A CycA cDNA lacking sequences encoding the first 169 amino acids (which includes the destruction box) is expressed under the control of a heat shock promoter.
anaphase & condensed nuclear chromosome
metaphase & condensed nuclear chromosome
Heatshock induced embryos exhibit arrest at metaphase. After expression in stage G2 of cell cycle 14, embryos successfully, albeit slowly, transit mitosis 14 and arrest in mitosis 15. Although most cells arrest in metaphase, about 10% of cells have a prolonged metaphase followed by anaphase. Chromosome disjunction, almost instantaneous in wild-type, is greatly prolonged by the presence of CycAS.hs. Anaphase progression is also disturbed movements are slower, anaphase separation is incomplete. These cells go on to exit mitosis without showing evidence of a later arrest point.
CycAS.hs, CycBS.hs has abnormal mitotic cell cycle phenotype
CycAS.hs has cell cycle phenotype, enhanceable by Cdk1hs.PS
CycAS.hs, CycBS.hs has mitotic cell cycle phenotype
Cdk1AF.hs, CycAS.hs has embryonic epidermis phenotype
Expression of both CycAS.hs and CycBS.hs in embryos using heat shock results in most epidermal cells being arrested in mitosis 2 hours after the heat shock. No more than 2 centrosomes are seen at each spindle pole. All centriole pairs are disengaged and the centrioles are not associated with procentrioles.