Dürre K
; Keber FC
; Bleicher P
; Brauns F
; Cyron CJ
; Faix J
; Bausch AR
Nat Commun
2018[Apr]; 9
(1
): 1630
PMID29691404
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Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin assembly at cell membranes drives the formation of
protrusions or endocytic vesicles. To identify the mechanism by which different
membrane deformations can be achieved, we reconstitute the basic membrane
deformation modes of inward and outward bending in a confined geometry by
encapsulating a minimal set of cytoskeletal proteins into giant unilamellar
vesicles. Formation of membrane protrusions is favoured at low capping protein
(CP) concentrations, whereas the formation of negatively bent domains is promoted
at high CP concentrations. Addition of non-muscle myosin II results in full
fission events in the vesicle system. The different deformation modes are
rationalized by simulations of the underlying transient nature of the reaction
kinetics. The relevance of the regulatory mechanism is supported by CP
overexpression in mouse melanoma B16-F1 cells and therefore demonstrates the
importance of the quantitative understanding of microscopic kinetic balances to
address the diverse functionality of the cytoskeleton.
|Actin Capping Proteins/*metabolism
[MESH]
|Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex/genetics/metabolism
[MESH]