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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2020

The scaffold-protein IQGAP1 enhances and spatially restricts the actin-nucleating activity of Diaphanous-related formin 1 (DIAPH1).

Anan Chen, Pam D Arora, Christine C Lai, John W Copeland, Trevor F Moraes, Christopher A McCulloch, Brigitte D Lavoie, Andrew Wilde

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anan ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada.
Pam D AroraFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada.
Christine C LaiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada.
John W CopelandDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.
Trevor F MoraesDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada.
Christopher A McCullochFaculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada.
Brigitte D LavoieDepartment Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada.
Andrew WildeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada; Department Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1M1, Canada. Electronic address: andrew.wilde@utoronto.ca.
University of Toronto · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-36332CIHR PJT 148575
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The actin cytoskeleton is a dynamic array of filaments that undergoes rapid remodeling to drive many cellular processes. An essential feature of filament remodeling is the spatio-temporal regulation of actin filament nucleation. One family of actin filament nucleators, the Diaphanous-related formins, is activated by the binding of small G-proteins such as RhoA. However, RhoA only partially activates formins, suggesting that additional factors are required to fully activate the formin. Here we identify one such factor, IQ motif containing GTPase activating protein-1 (IQGAP1), which enhances RhoA-mediated activation of the Diaphanous-related formin (DIAPH1) and targets DIAPH1 to the plasma membrane. We find that the inhibitory intramolecular interaction within DIAPH1 is disrupted by the sequential binding of RhoA and IQGAP1. Binding of RhoA and IQGAP1 robustly stimulates DIAPH1-mediated actin filament nucleation

Indexed as

Actin CytoskeletonActinsCell Line, TumorForminsHumansMicrofilament ProteinsProtein Bindingras GTPase-Activating ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingTrans-ActivatorsActinsDIAPH1 protein, humanFLII protein, humanForminsIQ motif containing GTPase activating protein 1Microfilament Proteinsras GTPase-Activating ProteinsRecombinant ProteinsrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinRHOA protein, humanRNA, Small InterferingTrans-Activatorsactinactin nucleationcell signalingcytoskeletonDiaphanous-related formin 1 (DIAPH1)Flightless-I (Fli-I)forminIQ motif containing GTPase-activating protein 1 (IQGAP1)Rho (Rho GTPase)

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PMID32005666
PMCPMC7062178
OpenAlexW3004273640

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