Lateral distribution of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in membranes regulates formin- and ARP2/3-mediated actin nucleation

Robert Bucki, Yu Hsiu Wang, Changsong Yang, Sreeja Kutti Kandy, Ololade Fatunmbi, Ryan Bradley, Katarzyna Pogoda, Tatyana Svitkina, Ravi Radhakrishnan, Paul A. Janmey

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Abstract

Spatial and temporal control of actin polymerization is fundamental for many cellular processes, including cell migration, division, vesicle trafficking, and response to agonists. Many actin-regulatory proteins interact with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) and are either activated or inactivated by local PI(4,5)P2 concentrations that form transiently at the cytoplasmic face of cell membranes. The molecular mechanisms of these interactions and how the dozens of PI(4,5)P2sensitive actin-binding proteins are selectively recruited to membrane PI(4,5)P2 pools remains undefined. Using a combination of biochemical, imaging, and cell biologic studies, combined with molecular dynamics and analytical theory, we test the hypothesis that the lateral distribution of PI(4,5)P2 within lipid membranes and native plasma membranes alters the capacity of PI(4,5)P2 to nucleate actin assembly in brain and neutrophil extracts and show that activities of formins and the Arp2/3 complex respond to PI(4,5)P2 lateral distribution. Simulations and analytical theory show that cholesterol promotes the cooperative interaction of formins with multiple PI(4,5)P2 headgroups in the membrane to initiate actin nucleation. Masking PI(4,5)P2 with neomycin or disrupting PI(4,5)P2 domains in the plasma membrane by removing cholesterol decreases the ability of these membranes to nucleate actin assembly in cytoplasmic extracts.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4704-4722
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume294
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 22 2019
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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