Identification of a Novel Protein Regulating Microtubule Stability through a Chemical Approach

Sarah M. Wignall; Nathanael S. Gray; Young Tae Chang; Lolita Juarez; Richard Jacob; A. Burlingame; Peter G. Schultz; Rebecca Heald

doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.12.019

Identification of a Novel Protein Regulating Microtubule Stability through a Chemical Approach

Sarah M. Wignall, Nathanael S. Gray, Young Tae Chang, Lolita Juarez, Richard Jacob, A. Burlingame, Peter G. Schultz, Rebecca Heald^*

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Abstract

To identify novel proteins regulating the microtubule cytoskeleton, we screened a library of purine derivatives using mitotic spindle assembly in Xenopus egg extracts as an assay. Out of a collection of 1561 compounds, we identified 15 that destabilized microtubules without targeting tubulin directly, resulting in small spindles. Affinity chromatography with one compound, named diminutol, revealed a potential target as NQO1, an NADP-dependent oxidoreductase. A role for NQO1 in influencing microtubule polymerization was confirmed through inhibition studies using known inhibitors and immunodepletion. Therefore, this chemical approach has identified a novel factor required for microtubule morphogenesis and cell division.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	135-146
Number of pages	12
Journal	Chemistry and Biology
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2003.12.019
State	Published - Jan 2004

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