Reference - PMID:39333500 - Cdc42 mobility and membrane flows regulate fission yeast cell shape and survival.
Reference summary
- PubMed ID
- PMID:39333500
- Title
- Cdc42 mobility and membrane flows regulate fission yeast cell shape and survival.
- Authors
- Rutkowski DM, Vincenzetti V, Vavylonis D, Martin SG
- Citation
- Nat Commun 2024 Sep 27;15(1):8363
- Publication year
- 2024
- Abstract
- Polarized exocytosis induced by local Cdc42 GTPase activity results in membrane flows that deplete low-mobility membrane-associated proteins. A reaction-diffusion particle model comprising Cdc42 positive feedback activation, hydrolysis by GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), and flow-induced displacement by exo/endocytosis shows that flow-induced depletion of low mobility GAPs promotes polarization. We modified Cdc42 mobility in Schizosaccharomyces pombe by replacing its prenylation site with 1, 2 or 3 repeats of the Rit C-terminal membrane-binding domain (ritC), yielding alleles with progressively lower mobility and increased flow-coupling. While Cdc42-1ritC cells are viable and polarized, Cdc42-2ritC polarize poorly and Cdc42-3ritC are inviable, in agreement with model's predictions. Deletion of Cdc42 GAPs restores viability to Cdc42-3ritC cells, verifying the model's prediction that GAP deletion increases Cdc42 activity at the expense of polarization. Our work demonstrates how membrane flows are an integral part of Cdc42-driven pattern formation and require Cdc42-GTP to turn over faster than the surface on which it forms.
