期刊
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
卷 126, 期 10, 页码 2225-2235出版社
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.121327
关键词
Podosome; Acetylcholine receptor; Neuromuscular junction
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资金
- National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [NS59853, NS19195]
- International Human Frontier Science Program Organization [HFSP
- LT00581/2007-L]
- European Molecular Biology Organization [ALTF:987-2006]
Neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) in mammalian skeletal muscle undergo a postnatal topological transformation from a simple oval plaque to a complex branched structure. We previously showed that podosomes, actin-rich adhesive organelles, promote the remodeling process, and demonstrated a key role for one podosome component, LL5 beta. To further investigate molecular mechanisms of postsynaptic maturation, we purified LL5 beta-associated proteins from myotubes and showed that three regulators of the actin cytoskeleton - Amotl2, Asef2 and Flii - interact with LL5 beta. These and other LL5 beta-interacting proteins are associated with conventional podosomes in macrophages and podosome-like invadopodia in fibroblasts, strengthening the close relationship between synaptic and non-synaptic podosomes. We then focused on Amotl2, showing that it is associated with synaptic podosomes in cultured myotubes and with NMJs in vivo. Depletion of Amotl2 in myotubes leads to increased size of synaptic podosomes and corresponding alterations in postsynaptic topology. Depletion of Amotl2 from fibroblasts disrupts invadopodia in these cells. These results demonstrate a role for Amotl2 in synaptic maturation and support the involvement of podosomes in this process.
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