Calcium oscillations-coupled conversion of actin travelling waves to standing oscillations

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Abstract

Dynamic spatial patterns of signaling factors or macromolecular assemblies in the form of oscillations or traveling waves have emerged as important themes in cell physiology. Feedback mechanisms underlying these processes and theirmodulation by signaling events and reciprocal cross-talks remain poorly understood. Herewe showthat antigen stimulation of mast cells triggers cyclic changes in the concentration of actin regulatory proteins and actin in the cell cortex that can be manifested in either spatial pattern. Recruitment of FBP17 and active Cdc42 at the plasma membrane, leading to actin polymerization, are involved in both events, whereas calcium oscillations, which correlatewith global fluctuations of plasma membrane PI(4,5)P2, are tightly linked to standing oscillations and counteract wave propagation. These findings demonstrate the occurrence of a calcium-independent oscillator that controls the collective dynamics of factors linking the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane. Coupling between this oscillator and the one underlying global plasma membrane PI(4,5)P2 and calcium oscillations spatially regulates actin dynamics, revealing an unexpected pattern-rendering mechanismunderlyingplastic changes occurringin the cortical region of the cell.

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Wu, M., Wu, X., & De Camilli, P. (2013). Calcium oscillations-coupled conversion of actin travelling waves to standing oscillations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(4), 1339–1344. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1221538110

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