Morphogenetic forces planar polarize LGN/Pins in the embryonic head during Drosophila gastrulation
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Camuglia, Jaclyn; Chanet, Soline; Martin, Adam C
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<jats:p>Spindle orientation is often achieved by a complex of Partner of Inscuteable (Pins)/LGN, Mushroom Body Defect (Mud)/Nuclear Mitotic Apparatus (NuMa), Gαi, and Dynein, which interacts with astral microtubules to rotate the spindle. Cortical Pins/LGN recruitment serves as a critical step in this process. Here, we identify Pins-mediated planar cell polarized divisions in several of the mitotic domains of the early <jats:italic>Drosophila</jats:italic> embryo. We found that neither planar cell polarity pathways nor planar polarized myosin localization determined division orientation; instead, our findings strongly suggest that Pins planar polarity and force generated from mesoderm invagination are important. Disrupting Pins polarity via overexpression of a myristoylated version of Pins caused randomized division angles. We found that disrupting forces through chemical inhibitors, depletion of an adherens junction protein, or blocking mesoderm invagination disrupted Pins planar polarity and spindle orientation. Furthermore, directional ablations that separated mesoderm from mitotic domains disrupted spindle orientation, suggesting that forces transmitted from mesoderm to mitotic domains can polarize Pins and orient division during gastrulation. To our knowledge, this is the first in vivo example where mechanical force has been shown to polarize Pins to mediate division orientation.</jats:p>
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2022Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of BiologyJournal
eLife
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
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Camuglia, Jaclyn, Chanet, Soline and Martin, Adam C. 2022. "Morphogenetic forces planar polarize LGN/Pins in the embryonic head during Drosophila gastrulation." eLife, 11.
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