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MICAL2 enhances branched actin network disassembly by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes.

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posted on 2021-06-15, 13:19 authored by Chiara Galloni, Davide Carra, Jasmine VG Abella, Svend Kjær, Pavithra Singaravelu, David J Barry, Naoko Kogata, Christophe Guérin, Laurent Blanchoin, Michael Way
The mechanisms regulating the disassembly of branched actin networks formed by the Arp2/3 complex still remain to be fully elucidated. In addition, the impact of Arp3 isoforms on the properties of Arp2/3 are also unexplored. We now demonstrate that Arp3 and Arp3B isocomplexes promote actin assembly equally efficiently but generate branched actin networks with different disassembly rates. Arp3B dissociates significantly faster than Arp3 from the network, and its depletion increases actin stability. This difference is due to the oxidation of Arp3B, but not Arp3, by the methionine monooxygenase MICAL2, which is recruited to the actin network by coronin 1C. Substitution of Arp3B Met293 by threonine, the corresponding residue in Arp3, increases actin network stability. Conversely, replacing Arp3 Thr293 with glutamine to mimic Met oxidation promotes disassembly. The ability of MICAL2 to enhance network disassembly also depends on cortactin. Our observations demonstrate that coronin 1C, cortactin, and MICAL2 act together to promote disassembly of branched actin networks by oxidizing Arp3B-containing Arp2/3 complexes.

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Crick (Grant ID: 10209, Grant title: Way FC001209) Crick (Grant ID: 10015, Grant title: STP Structural Biology) Crick (Grant ID: 10010, Grant title: STP Light Microscopy) European Research Council (Grant ID: 810207 - ArpComplexity, Grant title: ERC 810207 - ArpComplexity)

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