Leiomodin is an actin filament nucleator in muscle cells |
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| Authors: | Chereau David Boczkowska Malgorzata Skwarek-Maruszewska Aneta Fujiwara Ikuko Hayes David B Rebowski Grzegorz Lappalainen Pekka Pollard Thomas D Dominguez Roberto |
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| Institution: | Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Watertown, MA 02472, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Initiation of actin polymerization in cells requires nucleation factors. Here we describe an actin-binding protein, leiomodin, that acted as a strong filament nucleator in muscle cells. Leiomodin shared two actin-binding sites with the filament pointed end-capping protein tropomodulin: a flexible N-terminal region and a leucine-rich repeat domain. Leiomodin also contained a C-terminal extension of 150 residues. The smallest fragment with strong nucleation activity included the leucine-rich repeat and C-terminal extension. The N-terminal region enhanced the nucleation activity threefold and recruited tropomyosin, which weakly stimulated nucleation and mediated localization of leiomodin to the middle of muscle sarcomeres. Knocking down leiomodin severely compromised sarcomere assembly in cultured muscle cells, which suggests a role for leiomodin in the nucleation of tropomyosin-decorated filaments in muscles. |
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