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A novel role for WAVE1 in controlling actin network growth rate and architecture
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Sweeney MO
; Collins A
; Padrick SB
; Goode BL
Mol Biol Cell
2015[Feb]; 26
(3
): 495-505
PMID25473116
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Branched actin filament networks in cells are assembled through the combined
activities of Arp2/3 complex and different WASP/WAVE proteins. Here we used TIRF
and electron microscopy to directly compare for the first time the assembly
kinetics and architectures of actin filament networks produced by Arp2/3 complex
and dimerized VCA regions of WAVE1, WAVE2, or N-WASP. WAVE1 produced strikingly
different networks from WAVE2 or N-WASP, which comprised unexpectedly short
filaments. Further analysis showed that the WAVE1-specific activity stemmed from
an inhibitory effect on filament elongation both in the presence and absence of
Arp2/3 complex, which was observed even at low stoichiometries of WAVE1 to actin
monomers, precluding an effect from monomer sequestration. Using a series of VCA
chimeras, we mapped the elongation inhibitory effects of WAVE1 to its WH2 ("V")
domain. Further, mutating a single conserved lysine residue potently disrupted
WAVE1's inhibitory effects. Taken together, our results show that WAVE1 has
unique activities independent of Arp2/3 complex that can govern both the growth
rates and architectures of actin filament networks. Such activities may underlie
previously observed differences between the cellular functions of WAVE1 and
WAVE2.