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Mechanically induced topological transition of spectrin regulates its distribution in the mammalian cell cortex.
| العنوان: | Mechanically induced topological transition of spectrin regulates its distribution in the mammalian cell cortex. |
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| المؤلفون: | Ghisleni, Andrea, Bonilla-Quintana, Mayte, Crestani, Michele, Lavagnino, Zeno, Galli, Camilla, Rangamani, Padmini, Gauthier, Nils C. |
| المصدر: | Nature Communications; 7/8/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-21, 21p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | SPECTRIN, CELL morphology, STRAINS & stresses (Mechanics), EXPANSION microscopy, CELL membranes |
| مستخلص: | The cell cortex is a dynamic assembly formed by the plasma membrane and underlying cytoskeleton. As the main determinant of cell shape, the cortex ensures its integrity during passive and active deformations by adapting cytoskeleton topologies through yet poorly understood mechanisms. The spectrin meshwork ensures such adaptation in erythrocytes and neurons by adopting different organizations. Erythrocytes rely on triangular-like lattices of spectrin tetramers, whereas in neurons they are organized in parallel, periodic arrays. Since spectrin is ubiquitously expressed, we exploited Expansion Microscopy to discover that, in fibroblasts, distinct meshwork densities co-exist. Through biophysical measurements and computational modeling, we show that the non-polarized spectrin meshwork, with the intervention of actomyosin, can dynamically transition into polarized clusters fenced by actin stress fibers that resemble periodic arrays as found in neurons. Clusters experience lower mechanical stress and turnover, despite displaying an extension close to the tetramer contour length. Our study sheds light on the adaptive properties of spectrin, which participates in the protection of the cell cortex by varying its densities in response to key mechanical features. The actin-spectrin meshwork constitutes a ubiquitous element of the cell cytoskeleton that may be organized in different architectures. Here, the authors observe in fibroblasts periodic arrays of spectrin only previously seen in neurons, and highlight their role in mechanically protecting the cell cortex. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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