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Jain K, Lim KYE, Sheetz MP, Kanchanawong P, Changede R. Intrinsic self-organization of integrin nanoclusters within focal adhesions is required for cellular mechanotransduction. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.20.567975. [PMID: 38045378 PMCID: PMC10690202 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.20.567975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Upon interaction with the extracellular matrix, the integrin receptors form nanoclusters as a first biochemical response to ligand binding. Here, we uncover a critical biodesign principle where these nanoclusters are spatially self-organized, facilitating effective mechanotransduction. Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs) with integrin β3 nanoclusters organized themselves with an intercluster distance of ∼550 nm on uniformly coated fibronectin substrates, leading to larger focal adhesions. We determined that this spatial organization was driven by cell-intrinsic factors since there was no pre-existing pattern on the substrates. Altering this spatial organization using cyclo-RGD functionalized Titanium nanodiscs (of 100 nm, corroborating to the integrin nanocluster size) spaced at intervals of 300 nm (almost half), 600 nm (normal) or 1000 nm (almost double) resulted in abrogation in mechanotransduction, indicating that a new parameter i.e., an optimal intercluster distance is necessary for downstream function. Overexpression of α-actinin, which induces a kink in the integrin tail, disrupted the establishment of the optimal intercluster distance, while simultaneous co-overexpression of talin head with α-actinin rescued it, indicating a concentration-dependent competition, and that cytoplasmic activation of integrin by talin head is required for the optimal intercluster organization. Additionally, talin head-mediated recruitment of FHOD1 that facilitates local actin polymerization at nanoclusters, and actomyosin contractility were also crucial for establishing the optimal intercluster distance and a robust mechanotransduction response. These findings demonstrate that cell-intrinsic machinery plays a vital role in organizing integrin receptor nanoclusters within focal adhesions, encoding essential information for downstream mechanotransduction signalling.
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Ibata N, Terentjev EM. Nucleation of cadherin clusters on cell-cell interfaces. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18485. [PMID: 36323859 PMCID: PMC9630535 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23220-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Cadherins mediate cell-cell adhesion and help the cell determine its shape and function. Here we study collective cadherin organization and interactions within cell-cell contact areas, and find the cadherin density at which a 'gas-liquid' phase transition occurs, when cadherin monomers begin to aggregate into dense clusters. We use a 2D lattice model of a cell-cell contact area, and coarse-grain to the continuous number density of cadherin to map the model onto the Cahn-Hilliard coarsening theory. This predicts the density required for nucleation, the characteristic length scale of the process, and the number density of clusters. The analytical predictions of the model are in good agreement with experimental observations of cadherin clustering in epithelial tissues.
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- Neil Ibata
- grid.5335.00000000121885934Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE UK
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- grid.5335.00000000121885934Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE UK
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Ivanova VP, Krivchenko AI. Control of the Rate of Fibroblast Migration and Spreading by Defensin Oligopeptide Fragment. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2020; 492:108-111. [PMID: 32632584 DOI: 10.1134/s1607672920030011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The elaboration of modes for directed regulation of cell transition from the nonmotile fixed status to the motile state, and vice versa, is referred to the most important problems of practical medicine. Nowadays, the creation of biopreparations on the basis of naturally occurring compounds for the minimization or elimination of negative consequences at the cell malignization is an actual problem. The effect of synthetic peptide GERA (a fragment of antimicrobial polypeptides defensins) on the spreading and migration of embryonic fibroblasts was studied. The peptide was found to increase the number of spread cells in cell population compared to the control cells. In addition, the GERA peptide stimulates the directed migration of fibroblasts to wounded zone of cell monolayer (i.e., substrate areas free from cells). The most probable cell targets in spreading and migrating fibroblasts under peptide action are the structural and regulatory components of focal adhesions.
