PMID: 9531556May 16, 1998Paper

Pericentrin and gamma-tubulin form a protein complex and are organized into a novel lattice at the centrosome

The Journal of Cell Biology
J B DictenbergS J Doxsey

Abstract

Pericentrin and gamma-tubulin are integral centrosome proteins that play a role in microtubule nucleation and organization. In this study, we examined the relationship between these proteins in the cytoplasm and at the centrosome. In extracts prepared from Xenopus eggs, the proteins were part of a large complex as demonstrated by sucrose gradient sedimentation, gel filtration and coimmunoprecipitation analysis. The pericentrin-gamma-tubulin complex was distinct from the previously described gamma-tubulin ring complex (gamma-TuRC) as purified gamma-TuRC fractions did not contain detectable pericentrin. When assembled at the centrosome, the two proteins remained in close proximity as shown by fluorescence resonance energy transfer. The three- dimensional organization of the centrosome-associated fraction of these proteins was determined using an improved immunofluorescence method. This analysis revealed a novel reticular lattice that was conserved from mammals to amphibians, and was organized independent of centrioles. The lattice changed dramatically during the cell cycle, enlarging from G1 until mitosis, then rapidly disassembling as cells exited mitosis. In cells colabeled to detect centrosomes and nucleated microtubules, latt...Continue Reading

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