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online publication date 17 Jan 2006
doi: 10.1242/jcs.02767
Research Article
Direct binding of SWAP-70 to non-muscle actin is required for membrane ruffling
Sayoko Ihara,
Tsutomu Oka,
and
Yasuhisa Fukui*
* Author for correspondence (e-mail: ayfukui{at}mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
Membrane ruffling induced by growth factor stimulation is caused by actin remodeling, which is mediated by various signaling molecules including Rac. We have shown that SWAP-70, which binds phosphatidylinositol trisphosphate, is one such molecule required for membrane ruffling in mouse kidney cells. Here, we show that SWAP-70 directly binds to F-actin. The bacterially expressed C-terminal region of SWAP-70 co-sedimented with non-muscle F-actin, suggesting direct binding of SWAP-70 to F-actin. The binding was much weaker in muscle F-actin. A truncated mutant of SWAP-70 containing only the C-terminal region readily colocalizes with F-actin, supporting this idea. Full-length SWAP-70 does not colocalize with F-actin unless cells are stimulated with growth factors, suggesting the presence of a stimuli-dependent regulatory mechanism for actin-binding activity in vivo. Overexpression of the mutant SWAP-70 lacking this binding domain inhibits the membrane ruffling induced by epidermal growth factor stimulation in COS7 cells. This dominant-negative effect is also observed in membrane ruffling induced by a dominant-active Rac, suggesting that SWAP-70 cooperates with Rac. These results suggest that the binding activity of SWAP-70 to non-muscle F-actin is required for membrane ruffling.
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