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ArticleJournal of molecular cell biology2024

CAMSAP2 and CAMSAP3 localize at microtubule intersections to regulate the spatial distribution of microtubules.

Rui Zhang, Lusheng Gu, Wei Chen, Nobutoshi Tanaka, Zhengrong Zhou, Honglin Xu, Tao Xu, Wei Ji, Xin Liang, Wenxiang Meng

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10 authors.

Rui ZhangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Lusheng GuCollege of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Wei ChenIDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Nobutoshi TanakaLaboratory for Cell Adhesion and Tissue Patterning, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology/RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, 650-0047 Kobe, Japan.
Zhengrong ZhouState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Honglin XuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Tao XuCollege of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Wei JiCollege of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Xin LiangIDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Wenxiang MengState Key Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0060-0535

Funding

McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchNational Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA0804802National Natural Science Foundation of China 31930025Tsinghua University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microtubule networks support many cellular processes and exhibit a highly ordered architecture. However, due to the limited axial resolution of conventional light microscopy, the structural features of these networks cannot be resolved in three-dimensional (3D) space. Here, we used customized ultra-high-resolution interferometric single-molecule localization microscopy to characterize the microtubule networks in Caco2 cells. We found that the calmodulin-regulated spectrin-associated proteins (CAMSAPs) localize at a portion of microtubule intersections. Further investigation showed that depletion of CAMSAP2 and CAMSAP3 leads to the narrowing of the inter-microtubule distance. Mechanistically, CAMSAPs recognize microtubule defects, which often occur near microtubule intersections, and then recruit katanin to remove the damaged microtubules. Therefore, the CAMSAP-katanin complex is a regulatory module for the distance between microtubules. Taken together, our results characterize the architecture of cellular microtubule networks in high resolution and provide molecular insights into how the 3D structure of microtubule networks is controlled.

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Microtubule-Associated ProteinsMicrotubulesCaco-2 CellsHumansKataninCAMSAP2 protein, humanCamsap3 protein, humanKataninMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsCAMSAPsmicrotubule intersectionsmicrotubule networks

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PMID37567766
PMCPMC11156519

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