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The functions of the actin nucleator Cobl in cellular morphogenesis critically depend on syndapin I.


ABSTRACT: Spatial control of cortical actin nucleation is indispensable for proper establishment and plasticity of cell morphology. Cobl is a novel WH2 domain-based actin nucleator. The cellular coordination of Cobl's nucleation activity, however, has remained elusive. Here, we reveal that Cobl's cellular functions are dependent on syndapin. Cobl/syndapin complexes form in vivo, as demonstrated by colocalization, coimmunoprecipitation and subcellular recruitment studies. In vitro reconstitutions and subcellular fractionations demonstrate that, via its lipid-binding Fer/CIP4 Homology (FCH)-Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs (F-BAR) domain, syndapin recruits Cobl to membranes. Consistently, syndapin I RNAi impairs cortical localization of Cobl. Further functional studies in neurons show that Cobl and syndapin I work together in dendritic arbor development. Importantly, both proteins are crucial for dendritogenesis. Cobl-mediated functions in neuromorphogenesis critically rely on syndapin I and interestingly also on Arp3. Endogenous Cobl, syndapin I and the Arp2/3 complex activator and syndapin-binding partner N-WASP were present in one complex, as demonstrated by coimmunoprecipitations. Together, these data provide detailed insights into the molecular basis for Cobl-mediated functions and reveal that different actin nucleators are functionally intertwined by syndapin I during neuromorphogenesis.

SUBMITTER: Schwintzer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3160182 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The functions of the actin nucleator Cobl in cellular morphogenesis critically depend on syndapin I.

Schwintzer Lukas L   Koch Nicole N   Ahuja Rashmi R   Grimm Julia J   Kessels Michael M MM   Qualmann Britta B  

The EMBO journal 20110701 15


Spatial control of cortical actin nucleation is indispensable for proper establishment and plasticity of cell morphology. Cobl is a novel WH2 domain-based actin nucleator. The cellular coordination of Cobl's nucleation activity, however, has remained elusive. Here, we reveal that Cobl's cellular functions are dependent on syndapin. Cobl/syndapin complexes form in vivo, as demonstrated by colocalization, coimmunoprecipitation and subcellular recruitment studies. In vitro reconstitutions and subce  ...[more]

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