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- V P Ivanova
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Live-Cell Super-resolution Reveals F-Actin and Plasma Membrane Dynamics at the T Cell Synapse. Biophys J 2017; 112:1703-1713. [PMID: 28445761 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2017.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The cortical actin cytoskeleton has been shown to be critical for the reorganization and heterogeneity of plasma membrane components of many cells, including T cells. Building on previous studies at the T cell immunological synapse, we quantitatively assess the structure and dynamics of this meshwork using live-cell superresolution fluorescence microscopy and spatio-temporal image correlation spectroscopy. We show for the first time, to our knowledge, that not only does the dense actin cortex flow in a retrograde fashion toward the synapse center, but the plasma membrane itself shows similar behavior. Furthermore, using two-color, live-cell superresolution cross-correlation spectroscopy, we demonstrate that the two flows are correlated and, in addition, we show that coupling may extend to the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane by examining the flow of GPI-anchored proteins. Finally, we demonstrate that the actin flow is correlated with a third component, α-actinin, which upon CRISPR knockout led to reduced plasma membrane flow directionality despite increased actin flow velocity. We hypothesize that this apparent cytoskeletal-membrane coupling could provide a mechanism for driving the observed retrograde flow of signaling molecules such as the TCR, Lck, ZAP70, LAT, and SLP76.
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Qin CZ, Lv QL, Yang YT, Zhang JM, Zhang XJ, Zhou HH. Downregulation of MicroRNA-320d predicts poor overall survival and promotes the growth and invasive abilities in glioma. Chem Biol Drug Des 2016; 89:806-814. [PMID: 27862991 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Previous studies have demonstrated that miRNAs play an important role in tumor development and progression. The role of miR-320d has been studied in several cancers except for glioma. The aim of the study was to investigate the expression levels, biological function, and mechanism of miR-320d in glioma. The expression levels of miR-320d were detected in glioma tissues and cell lines (U87 and U251) by RT-qPCR. Cell proliferation, colony formation, apoptosis, cell cycle, and transwell assays were performed in glioma cell lines transfected with miR-320d mimics or controls to evaluate the effects of miR-320d in vitro. The expression levels of invasive-related proteins were determined by Western blot analysis. Results showed that the expression of miR-320d was significantly decreased in glioma tissues and cell lines. Overexpression of miR-320d could significantly suppress cell growth, migration and invasion, and induced cell apoptosis as well as cell cycle at G0/G1 arrest in U87 and U251 cell lines. Additionally, expression levels of MMP-2, MMP-9, N-cadherin, and integrin-β1 reduced, while E-cadherin increased in miR-320d mimic group. Overall, this study is the first to demonstrate that miR-320d may serve as an independent prognostic factor, indicating that miR-320d is a biomarker for prognosis and therapy in glioma.
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- Chong-Zhen Qin
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Horton ER, Byron A, Askari JA, Ng DHJ, Millon-Frémillon A, Robertson J, Koper EJ, Paul NR, Warwood S, Knight D, Humphries JD, Humphries MJ. Definition of a consensus integrin adhesome and its dynamics during adhesion complex assembly and disassembly. Nat Cell Biol 2015; 17:1577-1587. [PMID: 26479319 PMCID: PMC4663675 DOI: 10.1038/ncb3257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 369] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Integrin receptor activation initiates the formation of integrin adhesion complexes (IACs) at the cell membrane that transduce adhesion-dependent signals to control a multitude of cellular functions. Proteomic analyses of isolated IACs have revealed an unanticipated molecular complexity; however, a global view of the consensus composition and dynamics of IACs is lacking. Here, we have integrated several IAC proteomes and generated a 2,412-protein integrin adhesome. Analysis of this data set reveals the functional diversity of proteins in IACs and establishes a consensus adhesome of 60 proteins. The consensus adhesome is likely to represent a core cell adhesion machinery, centred around four axes comprising ILK-PINCH-kindlin, FAK-paxillin, talin-vinculin and α-actinin-zyxin-VASP, and includes underappreciated IAC components such as Rsu-1 and caldesmon. Proteomic quantification of IAC assembly and disassembly detailed the compositional dynamics of the core cell adhesion machinery. The definition of this consensus view of integrin adhesome components provides a resource for the research community.
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- Edward R. Horton
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
- Edinburgh Cancer Research UK Centre, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Biological Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Biological Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Rooj AK, Liu Z, McNicholas CM, Fuller CM. Physical and functional interactions between a glioma cation channel and integrin-β1 require α-actinin. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 309:C308-19. [PMID: 26108662 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00036.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Major plasma membrane components of the tumor cell, ion channels, and integrins play crucial roles in metastasis. Glioma cells express an amiloride-sensitive nonselective cation channel composed of acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC)-1 and epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC) α- and γ-subunits. Inhibition of this channel is associated with reduced cell migration and proliferation. Using the ASIC-1 subunit as a reporter for the channel complex, we found a physical and functional interaction between this channel and integrin-β1. Short hairpin RNA knockdown of integrin-β1 attenuated the amiloride-sensitive current, which was due to loss of surface expression of ASIC-1. In contrast, upregulation of membrane expression of integrin-β1 increased the surface expression of ASIC-1. The link between the amiloride-sensitive channel and integrin-β1 was mediated by α-actinin. Downregulation of α-actinin-1 or -4 attenuated the amiloride-sensitive current. Mutation of the putative binding site for α-actinin on the COOH terminus of ASIC-1 reduced the membrane localization of ASIC-1 and also resulted in attenuation of the amiloride-sensitive current. Our data suggest a novel interaction between the amiloride-sensitive glioma cation channel and integrin-β1, mediated by α-actinin. This interaction may form a mechanism by which channel activity can regulate glioma cell proliferation and migration.
