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Drosophila katanin is a microtubule depolymerase that regulates cortical-microtubule plus-end interactions and cell migration
Regulation of microtubule dynamics at the cell cortex is important for cell motility, morphogenesis and division. Here we show that the Drosophila Katanin, Dm-Kat60, functions to generate a dynamic cortical-microtubule interface in interphase cells. In S2 cells, Dm-Kat60 concentrates at the interphase cell cortex where it suppresses the polymerization of microtubule plus-ends thereby preventing the formation of aberrantly dense cortical arrays. Dm-Kat60 also localizes to the leading edge migratory D17 cells and negatively regulates multiple parameters of their motility. Finally, in vitro, Dm-Kat60 severs and depolymerizes MTs from their ends. Based on these data, we propose that Dm-Kat60 removes tubulin from microtubule ends or lattice that contact specific cortical sites to preventing stable and/or lateral attachments. The asymmetric distribution of such an activity could help generate regional variations in MT behaviors involved in cell migration
Substance Use and Mental Health Severity Among LGBTQ Individuals Attending Minnesota Model-Based Residential Treatment
Drosophila katanin is a microtubule depolymerase that regulates cortical-microtubule plus-end interactions and cell migration
Regulation of microtubule dynamics at the cell cortex is important for cell motility, morphogenesis and division. Here we show that the Drosophila Katanin, Dm-Kat60, functions to generate a dynamic cortical-microtubule interface in interphase cells. In S2 cells, Dm-Kat60 concentrates at the interphase cell cortex where it suppresses the polymerization of microtubule plus-ends thereby preventing the formation of aberrantly dense cortical arrays. Dm-Kat60 also localizes to the leading edge migratory D17 cells and negatively regulates multiple parameters of their motility. Finally, in vitro, Dm-Kat60 severs and depolymerizes MTs from their ends. Based on these data, we propose that Dm-Kat60 removes tubulin from microtubule ends or lattice that contact specific cortical sites to preventing stable and/or lateral attachments. The asymmetric distribution of such an activity could help generate regional variations in MT behaviors involved in cell migration