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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2002

Agonist-induced PIP(2) hydrolysis inhibits cortical actin dynamics: regulation at a global but not at a micrometer scale.

Jacco van Rheenen, Kees Jalink

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2002. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jacco van RheenenDivision of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, 1066CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kees Jalink
The Netherlands Cancer Institute · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphatidylinositol 4, 5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) at the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane has been proposed to locally regulate the actin cytoskeleton. Indeed, recent studies that use GFP-tagged pleckstrin homology domains (GFP-PH) as fluorescent PIP(2) sensors suggest that this lipid is enriched in membrane microdomains. Here we report that this concept needs revision. Using three distinct fluorescent GFP-tagged pleckstrin homology domains, we show that highly mobile GFP-PH patches colocalize perfectly with various lipophilic membrane dyes and, hence, represent increased lipid content rather than PIP(2)-enriched microdomains. We show that bright patches are caused by submicroscopical folds and ruffles in the membrane that can be directly visualized at approximately 15 nm axial resolution with a novel numerically enhanced imaging method. F-actin motility is inhibited significantly by agonist-induced PIP(2) breakdown, and it resumes as soon as PIP(2) levels are back to normal. Thus, our data support a role for PIP(2) in the regulation of cortical actin, but they challenge a model in which spatial differences in PIP(2) regulation of the cytoskeleton exist at a micrometer scale.

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3T3 CellsActinsAnimalsCell MembraneCell MovementCytoskeletonGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHydrolysisLuminescent ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, StatisticalPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhotobleachingActinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate

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PMID12221130
PMCPMC124157
OpenAlexW2137921254

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