Brain biomechanics governs mitotic fidelity of embryonic neural progenitors
Marthiens, V.; Basto, C.; Jawish, L.; Malosse, M.; Krndija, D.; Mace, A.-S.; Laigna, E.; Peyret, C.; Pan, T.; Zajac, O.; Perrin, L.; Logarinho, E.; Villard, C.; Basto, R.
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Accurate chromosome segregation is essential to maintain genetic stability and prevent the onset of diseases such as developmental disorders, infertility, and cancer. While many intrinsic factors and processes involved in mitosis have been extensively characterized, less is known about how extrinsic factors and tissue properties contribute to mitotic fidelity. In this study, using both in vivo and ex vivo systems, in combination with pharmacological perturbations and high-resolution microscopy, we investigated mitosis in apical radial glial (aRG) cells--the primary neural progenitors in the developing mammalian brain. We found that the high cell density typical of early neurogenic stages enhances microtubule polymerization rates from the spindle poles, thereby influencing chromosome segregation. Mechanistically, our results indicate that cortical actin and elevated cortical tension function as sensors of biomechanical stress during mitosis. These findings identify biomechanics as a threat to mitotic fidelity in the embryonic brain.
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