The coordinating role of IQGAP1 in the regulation of local, endosome-specific actin networks

Autor: Edward B. Samson, David S. Tsao, Jan Zimak, R. Tyler McLaughlin, Nicholaus J. Trenton, Emily M. Mace, Jordan S. Orange, Volker Schweikhard, Michael R. Diehl
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Biology Open, Vol 6, Iss 6, Pp 785-799 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2046-6390
DOI: 10.1242/bio.022624
Popis: IQGAP1 is a large, multi-domain scaffold that helps orchestrate cell signaling and cytoskeletal mechanics by controlling interactions among a spectrum of receptors, signaling intermediates, and cytoskeletal proteins. While this coordination is known to impact cell morphology, motility, cell adhesion, and vesicular traffic, among other functions, the spatiotemporal properties and regulatory mechanisms of IQGAP1 have not been fully resolved. Herein, we describe a series of super-resolution and live-cell imaging analyses that identified a role for IQGAP1 in the regulation of an actin cytoskeletal shell surrounding a novel membranous compartment that localizes selectively to the basal cortex of polarized epithelial cells (MCF-10A). We also show that IQGAP1 appears to both stabilize the actin coating and constrain its growth. Loss of compartmental IQGAP1 initiates a disassembly mechanism involving rapid and unconstrained actin polymerization around the compartment and dispersal of its vesicle contents. Together, these findings suggest IQGAP1 achieves this control by harnessing both stabilizing and antagonistic interactions with actin. They also demonstrate the utility of these compartments for image-based investigations of the spatial and temporal dynamics of IQGAP1 within endosome-specific actin networks.
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