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- Arun K Rooj
- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Hytönen VP, Wehrle-Haller B. Protein conformation as a regulator of cell–matrix adhesion. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:6342-57. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp54884h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Conformational changes within proteins play key roles in the regulation of cell–matrix adhesion. We discuss the mechanisms involved in conformational regulation, including mechanical signals, posttranslational modifications and intrinsically disordered proteins.
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- Vesa P. Hytönen
- University of Tampere
- Institute of Biomedical Technology and BioMediTech
- 33520 Tampere, Finland
- Fimlab Laboratories
- 33014 Tampere, Finland
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- University of Geneva
- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism
- Centre Médical Universitaire
- 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Ciobanasu C, Faivre B, Le Clainche C. Integrating actin dynamics, mechanotransduction and integrin activation: the multiple functions of actin binding proteins in focal adhesions. Eur J Cell Biol 2013; 92:339-48. [PMID: 24252517 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2013.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Focal adhesions are clusters of integrin transmembrane receptors that mechanically couple the extracellular matrix to the actin cytoskeleton during cell migration. Focal adhesions sense and respond to variations in force transmission along a chain of protein-protein interactions linking successively actin filaments, actin binding proteins, integrins and the extracellular matrix to adapt cell-matrix adhesion to the composition and mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix. This review focuses on the molecular mechanisms by which actin binding proteins integrate actin dynamics, mechanotransduction and integrin activation to control force transmission in focal adhesions.
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- Corina Ciobanasu
- Laboratoire d'Enzymologie et Biochimie Structurales CNRS, avenue de la terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Das M, Ithychanda S, Qin J, Plow EF. Mechanisms of talin-dependent integrin signaling and crosstalk. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1838:579-88. [PMID: 23891718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cells undergo dynamic remodeling of the cytoskeleton during adhesion and migration on various extracellular matrix (ECM) substrates in response to physiological and pathological cues. The major mediators of such cellular responses are the heterodimeric adhesion receptors, the integrins. Extracellular or intracellular signals emanating from different signaling cascades cause inside-out signaling of integrins via talin, a cystokeletal protein that links integrins to the actin cytoskeleton. Various integrin subfamilies communicate with each other and growth factor receptors under diverse cellular contexts to facilitate or inhibit various integrin-mediated functions. Since talin is an essential mediator of integrin activation, much of the integrin crosstalk would therefore be influenced by talin. However, despite the existence of an extensive body of knowledge on the role of talin in integrin activation and as a stabilizer of ECM-actin linkage, information on its role in regulating inter-integrin communication is limited. This review will focus on the structure of talin, its regulation of integrin activation and discuss its potential role in integrin crosstalk. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Reciprocal influences between cell cytoskeleton and membrane channels, receptors and transporters. Guest Editor: Jean Claude Hervé.
