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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
卷 32, 期 20, 页码 -出版社
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E20-09-0608
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- MIRA from NIGMS [R35 GM125028]
- American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship [18PRE33960551]
MLCK promotes turnover of MII at the mitotic cortex, leading to altered phosphorylation levels of RLC and increased cortex tension, which drives membrane bleb formation and growth, but reduces bleb retraction during mitosis.
Force generation by the molecular motor myosin II (MII) at the actin cortex is a universal feature of animal cells. Despite its central role in driving cell shape changes, the mechanisms underlying MII regulation at the actin cortex remain incompletely understood. Here we show that myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) promotes MII turnover at the mitotic cortex. Inhibition of MLCK resulted in an alteration of the relative levels of phosphorylated regulatory light chain (RLC), with MLCK preferentially creating a short-lived pRLC species and Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) preferentially creating a stable ppRLC species during metaphase. Slower turnover of MII and altered RLC homeostasis on MLCK inhibition correlated with increased cortex tension, driving increased membrane bleb initiation and growth, but reduced bleb retraction during mitosis. Taken together, we show that ROCK and MLCK play distinct roles at the actin cortex during mitosis; ROCK activity is required for recruitment of MII to the cortex, while MLCK activity promotes MII turnover. Our findings support the growing evidence that MII turnover is an essential dynamic process influencing the mechanical output of the actin cortex.
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