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  • Cell Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Biochemistry

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  • Integrins are crucial plasma membrane proteins for cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion and signaling.
  • Integrin activation involves conformational changes, but in vivo studies on this process are limited.
  • Understanding integrin dynamics in physiological settings is essential for comprehending tissue morphogenesis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify proteins associated with Integrin α5 (Itgα5) in vivo during zebrafish somite morphogenesis.
  • To investigate the differential recruitment of proteins to active versus inactive Itgα5.
  • To elucidate the role of integrin-actin interactions in tissue development.

Main Methods:

  • Label-free mass spectrometry to compare Itgα5-associated proteins in different activation states.
  • Parallel Reaction Monitoring (PRM) to validate protein interactions.
  • Genetic manipulation (deleting actin binding domain) to assess protein function.
  • Confocal microscopy to observe protein colocalization in vivo.

Main Results:

  • Inactive Itgα5 recruited actin cytoskeletal proteins as efficiently as active Itgα5.
  • α-actinin 4 (Actn4) preferentially associated with inactive Itgα5 and was crucial for Itgα5 colocalization.
  • Ligand-binding deficient Itgα5 associated with Paxillin α (Pxna), a protein enriched at somite boundaries.

Conclusions:

  • Itgα5 and Actn4 cooperate during zebrafish somite boundary formation.
  • Actin cytoskeleton reorganization facilitates Itgα5 and Actn4 colocalization.
  • This study provides novel insights into in vivo integrin activation and integrin-actin interactions in tissue morphogenesis.