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2016 ; 27
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Centrosome centering and decentering by microtubule network rearrangement
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Letort G
; Nedelec F
; Blanchoin L
; Théry M
Mol Biol Cell
2016[Sep]; 27
(18
): 2833-43
PMID27440925
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The centrosome is positioned at the cell center by pushing and pulling forces
transmitted by microtubules (MTs). Centrosome decentering is often considered to
result from asymmetric, cortical pulling forces exerted in particular by
molecular motors on MTs and controlled by external cues affecting the cell cortex
locally. Here we used numerical simulations to investigate the possibility that
it could equally result from the redistribution of pushing forces due to a
reorientation of MTs. We first showed that MT gliding along cell edges and
pivoting around the centrosome regulate MT rearrangement and thereby direct the
spatial distribution of pushing forces, whereas the number, dynamics, and
stiffness of MTs determine the magnitude of these forces. By modulating these
parameters, we identified different regimes, involving both pushing and pulling
forces, characterized by robust centrosome centering, robust off-centering, or
"reactive" positioning. In the last-named conditions, weak asymmetric cues can
induce a misbalance of pushing and pulling forces, resulting in an abrupt
transition from a centered to an off-centered position. Taken together, these
results point to the central role played by the configuration of the MTs on the
distribution of pushing forces that position the centrosome. We suggest that
asymmetric external cues should not be seen as direct driver of centrosome
decentering and cell polarization but instead as inducers of an effective
reorganization of the MT network, fostering centrosome motion to the cell
periphery.