title: Lateral membrane diffusion modulated by a minimal actin cortex.
abstract: Diffusion of lipids and proteins within the cell membrane is essential for numerous membrane-dependent processes including signaling and molecular interactions. It is assumed that the membrane-associated cytoskeleton modulates lateral diffusion. Here, we use a minimal actin cortex to directly study proposed effects of an actin meshwork on the diffusion in a well-defined system. The lateral diffusion of a lipid and a protein probe at varying densities of membrane-bound actin was characterized by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS). A clear correlation of actin density and reduction in mobility was observed for both the lipid and the protein probe. At high actin densities, the effect on the protein probe was ∼3.5-fold stronger compared to the lipid. Moreover, addition of myosin filaments, which contract the actin mesh, allowed switching between fast and slow diffusion in the minimal system. Spot variation FCS was in accordance with a model of fast microscopic diffusion and slower macroscopic diffusion. Complementing Monte Carlo simulations support the analysis of the experimental FCS data. Our results suggest a stronger interaction of the actin mesh with the larger protein probe compared to the lipid. This might point toward a mechanism where cortical actin controls membrane diffusion in a strong size-dependent manner.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.forename: Sven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schwille
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D004058:Diffusion; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D024462:Myosin Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D012997:Solvents; D024462:Myosin Type II
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