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Main Authors: Chomchai, Dominic, Leda, Marcin, Golding, Adriana, von Dassow, George, Bement, William M, Goryachev, Andrew B
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Current biology : CB 2025
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40010332/
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author Chomchai, Dominic
Leda, Marcin
Golding, Adriana
von Dassow, George
Bement, William M
Goryachev, Andrew B
author_facet Chomchai, Dominic
Leda, Marcin
Golding, Adriana
von Dassow, George
Bement, William M
Goryachev, Andrew B
Chomchai, Dominic
Leda, Marcin
Golding, Adriana
von Dassow, George
Bement, William M
Goryachev, Andrew B
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Rho GTPase dynamics distinguish between models of cortical excitability. Chomchai, Dominic Leda, Marcin Golding, Adriana von Dassow, George Bement, William M Goryachev, Andrew B Actins rhoA GTP-Binding Protein Animals rho GTP-Binding Proteins Models, Biological The Rho GTPases pattern the cell cortex in a variety of fundamental cell-morphogenetic processes, including division, wound repair, and locomotion. It has recently become apparent that this patterning arises from the ability of the Rho GTPases to self-organize into static and migrating spots, contractile pulses, and propagating waves in cells from yeasts to mammals. These self-organizing Rho GTPase patterns have been explained by a variety of theoretical models that require multiple interacting positive and negative feedback loops. However, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to discriminate between different models simply because the available experimental data do not simultaneously capture the dynamics of multiple molecular concentrations and biomechanical variables at fine spatial and temporal resolution. Specifically, most studies typically provide either the total Rho GTPase signal or the Rho GTPase activity, as reported by various sensors, but not both. Therefore, it remains largely unknown how membrane accumulation of Rho GTPases (i.e., Rho membrane enrichment) is related to Rho activity. Here, we dissect the dynamics of RhoA by simultaneously imaging both total RhoA and active RhoA in propagating waves of Rho activity and F-actin polymerization. We find that within nascent waves, accumulation of active RhoA precedes that of total RhoA, and we exploit this finding to distinguish between two popular theoretical models previously used to explain propagating cortical Rho waves.
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spellingShingle Rho GTPase dynamics distinguish between models of cortical excitability.
Chomchai, Dominic
Leda, Marcin
Golding, Adriana
von Dassow, George
Bement, William M
Goryachev, Andrew B
Actins
rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
Animals
rho GTP-Binding Proteins
Models, Biological
Rho GTPase dynamics distinguish between models of cortical excitability. Chomchai, Dominic Leda, Marcin Golding, Adriana von Dassow, George Bement, William M Goryachev, Andrew B Actins rhoA GTP-Binding Protein Animals rho GTP-Binding Proteins Models, Biological The Rho GTPases pattern the cell cortex in a variety of fundamental cell-morphogenetic processes, including division, wound repair, and locomotion. It has recently become apparent that this patterning arises from the ability of the Rho GTPases to self-organize into static and migrating spots, contractile pulses, and propagating waves in cells from yeasts to mammals. These self-organizing Rho GTPase patterns have been explained by a variety of theoretical models that require multiple interacting positive and negative feedback loops. However, it is often difficult, if not impossible, to discriminate between different models simply because the available experimental data do not simultaneously capture the dynamics of multiple molecular concentrations and biomechanical variables at fine spatial and temporal resolution. Specifically, most studies typically provide either the total Rho GTPase signal or the Rho GTPase activity, as reported by various sensors, but not both. Therefore, it remains largely unknown how membrane accumulation of Rho GTPases (i.e., Rho membrane enrichment) is related to Rho activity. Here, we dissect the dynamics of RhoA by simultaneously imaging both total RhoA and active RhoA in propagating waves of Rho activity and F-actin polymerization. We find that within nascent waves, accumulation of active RhoA precedes that of total RhoA, and we exploit this finding to distinguish between two popular theoretical models previously used to explain propagating cortical Rho waves.
title Rho GTPase dynamics distinguish between models of cortical excitability.
topic Actins
rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
Animals
rho GTP-Binding Proteins
Models, Biological
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40010332/