice. Quantitative analyses were performed on 400-600 cells, depending on the protein combinations being expressed, and at least three independent experiments were performed for each transfection or drug treatment. Centrosome splitting was quantified as follows: in untreated U2OS cells, anti-
-tubulin antibodies usually stained two closely spaced dots (or, occasionally, a single dot, depending on the orientation of the centrosome) and in 90-95% of all cells, the distance between these
-tubulin-positive dots was less than 2 µm. The remaining 5-10% of cells showed a separation of dots by more than 2 µm, and these were considered as harboring split centrosomes. Similarly, in all experiments described throughout this study, centrosomes were scored as split if the distance between the two
-tubulin-positive structures was larger than 2 µm. Within a population of cells, the distances between parental centrioles varied widely, but they rarely exceeded 2-4 µm in untreated cells, whereas they ranged from 2 to about 20 µm (average 5-10 µm) in treated cells. As reported previously, centrosomes were difficult to detect in about 10-15% of Nek2-overexpressing cells (Fry et al., 1998a); these were not counted.
Immunofluorescence microscopy
Immunofluorescence microscopy was performed using a Zeiss Axioplan microscope and a 63x 1.4 oil immersion objective. Pictures were taken using Quantix 1400 (Photometrics Inc) or Micromax (Princeton, Instruments) CCD cameras and IP-Lab or Metaview (Universal Imaging Corp.) software, and images were processed using Adobe PhotoShop (Adobe Systems, Mountain View, CA). For antibody staining U2OS cells were grown on acid-treated coverslips and fixed with methanol at 20°C for 6 minutes. Then, coverslips were washed three times in phosphate-buffered-saline (PBS), blocked with 1% bovine serum albumin (BSA) in PBS for 10 minutes, and again washed three times with PBS. All subsequent antibody incubations were carried out in PBS containing 3% BSA. Antibody reagents were anti--tubulin (purified IgG; 1 µg/ml) (Fry et al., 1998b), anti-Nek2 (R40) (affinity-purified IgG; 2.5 µg/ml) (Fry et al., 1998b), 9E10 anti-myc Mabs (undiluted tissue culture supernatant), 12CA5 anti-haemagglutinin Mabs (1:50 tissue culture supernatant) and anti-
-tubulin Mabs (2 µg/ml, Amersham). Incubations with primary antibodies were carried out for 1 hour at room temperature, followed by three washes with PBS. For detection of primary antibodies, the following secondary reagents were used: biotinylated donkey anti-rabbit or goat anti-mouse antibodies (1:200, Amersham) followed by Texas red-conjugated streptavidin (1:100, Amersham) and Alexa Fluor 488-conjugated goat-anti-rabbit or goat-anti-mouse IgG (1:1000, Molecular Probes). Following three final washes with PBS, coverslips were mounted in 80% glycerol, 3% DABCO (in PBS) mounting medium.
Microtubule-regrowth assays
To assess the effects of centrosome splitting on centrosomal MT-nucleation capacity, U2OS cells were transiently transfected with active Nek2. After 24 hours, MTs were depolymerized by placing the culture dishes on ice for 30 minutes. Then, MT regrowth was allowed to proceed in the presence of warm (37°C) medium and after 45 seconds the cells were fixed with cold methanol (20°C). Cells were stained with anti-Nek2 antibodies to detect both transfected cells and split centrosomes and with anti--tubulin antibodies to visualize MTs.
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RESULTS |
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U2OS cells were transiently transfected with wild-type or catalytically inactive versions of the above kinases, and 24 hours later the extent of centrosome splitting was monitored using antibodies against -tubulin. Examples of transfected cells harboring split centrosomes are shown in Fig. 1B; for comparison, cells with typically paired (non-split) centrosomes are shown in Fig. 1A. (For clarity, Fig. 1A,B also illustrate centrosome splitting in schematic form; the criteria used for quantitative analyses are described in Materials and Methods). Active Nek2 induced centrosome splitting in about 60-65% of the transfected cells, whereas the catalytically inactive kinase was unable to prompt such a response (Fig. 1C), consistent with previous results (Fry et al., 1998a). Interestingly, both Cdk2/cyclin A and Cdk2/cyclin E caused centrosome splitting to an extent similar to that of Nek2, and again, no splitting was produced by the catalytically inactive mutant, demonstrating that the observed phenotype was dependent on kinase activity (Fig. 1C). By contrast, Plk1, aurora-A and Cdk4/cyclin D1 displayed at most marginal activities, producing split centrosomes in only 10-15% of cells, whereas Cdk1/cyclin B1 triggered splitting in up to 25% of cells (Fig. 1C; and data not shown). The results obtained with Cdk2 show clearly that Nek2 is not the only kinase able to induce centrosome splitting. This result falls in line with recent studies showing that Cdk2 induces centrosome splitting in Xenopus egg extracts, possibly in preparation of centrosome duplication (Lacey et al., 1999). By contrast, overexpression of most of the protein kinases tested produced little or no centrosome splitting, although they were expressed at comparable levels.
To determine whether Cdk2 and Nek2 function in a common pathway or, alternatively, act through distinct mechanisms, we examined the consequences of co-expressing reciprocal combinations of wild-type and catalytically inactive (i.e. putative dominant-negative) versions of Cdk2 and Nek2 (Fig. 2). Co-expression of catalytically inactive Nek2 (Nek2 K37R) with Cdk2 complexes did not significantly reduce the extent of centrosome splitting (Fig. 2A) and, conversely, Cdk2 D145N did not block the action of Nek2 (Fig. 2B). Instead, co-transfection of wild-type Nek2 with either Cdk2/cyclin A or Cdk2/cyclin E produced a cumulative effect, with over 90% of transfected cells showing split centrosomes (Fig. 2B). These results demonstrate that Nek2 and Cdk2 disrupt centrosome cohesion through at least partly distinct pathways.
