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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 109, Issue 6 1335-1346, Copyright © 1996 by Company of Biologists
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L Castellani, M Reedy, JA Airey, R Gallo, MT Ciotti, G Falcone and S Alema
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Scienze Biochimiche, Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy.
To study the cellular signals underlying the regulatory mechanisms involved in maintenance of sarcomeric integrity, we have used quail skeletal muscle cells that reach a high degree of structural maturation in vitro, and also express a temperature-sensitive mutant of the v-Src tyrosine kinase that allows the control of differentiation in a reversible manner. By immunofluorescence and electron microscopy we show that v-Src activity in myotubes leads to an extensive cellular remodeling which affects components of the sarcomeres, the cytoskeleton network and the triad junctions. We have previously shown that activation of v-Src causes a selective dismantling of the I-Z-I segments coupled to the formation of aggregates of sarcomeric actin, alpha-actinin and vinculin, called actin bodies. We now show that intermediate filaments do not participate in the formation of actin bodies, while talin, a component of costameres, does. The I-Z-I segments are completely dismantled within 24 hours of v-Src activity, but the A-bands persist for a longer time, implying distinct pathways for the turnover of sarcomeric subdomains. Immunofluorescence labeling of markers of the triad junctions demonstrates that the localization of the alpha 1 subunit of the dihydropyridine receptor is disrupted earlier than that of the ryanodine receptor after tyrosine kinase activation. Furthermore, the location of junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum and transverse tubule membranes is maintained in myotubes in which the I-Z-I have been removed and the regular disposition of the intermediate filaments is disrupted, supporting a role for sarcoplasmic reticulum in the proper positioning of triad junctions. Altogether these results point to a tyrosine kinase signaling cascade as a mechanism for selectively destabilizing sarcomere subdomains and their tethering to the cytoskeleton and the sarcolemma.
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