Involvement of Rac in actin cytoskeleton rearrangements induced by MIM-B
doi: 10.1242/jcs.02640
pmid: 16280553
Involvement of Rac in actin cytoskeleton rearrangements induced by MIM-B
Numerous scaffold proteins coordinate signals from the environment with actin-based protrusions during shape change and migration. Many scaffolds integrate signals from Rho-family GTPases to effect the assembly of specific actin structures. Here we investigate the mechanism of action MIM-B (missing in metastasis-B) on the actin cytoskeleton. MIM-B binds actin monomer through a WASP homology 2 motif, bundles actin filaments via an IRSp53/MIM domain, and is a long isoform of MIM, a proposed metastasis suppressor. We analysed the activity of MIM-B toward the actin cytoskeleton as well as its potential link to cancer metastasis. Endogenous MIM-B protein is widely expressed and its expression is maintained in various metastatic cell lines. MIM-B induces lamellipodia-like actin-rich protrusions. The IRSp53/MIM domain of MIM-B, as well as Rac activity are required to induce protrusions, but not the WASP homology 2 motif. MIM-B binds and activates Rac via its IRSp53/MIM domain, but this is not sufficient to induce lamellipodia. Finally, our data revealed that actin bundling and Rac-binding properties of MIM-B are not separable. Thus, MIM-B is unlikely to be a metastasis suppressor but acts as a scaffold protein that interacts with Rac, actin and actin-associated proteins to modulate lamellipodia formation.
- French National Centre for Scientific Research France
- Institut des Sciences Biologiques France
- Inserm France
- University of Montpellier France
- University of Birmingham United Kingdom
Molecular Sequence Data, Down-Regulation, [SDV.BBM.BM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology, Culture Media, Serum-Free, Mice, [SDV.CAN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer, Cell Line, Tumor, Chlorocebus aethiops, [SDV.BC.BC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cellular Biology/Subcellular Processes [q-bio.SC], Animals, Humans, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Amino Acid Sequence, Pseudopodia, Cytoskeleton, [SDV.BIBS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Quantitative Methods [q-bio.QM], Microfilament Proteins, Actins, Neoplasm Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Mice, Inbred C57BL, COS Cells, Mutation, [SDV.BBM.GTP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN], Protein Binding
Molecular Sequence Data, Down-Regulation, [SDV.BBM.BM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology, Culture Media, Serum-Free, Mice, [SDV.CAN] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cancer, Cell Line, Tumor, Chlorocebus aethiops, [SDV.BC.BC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cellular Biology/Subcellular Processes [q-bio.SC], Animals, Humans, Genes, Tumor Suppressor, Amino Acid Sequence, Pseudopodia, Cytoskeleton, [SDV.BIBS] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Quantitative Methods [q-bio.QM], Microfilament Proteins, Actins, Neoplasm Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Mice, Inbred C57BL, COS Cells, Mutation, [SDV.BBM.GTP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN], Protein Binding
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