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Wong VC, Houlihan PR, Liu H, Walpita D, DeSantis MC, Liu Z, O'Shea EK. Plasticity-induced actin polymerization in the dendritic shaft regulates intracellular AMPA receptor trafficking. eLife 2024; 13:e80622. [PMID: 39146380 PMCID: PMC11326776 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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AMPA-type receptors (AMPARs) are rapidly inserted into synapses undergoing plasticity to increase synaptic transmission, but it is not fully understood if and how AMPAR-containing vesicles are selectively trafficked to these synapses. Here, we developed a strategy to label AMPAR GluA1 subunits expressed from their endogenous loci in cultured rat hippocampal neurons and characterized the motion of GluA1-containing vesicles using single-particle tracking and mathematical modeling. We find that GluA1-containing vesicles are confined and concentrated near sites of stimulation-induced structural plasticity. We show that confinement is mediated by actin polymerization, which hinders the active transport of GluA1-containing vesicles along the length of the dendritic shaft by modulating the rheological properties of the cytoplasm. Actin polymerization also facilitates myosin-mediated transport of GluA1-containing vesicles to exocytic sites. We conclude that neurons utilize F-actin to increase vesicular GluA1 reservoirs and promote exocytosis proximal to the sites of synaptic activity.
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- Victor C Wong
- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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- Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, United States
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Rogers WD, White A, Damaj MI, Miles MF. Identification of ethanol analgesia quantitative trait loci and candidate genes in BXD recombinant inbred mouse lines. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.17.599372. [PMID: 38948869 PMCID: PMC11212936 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.17.599372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Alcohol consumption produces acute analgesic effects, and people experiencing pain conditions may drink alcohol to alleviate discomfort. However, tolerance to the analgesic properties of alcohol could prompt escalating consumption and dependence. Both nociception and alcohol-induced analgesia are under significant genetic control. Understanding the genetic architecture of these processes could inform better treatment options for people with pain conditions. This study aims to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) driving variation in ethanol-induced analgesia across BXD recombinant inbred mouse lines. Male and female mice from 62 BXD strains received ethanol or saline oral gavage for five days and were tested for hot plate (HP) latency at baseline, Day 1, and Day 5. QTL mapping of HP phenotypes identified a significant provisional QTL on chromosome 17 for Day 1 HP latency in mice receiving ethanol. An additional highly suggestive QTL was present on chromosome 9 for the difference in pre- and post-ethanol thermal nociception. Candidate genes within QTL support intervals were provisionally identified using HP phenotypic correlations to transcriptomic database, expression QTL analysis, and other bioinformatics inquiries. The combined behavioral and bioinformatic analyses yielded strong ethanol analgesia candidate genes, specifically Myo6. Thus, the results of this genetic study of ethanol-induced analgesia in BXD mouse strains may contribute significantly to our understanding of the molecular basis for individual variation in the analgesic response to acute ethanol.
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- Walker D. Rogers
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Alcohol Research Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Alcohol Research Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Gu X, Lin L. Spatiotemporal expression of AP-2/myosin Ⅵ in mouse cochlear IHCs and correlation with auditory function. Acta Otolaryngol 2024; 144:198-206. [PMID: 38662892 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2024.2341126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Recycling of synaptic vesicles plays an important role in vesicle pool replenishment, neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) is considered to be the main mechanism for synaptic vesicle replenishment. AP-2 (adaptor-related protein complex 2) and myosin Ⅵ are known as key proteins that regulate the structure and dynamics of CME. OBJECTIVE This study aims to reveal the spatiotemporal expression of AP-2/myosin Ⅵ in inner hair cells (IHCs) of the mouse cochlea and its correlation with auditory function. MATERIAL AND METHODS Immunofluorescence was used to detect the localization and expression of AP-2 and myosin Ⅵ in cochlear hair cells (HCs) of CBA/CaJ mice of various ages. qRT-PCR was used to verify the differential expression of AP-2 and myosin Ⅵ mRNA in the mouse cochlea, and ABR tests were administered to mice of various ages. A preliminary analysis of the correlation between AP-2/myosin Ⅵ levels and auditory function was conducted. RESULTS AP-2 was located in the cytoplasmic region of IHCs and was mainly expressed in the basal region of IHCs and the area near ribbon synapses, while myosin Ⅵ was expressed in the cytoplasmic region of IHCs and OHCs. Furthermore, AP-2 and myosin Ⅵ were not significant detected in the cochleae of P7 mice; the expression level reached a peak at P35 and then decreased significantly with age. The expression patterns and expression levels of AP-2 and myosin Ⅵ in the cochleae of the mice were consistent with the development of the auditory system. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE AP-2 and myosin Ⅵ protein expression may differ in mice of different ages, and this variation probably leads to a difference in the efficiency in CME; it may also cause a defect in IHC function.
