Transcriptional effects of actin-binding compounds: the cytoplasm sets the tone.
Cell Mol Life Sci
; 75(24): 4539-4555, 2018 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Actin has emerged as a versatile regulator of gene transcription. Cytoplasmatic actin regulates mechanosensitive-signaling pathways such as MRTF-SRF and Hippo-YAP/TAZ. In the nucleus, both polymerized and monomeric actin directly interfere with transcription-associated molecular machineries. Natural actin-binding compounds are frequently used tools to study actin-related processes in cell biology. However, their influence on transcriptional regulation and intranuclear actin polymerization is poorly understood to date. Here, we analyze the effects of two representative actin-binding compounds, Miuraenamide A (polymerizing properties) and Latrunculin B (depolymerizing properties), on transcriptional regulation in primary cells. We find that actin stabilizing and destabilizing compounds inversely shift nuclear actin levels without a direct influence on polymerization state and intranuclear aspects of transcriptional regulation. Furthermore, we identify Miuraenamide A as a potent inducer of G-actin-dependent SRF target gene expression. In contrast, the F-actin-regulated Hippo-YAP/TAZ axis remains largely unaffected by compound-induced actin aggregation. This is due to the inability of AMOTp130 to bind to the amorphous actin aggregates resulting from treatment with miuraenamide. We conclude that actin-binding compounds predominantly regulate transcription via their influence on cytoplasmatic G-actin levels, while transcriptional processes relying on intranuclear actin polymerization or functional F-actin networks are not targeted by these compounds at tolerable doses.
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Transcrição Gênica
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Actinas
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Compostos Bicíclicos Heterocíclicos com Pontes
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Depsipeptídeos
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Tiazolidinas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article