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- Mitali Das
- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic
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Roca-Cusachs P, del Rio A, Puklin-Faucher E, Gauthier NC, Biais N, Sheetz MP. Integrin-dependent force transmission to the extracellular matrix by α-actinin triggers adhesion maturation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E1361-70. [PMID: 23515331 PMCID: PMC3625291 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220723110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Focal adhesions are mechanosensitive elements that enable mechanical communication between cells and the extracellular matrix. Here, we demonstrate a major mechanosensitive pathway in which α-actinin triggers adhesion maturation by linking integrins to actin in nascent adhesions. We show that depletion of the focal adhesion protein α-actinin enhances force generation in initial adhesions on fibronectin, but impairs mechanotransduction in a subsequent step, preventing adhesion maturation. Expression of an α-actinin fragment containing the integrin binding domain, however, dramatically reduces force generation in depleted cells. This behavior can be explained by a competition between talin (which mediates initial adhesion and force generation) and α-actinin for integrin binding. Indeed, we show in an in vitro assay that talin and α-actinin compete for binding to β3 integrins, but cooperate in binding to β1 integrins. Consistently, we find opposite effects of α-actinin depletion and expression of mutants on substrates that bind β3 integrins (fibronectin and vitronectin) versus substrates that only bind β1 integrins (collagen). We thus suggest that nascent adhesions composed of β3 integrins are initially linked to the actin cytoskeleton by talin, and then α-actinin competes with talin to bind β3 integrins. Force transmitted through α-actinin then triggers adhesion maturation. Once adhesions have matured, α-actinin recruitment correlates with force generation, suggesting that α-actinin is the main link transmitting force between integrins and the cytoskeleton in mature adhesions. Such a multistep process enables cells to adjust forces on matrices, unveiling a role of α-actinin that is different from its well-studied function as an actin cross-linker.
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- Pere Roca-Cusachs
- Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Physiological Sciences I, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Center for Biophysical Studies, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Mechanobiology Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411; and
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
- Mechanobiology Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117411; and
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HAMLET binding to α-actinin facilitates tumor cell detachment. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17179. [PMID: 21408150 PMCID: PMC3050841 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 01/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cell adhesion is tightly regulated by specific molecular interactions and detachment from the extracellular matrix modifies proliferation and survival. HAMLET (Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells) is a protein-lipid complex with tumoricidal activity that also triggers tumor cell detachment in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that molecular interactions defining detachment are perturbed in cancer cells. To identify such interactions, cell membrane extracts were used in Far-western blots and HAMLET was shown to bind α-actinins; major F-actin cross-linking proteins and focal adhesion constituents. Synthetic peptide mapping revealed that HAMLET binds to the N-terminal actin-binding domain as well as the integrin-binding domain of α-actinin-4. By co-immunoprecipitation of extracts from HAMLET-treated cancer cells, an interaction with α-actinin-1 and -4 was observed. Inhibition of α-actinin-1 and α-actinin-4 expression by siRNA transfection increased detachment, while α-actinin-4-GFP over-expression significantly delayed rounding up and detachment of tumor cells in response to HAMLET. In response to HAMLET, adherent tumor cells rounded up and detached, suggesting a loss of the actin cytoskeletal organization. These changes were accompanied by a reduction in β1 integrin staining and a decrease in FAK and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, consistent with a disruption of integrin-dependent cell adhesion signaling. Detachment per se did not increase cell death during the 22 hour experimental period, regardless of α-actinin-4 and α-actinin-1 expression levels but adherent cells with low α-actinin levels showed increased death in response to HAMLET. The results suggest that the interaction between HAMLET and α-actinins promotes tumor cell detachment. As α-actinins also associate with signaling molecules, cytoplasmic domains of transmembrane receptors and ion channels, additional α-actinin-dependent mechanisms are discussed.
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Le Goff E, Vallentin A, Harmand PO, Aldrian-Herrada G, Rebière B, Roy C, Benyamin Y, Lebart MC. Characterization of L-plastin interaction with beta integrin and its regulation by micro-calpain. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2010; 67:286-96. [PMID: 20183869 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Recent evidences suggest that plastin/fimbrin is more than a simple actin cross-linking molecule. In this context and based on the fact that other members of the same family interact with transmembrane proteins, such as integrins, we have investigated a possible interaction between L-plastin and integrins. By combining coimmunoprecipitation of endogenous proteins and in vitro techniques based on solid phase and solution assays, we demonstrate that L-plastin is an additional binding partner for the beta-chain of integrin and confirmed that both proteins display some colocalization. We then show that L-plastin binds to the cytoplasmic domain of beta1 integrin and to beta1 and beta2 peptides. Using recombinant L-plastin domains, we demonstrate that the integrin-binding sites are not located in NH(2) terminal part of L-plastin but rather in the two actin-binding domains. Using pull-down, cross-linking experiments, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we show that the L-plastin/integrin complex is regulated by mu-calpain cleavage and is not directly dissociated by calcium. Indeed, despite the ability of calpain to cleave both proteins, only the cleavage of beta integrin hindered the formation of the L-plastin/integrin complex. We discuss these results in the light of the three-dimensional structure of the actin-binding domains of L-plastin.
