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Septin 2/6/7 complexes tune microtubule plus-end growth and EB1 binding in a concentration- and filament-dependent manner.


ABSTRACT: Septins (SEPTs) are filamentous guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins, which affect microtubule (MT)-dependent functions including membrane trafficking and cell division, but their precise role in MT dynamics is poorly understood. Here, in vitro reconstitution of MT dynamics with SEPT2/6/7, the minimal subunits of septin heteromers, shows that SEPT2/6/7 has a biphasic concentration-dependent effect on MT growth. Lower concentrations of SEPT2/6/7 enhance MT plus-end growth and elongation, while higher and intermediate concentrations inhibit and pause plus-end growth, respectively. We show that SEPT2/6/7 has a modest preference for GTP- over guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-bound MT lattice and competes with end-binding protein 1 (EB1) for binding to guanosine 5'-O-[?-thio]triphosphate (GTP?S)-stabilized MTs, which mimic the EB1-preferred GDP-Pi state of polymerized tubulin. Strikingly, SEPT2/6/7 triggers EB1 dissociation from plus-end tips in cis by binding to the MT lattice and in trans when MT plus ends collide with SEPT2/6/7 filaments. At these intersections, SEPT2/6/7 filaments were more potent barriers than actin filaments in pausing MT growth and dissociating EB1 in vitro and in live cells. These data demonstrate that SEPT2/6/7 complexes and filaments can directly impact MT plus-end growth and the tracking of plus end-binding proteins and thereby may facilitate the capture of MT plus ends at intracellular sites of septin enrichment.

SUBMITTER: Nakos K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6822581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Septin 2/6/7 complexes tune microtubule plus-end growth and EB1 binding in a concentration- and filament-dependent manner.

Nakos Konstantinos K   Radler Megan R MR   Spiliotis Elias T ET  

Molecular biology of the cell 20191002 23


Septins (SEPTs) are filamentous guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins, which affect microtubule (MT)-dependent functions including membrane trafficking and cell division, but their precise role in MT dynamics is poorly understood. Here, in vitro reconstitution of MT dynamics with SEPT2/6/7, the minimal subunits of septin heteromers, shows that SEPT2/6/7 has a biphasic concentration-dependent effect on MT growth. Lower concentrations of SEPT2/6/7 enhance MT plus-end growth and elongati  ...[more]

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