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Centrosome splitting and the cytoskeleton
Because centrosome splitting can be induced by nocodazole, an MT-destabilizing drug, one could argue that kinases such as Nek2 might promote centrosome splitting via modulation of centrosome-MT interactions. To assess the capacity of centrosomes to nucleate and retain MTs after being split by Nek2, we therefore performed MT regrowth assays on Nek2-transfected cells. We found that both products of a split centrosome were able to nucleate MTs to a similar extent (Fig. 4). Moreover, the overall appearance of radial MT arrays was very similar in untransfected cells and in Nek2-tranfected cells with either paired or split centrosomes (Fig. 4; and data not shown). This indicates that Nek2 affects centrosome cohesion by a mechanism that does not bear on the ability of centrosomes to either nucleate or bind MTs.
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DISCUSSION |
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A survey of kinases for their ability to trigger centrosome splitting
Focusing mainly on protein kinases that have previously been implicated in the regulation of centrosome function, we have asked whether Nek2 is unique in its ability to split centrosomes. Our survey has clearly shown that this is not the case. However, of the six kinases tested, only Cdk2 was as efficient in triggering centrosome splitting as Nek2. Cdk2 is known to be required for centrosome duplication during S phase (Hinchcliffe et al., 1999; Lacey et al., 1999; Matsumoto et al., 1999; Meraldi et al., 1999), and it plausible that transient centriole separation represents a precondition for procentriole formation (Lacey et al., 1999). We have also examined whether Cdk2 and Nek2 function in a common pathway. Our results indicate that the two kinases most probably induce centrosome splitting through independent routes, although it remains possible that they act on common substrates. With C-Nap1, one likely centrosomal substrate of Nek2 has been characterized (Fry et al., 1998b), but other relevant substrates probably await identification. Likewise, the list of kinases acting at the centrosome will almost certainly grow (Fry et al., 2000b; Mayor et al., 1999). Indeed, recent studies point to a role of centrin phosphorylation, by protein kinase A (PKA) and perhaps other kinases, in the regulation of centrosome splitting (Lutz et al., 2001). In view of the striking centrosomal responses to mitogenic and chemotactic stimulation (Schliwa et al., 1982; Schliwa et al., 1983; Sherline and Mascardo, 1982; Sherline and Mascardo, 1984), it will be of particular interest to examine kinases involved in the corresponding signaling pathways.
A type 1 phosphatase opposes Nek2 activity
In principle, a net increase in the phosphorylation state of C-Nap1 (or any other substrate) may result from either the activation of a kinase or the inhibition of a phosphatase. Thus, the disruption of a centrosomal linker might be triggered by either the activation of a kinase or the inhibition of a phosphatase (or both). Because the onset of centrosome separation in G2 is not accompanied by a detectable increase in Nek2 activity, we had previously proposed that Nek2 activity could be opposed by a centrosome-associated phosphatase until shortly before mitosis (Fry et al., 1998a). This view received strong support from the recent identification of a complex comprising PP1, Nek2 and C-Nap1 (Helps et al., 2000). In a series of careful in vitro experiments, Cohen and co-workers showed that PP1
is able to suppress Nek2 activity as well as to dephosphorylate C-Nap1. As PP1
localizes to the centrosome (Andreassen et al., 1998) and is know to be inhibited at the onset of mitosis (Puntoni and Villa-Moruzzi, 1997), this phosphatase appears to constitute a prime candidate for opposing Nek2. Our finding that PP1
can suppress Nek2-induced centrosome splitting, but cannot counteract Cdk2-cyclin complexes, strongly supports this conclusion. The importance of phosphatases in regulating centrosome cohesion is further demonstrated by the fact that centrosome splitting can be caused by phosphatase inhibitors even in the absence of exogenous Nek2. Thus, centrosome cohesion appears to be regulated by a balance of centrosomal kinase and phosphatase activities.
On the role of microtubules in centrosome cohesion
In a final series of experiments, we have further examined the role of the cytoskeleton, particularly the MT network, in modulating centrosome cohesion. We could confirm that the nocodazole-induced depolymerization of MTs causes centrosome splitting (Jean et al., 1999). Most interestingly, however, we discovered that inhibitors of protein kinases block the centrosomal response to microtubule disruption. This unexpected finding indicates that even the centrosome splitting induced by nocodazole requires a phosphorylation event. Moreover, Nek2 appears to be particularly critical in this process because a dominant-negative mutant of Nek2 could mimic the effects of staurosporine and 6-DMAP. This result strengthens the view that Nek2 represents a prominent regulator of centrosome cohesion. Our favorite interpretation of the available data is that MT-depolymerization disrupts centrosome cohesion by causing an imbalance in the activities of centrosome-associated kinases and phosphatases (Fig. 7). This model is based on the fact that the steady-state concentration at the centrosome of any protein with affinity for MTs will depend on a constant flux of MT subunits towards the centrosome-associated MT minus ends. Thus, the MT network is expected to determine not only the local concentration of PCM components, but also that of kinases and phosphatases that are critical for centrosome structure. When MTs are disrupted, the activities of kinases (e.g. Nek2) apparently prevail over those of phosphatases (e.g. PP1) and centrosome splitting ensues. According to this model, the balance of centrosome-associated kinase and phosphatase activities thus constitutes a major mechanism for determining centrosome dynamics during the cell cycle.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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