ACTIN POLYMERIZATION INDUCED BY A MOTILITY-RELATED HIGH-AFFINITY CYTOCHALASIN BINDING COMPLEX FROM HUMAN-ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE
ACTIN POLYMERIZATION INDUCED BY A MOTILITY-RELATED HIGH-AFFINITY CYTOCHALASIN BINDING COMPLEX FROM HUMAN-ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.76.5.2345
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
LIN, S
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作者:
LIN, DC;LIN, S
A high MW complex (sedimentation coefficient .apprxeq. 27 S) containing high-affinity binding site for [3H]dihydrocytochalasin B was isolated from a low ionic strength extract of human erythrocyte membranes by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. Sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed that actin, spectrin and other minor components, including 2 polypeptides with the electrophoretic mobility of band 4.1, were present in the complex-containing fraction. Addition of this complex to a solution of muscle monomeric actin (G-actin) in a low ionic strength medium caused a rapid increase in viscosity to a level comparable to that of a solution of filamentous actin (F-actin). EM showed that the viscosity increase reflected actin filament formation. The rate of induced actin polymerization was dependent on the amount of complex added to the G-actin; in < 1 h, < 1 .mu.g of protein from the complex-containing fraction induced the conversion of 0.4 mg of G-actin to the F form. Binding studies indicated that upon polymerization of the actin the cytochalasin binding complex became associated with the actin filaments. Low concentration of cytochalasins D and E and dihydrocytochalasin B inhibited actin polymerization induced by the complex; the relative potencies of the drugs in inhibiting this process corresponded to their relative affinities for the complex and their relative potencies in affecting cell motility. The cytochalasin binding complex apparently functions as a regulatory site for cell motility by controlling formation and membrane attachment of actin-containing microfilaments in the cell.