CYK-4/GAP provides a localized cue to initiate anteroposterior polarity upon fertilization

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作者
Jenkins, Noah [1 ]
Saam, Jennifer R. [1 ]
Mango, Susan E. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Utah, Huntsman Canc Inst, Dept Oncol Sci, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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10.1126/science.1130291
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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The Caenorhabditis elegans anteroposterior axis is established in response to fertilization by sperm. Here we present evidence that RhoA, the guanine nucleotide-exchange factor ECT-2, and the Rho guanosine triphosphatase-activating protein CYK-4 modulate myosin light-chain activity to create a gradient of actomyosin, which establishes the anterior domain. CYK-4 is enriched within sperm, and paternally donated CYK-4 is required for polarity. These data suggest that CYK-4 provides a molecular link between fertilization and polarity establishment in the one-cell embryo. Orthologs of CYK-4 are expressed in sperm of other species, which suggests that this cue may be evolutionarily conserved.
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