Flightless-I (Fli-I) regulates the actin assembly activity of diaphanous-related formins (DRFs) Daam1 and mDia1 in cooperation with active Rho GTPase.
Eukaryotic cells dynamically reorganize the actin cytoskeleton to regulate various cellular activities, such as cell shape change, cell motility, cytokinesis, and vesicular transport. Diaphanous-related formins (DRFs), such as Daam1 and mDia1, play central roles in actin dynamics through assembling linear actin filaments. It has been reported that the GTP-bound active Rho binds directly to DRFs and partially unleashes the intramolecular autoinhibition of DRFs. However, whether proteins other than Rho involve the regulation of the actin assembly activity of DRFs has been unclear. Here, we show that Flightless-I (Fli-I), a gelsolin family protein essential for early development, binds directly to Daam1 and mDia1. Fli-I enhances the intrinsic actin assembly activity of Daam1 and mDia1 in vitro and is required for Daam1-induced actin assembly in living cells. Furthermore, Fli-I promotes the GTP-bound active Rho-mediated relief of the autoinhibition of Daam1 and mDia1. Thus, Fli-I is a novel positive regulator of Rho-induced linear actin assembly mediated by DRFs.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
Tomohito
T
Higashi
Tomoyuki
T
Ikeda
Takaaki
T
Murakami
Ryutaro
R
Shirakawa
Mitsunori
M
Kawato
Katsuya
K
Okawa
Mikio
M
Furuse
Takeshi
T
Kimura
Toru
T
Kita
Hisanori
H
Horiuchi
D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology; D000080865:Formins; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015534:Trans-Activators; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D000199:Actins; D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; C499094:DAAM1 protein, human; C108962:DIAPH1 protein, human; C098179:FLII protein, human; D000080865:Formins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D015534:Trans-Activators; D006160:Guanosine Triphosphate; D020741:rho GTP-Binding Proteins