The formin DAAM is required for coordination of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in axonal growth cones



Szikora, Szilard, Foeldi, Istvan, Toth, Krisztina, Migh, Ede, Vig, Andrea, Bugyi, Beata, Maleth, Jozsef, Hegyi, Peter, Kaltenecker, Peter, Sanchez-Soriano, Natalia
et al (show 1 more authors) (2017) The formin DAAM is required for coordination of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in axonal growth cones. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, 130 (15). pp. 2506-2519.

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Abstract

Directed axonal growth depends on correct coordination of the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in the growth cone. However, despite the relatively large number of proteins implicated in actin−microtubule crosstalk, the mechanisms whereby actin polymerization is coupled to microtubule stabilization and advancement in the peripheral growth cone remained largely unclear. Here, we identified the formin Dishevelled-associated activator of morphogenesis (DAAM) as a novel factor playing a role in concerted regulation of actin and microtubule remodeling in Drosophila melanogaster primary neurons. In vitro, DAAM binds to F-actin as well as to microtubules and has the ability to crosslink the two filament systems. Accordingly, DAAM associates with the neuronal cytoskeleton, and a significant fraction of DAAM accumulates at places where the actin filaments overlap with that of microtubules. Loss of DAAM affects growth cone and microtubule morphology, and several aspects of microtubule dynamics; and biochemical and cellular assays revealed a microtubule stabilization activity and binding to the microtubule tip protein EB1. Together, these data suggest that, besides operating as an actin assembly factor, DAAM is involved in linking actin remodeling in filopodia to microtubule stabilization during axonal growth.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Actin, Microtubule, Formin, DAAM, Growth cone, Drosophila
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 27 Jun 2017 09:58
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:02
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.203455
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3008165