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- E Le Goff
- UMR CNRS 5554, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, Université Montpellier 2, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, Cedex 05, France
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Ackerson CJ, Powell RD, Hainfeld JF. Site-specific biomolecule labeling with gold clusters. Methods Enzymol 2010; 481:195-230. [PMID: 20887859 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)81009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Site-specific labeling of biomolecules in vitro with gold clusters can enhance the information content of electron cryomicroscopy experiments. This chapter provides a practical overview of well-established techniques for forming biomolecule/gold cluster conjugates. Three bioconjugation chemistries are covered: linker-mediated bioconjugation, direct gold-biomolecule bonding, and coordination-mediated bonding of nickel(II) nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)-derivatized gold clusters to polyhistidine (His)-tagged proteins.
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Jani K, Schöck F. Molecular mechanisms of mechanosensing in muscle development. Dev Dyn 2009; 238:1526-34. [DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Intermediate-affinity LFA-1 binds alpha-actinin-1 to control migration at the leading edge of the T cell. EMBO J 2007; 27:62-75. [PMID: 18079697 PMCID: PMC2147999 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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T lymphocytes use LFA-1 to migrate into lymph nodes and inflammatory sites. To investigate the mechanisms regulating this migration, we utilize mAbs selective for conformational epitopes as probes for active LFA-1. Expression of the KIM127 epitope, but not the 24 epitope, defines the extended conformation of LFA-1, which has intermediate affinity for ligand ICAM-1. A key finding is that KIM127-positive LFA-1 forms new adhesions at the T lymphocyte leading edge. This LFA-1 links to the cytoskeleton through α-actinin-1 and disruption at the level of integrin or actin results in loss of cell spreading and migratory speed due to a failure of attachment at the leading edge. The KIM127 pattern contrasts with high-affinity LFA-1 that expresses both 24 and KIM127 epitopes, is restricted to the mid-cell focal zone and controls ICAM-1 attachment. Identification of distinctive roles for intermediate- and high-affinity LFA-1 in T lymphocyte migration provides a biological function for two active conformations of this integrin for the first time.
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Full SJ, Deinzer ML, Ho PS, Greenwood JA. Phosphoinositide binding regulates alpha-actinin CH2 domain structure: analysis by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Protein Sci 2007; 16:2597-604. [PMID: 17965186 DOI: 10.1110/ps.073146807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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alpha-Actinin is an actin bundling protein that regulates cell adhesion by directly linking actin filaments to integrin adhesion receptors. Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-diphosphate (PtdIns (4,5)-P(2)) and phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-triphosphate (PtdIns (3,4,5)-P(3)) bind to the calponin homology 2 domain of alpha-actinin, regulating its interactions with actin filaments and integrin receptors. In this study, we examine the mechanism by which phosphoinositide binding regulates alpha-actinin function using mass spectrometry to monitor hydrogen-deuterium (H/D) exchange within the calponin homology 2 domain. The overall level of H/D exchange for the entire protein showed that PtdIns (3,4,5)-P(3) binding alters the structure of the calponin homology 2 domain increasing deuterium incorporation, whereas PtdIns (4,5)-P(2) induces changes in the structure decreasing deuterium incorporation. Analysis of peptic fragments from the calponin homology 2 domain showed decreased local H/D exchange within the loop region preceding helix F with both phosphoinositides. However, the binding of PtdIns (3,4,5)-P(3) also induced increased exchange within helix E. This suggests that the phosphate groups on the fourth and fifth position of the inositol head group of the phosphoinositides constrict the calponin homology 2 domain, thereby altering the orientation of actin binding sequence 3 and decreasing the affinity of alpha-actinin for filamentous actin. In contrast, the phosphate group on the third position of the inositol head group of PtdIns (3,4,5)-P(3) perturbs the calponin homology 2 domain, altering the interaction between the N and C terminus of the full-length alpha-actinin antiparallel homodimer, thereby disrupting bundling activity and interaction with integrin receptors.
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- Stephen J Full
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
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Arnaout MA, Goodman SL, Xiong JP. Structure and mechanics of integrin-based cell adhesion. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2007; 19:495-507. [PMID: 17928215 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2007.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 251] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2007] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Integrins are alpha/beta heterodimeric adhesion glycoprotein receptors that regulate a wide variety of dynamic cellular processes such as cell migration, phagocytosis, and growth and development. X-ray crystallography of the integrin ectodomain revealed its modular architecture and defined its metal-dependent interaction with extracellular ligands. This interaction is regulated from inside the cell (inside-out activation), through the short cytoplasmic alpha and beta integrin tails, which also mediate biochemical and mechanical signals transmitted to the cytoskeleton by the ligand-occupied integrins, effecting major changes in cell shape, behavior, and fate. Recent advances in the structural elucidation of integrins and integrin-binding cytoskeleton proteins are the subjects of this review.