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- Xiang Gu
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Tan LX, Germer CJ, Thamban T, La Cunza N, Lakkaraju A. Optineurin tunes outside-in signaling to regulate lysosome biogenesis and phagocytic clearance in the retina. Curr Biol 2023; 33:3805-3820.e7. [PMID: 37586372 PMCID: PMC10529777 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Balancing the competing demands of phagolysosomal degradation and autophagy is a significant challenge for phagocytic tissues. Yet how this plasticity is accomplished in health and disease is poorly understood. In the retina, circadian phagocytosis and degradation of photoreceptor outer segments by the postmitotic retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are essential for healthy vision. Disrupted autophagy due to mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) overactivation in the RPE is associated with blinding macular degenerations; however, outer segment degradation is unaffected in these diseases, indicating that distinct mechanisms regulate these clearance mechanisms. Here, using advanced imaging and mouse models, we identify optineurin as a key regulator that tunes phagocytosis and lysosomal capacity to meet circadian demands and helps prioritize outer segment clearance by the RPE in macular degenerations. High-resolution live-cell imaging implicates optineurin in scissioning outer segment tips prior to engulfment, analogous to microglial trogocytosis of neuronal processes. Optineurin is essential for recruiting light chain 3 (LC3), which anchors outer segment phagosomes to microtubules and facilitates phagosome maturation and fusion with lysosomes. This dynamically activates transcription factor EB (TFEB) to induce lysosome biogenesis in an mTOR-independent, transient receptor potential-mucolipin 1 (TRPML1)-dependent manner. RNA-seq analyses show that expression of TFEB target genes temporally tracks with optineurin recruitment and that lysosomal and autophagy genes are controlled by distinct transcriptional programs in the RPE. The unconventional plasma membrane-to-nucleus signaling mediated by optineurin ensures outer segment degradation under conditions of impaired autophagy in macular degeneration models. Independent regulation of these critical clearance mechanisms would help safeguard the metabolic fitness of the RPE throughout the organismal lifespan.
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- Li Xuan Tan
- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Hari-Gupta Y, Fili N, dos Santos Á, Cook AW, Gough RE, Reed HCW, Wang L, Aaron J, Venit T, Wait E, Grosse-Berkenbusch A, Gebhardt JCM, Percipalle P, Chew TL, Martin-Fernandez M, Toseland CP. Myosin VI regulates the spatial organisation of mammalian transcription initiation. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1346. [PMID: 35292632 PMCID: PMC8924246 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28962-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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During transcription, RNA Polymerase II (RNAPII) is spatially organised within the nucleus into clusters that correlate with transcription activity. While this is a hallmark of genome regulation in mammalian cells, the mechanisms concerning the assembly, organisation and stability remain unknown. Here, we have used combination of single molecule imaging and genomic approaches to explore the role of nuclear myosin VI (MVI) in the nanoscale organisation of RNAPII. We reveal that MVI in the nucleus acts as the molecular anchor that holds RNAPII in high density clusters. Perturbation of MVI leads to the disruption of RNAPII localisation, chromatin organisation and subsequently a decrease in gene expression. Overall, we uncover the fundamental role of MVI in the spatial regulation of gene expression.
