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在裂变酵母的细胞动力学过程中,在收缩环中的动因动力学
1Department of Microbiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 701 West 168th Street, New York, New York 10032, USA.
Nature
|September 6, 2002
概括
细胞动力学依赖于一个动态的actin环. 由Arp2/3和formins驱动的动因子聚合对于细胞分裂至关重要,揭示了比以前理解的更活跃的过程.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
背景情况:
- 细胞动力学,细胞分裂成两个,需要一个收缩的环形的actin和myosin.
- 收缩环组装和力产生的精确机制仍然不完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在细胞动力学过程中在收缩环形成和功能中的actin组合的作用.
- 为了确定关键的分子组件,参与了在收缩环内的动态行为.
主要方法:
- 使用了裂变酵母Schizosaccharomyces pombe作为一个模型生物体.
- 研究了特定蛋白质 (Arp3,Cdc12,profilin,WASP,myosin II,IQGAP) 对于环组装和动态的要求.
主要成果:
- 鉴定了收缩环作为Schizosaccharomyces pombe的活性活性组合部位.
- 证明了需要Arp3,Cdc12,profilin和WASP的actin聚合对于环形成至关重要,而myosin II和IQGAP则不是.
- 表明新聚合和先前存在的乙烯酸纤维都对初始环组件有所贡献.
- 揭示了环组件的连续,动态组装和拆卸,聚合率影响了裂解速度.
结论:
- 通过Arp2/3复合物和形式因介导的动素聚合,是细胞运动中的一个中心机制.
- 细胞动力学是一个比以前更具动态性的过程,涉及到持续的活性重塑.
- 这项研究为推动细胞分裂的分子机制提供了新的见解.
相关概念视频
Generation of Straight or Branched Actin Filaments
The straight or branched structure formation of actin filaments is controlled by nucleating proteins such as the formins and Arp2/3 complex. Formin-mediated assembly results in straight filaments, whereas Arp2/3 protein complex-mediated assembly results in branched actin filaments.
Arp2/3 Complex
Arp2/3 complex is a seven-subunit complex consisting of two proteins similar to actin- Arp2 and Arp3, and five other subunits that help keep Arp2 and Arp3 inactive. When required, the complex is...
Arp2/3 Complex
Arp2/3 complex is a seven-subunit complex consisting of two proteins similar to actin- Arp2 and Arp3, and five other subunits that help keep Arp2 and Arp3 inactive. When required, the complex is...
Actin Filament Depolymerization
Actin filaments (F-actin) are composed of actin subunits. The dissociation of actin monomers can occur from either end of F-actin. The rate of dissociation is faster from the minus-end or the pointed end, where the actin subunits exist with a bound ADP, together known as ADP-actin. The depolymerization of F-actin is aided by proteins, including the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) and cofilin family of proteins, gelsolin, and glia maturation factor (GMF).
In F-actin, the ADF/cofilin proteins...
In F-actin, the ADF/cofilin proteins...
The Role of Actin and Myosin in Non-muscle Cells
Actin and myosin or actomyosin filaments also play a significant role in cells other than those involved in muscle contraction (which occurs within the sarcomere of muscle cells). The mechanism of non-muscle cell contractile bundles was first observed in Dictyostelium and Acanthamoeba. In non-muscle cells, two bundles are commonly found: stress fibers and actomyosin adherence belts. These contractile bundles are smaller and less organized than the ones found in muscle cells. They are held...
The Contractile Ring
Contractile rings are composed of microfilaments and are responsible for separating the daughter cells during cytokinesis. Contractile ring assembly proceeds along with other cell cycle events; however, very few mechanistic details are known about the timing and coordination of the contractile rings with the cell cycle.
A small GTPase, RhoA, controls the function and assembly of the contractile ring. RhoA belongs to the Ras superfamily of proteins. The activation of formins by RhoA promotes...
A small GTPase, RhoA, controls the function and assembly of the contractile ring. RhoA belongs to the Ras superfamily of proteins. The activation of formins by RhoA promotes...
Actin Polymerization and Cell Motility
Actin is a family of globular proteins that are highly abundant in eukaryotic cells. It makes up approximately 1-5% of total cell protein concentration. Actin monomers polymerize to form a complex network of polarized filaments, the actin cytoskeleton, that plays a crucial role in many cellular processes, including cell motility, division, endocytosis, and metastasis of cancer cells.
Actin cytoskeleton dynamics can produce pushing, pulling, and resistance forces that help the cell to migrate.
Actin cytoskeleton dynamics can produce pushing, pulling, and resistance forces that help the cell to migrate.
The Contractile Ring
Contractile rings are composed of microfilaments and are responsible for separating the daughter cells during cytokinesis. Contractile ring assembly proceeds along with other cell cycle events; however, very few mechanistic details are known about the timing and coordination of the contractile rings with the cell cycle.
A small GTPase, RhoA, controls the function and assembly of the contractile ring. RhoA belongs to the Ras superfamily of proteins. The activation of formins by RhoA promotes...
A small GTPase, RhoA, controls the function and assembly of the contractile ring. RhoA belongs to the Ras superfamily of proteins. The activation of formins by RhoA promotes...

