Amotl2 interacts with LL5?, localizes to podosomes and regulates postsynaptic differentiation in muscle.
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ABSTRACT: Neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) in mammalian skeletal muscle undergo a postnatal topological transformation from a simple oval plaque to a complex branched structure. We previously showed that podosomes, actin-rich adhesive organelles, promote the remodeling process, and demonstrated a key role for one podosome component, LL5?. To further investigate molecular mechanisms of postsynaptic maturation, we purified LL5?-associated proteins from myotubes and showed that three regulators of the actin cytoskeleton--Amotl2, Asef2 and Flii--interact with LL5?. These and other LL5?-interacting proteins are associated with conventional podosomes in macrophages and podosome-like invadopodia in fibroblasts, strengthening the close relationship between synaptic and non-synaptic podosomes. We then focused on Amotl2, showing that it is associated with synaptic podosomes in cultured myotubes and with NMJs in vivo. Depletion of Amotl2 in myotubes leads to increased size of synaptic podosomes and corresponding alterations in postsynaptic topology. Depletion of Amotl2 from fibroblasts disrupts invadopodia in these cells. These results demonstrate a role for Amotl2 in synaptic maturation and support the involvement of podosomes in this process.
SUBMITTER: Proszynski TJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3672938 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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