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Dinámica oscilatoria de Cdc42 GTPasa en el control del crecimiento polarizado
Maitreyi Das1, Tyler Drake, David J Wiley
1Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (R-189), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Post Office Box 016189, Miami, FL 33101, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 19, 2012
Resumen
Las células de la levadura de fisión controlan su forma utilizando niveles oscilantes de la proteína Cdc42. Estas dinámicas, que implican bucles de retroalimentación, permiten a las células explorar diferentes patrones de crecimiento y mantener su estructura.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología celular Biología celular.
- La biofísica es la biofísica.
- Biología de sistemas Biología de sistemas.
Sus antecedentes:
- El crecimiento polarizado es esencial para la función celular y la morfología.
- La GTPasa Cdc42 de la familia Rho es un regulador clave del crecimiento celular polarizado.
- Comprender los mecanismos de regulación de Cdc42 es crucial para la biología celular.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la dinámica de la activación de Cdc42 durante la iniciación del crecimiento bipolar en levaduras de fisión.
- Para aclarar los mecanismos de retroalimentación que rigen las oscilaciones de Cdc42 y la autoorganización espacial.
- Para entender cómo estas dinámicas controlan la morfología celular.
Principales métodos:
- Imágenes cuantitativas de células vivas de proteínas marcadas con fluorescencia.
- Modelado matemático para analizar bucles de retroalimentación y oscilaciones.
- Experimentos de perturbación que alteran las concentraciones de proteínas y la actividad de la quinasa.
Principales resultados:
- Se observaron fluctuaciones y oscilaciones anticorrelacionadas de la proteína activa Cdc42, Cdc42, Scd1 y Scd2 en las puntas celulares.
- Las oscilaciones exhibieron un período promedio de 5 minutos, lo que sugiere una regulación de retroalimentación.
- Las dinámicas de Cdc42 fueron sensibles a los niveles del activador Gef1 y la actividad de la quinasa Pak1.
Conclusiones:
- Mecanismos complejos de retroalimentación, incluyendo retroalimentaciones positivas y negativas retardadas, regulan las oscilaciones de Cdc42.
- Estas oscilaciones y la autoorganización espacial proporcionan un mecanismo flexible para que las células exploren los estados de polarización.
- El estudio ofrece información sobre el control de la morfología celular a través de la regulación dinámica de Cdc42.
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