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- Yukti Hari-Gupta
- grid.9759.20000 0001 2232 2818School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK ,grid.83440.3b0000000121901201Present Address: MRC LMCB, University College London, London, UK
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK ,grid.36511.300000 0004 0420 4262Present Address: School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- grid.9759.20000 0001 2232 2818School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
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- grid.76978.370000 0001 2296 6998Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Didcot, Oxford, UK
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- grid.443970.dAdvanced Imaging Center, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA USA
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- grid.440573.10000 0004 1755 5934Science Division, Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- grid.443970.dAdvanced Imaging Center, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA USA
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- grid.440573.10000 0004 1755 5934Science Division, Biology Program, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ,grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Molecular Bioscience, The Wenner Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SE Sweden
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- grid.443970.dAdvanced Imaging Center, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA USA
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- grid.76978.370000 0001 2296 6998Central Laser Facility, Research Complex at Harwell, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Didcot, Oxford, UK
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- grid.11835.3e0000 0004 1936 9262Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Pepper I, Galkin VE. Actomyosin Complex. Subcell Biochem 2022; 99:421-470. [PMID: 36151385 PMCID: PMC9710302 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-00793-4_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Formation of cross-bridges between actin and myosin occurs ubiquitously in eukaryotic cells and mediates muscle contraction, intracellular cargo transport, and cytoskeletal remodeling. Myosin motors repeatedly bind to and dissociate from actin filaments in a cycle that transduces the chemical energy from ATP hydrolysis into mechanical force generation. While the general layout of surface elements within the actin-binding interface is conserved among myosin classes, sequence divergence within these motifs alters the specific contacts involved in the actomyosin interaction as well as the kinetics of mechanochemical cycle phases. Additionally, diverse lever arm structures influence the motility and force production of myosin molecules during their actin interactions. The structural differences generated by myosin's molecular evolution have fine-tuned the kinetics of its isoforms and adapted them for their individual cellular roles. In this chapter, we will characterize the structural and biochemical basis of the actin-myosin interaction and explain its relationship with myosin's cellular roles, with emphasis on the structural variation among myosin isoforms that enables their functional specialization. We will also discuss the impact of accessory proteins, such as the troponin-tropomyosin complex and myosin-binding protein C, on the formation and regulation of actomyosin cross-bridges.
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- Ian Pepper
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
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Kneussel M, Sánchez-Rodríguez N, Mischak M, Heisler FF. Dynein and muskelin control myosin VI delivery towards the neuronal nucleus. iScience 2021; 24:102416. [PMID: 33997696 PMCID: PMC8099778 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Protein transport toward the nucleus is important for translating molecular signals into gene expression changes. Interestingly, the unconventional motor protein myosin VI regulates RNA polymerase II-dependent gene transcription. Whether actin-filament-dependent myosins are actively transported to nuclear compartments remains unknown. Here, we report that neurons also contain myosin VI inside their nucleus. Notably, nuclear appearance of this actin-dependent motor depends on functional cytoplasmic dynein, a minus end-directed microtubule motor. We find that the trafficking factor muskelin assists in the formation of dynein-myosin VI interactions and further localizes to nuclear foci, enriched in the myosin. Impairment of dynein, but not myosin VI function, reduces nuclear muskelin levels. In turn, muskelin represents a critical determinant in regulating myosin VI nuclear targeting. Our data reveal that minus end-directed microtubule transport determines myosin VI subcellular localization. They suggest a pathway of cytoplasm-to-nucleus trafficking that requires muskelin and is based on dynein-myosin cross talk.