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- M Amin Arnaout
- Nephrology Division, Leukocyte Biology & Inflammation Program, Structural Biology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States.
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Norville JE, Kelly DF, Knight TF, Belcher AM, Walz T. 7A projection map of the S-layer protein sbpA obtained with trehalose-embedded monolayer crystals. J Struct Biol 2007; 160:313-23. [PMID: 17638580 PMCID: PMC2149845 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Two-dimensional crystallization on lipid monolayers is a versatile tool to obtain structural information of proteins by electron microscopy. An inherent problem with this approach is to prepare samples in a way that preserves the crystalline order of the protein array and produces specimens that are sufficiently flat for high-resolution data collection at high tilt angles. As a test specimen to optimize the preparation of lipid monolayer crystals for electron microscopy imaging, we used the S-layer protein sbpA, a protein with potential for designing arrays of both biological and inorganic materials with engineered properties for a variety of nanotechnology applications. Sugar embedding is currently considered the best method to prepare two-dimensional crystals of membrane proteins reconstituted into lipid bilayers. We found that using a loop to transfer lipid monolayer crystals to an electron microscopy grid followed by embedding in trehalose and quick-freezing in liquid ethane also yielded the highest resolution images for sbpA lipid monolayer crystals. Using images of specimens prepared in this way we could calculate a projection map of sbpA at 7A resolution, one of the highest resolution projection structures obtained with lipid monolayer crystals to date.
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- Julie E Norville
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Taylor DW, Kelly DF, Cheng A, Taylor KA. On the freezing and identification of lipid monolayer 2-D arrays for cryoelectron microscopy. J Struct Biol 2007; 160:305-12. [PMID: 17561414 PMCID: PMC2268103 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2005] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lipid monolayers provide a convenient vehicle for the crystallization of biological macromolecules for 3-D electron microscopy. Although numerous examples of 3-D images from 2-D protein arrays have been described from negatively stained specimens, only six structures have been done from frozen-hydrated specimens. We describe here a method that makes high quality frozen-hydrated specimens of lipid monolayer arrays for cryoelectron microscopy. The method uses holey carbon films with patterned holes for monolayer recovery, blotting and plunge freezing to produce thin aqueous films which cover >90% of the available grid area. With this method, even specimens with relatively infrequent crystals can be screened using automated data collection techniques. Though developed for microscopic examination of 2-D arrays, the method may have wider application to the preparation of single particle specimens for 3-D image reconstruction.
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- Dianne W Taylor
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4380, USA.
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Hampton CM, Taylor DW, Taylor KA. Novel structures for alpha-actinin:F-actin interactions and their implications for actin-membrane attachment and tension sensing in the cytoskeleton. J Mol Biol 2007; 368:92-104. [PMID: 17331538 PMCID: PMC1919418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.01.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Revised: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 01/25/2007] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We have applied correspondence analysis to electron micrographs of 2-D rafts of F-actin cross-linked with alpha-actinin on a lipid monolayer to investigate alpha-actinin:F-actin binding and cross-linking. More than 8000 actin crossover repeats, each with one to five alpha-actinin molecules bound, were selected, aligned, and grouped to produce class averages of alpha-actinin cross-links with approximately 9-fold improvement in the stochastic signal-to-noise ratio. Measurements and comparative molecular models show variation in the distance separating actin-binding domains and the angle of the alpha-actinin cross-links. Rafts of F-actin and alpha-actinin formed predominantly polar 2-D arrays of actin filaments, with occasional insertion of filaments of opposite polarity. Unique to this study are the numbers of alpha-actinin molecules bound to successive crossovers on the same actin filament. These "monofilament"-bound alpha-actinin molecules may reflect a new mode of interaction for alpha-actinin, particularly in protein-dense actin-membrane attachments in focal adhesions. These results suggest that alpha-actinin is not simply a rigid spacer between actin filaments, but rather a flexible cross-linking, scaffolding, and anchoring protein. We suggest these properties of alpha-actinin may contribute to tension sensing in actin bundles.
