We analyzed the pattern of spindle microtubule (MT) regrowth after cold- or colcemid-induced MT depolymerization in Drosophila S2 cells. Cold-induced MT disassembly at low temperature (–2 °C) destroyed kinetochore-driven MT regrowth without affecting astral MT formation. Conversely, colcemid-induced MT depolymerization strongly impaired centrosome-dependent MT nucleation, allowing kinetochore-driven MT regrowth. Collectively, these results indicate that the kinetochore- and the centrosome-mediated MT assembly pathways exploit molecular mechanisms that are at least in part different.
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