Flotillin micro-domains stabilize Cadherins at cell-cell junctions
doi: 10.1242/jcs.133975
pmid: 24046456
Flotillin micro-domains stabilize Cadherins at cell-cell junctions
Cadherins are essential in many fundamental processes and assemble at regions of cell-cell contact in large macromolecular complexes named adherens junctions. Here, we identified Flotillin 1 and 2 as new partners of the Cadherin complexes. We show that Flotillins are localized at cell-cell junctions (CCJ) in a Cadherin-dependent manner. Flotillins and Cadherins are constitutively associated at the plasma membrane and their colocalization at CCJ increases with CCJ maturation. Using 3D-SIM super-resolution microscopy, we demonstrate that Cadherins and Flotillins complexes are associated with F-actin bundles at CCJ. The knockdown of Flotillins dramatically affected N- and E-cadherin recruitment at CCJ in mesenchymal and epithelial cell types and perturbed CCJ integrity and functionality. Moreover, we show that Flotillins are required for Cadherin association with GM1-containing plasma membrane micro-domains. This allows p120 Catenin binding to the Cadherin complex and its stabilization at CCJ. Altogether, these data demonstrate that Flotillin micro-domains are required for Cadherin stabilization at CCJ and for the formation of functional CCJ.
Sphingolipid Activator Proteins, Delta Catenin, Cell Membrane, Membrane Proteins, Catenins, Cadherins, HCT116 Cells, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Intercellular Junctions, Gene Knockdown Techniques, MCF-7 Cells, Humans
Sphingolipid Activator Proteins, Delta Catenin, Cell Membrane, Membrane Proteins, Catenins, Cadherins, HCT116 Cells, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Intercellular Junctions, Gene Knockdown Techniques, MCF-7 Cells, Humans
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