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online publication date 5 Aug 2003
doi: 10.1242/jcs.00682
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Barrier-to-autointegration factor plays crucial roles in cell cycle progression and nuclear organization in Drosophila
Kazuhiro Furukawa*,
Shin Sugiyama,
Shinichi Osouda,
Hidemasa Goto,
Masaki Inagaki,
Tsuneyoshi Horigome,
Saburo Omata,
Maeve McConnell,
Paul A. Fisher,
and
Yasuyoshi Nishida
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: furukawa{at}chem.sc.niigata-u.ac.jp)
Barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) is potentially a DNA-bridging protein, which directly associates with inner nuclear membrane proteins carrying LEM domains. These features point to a key role in regulation of nuclear function and organization, dependent on interactions between the nuclear envelope and chromatin. To understand the functions of BAF in vivo, Drosophila baf null mutants generated by P-element-mediated imprecise excision were analyzed. Homozygous null mutants showed a typical mitotic mutant phenotype: lethality at the larval-pupal transition with small brains and missing imaginal discs. Mitotic figures were decreased but a defined anaphase defect as reported for C. elegans RNAi experiments was not observed in these small brains, suggesting a different phase or phases of cell cycle arrest. Specific abnormalities in interphase nuclear structure were frequently found upon electron microscopic examination of baf null mutants, with partial clumping of chromatin and convolution of nuclear shape. At the light microscopic level, grossly aberrant nuclear lamina structure and B-type lamin distribution correlated well with the loss of detectable amounts of BAF protein from nuclei. Together, these data represent evidence of BAF's anticipated function in mediating interactions between the nuclear envelope and interphase chromosomes. We thus conclude that BAF plays essential roles in nuclear organization and that these BAF functions are required in both M phase and interphase of the cell cycle.
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