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- Matthias Kneussel
- Department of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Falkenried 94, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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Myosin Motors: Novel Regulators and Therapeutic Targets in Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13040741. [PMID: 33670106 PMCID: PMC7916823 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a deadly disease that may go undiagnosed until it presents at an advanced metastatic stage for which few interventions are available. The development and metastatic spread of CRC is driven by remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton in cancer cells. Myosins represent a large family of actin motor proteins that play key roles in regulating actin cytoskeleton architecture and dynamics. Different myosins can move and cross-link actin filaments, attach them to the membrane organelles and translocate vesicles along the actin filaments. These diverse activities determine the key roles of myosins in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation and motility. Either mutations or the altered expression of different myosins have been well-documented in CRC; however, the roles of these actin motors in colon cancer development remain poorly understood. The present review aims at summarizing the evidence that implicate myosin motors in regulating CRC growth and metastasis and discusses the mechanisms underlying the oncogenic and tumor-suppressing activities of myosins. Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most common cause of cancer and the second most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Clinicians are largely faced with advanced and metastatic disease for which few interventions are available. One poorly understood aspect of CRC involves altered organization of the actin cytoskeleton, especially at the metastatic stage of the disease. Myosin motors are crucial regulators of actin cytoskeletal architecture and remodeling. They act as mechanosensors of the tumor environments and control key cellular processes linked to oncogenesis, including cell division, extracellular matrix adhesion and tissue invasion. Different myosins play either oncogenic or tumor suppressor roles in breast, lung and prostate cancer; however, little is known about their functions in CRC. This review focuses on the functional roles of myosins in colon cancer development. We discuss the most studied class of myosins, class II (conventional) myosins, as well as several classes (I, V, VI, X and XVIII) of unconventional myosins that have been linked to CRC development. Altered expression and mutations of these motors in clinical tumor samples and their roles in CRC growth and metastasis are described. We also evaluate the potential of using small molecular modulators of myosin activity to develop novel anticancer therapies.
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Aerobic Exercise Prevents Depression via Alleviating Hippocampus Injury in Chronic Stressed Depression Rats. Brain Sci 2020; 11:brainsci11010009. [PMID: 33374661 PMCID: PMC7822431 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Depression is one of the overwhelming public health problems. Alleviating hippocampus injury may prevent depression development. Herein, we established the chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) model and aimed to investigate whether aerobic exercise (AE) could alleviate CUMS induced depression-like behaviors and hippocampus injury. (2) Methods: Forty-eight healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats (200 ± 20 g) were randomly divided into 4 groups (control, CUMS, CUMS + 7 days AE, CUMS + 14 days AE). Rats with AE treatments were subjected to 45 min treadmill per day. (3) Results: AE intervention significantly improved CUMS-induced depressive behaviors, e.g., running square numbers and immobility time assessed by the open field and forced swimming test, suppressed hippocampal neuron apoptosis, reduced levels of phosphorylation of NMDA receptor and homocysteine in hippocampus, as well as serum glucocorticoids, compared to the CUMS rats. In contrast, AE upregulated phosphorylation of AMPAR receptor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) hippocampus in CUMS depression rats. The 14 day-AE treatment exhibited better performance than 7 day-AE on the improvement of the hippocampal function. (4) Conclusion: AE might be an efficient strategy for prevention of CUMS-induced depression via ameliorating hippocampus functions. Underlying mechanisms may be related with glutamatergic system, the neurotoxic effects of homocysteine, and/or influences in glucocorticoids-BDNF expression interaction.
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Myomics: myosin VI structural and functional plasticity. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2020; 67:33-40. [PMID: 33053464 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Myosin VI is a minus end-directed actin motor protein that fulfils several roles in the cell. The interaction of myosin VI with its cellular cargoes is dictated by the presence of binding domains at the C-terminus of the protein. In this review, we describe how alternative splicing and structural and conformational changes modulate the plasticity of the myosin VI interactome. Recent findings highlight how the various partners can cooperate or compete for binding to allow a precise temporal and spatial regulation of myosin VI recruitment to different cellular compartments, where its motor or anchor function is needed.
