Figure 4. Ipl1-dependent Sli15 phosphorylation is dispensable for chromosome bi-orientation.
Wild type SLI15 (VMY316), sli15-20A (VMY318) and sli15-20D (VMY320) cells containing CEN5-(tetO)336, tetR-GFP, Venus-TUB1 and pMET3-CDC20 were arrested in G1 with α-factor at 26°C and then released to a metaphase block in rich medium (containing 2 mM methionine to deplete Cdc20) for 2.5 h. (A) Representative stills from time-lapse images of live cells. Bi-oriented chromosomes show dynamic splitting and reassociation of sister CEN5s. Green, CEN5 labeled with tetR-GFP; red, Venus-tubulin. (B) Quantification of chromosome bi-orientation in metaphase-arrested cells from multiple time-lapse fields (n = number of cells scored in each category).