Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

NuMA regulates mitotic spindle assembly, structural dynamics and function via phase separation

  • Mengjie Sun,
  • Mingkang Jia,
  • He Ren,
  • Biying Yang,
  • Wangfei Chi,
  • Guangwei Xin,
  • Qing Jiang,
  • Chuanmao Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27528-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Mitotic spindle assembly is required for proper cell division, but many underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, the authors show that NuMa undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation, condensing on spindle poles during mitotic entry and enriching critical components to promote spindle assembly.