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- *Corresponding Author Phone: (850)644-3357, Fax: (850)644-7244, e-mail:
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Dandapani SV, Sugimoto H, Matthews BD, Kolb RJ, Sinha S, Gerszten RE, Zhou J, Ingber DE, Kalluri R, Pollak MR. α-Actinin-4 Is Required for Normal Podocyte Adhesion. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:467-77. [PMID: 17082197 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605024200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mutations in the alpha-actinin-4 gene ACTN4 cause an autosomal dominant human kidney disease. Mice deficient in alpha-actinin-4 develop a recessive phenotype characterized by kidney failure, proteinuria, glomerulosclerosis, and retraction of glomerular podocyte foot processes. However, the mechanism by which alpha-actinin-4 deficiency leads to glomerular disease has not been defined. Here, we examined the effect of alpha-actinin-4 deficiency on the adhesive properties of podocytes in vivo and in a cell culture system. In alpha-actinin-4-deficient mice, we observed a decrease in the number of podocytes per glomerulus compared with wild-type mice as well as the presence of podocyte markers in the urine. Podocyte cell lines generated from alpha-actinin-4-deficient mice were less adherent than wild-type cells to glomerular basement membrane (GBM) components collagen IV and laminin 10 and 11. We also observed markedly reduced adhesion of alpha-actinin-4-deficient podocytes under increasing shear stresses. This adhesion deficit was restored by transfecting cells with alpha-actinin-4-GFP. We tested the strength of the integrin receptor-mediated linkages to the cytoskeleton by applying force to microbeads bound to integrin using magnetic pulling cytometry. Beads bound to alpha-actinin-4-deficient podocytes showed greater displacement in response to an applied force than those bound to wild-type cells. Consistent with integrin-dependent alpha-actinin-4-mediated adhesion, phosphorylation of beta1-integrins on alpha-actinin-4-deficient podocytes is reduced. We rescued the phosphorylation deficit by transfecting alpha-actinin-4 into alpha-actinin-4-deficient podocytes. These results suggest that alpha-actinin-4 interacts with integrins and strengthens the podocyte-GBM interaction thereby stabilizing glomerular architecture and preventing disease.
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- Savita V Dandapani
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Zhang W, Gunst SJ. Dynamic association between alpha-actinin and beta-integrin regulates contraction of canine tracheal smooth muscle. J Physiol 2006; 572:659-76. [PMID: 16513669 PMCID: PMC1780001 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.106518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The adhesion junctions of smooth muscle cells may be dynamically regulated during smooth muscle contraction, and this dynamic regulation may be important for the development of active tension. In the present study, the role of alpha-actinin during smooth muscle contraction was evaluated in tracheal smooth muscle tissues and freshly dissociated cells. Stimulation with acetylcholine (ACh) increased the localization of alpha-actinin at the membrane of freshly dissociated smooth muscle cells, and increased the amount of beta1 integrin that coprecipitated with alpha-actinin from muscle tissue homogenates. GFP-alpha-actinin fusion proteins were expressed in muscle tissues and visualized in live freshly dissociated cells. GFP-alpha-actinin translocated to the membrane within seconds of stimulation of the cells with ACh. Expression of the integrin-binding rod domain of alpha-actinin in smooth muscle tissues depressed active contraction in response to ACh. Expression of the alpha-actinin rod domain also inhibited the translocation of endogenous alpha-actinin to the membrane, and inhibited the association of endogenous alpha-actinin with beta1-integrin in alpha-actinin immunoprecipitates from tissue extracts. However, the expression of alpha-actinin rod domain peptides did not inhibit increases in myosin light chain phosphorylation or actin polymerization in response to stimulation with ACh. Results suggest that contractile stimulation of smooth muscle causes the rapid recruitment of alpha-actinin to beta-integrin complexes at the membrane, and that the recruitment of alpha-actinin to integrin complexes is necessary for active tension development in smooth muscle.
