AIP1/WDR1 supports mitotic cell rounding.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
; 327(1): 268-75, 2005 Feb 04.
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| ID: mdl-15629458
The actin cytoskeleton plays a fundamental role in configuring cell shapes and movements. Actin interacting protein 1 (AIP1)/tryptophan-aspartate-repeat protein 1 (WDR1) induces actin severing and disassembly cooperating with ADF/cofilin. We found that mitotic cell flattening but not rounding was manifested by suppression of AIP1/WDR1 in cells. This mitotic cell flattening was not due to any changes in phosphorylation and distribution of cofilin in cells. We carried out a direct observation of actin filament severing/disassembly assay and found that phosphorylated cofilin still somewhat severs/disassembles actin filaments and that AIP1/WDR1 effaces this in vitro. We suggest that the phosphorylation of ADF/cofilin will be insufficient to completely inhibit actin turnover during mitosis, and that AIP1/WDR1 could abort the severing/disassembly activity somewhat still carried out due to phosphorylated ADF/cofilin. This mechanism could be required to induce cell morphologic changes, especially mitotic cell rounding.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Forma Celular
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Proteínas dos Microfilamentos
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Mitose
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos