Linking membrane microdomains to the cytoskeleton: regulation of the lateral mobility of reggie-1/flotillin-2 by interaction with actin

FEBS Lett. 2007 Oct 2;581(24):4697-703. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.08.074. Epub 2007 Sep 6.

Abstract

The reggies/flotillins are oligomeric scaffolding proteins for membrane microdomains. We show here that reggie-1/flotillin-2 microdomains are organized along cortical F-actin in several cell types. Interaction with F-actin is mediated by the SPFH domain as shown by in vivo co-localization and in vitro binding experiments. Reggie-1/flotillin-2 microdomains form independent of actin, but disruption or stabilization of the actin cytoskeleton modulate the lateral mobility of reggie-1/flotillin-2 as shown by FRAP. Furthermore, reggie/flotillin microdomains can efficiently be immobilized by actin polymerisation, while exchange of reggie-1/flotillin-2 molecules between microdomains is enhanced by actin disruption as shown by tracking of individual microdomains using TIRF microscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism*
  • Amino Acid Motifs
  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cytoskeleton / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Membrane Microdomains / metabolism*
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Transport

Substances

  • Actins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • flotillins