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- Wenwu Zhang
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Melo TG, Almeida DS, Meirelles MNSL, Pereira MCS. Disarray of sarcomeric alpha-actinin in cardiomyocytes infected by Trypanosoma cruzi. Parasitology 2006; 133:171-8. [PMID: 16650336 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182006000011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2005] [Revised: 12/28/2005] [Accepted: 01/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi causes acute myocarditis and chronic cardiomyopathy. Remarkable changes have been demonstrated in the structure and physiology of cardiomyocytes during infection by this parasite that may contribute to the cardiac dysfunction observed in Chagas' disease. We have investigated the expression of alpha-actinin, an actin-binding protein that plays a key role in the formation and maintenance of Z-lines, during the T. cruzi-cardiomyocyte interaction in vitro. Immunolocalization of alpha-actinin in control cardiomyocytes demonstrated a typical periodicity in the Z line of cardiac myofibrils, as well as its distribution at focal adhesion sites and along the cell-cell junctions. No significant changes were observed in the localization of alpha-actinin after 24 h of infection. In contrast, depletion of sarcomeric distribution of alpha-actinin occurred after 72 h in T. cruzi-infected cardiomyocytes, while no change occurred at focal adhesion contacts. Biochemical assays demonstrated a reduction of 46% and 32% in the expression of alpha-actinin after 24 h and 72 h of infection, respectively. Intracellular parasites were also stained with an anti-alpha-actinin antibody that recognized a protein of 78 kDa by Western blot. Taken together, our data demonstrate a degeneration of the myofibrils in cardiomyocytes induced by T. cruzi infection, rather than a disassembly of the I bands within sarcomeres.
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- T G Melo
- Laboratório de Ultra-Estrutura Celular, Departamento de Ultra-Estrutura e Biologia Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Costantini S, Colonna G, Facchiano AM. Amino acid propensities for secondary structures are influenced by the protein structural class. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 342:441-51. [PMID: 16487481 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.01.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Accepted: 01/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Amino acid propensities for secondary structures were used since the 1970s, when Chou and Fasman evaluated them within datasets of few tens of proteins and developed a method to predict secondary structure of proteins, still in use despite prediction methods having evolved to very different approaches and higher reliability. Propensity for secondary structures represents an intrinsic property of amino acid, and it is used for generating new algorithms and prediction methods, therefore our work has been aimed to investigate what is the best protein dataset to evaluate the amino acid propensities, either larger but not homogeneous or smaller but homogeneous sets, i.e., all-alpha, all-beta, alpha-beta proteins. As a first analysis, we evaluated amino acid propensities for helix, beta-strand, and coil in more than 2000 proteins from the PDBselect dataset. With these propensities, secondary structure predictions performed with a method very similar to that of Chou and Fasman gave us results better than the original one, based on propensities derived from the few tens of X-ray protein structures available in the 1970s. In a refined analysis, we subdivided the PDBselect dataset of proteins in three secondary structural classes, i.e., all-alpha, all-beta, and alpha-beta proteins. For each class, the amino acid propensities for helix, beta-strand, and coil have been calculated and used to predict secondary structure elements for proteins belonging to the same class by using resubstitution and jackknife tests. This second round of predictions further improved the results of the first round. Therefore, amino acid propensities for secondary structures became more reliable depending on the degree of homogeneity of the protein dataset used to evaluate them. Indeed, our results indicate also that all algorithms using propensities for secondary structure can be still improved to obtain better predictive results.
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- Susan Costantini
- Laboratorio di Bioinformatica e Biologia Computazionale, Istituto di Scienze dell'Alimentazione, CNR, Avellino, Italy
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Kelly DF, Taylor DW, Bakolitsa C, Bobkov AA, Bankston L, Liddington RC, Taylor KA. Structure of the alpha-actinin-vinculin head domain complex determined by cryo-electron microscopy. J Mol Biol 2006; 357:562-73. [PMID: 16430917 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.12.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2005] [Revised: 12/21/2005] [Accepted: 12/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The vinculin binding site on alpha-actinin was determined by cryo-electron microscopy of 2D arrays formed on phospholipid monolayers doped with a nickel chelating lipid. Chicken smooth muscle alpha-actinin was cocrystallized with the beta1-integrin cytoplasmic domain and a vinculin fragment containing residues 1-258 (vinculin(D1)). Vinculin(D1) was located at a single site on alpha-actinin with 60-70% occupancy. In these arrays, alpha-actinin lacks molecular 2-fold symmetry and the two ends of the molecule, which contain the calmodulin-like and actin binding domains, are held in distinctly different environments. The vinculin(D1) difference density has a shape very suggestive of the atomic structure. The atomic model of the complex juxtaposes the alpha-actinin binding site on vinculin(D1) with the N-terminal lobe of the calmodulin-like domain on alpha-actinin. The results show that the interaction between two species with weak affinity can be visualized in a membrane-like environment.
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- Deborah F Kelly
- Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4380, USA
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