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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07286-8
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- French National Research Agency [ANR-12-JSV5-0002-01]
- French National Research Agency (ANR) Paris-Science-Lettres Program [ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL]
- Labex CelTisPhyBio [ANR-10-LBX-0038]
- ANR [ANR-10-INSB-04]
- Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (laboratoire d'excellence, Investissements d'Avenir program) [ANR-10-IDEX-0001-02 PSL, ANR-10-LABX-31]
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-12-JSV5-0002] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
During cell migration, Rho GTPases spontaneously form spatial gradients that define the front and back of cells. At the front, active Cdc42 forms a steep gradient whereas active Rac1 forms a more extended pattern peaking a few microns away. What are the mechanisms shaping these gradients, and what is the functional role of the shape of these gradients? Here we report, using a combination of optogenetics and micropatterning, that Cdc42 and Rac1 gradients are set by spatial patterns of activators and deactivators and not directly by transport mechanisms. Cdc42 simply follows the distribution of Guanine nucleotide Exchange Factors, whereas Rac1 shaping requires the activity of a GTPase-Activating Protein, beta 2-chimaerin, which is sharply localized at the tip of the cell through feedbacks from Cdc42 and Rac1. Functionally, the spatial extent of Rho GTPases gradients governs cell migration, a sharp Cdc42 gradient maximizes directionality while an extended Rac1 gradient controls the speed.
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