Department of Biochemistry, Science II, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
EMBO J. 2010 Nov 3;29(21):3591-2. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2010.263.
The large GTPase dynamin is a major player in membrane traffic, but it is also known for its indirect association with the actin cytoskeleton via actin-binding proteins like cortactin. In this issue of The Gu and co-workers reveal a direct interaction between dynamin and F-actin and demonstrate that oligomerized dynamin promotes the removal of the gelsolin cap at filament barbed ends.
大型 GTP 酶 dynamin 是膜运输的主要参与者,但它也因其与肌动蛋白细胞骨架的间接关联而闻名,这种关联是通过像 cortactin 这样的肌动蛋白结合蛋白实现的。在本期《 》杂志中,顾和他的同事们揭示了 dynamin 与 F-actin 之间的直接相互作用,并证明了寡聚化的 dynamin 促进了细丝帽状末端的凝胶蛋白盖帽的去除。