This master thesis deals with the engineering design of a headstock floor type boring/milling machine. At first, background research of boring machines and accessories is performed. The type and parameters of the floor type boring machine are chosen according to the background research. In the next part the thesis deals with the individual structural units of the headstock. The thesis also contains a 3D model of the headstock and fine drawing documentation. The 3D model of the horizontal floor type boring machine has been converted into a virtual reality environment.

Cytokinesis is the physical division of one cell into two driven by an actomyosin contractile ring and positioned by signals from microtubules. This process is highly regulated spatially and temporally to ensure accurate division into two daughter cells. Here, I present work that builds upon our understanding of cytokinesis, focusing on the spatial requirements for protein function during cell division and midbody assembly. In Chapter 1, I present an introduction to cytokinesis and the cell and molecular mechanisms that govern the process. In Chapter 2, I present work I contributed to on the use of Upconverting nanoparticles for co-alignment of visible and infrared light on a light microscope. In Chapter 3, I present work developing a new microscopy technology called FLIRT (Fast Local Infrared Thermogenetics) that uses infrared light to inactivate fast-acting temperature sensitive protein function with subcellular precision and validate its use to study cytokinesis and cell fate signaling in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. In Chapter 4, I improve upon FLIRT technology by increasing its precision and demonstrate its use in studying the spatial regulation of key cytokinesis proteins including the actomyosin cytoskeleton in contractile ring constriction. The central spindle is an array of antiparallel overlapping microtubules that forms between the separating chromosomes in anaphase and is thought to serve as a signaling hub for cytokinesis. The central spindle is thought to become compacted during contractile ring constriction to form the dense midbody at the end of cell division. In Chapter 5, I investigate the requirements for central spindle microtubules in assembling midbodies in the C. elegans one-cell embryo. I present evidence that the CENP-F-like protein HCP-1 plays a primary role relative to its paralog HCP-2 in assembling the central spindle, and that the midbody can form independently of central spindle assembly. In Chapter 6, I discuss future directions for my work on both technology development and the mechanisms of cytokinesis. Through this work, I develop new technologies and hypotheses for how cytokinesis is spatially regulated within a cell, adding new complexity to our understanding of cell division.

Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are embedded in the nuclear envelope (NE) and composed of proteins called nucleoporins. NPCs as such control the bidirectional traffic of proteins and RNAs between the nucleus and the cytoplasm in eukaryotic cells whereas individual nucleoporins were found to be implicated in other cellular processes such as, cell division, kinetochore assembly, gene expression and cell migration. A prime example for nucleoporin functional versatility can be seen in Nup153. Nup153 is since its discovery known to be a central player in nucleocytoplasmic transport, but additionally participates directly or indirectly, for example, in gene expression and cell cycle control. In this context, it was previously shown that altered levels of Nup153 led to mitotic abnormalities, particularly in cytokinesis and in the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). The SAC promotes accurate chromosome separation to ensure the faithful segregation of genetic material to daughter cells. Nup153 was found to interact with the SAC protein Mad1. In the present study, we have further dissected the interaction between Nup153 and Mad1 and investigated the function of the Nup153-Mad1 complex in human cells. By using the high resolution imaging technique “in situ proximity ligation assay”, we found that Nup153 and Mad1 interact with each other exclusively in the presence of a NE, from late mitosis to prophase. By in vitro binding assays, we have confirmed the direct interaction between Nup153 and Mad1 and furthermore identified two independent Nup153-binding sites in Mad1. We have also provided some evidence that Nup153 interacts also with SUMO-modified Mad1.It was previously shown that depletion of Nup153 had no obvious effect on Mad1 and SAC activity. In the present study, we have shown by time-lapse imaging microscopy that the depletion of Mad1 led to a delayed recruitment of Nup153 at the reforming NE during anaphase in living cells, which was often accompanied by a prolongation of anaphase. Furthermore, Mad1 depletion led to alterations in the NE architecture, which were characterized by a change of the membrane curvature at the NPC-NE interface. This was followed by an