A novel role for an APC2-Diaphanous complex in regulating actin organization in Drosophila
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The rearrangement of cytoskeletal elements is essential for many cellular processes. The tumor suppressor Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) affects the function of microtubules and actin, but the mechanisms by which it does so are not well understood. Here we report that Drosophila syncytial embryos null for Apc2 display defects in the formation and extension of pseudocleavage furrows, which are cortical actin structures important for mitotic fidelity in early embryos. Furthermore, we show that the formin Diaphanous (DIA) functions with APC2 in this process. Colocalization of APC2 and DIA peaks during furrow extension, and localization of APC2 to furrows is DIA-dependent. Furthermore, APC2 binds DIA directly through a region of APC2 not previously shown to interact with DIA-related formins. Consistent with these results, reduction of dia enhances actin defects in Apc2 mutant embryos. Thus, an APC2-DIA complex appears crucial for actin furrow extension in the syncytial embryo. Interestingly, EB1, a microtubule +TIP and reported partner of vertebrate APC and DIA1, may not function with APC2 and DIA in furrow extension. Finally, whereas DIA-related formins are activated by Rho family GTPases, our data suggest that the APC2-DIA complex might be independent of RHOGEF2 and RHO1. Furthermore,although microtubules play a role in furrow extension, our analysis suggests that APC2 and DIA function in a novel complex that affects actin directly,rather than through an effect on microtubules.Keywords:
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The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis manipulates the host actin cytoskeleton to assemble actin-rich structures that drive pathogen entry. The recent discovery of TmeA, which, like TarP, is an invasion-associated type III effector implicated in actin remodeling, raised questions regarding the nature of their functional interaction. Quantitative live-cell imaging of actin remodeling at invasion sites revealed differences in recruitment and turnover kinetics associated with the TarP and TmeA pathways, with the former accounting for most of the robust actin dynamics at invasion sites. TarP-mediated recruitment of actin nucleators, i.e. formins and the Arp2/3 complex, was crucial for rapid actin kinetics, generating a collaborative positive feedback loop that enhanced their respective actin-nucleating activities within invasion sites. In contrast, the formin Fmn1 was not recruited to invasion sites and did not collaborate with Arp2/3 within the context of TmeA-associated actin recruitment. Although the TarP-Fmn1-Arp2/3 signaling axis is responsible for the majority of actin dynamics, its inhibition had similar effects as the deletion of TmeA on invasion efficiency, consistent with the proposed model that TarP and TmeA act on different stages of the same invasion pathway.
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Formins are actin filament nucleators regulated by Rho-GTPases. In budding yeast, the formins Bni1p and Bnr1p direct the assembly of actin cables, which guide polarized secretion and growth. From the six yeast Rho proteins (Cdc42p and Rho1-5p), we have determined that four participate in the regulation of formin activity. We show that the essential function of Rho3p and Rho4p is to activate the formins Bni1p and Bnr1p, and that activated alleles of either formin are able to bypass the requirement for these Rho proteins. Through a separate signaling pathway, Rho1p is necessary for formin activation at elevated temperatures, acting through protein kinase C (Pkc1p), the major effector for Rho1p signaling to the actin cytoskeleton. Although Pkc1p also activates a MAPK pathway, this pathway does not function in formin activation. Formin-dependent cable assembly does not require Cdc42p, but in the absence of Cdc42p function, cable assembly is not properly organized during initiation of bud growth. These results show that formin function is under the control of three distinct, essential Rho signaling pathways.
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Formin For3p nucleates actin cables at the tips of fission yeast cells for polarized cell growth. The results of prior experiments have suggested a possible mechanism for actin cable assembly that involves association of For3p near cell tips, For3p-mediated actin polymerization, retrograde flow of actin cables toward the cell center, For3p dissociation from cell tips, and cable disassembly. We used analytical and computational modeling to test the validity and implications of the proposed coupled For3p/actin mechanism. We compared the model to prior experiments quantitatively and generated predictions for the expected behavior of the actin cable system upon changes of parameter values. We found that the model generates stable steady states with realistic values of rate constants and actin and For3p concentrations. Comparison of our results to previous experiments monitoring the FRAP of For3p-3GFP and the response of actin cables to treatments with actin depolymerizing drugs provided further support for the model. We identified the set of parameter values that produces results in agreement with experimental observations. We discuss future experiments that will help test the model's predictions and eliminate other possible mechanisms. The results of the model suggest that flow of actin cables may establish actin and For3p concentration gradients in the cytoplasm that could be important in global cell patterning.
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Abstract The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis manipulates the host actin cytoskeleton to assemble actin-rich structures that drive pathogen entry. This actin remodeling event exhibits relatively rapid dynamics that, through quantitative live-cell imaging, was revealed to consist of three phases – a fast recruitment phase which abruptly transitions to a fast turnover phase before resolving into a slow turnover of actin that indicates the end of actin remodeling. Here, we investigate Chlamydia invasion in the context of actin dynamics. Efficient invasion is associated with robust actin remodeling kinetics that results from a collaborative functional interaction between two different classes of actin nucleators – formins, including formin 1 and the diaphanous-related formins mDia1 and mDia2, and the Arp2/3 complex. Recruitment of these nucleators requires the presence of the chlamydial type III effector TarP, which enables the respective nucleating activities of formin and Arp2/3 to collaboratively generate a robust actin network. A collaborative model is supported by the observation that co-inhibition of Fmm1 and Arp2/3 further reduced both actin dynamics and invasion efficiency than either treatment alone. Furthermore, inhibition of recruitment of Fmn1 and/or Arp2/3 by deleting TarP was sufficient to similarly attenuated actin kinetics and invasion efficiency, supporting a model wherein TarP is the major contributor to robust actin remodeling via its recruitment of the two classes of actin nucleators. At the population level, the kinetics of recruitment and turnover of actin and its nucleators were linked. However, a more detailed analysis of the data at the level of individual elementary bodies showed significant variation and a lack of correlation between the kinetics of recruitment and turnover, suggesting that accessory factors variably modify actin kinetics at individual entry sites. In summary, efficient chlamydial invasion requires a specific profile of actin dynamics which are coordinated by TarP-dependent recruitment of two classes of actin nucleators. Author Summary The obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis relies upon manipulation of the host actin cytoskeleton to drive its entry into host cells, such that impairment of actin dynamics attenuates Chlamydia invasion. Collaboration between two classes of actin nucleators, formin and Arp2/3, are known to enhance actin recruitment and turnover; we found that recruitment of both proteins to the signaling complex established by the type III secreted effector, TarP, was important for pathogen internalization. Furthermore, Formin 1 and Arp2/3 are co-recruited to sites of entry, and pharmacological inhibition of either actin nucleator impaired recruitment of the other, indicating a functional cooperation between branched and filamentous actin nucleation within pathogen entry sites. Disruption of this cooperation negatively impacted both actin dynamics and Chlamydia internalization, indicating that TarP-dependent entry of Chlamydia into non-phagocytic cells operates through the recruitment and activation of Arp2/3 and Formin 1. Finally, kinetic analysis of actin recruitment and turnover revealed that these processes were independently regulated, in addition to implicating the presence of local factors that fine-tune actin dynamics and subsequent invasion.
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