The Aurora A-HP1γ pathway regulates gene expression and mitosis in cells from the sperm lineage.
Authors
Leonard PH, Grzenda A, Mathison A, Morbeck DE, Fredrickson JR, de Assuncao TM, Christensen T, Salisbury J, Calvo E, Iovanna J, Coddington CC, Urrutia R, Lomberk G
Summary
HP1γ, a well-known regulator of gene expression, has been recently identified to be a target of Aurora A, a mitotic kinase which is important for both gametogenesis and embryogenesis. The purpose of this study was to define whether the Aurora A-HP1γ pathway supports cell division of gametes and/or early embryos, using western blot, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, shRNA-based knockdown, site-directed mutagenesis, and Affymetrix-based genome-wide expression profiles.
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