expansion of the spacing between the inner and outer membranes as seen by electron microscopic and three-dimensional structured illumination investigations. This suggests an implication of Mad1 in a mechanism related to the NE reformation and stability independent of the SAC. Mad1 depletion also resulted in redistribution of the ER network and mitochondria throughout the cell as seen by fluorescence microscopy. Nup153 depletion coincided with the NE abnormalities and alteration of these organelles similar to that seen in Mad1-depleted cells. Further, by fluorescence microscopy, we have shown that Nup153 depletion, but not of Mad1, partially affected the localization of the cytoplasmic nucleoporins in human and in mouse cells and thus the NPC integrity. In conclusion, altogether, our results suggest that Nup153 is essential for NE and NPC integrity. Nup153 has likely separable roles in this context: one in post-mitotic NE reformation with Mad1 and one in interphase in NPC assembly. Nup153-Mad1 complex has a function independent of the spindle checkpoint, but important for the establishment of an intact NE architecture. / Les pores nucléaires sont des structures enchâssées dans l’enveloppe nucléaire et composées de protéines appelées les nucléoporines. Ces pores nucléaires contrôlent le trafic bidirectionnel des protéines et des ARNs entre le noyau et le cytoplasme dans les cellules eucaryotes tandis que les nucléoporines individuelles sont également impliquées dans d’autres processus cellulaires tels que la division cellulaire, l’assemblage des kinétochores, l’expression génétique et la migration cellulaire. Un exemple primordial de la versatilité fonctionnelle des nucléoporines peut être observé à travers Nup153. Depuis sa découverte, Nup153 est connue pour être un élément clé dans le transport nucléo-cytoplasmique, mais il a également été démontré qu’elle participait directement ou indirectement à l’expression génétique et au contrôle du cycle cellulaire. Dans ce contexte, nous avons montrés précédemment que des niveaux altérés de Nup153 menaient à des anomalies mitotiques, particulièrement en cytokinèse et dans le point de contrôle de l’assemblage du fuseau mitotique (SAC). Le SAC assure la ségrégation correcte du matériel génétique entre les cellules filles. Il a été montré que Nup153 interagit avec la protéine du SAC Mad1. Dans cette étude, nous avons utilisé une technique d’imagerie de haute résolution, « in situ proximity ligation assay » pour disséquer davantage l’interaction entre Nup153 et Mad1 dans les cellules humaines. Nous avons montré que ces deux protéines interagissent exclusivement au niveau de l’enveloppe nucléaire, depuis les dernières phases de la mitose jusqu’à la prophase. Par des expériences d’interaction in vitro, nous avons également identifiés sur Mad1 deux sites de liaison indépendants pour Nup153. Nous avons également fourni des indications que Nup153 interagit aussi avec une forme SUMOylée de Mad1. La déplétion de Mad1 menait à un recrutement tardif de Nup153 au niveau de l’enveloppe nucléaire en cours de reformation en anaphase dans les cellules vivantes et à des altérations de l’architecture de l’enveloppe nucléaire, caractérisées par un changement de la courbure membranaire au niveau de l’interface pore nucléaire-enveloppe nucléaire. Suite à cela, une expansion de l’espace entre les membranes nucléaires internes et externes a été observée par microscopie électronique. Ceci suggère une implication de Mad1 dans un mécanisme lié à la stabilité de l’enveloppe nucléaire indépendant du SAC. La déplétion de Mad1 résultait également en une redistribution du RE et des mitochondries à travers la cellule. La déplétion de Nup153 coïncidait avec des anomalies similaires au niveau de l’enveloppe nucléaire et des organelles. De plus, la déplétion de Nup153 affectait partiellement la localisation des nucléoporines cytoplasmiques, contrairement à la déplétion de Mad1. Ensemble, nos résultats suggèrent que Nup153 est essentielle pour l’intégrité des pores nucléaires et de l’enveloppe nucléaire. Nup153 semble avoir deux rôles, un au niveau de la formation de l’enveloppe nucléaire en fin de mitose, en complexe avec Mad1 et un autre rôle au niveau de l’assemblage des pores nucléaires. Le complexe Nup153-Mad1 a une fonction indépendante du SAC, mais importante pour l’établissement d’une enveloppe nucléaire intacte. