The filament-forming protein Pil1 assembles linear eisosomes in fission yeast.
The filament-forming protein Pil1 assembles linear eisosomes in fission yeast.
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形成细丝的蛋白质PIL1在裂变酵母中聚集了线性遗体。
DOI:
10.1091/mbc.e11-07-0605
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发表时间:
2011-11
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Moseley JB
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作者:
Kabeche R;Baldissard S;Hammond J;Howard L;Moseley JB
Eisosomes generate spatial domains in the plasma membrane of yeast cells. The core eisosome protein Pil1 is shown to form filaments in vitro and in cells. Pil1 filaments are stable at the cell cortex, and cytoplasmic Pil1 filament rods appear upon overexpression. This shows a role for self-assembly in organizing cortical domains. The cortical cytoskeleton mediates a range of cellular activities such as endocytosis, cell motility, and the maintenance of cell rigidity. Traditional polymers, including actin, microtubules, and septins, contribute to the cortical cytoskeleton, but additional filament systems may also exist. In yeast cells, cortical structures called eisosomes generate specialized domains termed MCCs to cluster specific proteins at sites of membrane invaginations. Here we show that the core eisosome protein Pil1 forms linear cortical filaments in fission yeast cells and that purified Pil1 assembles into filaments in vitro. In cells, Pil1 cortical filaments are excluded from regions of cell growth and are independent of the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons. Pil1 filaments assemble slowly at the cell cortex and appear stable by time-lapse microscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. This stability does not require the cell wall, but Pil1 and the transmembrane protein Fhn1 colocalize and are interdependent for localization to cortical filaments. Increased Pil1 expression leads to cytoplasmic Pil1 rods that are stable and span the length of cylindrical fission yeast cells. We propose that Pil1 is a novel component of the yeast cytoskeleton, with implications for the role of filament assembly in the spatial organization of cells.