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Download fileShot and Patronin polarise microtubules to direct membrane traffic and biogenesis of microvilli in epithelia
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posted on 2020-08-12, 13:35 authored by Ichha Khanal, Ahmed Elbediwy, Maria Del Carmen Diaz de la Loza, Georgina C Fletcher, Barry J ThompsonIn epithelial tissues, polarisation of microtubules and actin microvilli occurs along the apical-basal axis of each cell, yet how these cytoskeletal polarisation events are coordinated remains unclear. Here, we examine the hierarchy of events during cytoskeletal polarisation in Drosophila melanogaster epithelia. Core apical-basal polarity determinants polarise the spectrin cytoskeleton to recruit the microtubule-binding proteins Patronin (CAMSAP1, CAMSAP2 and CAMSAP3 in humans) and Shortstop [Shot; MACF1 and BPAG1 (also known as DST) in humans] to the apical membrane domain. Patronin and Shot then act to polarise microtubules along the apical-basal axis to enable apical transport of Rab11 endosomes by the Nuf-Dynein microtubule motor complex. Finally, Rab11 endosomes are transferred to the MyoV (also known as Didum in Drosophila) actin motor to deliver the key microvillar determinant Cadherin 99C to the apical membrane to organise the biogenesis of actin microvilli.
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DrosophilaEpitheliaMicrotubulesMicrovilliPolaritySpectrinActin CytoskeletonAnimalsCadherinsCell MembraneCell PolarityDrosophila ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterEpitheliumHumansMicrofilament ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyosin Type VProtein Transportrab GTP-Binding ProteinsThompson FC001180EM-ack06 Biological Sciences11 Medical and Health SciencesDevelopmental Biology