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Mad1 est une protéine clé du point de contrôle du fuseau en mitose. Associée à Mad2,elle est recrutée aux kinétochores non-attachés où elle y catalyse la production du complexe inhibiteur d’anaphase. La protéine Mad1 a longtemps été décrite comme étant un simple récepteur de Mad2 aux kinétochores. Certaines études laissaient toutefois entrevoir des rôles additionnels de cette protéine en mitose comme en interphase.Afin d’explorer ces fonctions additionnelles de Mad1, j’ai étudié le phénotype mitotique associé à une déplétion de la protéine par ARN interférence dans des lignées cellulaires S2 de drosophile. J’ai également analysé des mutations et délétions du domaine N-terminal de Mad1, celui-ci présentant certaines particularités de structures primaires et secondaires tels que des sites de phosphorylation, un putatif NLS et des hélices amphipathiques. J’ai ainsi montré que le recrutement de Mad1 aux kinétochores en mitose nécessitait la phosphorylation de son domaine N-terminal. Mes analyses cytologiques ont de plus permis de déterminer que le NLS, situé dans ce même domaine N-terminal, est non seulement fonctionnel mais également essentiel à la localisation de Mad1 à l’enveloppe nucléaire et dans le nucléoplasme en interphase.J’ai finalement étudié une protéine Mad1 déplétée de son domaine N-terminal (Mad1Δ71) en spermatocytes de drosophile. Notre laboratoire a récemment montré que dans ces cellules, la protéine Mad1 fait partie d’un territoire nucléaire associé à la chromatine, appelé MINT (Mad1 containing Intranuclear Territory). Ce nouveau territoire, comportant au moins quatre autres protéines (Mad2, Mtor/Tpr, Ulp1 et Raf2), est impliqué dans la régulation de la conformation de la chromatine. Mes analyses ont révélé que la protéine Mad1 Δ71 se localisait anormalement dans le noyau, restant accolée à l’enveloppe nucléaire, et entraînait avec elle l’ensemble de ses partenaires. Ceci suggère que Mad1 est essentielle à l’organisation de ces protéines dans le nucléoplasme, mais également qu’elle pilote la mise en place du territoire MINT. / Mad1 is a key component of the spindle assembly checkpoint in mitosis. Recruitedwith Mad2 to unattached kinetochores, they catalyze the formation of the anaphase inhibitor.Mad1 has long been described as a simple receptor for Mad2 at kinetochores. However,studies are pointing toward additional roles of this protein in mitosis as well as in interphase. To explore these additional functions of Mad1, I studied the mitotic phenotypeassociated with a depletion of the protein by RNA interference in Drosophia S2 cell lines. Ialso analyzed mutations and deletions of the N-terminal domain of Mad1, this one havinginteresting features in its primary and secondary structures, namely phosphorylation sites, aputative NLS and amphipathic helices. I have shown that Mad1 recruitment to kinetochore inmitosis depends on phosphorylations of its N-terminal domain. Moreover, my cytologicalanalyses allowed me to determine that the N-terminal NLS was not only functional but alsoessential for the localization of Mad1 into the nucleus in interphase. Finally, I studied a Mad1 mutant depleted for its N-terminal region (Mad1 Δ71) indrosophila spermatocytes. Our laboratory recently showed that in these cells, Mad1 is part ofa nuclear territory associated with chromatin, named MINT (Mad1 containg IntranuclearTerritory). This new territory, composed of at least four other proteins (Mad2, Mtor/Tpr,Ulp1, Raf2), is involved in chromatin conformation regulation. My studies revealed that inthese cells, Mad1 Δ71 is abnormally localized in the nucleus, staying closed to the nuclearenvelope, and carry with it all its partners. This suggests that Mad1 is essential for the nuclearorganization of these proteins, but also that it pilots the establishment of the MINT territory.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(薬科学) / 甲第18221号 / 薬科博第25号 / 新制||薬科||4(附属図書館) / 31079 / 京都大学大学院薬学研究科医薬創成情報科学専攻 / (主査)教授 掛谷 秀昭, 教授 高須 清誠, 准教授 大野 浩章 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Kyoto University / DFAM

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For decades models have been developed for predicting the size of the weld nugget and heat affected zones in fusion welded structures. The basis for these models is the welding heat input, which is fairly well understood for most arc welding processes. However, this traditional approach is not as straightforward for Friction Stir Welding (FSW). To date, there is no definitive relationship to quantify the heat input for FSW. An important step to establish a heat input model is to identify how FSW process parameters affect weld power. This study details the relationship between FSW process parameters and torque for three different aluminum alloys: 7075, 5083 and 2024. A quantitative weld power and heat input model is created from the torque input. The heat input model shows that decreasing the spindle speed or increasing the feed rate significantly decreases the heat input at low feed rates. At high feed rates, feed rate and spindle speed have little effect on the heat input. Process parameter versus heat input trends are verified by measurements of the weld heat affected zones. In addition, this study outlines and validates the use of a variable spindle speed test for determining torque over a broad range of parameters. The variable spindle speed test provided significant improvements over previous methods of determining torque as this new method enabled the torque to be modeled over a broad range of parameters using a minimum number of welds. The methods described in this study can be easily used to develop torque models for different alloys and materials.