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ActuAtor, a molecular tool for generating force in living cells

ActuAtor，一种在活细胞中产生力的分子工具

基本信息

批准号：
10246255
负责人：
Takanari Inoue
金额：
$ 32.75万
依托单位：
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-09-01 至 2024-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246255
关键词：
Actins Address Affect Alzheimer&apos s Disease Animal Model Apoptosis Atomic Force Microscopy Bacteria Biochemical Reaction Biological Biological Assay Biology Cardiac Myocytes Cause of Death Cell Line Cell Nucleus Cell membrane Cell physiology Cell surface Cells Cellular biology Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Chemicals Chemotaxis Chimeric Proteins Collaborations Cultured Cells Cytokinesis Dependence Development Dimerization Disease Endoplasmic Reticulum Engineering Environment Event Eye Face Filament Fluorescence Microscopy Future Gene Expression Generations Golgi Apparatus Heart Heart failure Hypoglycemia Individual Inherited Interdisciplinary Study Investigation Lead Light Link Location Maintenance Malignant Neoplasms Measures Membrane Membrane Potentials Methodology Methods Microfilaments Microtubules Mitochondria Modeling Molecular Molecular Probes Morphology Movement Mus Nature Neurodegenerative Disorders Neurologic Neurons Nutrient Organelles Outer Mitochondrial Membrane Pathogenesis Patients Persons Pharmacological Treatment Phenotype Physiological Polymers Production Property Proteins Public Health Reactive Oxygen Species Regulation Reporting Research Research Personnel Role Series Shapes Skin Specificity Stimulus Stress Stress Fibers Subcellular structure Surface Techniques Testing Time Tissues Toxic effect Transportation Tubular formation base cell type constriction cytotoxicity design design and construction dimer experimental study feasibility testing fly genetic manipulation innovation insight laser tweezer mechanical force novel strategies operation optogenetics polymerization prototype response synergism technology development tool trafficking virtual

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY Mechanical force regulates diverse cellular events including vesicular trafficking and gene expression. Previous studies on mechanoresponses have focused on events taking place at the cell surface, because available techniques are limited to exert force mostly from outside of cells. We therefore propose to develop and advance a methodology termed ActuAtor that can generate force in living cells in a controlled manner. ActuAtor is based on induced accumulation of an engineered, bacteria-derived actin nucleator at a desired subcellular location, leading to force generation through polymerized actin. A first generation ActuAtor probe successfully deformed intracellular structures including organelles such as mitochondria and nucleus. To assess the biological applicability of ActuAtor, we propose to implement the technique in cells to address the form-function interplay of organelles. Intracellular organelles take various shapes and sizes. It has long been suspected that this variability relates to their functions. However, the causal relationship between their shape and function remains largely unknown, primarily due to a lack of techniques to directly manipulate the organelle morphology. By adapting ActuAtor to a model organelle, mitochondria, we will reveal how mitochondrial morphology determines their functions. Use of ActuAtor in a physiologically relevant setting will also bring about information helpful for further improvement from its original molecular design. The key innovation of our proposal is development, advancement and implementation of a cutting-edge technique to tackle a fundamental biological question that cannot otherwise be addressed with conventional techniques alone. Despite many existing molecular tools that can affect “biochemical” reactions, our genetically- encoded ActuAtor tools present one of the very few examples of enabling “physical” manipulation, namely force generation, in a live-cell environment, thus constituting high significance. This unique interdisciplinary study integrated by the PI whose expertise lies in molecular technology development as a collaboration with a mitochondria biologist, Dr. Hiromi Sesaki, is expected to generate synergy in developing molecular tools that has bona fide utility in broad cell biology experiments. As the molecular design of ActuAtor is modular, their application is not limited to mitochondria or cultured cells. Rather, they are readily applicable to other intracellular organelles such as endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus, as well as model animals such as flies and mice, which illuminates one of the exciting future directions of our research.

项目总结