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Kessels MM, Qualmann B. Interplay between membrane curvature and the actin cytoskeleton. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2020; 68:10-19. [PMID: 32927373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2020.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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An intimate interplay of the plasma membrane with curvature-sensing and curvature-inducing proteins would allow for defining specific sites or nanodomains of action at the plasma membrane, for example, for protrusion, invagination, and polarization. In addition, such connections are predestined to ensure spatial and temporal order and sequences. The combined forces of membrane shapers and the cortical actin cytoskeleton might hereby in particular be required to overcome the strong resistance against membrane rearrangements in case of high plasma membrane tension or cellular turgor. Interestingly, also the opposite might be necessary, the inhibition of both membrane shapers and cytoskeletal reinforcement structures to relieve membrane tension to protect cells from membrane damage and rupturing during mechanical stress. In this review article, we discuss recent conceptual advances enlightening the interplay of plasma membrane curvature and the cortical actin cytoskeleton during endocytosis, modulations of membrane tensions, and the shaping of entire cells.
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- Michael M Kessels
- Institute of Biochemistry I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Nonnenplan 2-4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry I, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Nonnenplan 2-4, 07743, Jena, Germany.
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AMPA receptor nanoscale dynamic organization and synaptic plasticities. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2020; 63:137-145. [DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Regulation of neurotransmitter receptor content at synapses is achieved through a dynamic equilibrium between biogenesis and degradation pathways, receptor stabilization at synaptic sites, and receptor trafficking in and out synapses. In the past 20 years, the movements of receptors to and from synapses have emerged as a series of highly regulated processes that mediate postsynaptic plasticity. Our understanding of the properties and roles of receptor movements has benefited from technological advances in receptor labeling and tracking capacities, as well as from new methods to interfere with their movements. Focusing on two key glutamatergic receptors, we review here our latest understanding of the characteristics of receptor movements and their role in tuning the efficacy of synaptic transmission in health and brain disease.
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- Laurent Groc
- Interdisciplinary Institute for NeuroScience, CNRS, UMR 5297, Centre Broca Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
- IINS, University of Bordeaux, UMR5297, Bordeaux, France
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- Interdisciplinary Institute for NeuroScience, CNRS, UMR 5297, Centre Broca Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France
- IINS, University of Bordeaux, UMR5297, Bordeaux, France
- Bordeaux Imaging Center, UMS 3420 CNRS, US4 INSERM, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Biancospino M, Buel GR, Niño CA, Maspero E, Scotto di Perrotolo R, Raimondi A, Redlingshöfer L, Weber J, Brodsky FM, Walters KJ, Polo S. Clathrin light chain A drives selective myosin VI recruitment to clathrin-coated pits under membrane tension. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4974. [PMID: 31672988 PMCID: PMC6823378 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12855-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Clathrin light chains (CLCa and CLCb) are major constituents of clathrin-coated vesicles. Unique functions for these evolutionary conserved paralogs remain elusive, and their role in clathrin-mediated endocytosis in mammalian cells is debated. Here, we find and structurally characterize a direct and selective interaction between CLCa and the long isoform of the actin motor protein myosin VI, which is expressed exclusively in highly polarized tissues. Using genetically-reconstituted Caco-2 cysts as proxy for polarized epithelia, we provide evidence for coordinated action of myosin VI and CLCa at the apical surface where these proteins are essential for fission of clathrin-coated pits. We further find that myosin VI and Huntingtin-interacting protein 1-related protein (Hip1R) are mutually exclusive interactors with CLCa, and suggest a model for the sequential function of myosin VI and Hip1R in actin-mediated clathrin-coated vesicle budding.
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- Matteo Biancospino
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, 20139, Milan, Italy
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- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, 21702, USA
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, 20139, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, 20139, Milan, Italy
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- Experimental Imaging Center, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, 20139, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- Structural Biophysics Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, 21702, USA.
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, 20139, Milan, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-oncologia, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, 20122, Milan, Italy.
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